March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — Keep moving — swing, jump, and play! When I don’t get a chance to hang upside-down on the monkey bars, one of my go-to exercises when I need to get my blood rushing — is jumping jacks. They’re simple, require no equipment or cash, can be done anywhere, and perk up my entire body! I aim to…

Introducing the Fun & Funny Fitness Bitch: The Series — My fitness adventure started with a donut, a handful of jujubes, and a plate of poutine. My go-to snacks shot a regular jolt of dopamine into my brain — until the day the button of my jeans popped off and flew across the bedroom. I laughed for a second and…

How underdogs chase progress not perfection — “Are you just learning to swim?” That’s what a stranger asked me while I was joyfully swimming in the Pacific Ocean. I laughed and replied. “Oh — am I that bad?” I told him I’d been practicing open water swimming regularly for the past two years and I was surprised…

The power of grit vs. the poison of envy — She’s ripped, strong, and gorgeous — and I was raging with envy. “Wow — she looks amazing for her age. There’s no way we could look like that.” My friend, “The Doubter,” said this to me a few years ago at Christmastime in response to a photo I’d shown her…

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — Got goggles? See the world underwater. You can see by the smile on my face that I love ocean swimming. I swim throughout the seasons, rain or shine, and sometimes snow. In 2021, I completed 131 open-water swims as a personal fitness challenge. …

Fitness Bit #11 | From beach bums to bummed out! — Fitness Bit #11: Sunshine & sandy beaches turn to cold, rainy reality Do you ever feel that upon returning from an all-inclusive tropical vacation, you need another vacation from your vacation? “Suddenly,” I’m behind in my work and home tasks, blogging, and writing, and my email box is overflowing. I can’t stroll to the buffet, sit down for a relaxed meal with…

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — Practice. One day at a time. I could lift my legs over my head easily when I was a kid. Although in the 70s and 80s, I didn’t know it was a yoga pose — I just thought it was a fun way to stretch my body! I struggled with this position during adulthood. I attempted…

Fitness Bit #10 | Ready for the tropics — Fitness Bit #10: Off to the All-You-Can-Eat Island of Dreams I talked about my booby-do in my last Fitness Bit #9. A booby-do is when your belly sticks out more than your boobs do — that was me. I stayed on track with my “No Junk Food, Get Into Shape” challenge for the next few months, and before I got…

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — I swing to make a splash! Whenever I see this photo, I can imagine working up the guts to swing myself into the lake. It was the first time ever that I used a rope swing over open water at age 50! You can’t tell in the photo, but the rope is tied to a tree…