The Tao of Me

Yesterday I got my first FitBit Weekly Report. It was a surprise; I didn’t know they sent these out. Here’s what it looked like: January 2-8, 2012 Thoughts: – Given that I wore the FitBit while running, I realized that I lead a *really* sedentary life. Take away those running steps + miles and who [...]

It’s about that time of year when everyone is setting goals for the New Year. Most people set fitness goals, so if you are someone who is just getting into fitness, I’m going to share a bit of advice that I wish someone gave me 8 years. 1. Take a Before Photo Not only will [...]

A FitBit is a tiny, wearable device, sort of like a pedometer that tracks your everyday steps, activities, calories burned, sleep, etc to help you stay fit. You can log your food, workouts, track your weight, blood pressure, and heart rate, keep a health journal – it does almost everything. A friend first introduced the [...]

It’s been a week since I last ran and my foot is still not feeling the greatest. Actually, both feet are not happy right now. The metatarsal area in my right foot that was bothering has improved and I do have a greater range of motion. But now the heel has started hurting. In addition, [...]

I log my workouts in various places for a number of different reasons. – Garmin Connect: This is where I sync my Garmin to so it automatically tracks all my running stats. – RunningLog.com: Last year we had a challenge at work to see who could run 500 miles. So we used this site to [...]

It occurred to me last night, as I have chatting with a friend at Yoga class, that I never wrote a post about my experience with at the RunSafe Clinic at UCSF. I feel like I’ve told so many people about it already, but probably best to document it for posterity, and anyone else who [...]

So one thing I didn’t mention in my SFM recap is that I ran the last 7 miles with a numb foot. I’ve been having lower left leg problems. At first I didn’t know what it was. Shin splits? Calf strain? Achilles tendonitis? You get the idea of the general area that I’m talking about. [...]

When I went in for my RMR test, I scheduled a complete Fitness Assessment, which I completed last week. I was surprised the number of things that I was evaluated on. Here’s the list of tests and my results: Resting Heart Rate The Resting Heart Rate establishes a baseline measure of cardiovascular fitness. This number [...]

For being a Monday, yesterday was a pretty great day for me! Good things just kept happening all day long! I started the day having to skip my morning run. Normally I’d be pretty grumpy about it, but this time, I had good reason. I had an 8 am appointment with the nutritionist that my [...]

About a month ago, I wrote a post on the Health Coach that I have through work that’s part of my insurance benefits. Well yesterday was my monthly check-in session that I had forgotten all about! It was such a nice surprise to get a phone call from my Coach! We reviewed my fitness goals [...]