The Desert of My Dreams

I’m a bit astonished that it has been over two months since my last post but it really should be no surprise to me since I’ve had little to say about my leg injury or my weight loss (and that’s really all that’s consumed my personal life the past few months). It feels like […]

As much as I like the chiropractor I’ve been seeing the past few weeks, I’ve come to the conclusion that chiropractic care does not seem to be healing my leg injury. The chiropractor’s adjustments have been very helpful in temporarily healing my back, although it seems that any wrong move brings back the back […]

A friend of mine emailed me this morning wondering how I could possibly not have updated my blog since May 15th?!? She even started to wonder if her Blackberry had it wrong.
Her Blackberry didn’t have it wrong - I just haven’t had much to say lately. I wake up, I weigh myself, I […]

I don’t have much to report about my life so I figured a fitness update was in order (and there really isn’t much else going on):

When I increased the intensity of my running workouts a couple of months ago, I started noticing a sharp pain in my left thigh. The pain would usually only […]

In terms of working out, this week has been perfect (in my eyes):

Monday: 1 hour run on the Stevens Creek Trail (3 to 4 miles)
Tuesday: 1 hour elliptical, 45 minutes resistance training
Wednesday: 1 hour run on the Stevens Creek Trail (about 4 miles)
Thursday: 1 hour elliptical, 45 minutes resistance training
Friday: 1 hour elliptical, 20 - […]

In general, I have pretty clear goals when it comes to how much weight I want to lose and what size I’d like to eventually wear. However, I’ve found that it is also helpful for me to have fitness and health related goals that aren’t tied to a number on the scale. For […]

As you may already know, I’ve been learning how to swim the past couple of months. After a horrible experience taking 3 lessons at my local YMCA, my swimming has improved greatly now that I’ve been taking lessons with another swim school. When I started about 8 weeks, the only thing I could […]

My friend Sarah has challenged me to a walking competition on Walker Tracker. We’re competing to see who will walk the most steps in July. There’s not much at stake other than bragging rights and the loser having to write a blog post of shame. So far, I’ve had a good start […]

muscular guy to another guy: “on the days you’re not training, just take a scoop of . . . “

I find the paradox between 24 Hour Fitness’ branding and the reality of their gyms to be rather interesting (read - disappointing, frustrating). Whether it is their TV ads, their website, or their posters, they seem to spend a lot of energy into making you think that it is a fun, cool place where […]