I'm a true believer that the "firsts" in life are what invigorate us as humans. You can almost feel yourself shedding your skin and stepping out as this new...
It's a right of passage -- an obligatory stepping stone in the tumultuous journey of growing up. Mandated by our parents, we bravely shed our training wheels ...
Spring started early this year for us in ye ol' Mile High. I don't know if you've heard of this controversial topic people call "global warming." Mentally, ...
Feeble excuses. As a veteran fitness pro (15 years and counting), I have heard them all. From “It's just not comfortable” to “I haven't yet had my ibuprofen” (a...
I jumped ship on my yoga studio recently; the change happened so fast: one week I was doing what I normally do, taking classes that fit my schedule in a...
“Don’t miss this.” These words, this phrase: whispered, yelled out, barked, snarled, growled, simply stated, clearly and authoritatively, in a yoga class. W...
As people, we have dynamic impulses and feelings. Motivations, really. Do I sometimes run faster on the 8th Avenue stretch of Cheesman Park because I know more ...
As a young misfit, I was given the nickname Bung. I'm not 100 percent sure what that word means anymore, but I'm positive it has something to do with my backs...
I would consider myself to be more of a night owl than an early bird, so you can imagine my body’s confusion when I dragged myself out of bed at 5:45 a.m. a...
The foundation of any good relationship is trust, right? You hear that all the time. If you can't trust a person, you take your energy elsewhere. But, when ...
Water...something most of us take either completely for granted or spend very little, if any, time thinking about. We read the health benefits of eight glasses ...
So, I'm still sweating, still trekking, still really loving everything about Sweating Hot. I like the funny people I meet. One woman and I are now the Gut C...