Staying active while traveling

Golden Gate bridge

It’s always a bit tricky to stay active with you’re on the road and traveling. You’re out of your element. You may not have access to a gym. You may not be able to stick to your “routine.” However, it’s also an opportunity to explore new ways of being active while exploring a new city. [...]

5 Exercises to Strengthen Your Knee

5 exercises to strengthen your knee

It’s been just about 10 months since my knee surgery (WHAT?!?). While I’ve returned to many of my pre-surgery activities, there are still some things that aren’t quite the same as they were before surgery. I think very consciously before I abruptly twist, turn or change direction. I also notice that despite all my physical [...]

Stir crazy boys

Mini Reebok RealFlex Transition 2.0

  Imagine a not-so-big New York City apartment. Imagine that living in that apartment are two little boys – ages 3 and 5 – stuck inside for three days last week. Imagine mayhem. No, seriously, the boys have been great sports over the past week and have kept themselves pretty busy. But you can imagine [...]

Halfway Through Already?

JCoreBody DVDs

Yesterday, I finished Day 23 of the 40 day JCORE Accelerated Body Transformation Program. It’s hard to believe that I’m halfway through the program already. It’s gone by quickly and it’s a program that I’ve been able to easily integrate into my lifestyle. Overall, I’ve been enjoying the program so far. My goal for this [...]

Dare you to rock climb

I’ve never gone rock climbing before. Several members of my family love rock climbing but not me. I think that it has a little something to do with my fear of heights. So when I asked my Facebook friends to challenge me to complete a physical test as part of the Under Armour Women What’s [...]

Injury Update – Progress!

One of the challenges was to post a photo after completing a mile run. Well, since I can’t run, I choose to walk a mile on the treadmill. A week or so ago, I mentioned that I entered Under Armour Women’s What’s Beautiful Competition and I realized that I haven’t given you all an update [...]

Under Armour Women – What’s Beautiful

Recently, Under Armour Women launched What’s Beautiful – a competition to redefine the female athlete and, in the process, find new faces to represent Under Armour Women. When I first saw this competition, I loved it and the premise behind it. Declare a goal, prove how badly you want it and show how it’s done by [...]