Tag Archives: exercise
Get Fit Physical Night
A couple months ago, I became the lead of my church’s Health Ministry – Get Fit. The idea behind the ministry is to Get Fit: Emotionally, Mentally, Spiritually, and Physically. Tuesday night, we had a Get Fit Physical Night led by Sean Overton a Certified Personal Trainer. Sean was great! He led a fun, but […]
Saturday Soul Stroll
I had a blast this morning at the annual Soul Stroll. I signed up with my church family, but it ended up my employer was co-sponsoring the event so I saw some of my co-workers too. I ran into lots and lots of folks I haven’t seen in forever. We talked, laughed, danced to good […]
The Gym: I don’t like it
I’ve done it again. Fallen off the workout wagon… It’s been three weeks since I’ve taken my scheduled cycling class and two weeks since I’ve had pool time with Christie. What on earth is wrong with me? Why do I do this to myself? The short answer, I just don’t really like working out. So […]
Splish Splash: My pool adventures II
This morning I had my third pool session with Christie. We typically start off doing pool exercises for a half hour or so. Then spend another half hour with some basic, very basic swimming techniques. I had my biggest breakthrough today. I actually felt like I was swimming. I’m feeling less scared and having more […]
Rest & Routine
To bed when the sun goes down. Rise when the sun comes up. A very basic concept. A concept our ancestors adhered to likely because they didn’t have the luxury of electricity. Nonetheless, our biological clocks are wired that way. In this 24-Hour, technology driven society, however, rest is dismissed and the importance of sleep […]
Splish Splash: My pool adventures
Truth be told, I’ve become a little bored with Cycling class. Besides, it’s good to mix up the workout routine. I haven’t been in a pool in a couple of years. Very early on in my weight loss, get fit journey I used to take water aerobic classes. Actually, it was the first gym group […]
23/1
I originally wrote this post on July 13, 2011…But, it’s worthy of a repost. Eating healthy and mindfully is by far the MOST important thing we can do when it comes to losing weight. So many folks workout at the gym for an hour or so a day only to eat terribly for the […]
Better for it
It’s a love/hate relationship. Despite not really like working out. I like working out. Yeah, I know that’s a contradictory statement. Allow me to try and explain. The physical act of working out I don’t necessarily like so much. I mean huffing, puffing, sweating. Eeew. And for me cardio is the worse. Sure, there may […]
Less Is More
I’ve said this many times before, my weight loss journey is not only about what I’ve lost, but what I’ve gained. This is a journey of self-discovery, learning, and striving to be a better person — inside and out. I laugh at myself when I look back at the workout path I’ve traveled. In the […]
Criss-Cross Applesauce
Being overweight makes some physical things difficult. A basic everyday task like picking something up off the floor can cause a scene for an overweight person. At my heaviest weight of 388 pounds somethings would have to just stay on the floor until someone else offered to pick it up for me. Sad, I know. […]