Category Archives: Fitness

Do You Love Exercise, Or Do You Do it Because You Feel Like You Should?

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
For some people, staying fit qualifies as a fun hobby. They choose to do things they enjoy, like running, biking, swimming, or rock climbing (or all of those things, and more). Other people know that they should move, so they choose activities that are convenient and effective — even [...]

Participating in Your First Race: How Did it Feel? (I Wouldn’t Know.)

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
It seems like I’m always hearing something about races. Someone is either thinking about participating, or is currently in training, or has just completed one. There are all kinds of options, too — whether it’s something short like a 5k, or a 10-miler, or a marathon, or even triathlons. [...]

Fitness Options I Haven’t Tried, But Would

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
Once in a while, I like to take some time to explore fitness options that I haven’t tried yet. While some of them are better left to braver people than I (like the trapeze classes I wrote about last week), I usually end up finding a few things that I [...]

Trapeze School: Would You Want to Fly with the “Greatest of Ease?”

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
Of all the random activities I could see myself enjoying but haven’t yet tried — horseback riding, for instance — flying through the air on a trapeze has never been included in that list. While it certainly sounds cool, it’s just not something I can picture myself signing up for. [...]