Tag Archive: Exercise

Listening to the Voice Inside

I want to be like Estelle when I grow up.

An idea has become more prominent in my mind over the last couple of years and I think it’s only fair that I give it proper consideration: life is long and working out will always be a part so let me manage my fitness over the arc of a lifetime. I realize that life can …

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The Steep Creep

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“I woke up at age 50 and realized I was fat and out-of-shape and had to do something about it.”        I’ve heard from several middle-aged adults that they often aren’t aware of their declining physical condition—hard to get out of cars or into impossibly tight pants—because these things “just crept up.” While I …

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Small Hints, Big Changes

     I learned of some sad news this evening and I felt compelled to send out a cyberplea. First, the news: an incredibly talented and accomplished alto saxophonist, whom I’ve known for several years, just had his second stroke (this one much more crippling than the first) at the age of 48. Now, the plea: …

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No Time? No Way!

Driving to the basket.

     Out of all the myriad reasons that I hear people use to explain why they can’t workout the most common one has to be, “I don’t have time.” I certainly understand that we live in a busy world with expectations, obligations, and pressure. And I don’t doubt that people are exhausted from running on …

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Heroes of Darkness

You are not my hero, Blondie, because you are doing what's easy.

    Part of a trainer’s job includes waking up at (or, in today’s case, before) dawn to make it to an early session. Getting myself moving can be harder on some days than others but this sacrifice is mitigated by the enthusiasm and drive of those most dedicated clients who can only fit in a …

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