7 running how-tos for spring

7 running how-tos for spring

It’s running season! I’m scoping out races. Buying new running shoes. Running the Greenlake loop here in Seattle for the first time in months (albeit in the pouring rain) and loving every minute of it. Even if you hate running – or haven’t run...
Calories and weight loss: 3 things you should know

Calories and weight loss: 3 things you should know

The other night, I hopped on my soap box – much to the dismay of the person sitting next to me on the sofa – as I was reading an article by Dr. Mark Hyman about what he calls “skinny fat people,” people of normal weight who still have...
How to beat your fear of exercise

How to beat your fear of exercise

The word “exercise” strikes fear in the most unexpected of hearts. Driven executives. Successful entrepreneurs. Multitasking super moms. Take-no-prisoners deal makers. The most fearless among us are sometimes taken DOWN by the mere mention of exercise or...
Who else wants to get out of an exercise rut?

Who else wants to get out of an exercise rut?

I’m in one. Big time. And my body just raised the red flag in the form of what I’m pretty sure is a stress fracture – or the beginnings of one – in my right foot. I get it. I GET IT!! I’m running too much. I am training for a half...