All Blog Posts Tagged 'fit' (9)

You already know your fitness level impacts your risk for heart disease. A Japanese study has set a minimum level of cardiovascular fitness to reduce heart disease risk. The minimum level of cardiovascular fitness needed to reduce the risk of heart disease is the ability of a 50 year-old to walk 3-4 miles p… Continue

I hate to say that this is one of those classic, "So um I haven't posted in a while, but here goes" posts, but well, it is. Good. Got that off my chest, so now I am free to complain about something else. I seem to be whining and complaining a lot, but my readership over on Almost Fit actually spiked by 140 new subscribers in a single day, so I must be doing something right. Unfortunately, what I am not doing right, is breaking through my plateau weight-wi… Continue

I posted an article on Almost Fit today on the benefits of eating together as a family. I wanted to give Iowa Avenue folks a little additional personal info, and ask you: What is your family eating culture like? Here's a little history, and our current practice: Growing up… Continue

It's getting hot in "herre." And by herre, I mean outside. I'm always excited for summer after a long Midwest winter. Flip flops, shorts, the pool, the beach, sunlight until 9 p.m., shirtless men running around my neighborhood...the list goes on and on. And I, each year, forgo the gym, slather on my sunscreen and hit the great outdoors for weekly power walks and runs. I recently started teaching an outdoor bootcamp as well, which has considerably added to my outdoor workout time. The bootcamp… Continue

A little more than a month ago, Madonna released her 11th studio CD. Eleventh. That's insane. What's more insane is that Madge looks like this nowadays, and she'll be celebrating her 50th birthday in August. Love her or hate her, just look at those biceps and shoulders. The woman… Continue

I had a hankering last week for jalapeño poppers. But my go-to popper stop, Sonic, is miles and miles (45 of them, actually) away. And no craving will get me to drive that far at $4.35 a gallon. So I took matters into my own hands. Lucky for me, my wallet and my waistline, the girls over at Hungry Girl had a solution—a low-cal recipe. With only five necessary ingredients (fresh jalapeños, fat-free cream cheese, chedda… Continue

Have you ever wondered why it seems that the French can get away with eating everything we’re told not to eat, and still live 3 years longer on average, without exercising more than we do, taking 6 week vacations, and 2 hour lunches? I’ve written a guest post this morning for the good guys over at GetFitSlowly.com. In an article yesterday, I mentioned their site briefly as one of my inspirations for Almost Fit, so it was really exciting when J.D. agree… Continue

Today's post on Almost Fit is an introduction to my family's new experiment: We've started our own organic garden. It's been a project that we've wanted to try for some time now, so this year we finally made it happen. My reasons for this are important: a) we'll eat better, and within a budget, b) we're imparting a… Continue

I generally don't do this on IowaAvenue, but this time I'm making a minor exception, for humor's sake: I'm republishing a story I just posted on Almost Fit this morning, only because I'm hoping that it will give you a larf for your Monday back to work blues. From this mornin… Continue