Virtual Angie
January 5th 2009
Apparently Angelina gives a pilates video game the credit for her post-pregnancy perfect six pack abs. Now all she needs is a video adoption game and she'll never have to leave the house.
Thank you Sir, may I have another
January 5th 2009
Tomorrow marks the day for many to start fresh and new. Back to routine and full work weeks. Ambitions and resolutions for the new year in hand. Or at least lingering about in back of mind. The holidays are over.
No more excuses to eat two pieces of chocolate goodness before noon. The reasons to skip hitting the gym after work to have one too many glasses of festive cheer are null and void. The last minute Christmas shopping and out-of-town friends will no longer stand in the way of that 7:00 yoga class. I must say, it was fun while it lasted. Alas, it's time to real it in.
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On May 29th,1953, at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Mount Everest is a pretty admirable feat. I'm just hoping to kick my fell-into-the-big-black-hole-of-holiday-cheer butt back into shape. But after reading this quote from the (remarkably rugged and probably pretty hot in his day) Sir Edmund, I've realized that my body doesn't need conquering as much as the thing that tells my body what to do does.
Agua, aqua, beverage, brook, deluge, dilute, douse, drench, drink, flood
January 4th 2009
Water. No matter the synonym, we need lots of it. And I don't get nearly enough each day. Oh Peter Cetera, you were right, hard habits are hard to break. Good ones are also very hard to start. Here are some tips to ring in a hydrated new year.
Music to my yoga mat
January 4th 2009
Music is such a big part of exercise. It can be just the motivation needed to get you up and out on that run. It can also be just what you need to hear to bring you into the moment of focus and relaxation. I melt into my yoga mat every time I hear Protection by Everything But The Girl, Indie duo Tracey Thorn and Ben Wat.
Hi ho, hi ho! It's off to Pilates I go.
January 4th 2009
LOVE this gym bag from Lululemon. Sturdy enough to carry all the gear I need to hit the club or the studio and cute enough for no one to know that my dirty socks are inside. But they may wonder why I am skipping.