Posts Tagged ‘fitness’
Walking In San Francisco
Didn’t make it to the 1/2 marathon run in San Francisco, but it was fun to do the course by walking. Wonderful to walk in such a beautiful environment along the bay and across the bridge.
Read MoreWalking
Having the right shoes makes a huge difference while walking for hours. First time walking in high end walking/light hiking boots and my feet are thrilled with the level of support and balance. They feel a little bit heavy in comparison, but my feet are happy feet!
Read MoreOne Of My Favorite Go-To Pieces Of Exercise Equipment
The Most Effective Ball Exercises Everyone Should Be Doing by Jenny Sugar Don’t just walk by your stability ball! It’s one of the best fitness tools you can own, so put yours to good use with these incredibly effective moves. Get ready to target your arms, abs, butt, and legs — you’ll definitely be…
Read MoreStraightness
While working, walking, sitting, riding, and more straightness is very important. In the morning, stand in front of a mirror and check your alignment. Close your eyes and memorize what straightness feels like. During the course of the day, try to recreate straightness from memory and then spot check it in a mirror as you…
Read MorePick A Job That Includes Fitness?
One way to add fitness into your lifestyle is to select a job that requires exercise while on the job. Loading UPS trucks for four plus hours in the morning is turning out to be an awesome fitness booster–not to mention the aspects of balance, weight distribution, integrated movement, flexibility, and more.
Read MoreFitness On The Road
Fitness integrated into long road trips has been more challenging than just traveling and living abroad. Walking (striding out), jogging/running, and dvd’s are still working for the consistency plan. Since I was traveling in the Northwest part of the United States, I was able to track down a couple of 24 Hour Fitness gyms…
Read MorePopsugar 5 Minute Workouts–21 To Chose From
5-Minute Workouts popsugar www.fitsugar.com/5-Minute-Workouts-34815714 An hour-long gym session isn’t always in the cards, but fitting in afive-minute workout? A breeze. Take your pick from any of these short and …
Read MoreSitting Cross-Legged For Months
The possibility of sitting cross-legged without external support and for long periods of time is starting to emerge. If one can sit supported from the core enough than no extra pressure is put on the limbs, neck, shoulders, feet, etc. it is as if one is in a balanced state while seated. One step…
Read MoreCreativity While In Motion
Nothing like climbing the stairs of a fortress wall to get your heart pumping. Â Running up to the fortress was less cardio than actually climbing the wall. Â Balance was underlined as well. Â Falling off the wall would not be pretty, so I needed to be aware of everything that involved not tripping, lurching, or…
Read MoreFeet
Feet–foot strike, timing, action, horse’s feet, guru’s feet… Â With the running, now my feet are front and center. Â As a rider, I was always thinking about and feeling for the horse’s feet: rhythm, placement, length of stride, soundness, and so on. Â As a dancer, I became aware of my feet as a matching and…
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