Live Fit and Sore

Month: June 2012

  • Peach and Raspberry Fruit Trifle

    Here’s the recipe…I’m off to a BBQ

  • Cancer – Go the F Away!

    Something about reading about Andy Whitfield and his battle with cancer again brought up some serious emotions yesterday. I feel so much empathy towards his wife and having to go on day after day having lost the love of her life at such a young age. Although Scott is thriving, I had to grasp the…

  • Is Your Daughter’s Wish To Be Thinner?

    What Do You Do When Your 10-Year-Old Girl Says She’s Fat? According to MissRepresentation, 80% of 10-year-old girls say they have been on a diet, and “the number one magic wish for girls 11-17 is to be thinner.” Now, personally, I’m pretty sure I didn’t figure out that I was fat and unlovable until I was around…

  • Run Faster to Get Better

    My friend Lidia is headed to the CF Games again — I did a write up on her to highlight how amazing she is for CrossFitGames.com Today’s workout was brutal. Sprints and Dead Lifts together? What is the coach crazy? It was hard……….and I ended up doing 5 rounds with 135# deadlifts. Yeah — I…

  • ‘Spartacus’ star Andy Whitfield’s battle with cancer captured in new documentary

  • Combatives Camp with Tony Blauer Aug 4-5 at CrossFit Rubicon

    I don’t know if you remember when I shared info about the Tony Blauer Be Your Own BodyGuard Workshop I attended. It really taught me a lot about the mental aspect of being in danger and made me much more aware of my own internal voice and how I react to it during certain situations.…

  • Profiled as a Global Hero In Disrupting Education

    I am beyond honored to be profiled today by Anthony Salcito @Microsoft VP Worldwide #Education as a Global Hero in Education http://ow.ly/bPXWT

  • Stop the CrossFit Elitism

    I have recently become aware of something that I think needs some attention. Many of my fellow CrossFit athletes have been working out for quite some time. We get it, we get the reasons why we are doing it. We get the movements. We get the work required to make the progress we want. We…

  • NPR Talks Paleo Eating

    We Evolved To Eat Meat, But How Much Is Too Much? But modern medicine tells us that too much meat is bad for us, so what’s a consumer to do? During a workout at a CrossFit gym, a gathering spot for lots of paleo-enthusiasts, Durant told me it’s no longer a challenge for him to avoid…

  • Pictures from American Cancer Society Cure by Design event

      Here are links to photo galleries from various photographers from the DC Cure BY Design Event Jason Dixon: American Cancer Society Cure by Design event on June 22, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building Atrium in Washington, DC. American Cancer Society Cure by Design Cure By Design DC