Confessions of a Not-Fat but Not-Fit Girl: Day 7 of The 30 Day Shred
I am sweaty but not panting today, and as you can see, I am smiling: I just finished my 7th workout this week, as I test out Jillian Michaels (of … Continue reading
Strong Like Bull.
To combat her hyper-mobility issues, Jill has been given some exercises from our friends at Timberlane Physical Therapy. It was the therapeutic recommendation of Leslie Bell, DPT, that Jill become … Continue reading
Proprioception: Cultivating your Superpowers
Full disclosure here, folks: I first became interested in proprioception because it sounds like something you’s find in an X-Men comic book. And while the realities of proprioception may not … Continue reading
Montage in the Making: Getting Jill in Shape
Jill and I braved the extremely snowy Vermont weather today to get over to our neighborhood fitness and martial arts center, Combat Fitness! I sometimes supervise classes at Combat Fitness, … Continue reading
In Photos: Combat Fitness
Today Scott and I went to Combat Fitness to get started on my personal training. They offer classes on evenings and weekends, so we had the place to ourselves. A … Continue reading
Strengthen your weaknesses now so you have more options later
Yesterday I received a pretty stern talking to from my physical therapist. Sunday morning I woke up and my wrist was locked up. This has happened to me my whole … Continue reading
Muscle of the Week: Gastrocnemius
As we pointed out last week with a bit of help from The Onion: bones are cool. We at Level Up maintain our position on this issue, and earnestly hope … Continue reading
A Brief Introduction to Tai Chi as an Exercise Practice
As you can probably tell from the pictures on this blog, I’m a big proponent of practicing Tai Chi. In my experience, the slow, fluid, and circular movements of Tai … Continue reading
Since We’re Talking About Bone Health
Inspired by the conversation regarding calcium sources, I thought I’d take a moment to point out that in addition to nutritional measures, resistance training is an essential element of maintaining … Continue reading
This headache is my fault
I had a headache for a lot of today, and it was no fun. It was also my fault. Here’s the recipe that created today’s headache: 1. I had one and … Continue reading
