May 31
2009My father died this morning after a vicious battle with prostate and colon cancer. These cancers are a horrible disease tearing through my family, and my Dad is the latest victim of it. I alternate between feeling sad and numb. My brother just fell apart completely, bless his heart.This is the person I am most like in the world. I get some of my best qualities from him, (and also some of my
May 29
2009This little nugget just came across my desk, and I just thought that I would share. You all know I’m always looking out for you! 
Some of the best workouts can be found right at home. Who needs a gym? Just please don’t forget to turn the stove off first…..Gives a whole new meaning to the words "calorie burn", doesn’t it? For more info on how to get this poppin’ in your own kitchen, click HERE:
May 29
2009
Nothing says SPECTACULAR! like a tower of processed pork products!May 28
2009
One of these things is not like the other…May 27
2009I’ve received several emails the past 2-months from CFB readers looking for HIIT variations. As such, I’m re-posting an article that I originally posted this past January.
May 27
2009
One onerous cross-county trip, somewhere around mile Nebraska, my husband invented a fun little car game. Turning to me with a straight face he said, “Plastic: pro or con?”
May 26
2009Read this entire post at: http://thefitnessdiva.blogspot.comUgh! It’s cold again, they’re once again promising some rain, and I’m sick of it! This on again off again weather is ruining my plans! I wait all year long for this summer weather, and when it comes, I dive right into it like a fish into water. And I swim til I can’t swim no more.Where’s my sun??? I wanna go out and play! I want to
May 26
2009
The efficacy of personal training can be distilled down to one factor: the person in the “personal” trainer. This was the downfall of April’s Great Fitness Experiment wherein I tried out Women’s Health Magazine’s online personal trainer. The problem was that other than me, there were no actual people involved and their computer wasn’t any better at “training” me than their magazine articles are. (I’m still waiting for the trained monkey option.) After that experiment however, I got several e-mails pointing out that I had lambasted the whole online personal training industry unfairly. And while there are many sites run like the one I tested out, there are a whole other type run by a living breathing human personal trainer who just does his or her business over the web. (Ten points if anyone else just snickered!)
May 25
2009As of tomorrow, pre-registration for the Lean Eating Program will be open to all those who signed up for the “early bird” list. Chances are, it’ll sell out before it is opened up to the general public.
May 25
2009
Today being a holiday in the States, I’m off picnicking with the family (read: pulling ticks out of the wee ones and screaming at the baby to not throw himself in the lake). But seeing as a lot of gyms are closed to today or if you’re just feeling in the mood for a saucy (you’ll get the pun in a minute) workout, I got your back. Enjoy G.E.’s – yes the refrigerator people – “Strong as Steel” workout: