Tag Archives: fitness

Wellness Wednesday #52: Every Body Yoga

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Thistle

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley is a book that tackles body image, the fundamentals of yoga, the history of yoga, and much more. I’m not writing a full review of this book because I didn’t read the entire thing. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #51: Well THAT didn’t work…

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Thistle

Back in March, I happened upon an app in the app store that purported to be a food photo journal. This app was Weight Tracker Pro, and as I said in my review two weeks ago, the actual app ended … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #49: Exercise I Miss

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Thistle

Once upon a time, I was the sort of person who loved and participated in all different sorts of exercise. Even in the stupidly hot south Texas summers, I managed to exercise. Even when I had a stress fracture in … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #48: First Quarter Fitness Test

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Thistle

Alright. It’s time. My goal was to test my strength quarterly, using a specific test that I’ve done a half-dozen times since 2013. So on Sunday, I got down to business, and here are the results. (Spoiler – I improved … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #47: April Challenge

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Thistle

As far as food and fitness challenges go for me, February and March were a bust. I didn’t even bother to make challenges for March. There was just too much going on between vacation, two medicine changes, a major health … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #44: A funny thing happened on the way to circuit training…

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Thistle

February. Circuit training. That was The Big Plan. I had it all worked out. Half an hour alternating minute by minute between strength training and cardio, designed to be a full body workout. It was a good design, but as … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #43: February Challenge

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Thistle

Per my 2017 goals, I’m going to assign myself one fitness and one nutrition-based challenge each month. This is how January went, and what I plan to do for February. Nutrition: My goal for January was to most eliminate flour … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #42: Fitness Test

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Thistle

One of my health goals this year is to improve my overall strength. I’ve lost a lot of strength as I’ve gained weight and since my foot prevented me from doing many exercises. I need to get that back, and … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #41: January Challenge

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Thistle

Per my 2017 goals, I’m going to assign myself one fitness and one nutrition-based challenge each month. Fitness For the last couple years, Adriene (Yoga With Adriene) has led a 30-day yoga challenge in January. This year, she’d doing a … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #32: Discipline

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Thistle

My original health and fitness journey began in earnest in 2011. I had drive and determination and a plan. I made specific goals in short term (daily/weekly) and long term and longer term. I studied and evaluated and generally threw … Continue reading →

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