I feel as though I've been hitting a lot of physical limits lately, and it's frustrating ( Read more... )

Whoa... when I first got to the farmer's market this morning and purchased a black bean and goat cheese tamale for breakfast, I didn't see anyone I knew. It made me freak out and wonder, had I accidentally entered an alternate universe Bloomington, where everybody doesn't know everybody? Then I saw like five people I knew in three minutes, so I was ( Read more... )

I've decided to run my first 5K race! The June 7th Race for Literacy looks to be happening as part of EastFest, an event here in Bloomington I've heard of but never taken part in. I hopped on the treadmill to do 3 miles yesterday before making up my mind to do the race... and even after taking a couple weeks off running, I was able to crank out ( Read more... )

I've decided that I'm sick of sucking at push-ups. I can do a few dozen on my knees, taking short rest breaks when necessary. The thing that bugs me is that I know I'm strong, my body simply isn't used to the form of the push-up, and it'll just take practice for my body to adapt to and become efficient at push-ups. So I'm doing as many full, on-my- ( Read more... )

Those of you who think I'm a fitness/health nut should read smjayman's journal. I'm borrowing this list from him, of reasons one could train, because I find the whole thing rather thought-provoking. I'm bolding the reasons that explicitly reinforce my training ideology, though the rest are certainly benefits too.

1. To look good naked.
2. To fit into ( Read more... )