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Navigating the January Gym Craze

12/29/2009
Navigating the January Gym Craze

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I resolved a long time ago that making those resolutions would just end in a blazing spiral of disappointment the minute I slid off my resolve. And we all slide off of our resolve now and again. But lots of other people do make New Year’ s resolutions. And some even stick to them. Everyone else’s New Year’s resolutions, however, signal a lifestyle change for me. In the past month, I’ve been getting to the gym when I can. Sometimes, in the morning. Sometimes after work. Sometimes at 2:00 in the afternoon on Saturday. It didn’t really matter when I went to the gym because in the past couple of months, whenever I would get there, there would be equipment available.  It’s been sweet. If last year was any indication, however, and I’m sure it is, that will all change on Saturday. My...

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Wake Up!!

06/22/2009
Wake Up!!

If you told me a year ago that I would get up at 5:30 am, get dressed and go to the gym, I would have laughed and laughed and laughed. Heck if you told me that I would get up at 5:30 am for any reason other than a fire, you would have gotten the same reaction. Now, I get up at 5:30 am and go to the gym, or go out for a run or a bike ride. And I like it. And on the rare occasions when I oversleep, I hate that. I converted to a morning exercise routine in late January because getting to the gym after work became impossible with my work schedule and I knew it would stay that way through March. Since my very first race was in April, if I planned to finish, I needed to adjust to a morning routine. At...

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