Archive for the ‘ Fitness ’ Category
Week in Review
Weight Training, Travel and Baseball It’s been a crazy year, the kind where I’m looking at the calendar, realizing that we’re perilously close to the end of the first quarter and I’m wondering what the hell happened. Weight Training I started weight training at the end of January, super slow sets with a personal trainer. […] Read More
Training: To Failure
Strength Training to Failure As I mentioned last week, I’ve started a new weight training program with a trainer. I’ve long known that strength training is a pretty large gap in my fitness routine, something that I do half-heartedly and without any real knowledge of what I’m doing. I know that working with heavier […] Read More
Training: Trying Something New
Weight Training After months of being wishy-washy about what my next fitness thing would be, I finally committed to something: I signed up for a month with a personal trainer, working exclusively with weight training. It’s exactly what I need, at least on paper. Better still, it’s less than a mile away from my house. […] Read More
Training: Off Kilter
Bad Virus, Bad! Two weeks ago, I had a rockin’ cold. I very rarely get colds at all, but this was a joyous symphony of congestion, sneezing and general malaise. The bike remained parked in the shed because I felt so lousy. And then, about a week into it, the symptoms vanished. Poof! Naturally, I […] Read More
The Carless Week
In Which This Bike Riding Thing Becomes Significant Last Monday, I took the car to the dealership for a routine oil change. I’m out of warranty now, so I wouldn’t normally still go to the dealership, but it’s had this pesky recurring habit of running very loudly, like is that my car or a delivery […] Read More
Betty Says: That’s a Hand Signal
Learn Your Hand Signals Since I started riding my bike, I’ve learned that there are three responses to my hand signals, as witnessed in oncoming cars: She’s waving to me. Why is she waving to me? Where do I know her from? *slows car, gives cautious wave back* She’s signaling a turn, which must mean […] Read More
Training: More Stuff About Bikes
Why No Bike Lanes, America? Yeah, this is another one of those bikey posts, the kind where I tell you that The Assistant rode 93.7 miles last month. Ninety three point seven. If you’d told me six months ago that I’d be riding 93.7 miles a month, I would have laughed. But the 6 year old? […] Read More
Training: Holiday Weekend Edition
Holiday Weekend Training I’ll keep this brief since we’re away for the holiday weekend. Last week — August 18 to 24 — the Tiny Kitchen Assistant rode more than 44 miles on his bike. You read that right: in seven days the 6-year-old willingly rode more than 40 miles, and wanted to do even more. […] Read More
Review: Fitbit Flex
Three Months with Fitbit Flex I am a former owner of a Fitbit One. I thought that the One was an excellent product. It accurately tracked steps, and did fun stuff like measuring floors climbed (elevation change is a cool trick when you run and bike). My issue with the One was the form factor: […] Read More
Training: Retreating
Kingston Women’s reTREAT 2013 All of my posts are out of order this week. I was so tired on Sunday night that I couldn’t post my weekend’s adventures. Last weekend, I attended my annual summer women’s fitness reTREAT, hosted by Kingston Adventures. You might remember me writing about it last year. (And if not, here’s […] Read More
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