I’ve never really considered myself a yoga person, but here I am – writing about yoga. Take it for what it’s worth because I’m possibly the un-yogi-est yoga lady in the whole world. This year I made a conscious decision to get better about having a consistent practice. People do yoga for lots of reasons [...]

Available for the next three days only (accepting order through Monday 8am), I give you the Ladies Auxiliarysuper ninja-fied skinsuit of death! (hey, did I mention that I started a women’s cross team with Natalie Ramsland of Sweetpea Bicycles? I did! It’s rad! It’s so fun! More on that later.) These Castelli speedsuits are OH-LA-LA [...]

Here’s what happens when I run. One foot in front of the other. Heartrate rising. Rampant release of Capital G Goodness into the bloodstream. Floodgates open. Muted elation. Everyday elation. Can we have that? Everyday elation? Do we deserve that? I think we do. But it doesn’t just stop at elation. It doesn’t just stop [...]

I went to a group class at 24 Hour Fitness yesterday which is not my usual gig. Chalk it up to trying to shake things up a bit – I just needed a change of scenery and I prefer the variety that comes with an early wake-up call. The class was a 5:30am Boot Camp [...]

(Photo credit for the lede photo as well as the one shown below, goes to Joy Olayta) The fitness industry is a monster. You know it and I know it. They want us to hate our bodies, loathe our genes, shun our favorite foods and… ultimately – buy their stupid diet plans. And we do [...]

By some stroke of unfortunate web surfing, I just landed on a story about Jennifer Aniston embarking on a “baby food diet”. In general, I am completely oblivious to the lives of Hollywood stars (I’ll confess I just had to look up the spelling for Aniston’s last name), but I was reminded by this article [...]