Showing posts with label The Early Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Early Show. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Devil You Know

Episode Recap
The last time I saw The 'Drea Slayer we were doing kickboxing moves and she told us that if anyone in the class put their non-punching hand down, we would have to do extra cardio. Hunh? I couldn't believe that Kate had resorted to threats but as she surveyed the room all hands were, indeed, on deck.

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Knowing how my energy wanes toward the end of the day and, miraculously, before Cardio and Muscle, I decided to dig deep and gut it out no matter what. I made a decision to pull a Miggy -- to give it all I have and to give it all I didn't have because, really, I'm sitting just about all day. Why should I feel fatigued? Okay, my coworkers wear me out at times but that's beside the point...

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Kate will be on vacation for three weeks and, as it turns out, she wanted to give us something to remember her by. My behind is sore because Kate kicked it. My abs, legs and shoulders are also in on the soreness. Honestly, I have to stand up slowly and get accustomed to being in that position before I can move on.

Kate kept chanting push it, push it and she kept saying:

Everything you have -- lay it out and, then, no one should be stopping.
If your legs felt all wobbly like some newborn animal whose mother is nudging it to walk because the lions are nearby, then you had the option of doing the lower modification but you could not stop. Oh, the instructor pressure.

A couple of times, Kate put her hand to her ear and asked if we were going to miss her. Silence.

When we finished with class, this woman who hadn't been there in awhile walked up to Kate and said one-legged mountain climbers -- you are a devil.

I have to say that I gave it all I had tonight and I even chose larger weights for the muscle portion of the program...

Saw this video on The Early Show. Hats off to Sally Hazelgrove for making a difference. I'm so glad that I participated in an organized team sport in junior and high school. I think it made a world of difference concerning my confidence and self-esteem. Did you participate in a team sport? If so, what kind of impact did it have on your life?


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Friday, November 20, 2009

To Be An Old Spoke -- A Long-Term Goal

One of my main goals is to enjoy mobility when I become a senior citizen and I so want to be a road-warrior like these individuals:

Monday, November 9, 2009

I Want Muscles

Kudos to Amy for dropping 300+ pounds. I definitely need to start hitting the weights. I don't want to be this ripped but I want some bulk...



It's so my fault that I now have this Diana Ross song going through my head. Videos have certainly come a long way since this one was made.


Monday, August 24, 2009

Makeovers

Although I'm not going back to school, I liked a couple of suggestions from this lunch makeover that appeared on The Early Show.


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When I get to the store again, I'm going to get some sun-dried tomato paste and lively up my turkey sandwich.

There's also a nice suggestion for making your own less sweet soda.

Speaking of makeovers, PETA recently pulled some controversial ads:





You can find out more about PETA's gentler campaign at Calorie Lab.

PETA would love these statistics from the Economist:

How many minutes to earn the price of a Big Mac?