Lead a Fit and Healthy Life
Inspiring Quotes
Inspiring Quote
Jun 17th
The problem with not havin a goal is.. u can spend ur entire life runnin up & down the field & NEVER SCORE! -Rev Run
Inspirational Quotes
Jun 15th
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
~Albert Einstein
Leading a Healthier Life
Jun 8th
“Sometimes, when we decide to live a healthier life, we must leave behind friends who are not traveling the same path.”
-unknown
Early Adopters
Apr 1st
Ipad was the big star of last night’s Modern Family. The dad, Phil, totally reminds me of my husband Scotty. And 2 quotes really solidified that to me again last nite –
Image Credit: Eric McCandless/ABC
“Not just that, the iPad comes out on my actual birthday. It’s like Steve Jobs and God got together and said, ‘We love you, Phil.’” — Phil
“Next week! That’s like the worst thing you can say to an early adopter.” — Phil, on not getting his iPad the day it was released
‘Modern Family’ recap: Brought to you by the iPad | EW.com.
You can watch the full episode at ABC/Modern Family.
Just keep swimming..
Mar 11th
Plumbline Training workout for today was the end of another boot camp session. We start fresh next week with all new routines. That’s the thing I really like about my boot camp – every 4 weeks you get a completely new routine. Helps combat boredom and you are keeping your body active within the workout. Too long doing one thing – the results become limited.
warmup
backwards lunges
straight leg lifts (right leg, left leg)
high knees
tuck jumps
Core
6in flutters
half pikes
placement sit-ups
45 push-ups
3 rounds AMRepsAP / 1 min stations
45lb Iso/lat overhead shoulder lifts / Iso Sit -ups –(not the technical names – you are on your back lifting)
ring dips
hang clean squats 25lb dbs
box scissor steps / tabatas
ballistic push press 65lb
For those of you that committed to living a healthy and fit life at the top of the year – I hope you are keeping at it. It’s easy to just give up or not give your all to this resolution – we all have been there – but you have to persevere. As Dori said - just keeping swimming, swimming! And it’s not always easy. EVERYDAY you have to re-commit to this – remind yourself of the benefit and how good you feel – not only physically but mentally. I know I feel so proud every single day when I am driving home from boot camp. I can check one thing off my daily list and for me, it’s probably one of the hardest things on my list that day.
So today if you catch yourself flaking on your commitment – Remember why you made your commitment and how great you feel. And even if you don’t feel like it, just get out there and do something active. You will totally be into it once you are doing it.
And know you are not alone…
Get your kids involved in fighting childhood obesity
Mar 10th
empowerME is a website that inspires the younger generation to eat healthier and move more, to motivate each other, and to be a solution to America’s obesity epidemic.
Here’s some of its history:
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation. We have come together to fight one of our nation’s leading health threats – childhood obesity.
Today our kids are facing life-threatening health conditions, a lessened quality of life and will inherit higher healthcare costs. To address this, the Alliance’s mission is to eliminate childhood obesity and to inspire all young people in the United States to develop lifelong, healthy habits.The Alliance is working to positively to affect kids and the places that can make a difference to their health: homes, schools, doctors’ offices, and the community.
They are looking for new members for their Youth Advisory Board – kids between the ages of 8 – 17. If you have a kid that fits that profile, take a look and see if this is something they would love to do.
Following a nation-wide search, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation selected 25 youth representing a diverse mix of backgrounds to join its 2009/2010 Youth Advisory Board.
Guided by their unique experiences and opinions, the Board not only provides feedback on the Alliance Kids’ Movement programs and strategies, but also generates new ideas on how to make healthy living the norm, not the exception.
The Youth Advisory Board also leads the way in their community and amongst their peers as they spread the word about the importance of young people living healthy.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is calling all youth ages 8-17 willing to share their commitment to leading a healthier life and inspire their friends, families, schools and communities to take action to stop childhood obesity.
This year, we are again searching for a select group of young people from across the country to serve on our Youth Advisory Board (for 2010-2011).
Following your Passion
Feb 22nd
I think it’s fair to say that I am currently en route to finding my own passion through living a healthy and fit life. I know so many people are searching to find that something that really captures their attention and can fulfill them and it’s unfortunate that it seems so elusive. Many times finding what fulfills you happens without your knowledge – you just wake up one day and realize what you are currently experiencing or doing feels like it was made for you – it’s not work, it’s fun and you do it because you WANT to, not because you HAVE to. Wouldn’t it be nice to always feel that way?
Following your passion isn’t always easy. First and foremost you have to have the support of your family, friends, and network. You need those people to keep you going because there are bound to be ups and downs on the journey. And sometimes following your passion means making concessions and sacrifices in other areas of your life, whether that be financial, personal, or professional. It takes time, patience and of course perseverance x 1000. Whenever I hear of someone that has decided to face the unknown and pursue their passion, I always stop and acknowledge it because it takes a ton of courage and tenacity to just go for it.
The world is a better place because of people like them.
A dear friend of mine, Jon Hauer, and one of the few attendees of my wedding in Las Vegas way back in the day, has written a book. Scotty has read it and loved it. Jon is an amazing, creative, talented and funny man whose also an amazing friend and generally all around great person. Can you tell he’s a dear friend of mine?? I am not biased at all…
Jon is choosing to follow his passion. He is such a smart guy, went to law school, got a great job at a great law firm in Arizona and decided it wasn’t for him and instead chose writing. You may have read his poems at http://www.mcgarragal.com/. He also is a really good artist. Could he seriously be any more creative !???!!
So I am proudly showcasing my friend Jon Hauer’s book – The Inside Passage – below and asking everyone in my circle, that if this book seems of interest to you, please order and spread the word!
His first book, The Inside Passage, is available now on Amazon.com and will appear in local bookstores March 1.
- Buy a copy of The Inside Passage. The paperback and Kindle editions are here and all other e-formats are here. This weekend, February 26 – 28, we’ll celebrate the book’s launch by selling the paperback for $9.99 (normally $14.99) and the e-book for $2.99 (normally $9.99) on Amazon.com.
- Write a review on Amazon.com. Just click the “create your own review” button below the customer reviews.
- Click on the book’s tag words on Amazon.com. They’re just above the customer reviews.
- Show up at Changing Hands starting March 1 and let everyone know that you loved The Inside Passage.
Also, if you buy The Inside Passage anytime in the next two weeks, e-mail him to let him know and you’ll have a chance to win a super-cool The Inside Passage SIGG water bottle.
- Connect with my friend, Jon online at http://www.jonathanhauer.com.
And Cheers!! to people who decide to pursue what fills their hearts and souls!
Please vote for Invisible Children
Jan 22nd
The Issue
A 9-year-old boy in the suburbs should not be kidnapped from his home and forced to fight as an abducted soldier. If this is true in the United States, we believe it is true in Uganda and in the Congo. We have discovered that young people across North America believe this as well, and are uniting in their local communities to fight this injustice a world away.
For the last 24 years, a rebel leader named Joseph Kony has been waging war in central Africa, terrorizing communities and abducting 30,000 children to be his soldiers. Over 2 million people have been displaced in central Africa as a result of the violence.
This crisis continues today with minimal international attention.
Our big idea is big indeed: rescue the child soldiers of Northern Uganda with the help of young advocates across North America, end the longest running war in Africa, and rebuild what was lost.
The Plan
The plan is to bring this war to an end and return these children to their homes by expanding the youth movement already in motion. Invisible Children makes documentaries about war-affected kids in Northern Uganda and tours them across the continent, exposing the youth of North America to their stories. We then equip them to band together and become activists seeking to end this war. Hundreds of thousands of people have already risen to the call. With donations of less than $20 from students across the world, we have managed to put 760 Ugandans in school, rebuild 11 war-destroyed schools, and implement microeconomic programs to jump start village economies. With the Chase grant, we can dream bigger and finish what we started. We will finally spread the story of child soldiers into theaters, dramatically increasing exposure and improving our advocacy efforts. With exposure and program funding, we can rebuild more Ugandan schools, provide more education, and better economic development.
The Outcome
The outcome is peace in Uganda and an end to this war. The outcome is a generation of young Americans believing in the power of their voice and hard work.
Nothing unites a community like a common goal. Invisible Children has found something that brings every one together: pursuing freedom and justice for abducted children. It is in forgetting ourselves to help another that we discover our own power and value. When communities work together, they become what they were meant to be: a collection of individuals who live, work, play, and care for the mutual good of the community and beyond.
If we are awarded this grant, we can prove that these communities of dedicated young people and families can work in concert to change history and set a precedent for justice like never before. We can end this war, help restore Uganda to prosperity, and help these child soldiers find a new life of peace.
We are already doing it, and with this grant we will see it through. Join us with your vote.
via Chase Community Giving on Facebook | Invisible Children Inc.
