Fitness

Presidential Physical Fitness Test

January 15, 2013

When I was in elementary school I dreaded the annual Presidential Physical Fitness test. You remember – the one where you had to do a 50-yard Dash, 1-mile Run, Pull-ups, Sit-Ups, etc? Last week I watched the kid contestants on the Biggest Loser go through these same tests and it brought back nightmares. You see, [...]

Tagged as: Fitness, Fitness Assessment, Physical Fitness Test

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TRX Boot Camp Class

November 10, 2012

Six months ago, on a whim, I purchased a Groupon for TRX Boot camp classes. Although I already regularly do TRX workouts during my training sessions with Trainer Dave, it’s always nice to try a new workout. And let’s be honest, I love group exercise classes. I finally got around to redeeming the Groupon and [...]

Tagged as: Cross-Training, Fitness, Strength Training, TRX

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My 14th San Francisco-versary

August 19, 2012

The past week marked the 14th anniversary of my move to the Bay Area. I’ve lived in the Bay Area just 3 less years than the number of years I lived in Hawai’i. It’s hard to believe how quickly time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was finalizing my job situation and [...]

Tagged as: Fitness, LIfe, Running, San Francisco

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6-Week Challenge

February 16, 2012

It’s been well-documented how much I love TRX workouts. Other than the kettle bell and a couple of light free weights, all of my strength training is done with the TRX. Yet I still haven’t fully explored all that it offers. {the TRX Training Center in San Francisco. If there were more parking, I’d visit [...]

Tagged as: Fitness, TRX

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FitBit Weekly Report

January 11, 2012

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 [...]

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Tracking Your Progress

December 31, 2011

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 [...]

Tagged as: Fitness, Injury, Massage Therapy, Nutrition, Running

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The FitBit

December 29, 2011

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 [...]

Tagged as: Fitness, Nutrition, Sleep

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Combating Emotional Eating

December 23, 2011

As with my therapist, I also meet regularly with my nutritionist, Danielle. This nutritionist is a free benefit that I get through work. I’ve been meeting with her monthly for the past 18 months and she has been instrumental in helping me deal with such things as the GI issues I developed earlier this year. [...]

Tagged as: Fitness, Nutrition

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