Tonight's Walk

A Friday night walk Just sharing a little bit of our hard work to hopefully inspire you guys.  Tonight we knocked out 2.32 miles in right at 49 minutes.  And that is with pushing a baby stroller.  There were a few slight hills, but overall it was a good walk.  We're working on going faster.  But that will be a work in progre...

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Workout Routine: Monday

Today I didn't have a whole lot of time, so I managed to chug through a quick workout during my lunch break.  The workout list below is a copy of the workout I used today.  Needless to say, my arms are shot now. lol Check it out, if you can use it; great, feel free.  If not, thanks for reading.  As always, I am not a doctor or any medical opinion.  Please consult your doctor or physician before undertaking any exercise regiment or workout routine. Happy Monda...

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These Shoes Are Made For Walking...

To walk or not to walk?  That is the question.  And it's one that has a very simple answer.  If you are mobile (i.e.: not restricted due to physical limitations), then walking is a fantastic way to jump start your fitness routine.  It's relatively low-impact (unless you are hiking mountain or off road trails), it can help you gradually build up your endurance, and can help teach you how to breath properly while exercising.  All of these things may come across as very simple or maybe even common sense.  But walking is a cornerstone for fitness in my book. For me, after a good walk my legs are usually shot.  Which after a long day at work, usually feels pretty amazing.  Plus, if you walk outside; then you get to take in the beauty of God's creation and...

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Renewed Motivation

Sometime back, I wrote a blog post about motivation.  And it still rings true.  Motivation is a key factor to anything I do.  Whether it be an attempt at getting fit or striving for a personal goal in another area of my life.  Motivation is a driving force.  It helps propel us forward.  This is something I have learned a little more about since my last blog post about motivation.  And the person who taught me this lesson, is only 8 months old as of this writing. Little did I know that 8 months ago, the smallest person I have ever held would also be one of the biggest teachers I would encounter in my day to day walk.  And I thank her on a daily basis.  There isn't a day that goes by that I don't...

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Workout Routine: Tuesday

As a new parent, trying to balance home responsibilities with getting fit can be a challenge. It is extremely easy to walk in the front door and run all evening either getting things around the house done, quality family time, and giving the little one attention.  That leaves me with either the late evenings or fitting in a quick workout on my lunch break (when I can). I usually try to make it a "Workout Lunch" several times a week at a minimum.  With my workload, sometimes that isn't feasible either.  So I try to tailor my workouts to be completed somewhere within a 45 to 50 minutes block of time.  This will give me plenty of time to exercise and still leave a few minutes to get ready before heading back to the job. So...

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The Building Blocks of Life: Water

We all know how important water is for our daily diet.  Most of us have been taught since we were children that we all need a certain amount of water intake a day in order to help maintain a proper diet, etc.  And I am not refuting this teaching by any means.  Because my logic is, our bodies are mostly made of up water at the very basic level.  Common sense would dictate that we NEED to take in water. I am not going to tell you that you have to take in 8-12 cups of water a day.  That is entirely up to you.  Your preference.  As I states before, I am NOT a doctor or a medical authority of any kind (I'm a computer geek just trying to get healthy).  For "official" advice consult your doctor.  Give...

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We're Back!

First and foremost, let me apologize for being gone for so long.  Life has been very busy since our last post.  Since our last post, we  pretty well quit working out.  I know, it's horrible.  We did try to keep a fairly healthy diet and lifestyle, just didn't spend a whole lot of time in the gym.  My wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in November of last year and we have been wrapped up in the whole new parent deal. Now that our baby is a little older and we have warm weather, we are able to grab the stroller and the baby and take of. We have started walking again and I am working out once more.  So stay tuned for more to come, as we will have updates shortly...

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Congratulations to my Wife!

I am a little late reporting in about this, but I would like to congratulate my Wife. She has been working hard with me in getting fit and healthy. She will be 28 next month and has been on blood pressure medicine for the last year or two. Back in January her Doctor was pleased with her progress with weight loss (she has presently lost better than 30 pounds) and decided to start working her off of her blood pressure medication. And she has since been able to completely get off of that medicine (under her Doctor's orders). Since then, she has continued to rock the healthier diet and working out. We have continually checked her blood pressure several times a week; and she keeps a running log of her blood pressure as well. And so far she is doing great. Some may wonder how she did it. In short,...

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Still Alive...

Hey everybody, I just wanted to drop a quick line and let everyone know that I am still alive and kicking. And I am still hard at work on my fitness. Between work, personal life, and working out there hasn't been a while lot of time for other things. But hey, making sacrifices is part of it right? My progress since the New Year had shown down as little when it comes to pounds lost. It seemed the harder I was working, the scale just wouldn't budge. And for several weeks I actually gained several pounds despite my efforts at eating right and working out. Talk about being discouraged. Then this past week when I least expected it, I broke my plateau. I had been having the toughest time getting to 225 pounds. I would get to 226 and bounce back to 228. But finally, after a lot of hard work and...

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Happy New Years!

Hey everybody!  I wanted to throw out one last post before we closeout 2012.  I am thrilled and excited to be able to say that 2012 was THE year I made some changes in my life that would affect my overall health.  I have lost right at 20 pounds since April 2012.  This is the first time in a little over 8 years that I am doing something for me (on a health level).  And it feels good. But enough about me.  I hope that my few (and somewhat scattered) posts on this blog is enough to at least spark a little fire under someone who may read it and be an encouragement to someone else.  After all, that is my point for making this little piece of collective verbage here on the web.  Just to be an encouragement to someone else. So tonight a lot of us will probably...

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