I wrote this article for law students on the American Bar Association’s Before the Bar blog, but there’s suggestions for everyone leading a busy life. You can bet I sat up a little straighter when I interviewed the ergonomist! The only bad workout is the one you didn’t do. Read more here.
Author: Suzi
5 Ways to Document Your Fitness to Achieve Your Goals
Check out my article for The Art of Healthy Living with some fun tips to creatively track your fitness goals: It’s 5:30 on a dark winter morning. I hit the snooze button again. No part of me wants to exercise. In my bleary-eyed stupor, I think of the cute new running shorts I will earn if I meet my monthly…
Lessons from My Vision Board
For the past several years, I’ve created a vision board every January. I cut and paste magazine images of things I want in my life and inspirational phrases along with a list of aspirations for the year. Throughout the year, the board is on the wall by my desk as a reminder. Here’s what I’ve learned from the vision board…
How I stopped running with Lorelei Gilmore
Changing a habit, one episode at a time I love a good story, and I have trouble turning off the TV when I’m tired. Netflix knows this and has made it so easy to watch one episode after another without lifting a finger. My sleepy self loves this feature. My tomorrow morning self regrets it. That’s why I’ve decided to…
How I maintain my fitness routine during times of stress…and why it helps
When I’m working overtime, I try not to give up my exercise schedule. Just like I need my morning coffee, I need the energy boost from my workout. Here’s how I manage to fit my routine in: Don’t cancel scheduled workouts: If I know I always go to yoga on Tuesdays, it’s more likely to happen even when life is crazy.…
Changing Leaves and New Pencils
Let the new school year be a fresh start for you, too. When I was a kid, the back-to-school shopping trip didn’t just mean new mechanical pencils and color-coded folders. It was a sign that a fresh start was coming. Now that I have school-aged kids, I’ve gotten nostalgic for that time when the first-day-of-school outfit may as well have…
Excuse Me, Ma’am, Can I Borrow Your Mini-Van?
Why I team up with friends On a sticky August day with lake grit and sweat still on our skin, two good friends and I celebrated completing a triathlon. We chose Chambourcin and cheese at the winery where the race was held. Then, we returned to regular life, worn out but renewed by facing the challenge together. Our camaraderie is…
Don’t Be Me (and other lessons from my latest race)
Last weekend, I had a couple of firsts: 1) First Olympic distance race since before I became a mom and 2) first flat tire in a race. Now is a good time to tell you what I learned, in the hope you can benefit from my experience. That is to say, don’t be me. As to the first First, usually…
Somewhere Between Simplicity and Pandemonium
According to one of those online lists of weird holidays, this week we have experienced both Simplicity Day (July 12) and Pandemonium Day (July 14). The internet gave me precious few clues about the origins or meanings of these days, or how to appropriately observe them. Simplicity Day, July 12 commemorates the birthday of Transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The…
Four things you might not think to bring to your first tri…but you should
There aren’t many things I remember from my first triathlon, other than the “Hey, I just did that!” feeling of accomplishment. One of them was my husband sidewalk chalking all over the course. (This was in the days pre-children before he was corralling munchkins who want nothing more than to scamper out in front of the cyclists.) I must’ve encountered…