Applying “The Power of Habit”: Making exercise a “keystone habit”
Want to know the secret to excellent dental health? Reading. Yep, reading. Over the last several years of grad school, I realized …
“Stealing” someone’s spot: Loathing and loving (?) fitness class characters
I moseyed into morning Zumba class, hitting a wall of stagnant sweaty air from the previous class (ick). As I parked myself …
Thursday 13: Fitness class characters
I knew I was in the wrong Zumba class when the instructor took more water breaks than me in the first 10 …
If Zumba fitness is your New Year’s goal… don’t stop dancing!
Way back when, I was an aspiring ballerina. I remember spending part of every dress rehearsal sitting on a stage crowded with …
Not all Zumba classes are created equal
Even in a slower-paced class, I still prefer Zumba to other group fitness sessions. Photo credit. Want to hear something terrifying? I …
Zumba, where have you been all my life?
At one point about 20 minutes in, I thought I might pass out from exhaustion. And then I remember my friend Domi …
Magical thinking doesn’t make my pants fit: Developing a fitness plan
I sent this sad face to Mr. T when he said I couldn’t buy Magnum ice cream anymore. My fitness problems are …
Mad Muscle Redux
It’s so true. Photo credit Like millions of Americans lamenting the holiday pile-on, I’ve found myself spending quality time at the gym as …
Dialogue of mad muscles
Minute 5, elliptical warm up- Oooo, yeah, this feels great! Way to move us again Shawna. We like! Minute 12, lunges/balancing with …
27 is the new 85
So that we’re clear, I spent the first 8 months of this year swinging monstrous lumps of iron (see left) over my …