Holy quick-dry socks, Batman, could Oakland get any more awesome? The answer is decidedly yes, thanks to The Oakland Running Festival! Yes, many cities host road races or blaze trails, with people from all over the bay area tramping out to grace the pavement with their sneakers, but while Oakland is still a bit [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Oh-Oh-Oh, it’s Oakland!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged east bay, Fitness, Health, Mama's Royal Cafe, oakland, oakland running festival, races, road races, Running, shan dong on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Smartbells Ring: Are You Listening?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dumbells, exercise, Fitness, free weights, Gifts, Motivation, pussycat dolls, smartbells, weights on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe one of the “worst” Hanukkah gifts I received was a set of hand-held weights. They came on a little pyramid shaped holder. Red three-pounders on top, green five-pounders in the middle, and purple eight-pounders at the base. I recall scowling at them, wondering why my parents couldn’t have just gotten me a pony like [...]
Is Your Pool Fast?
Posted in Swimming, tagged answers.yahoo, deep, exercise, fast, Fitness, Health, interview with the vampire, pool, shallow, slow, Swimming on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All water is not created equal, even in swimming pools. I’d forgotten about this until I returned to the scene of my first consistent swimming experience, an indoor pool in the East Bay that is notorious for giving me flashbacks of the first time I went lap-swimming there and recited the majority of Interview with [...]
Chopsticks: Not Just a Testament to Your Piano Skills
Posted in Food, Uncategorized, tagged chopsticks, eating, Fitness, Food, Health, ideas, Motivation, weight loss on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chopsticks have been coming up a lot in my life lately. First, on Saturday as we hunted for something to roast marshmallows over the gas stove with (turns out a fork works just fine and dandy for this means, too). Then again, as a friend casually she used to always pin up her hair with [...]
Let’s Get Veggie-licious
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cut veggies, Fitness, Health, ideas, Motivation, npr, Nutrition, time-saving, Vegetables, veggies on February 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I cranked up NPR while driving to work this weekend, and lo and behold, a woman of vegetable-loving ways was being interviewed. Her name is most certainly important but was never captured by my ears, but I do remember a pearl of wisdom she was imparting: chop your vegetables all in one go. Here’s the [...]
What Gets the Motivator Motivated?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged exercise, facebook, Fitness, Friends, Health, inspiration, maven's holistic fitness, Motivation, Running on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’m addicted to motivation—not just giving it (I think my cheerleading powers have been well documented by friends, family, and numerous strangers doing mundane tasks like watering their lawn), but finding it. Motivation struck me when I learned Ciana had run her longest distance ever a few weeks ago, and I happened to bump into [...]
