From the Head Tap to the HRM: Fitness Shorthands You Need To Know (And a few you don’t)

by CharlotteUncategorizedPosted on 36 Comments

This is the universal symbol for “your yoga teacher is a perv.” Grabbing your throat with both hands is the universally recognized symbol for choking. Likewise, a palm facing out means “stop” (“in the name of the love” optional). And now, thanks to The Bachelor, handing anyone a flower translates to “I love you at …

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Being Fat Won’t Kill You: What We Can Learn From The Latest Obesity Research… And What We Can’t (But I Wish We Could)

by Charlottebody image, obesity, research, UncategorizedPosted on 21 Comments

In 1912, a 24-year-old co-ed named Elsie Scheel was proclaimed “the world’s most perfect woman” and “without physical flaw.” (Which on the surface seems like the best compliment ever but on second thought might have been a lot of pressure to put on a young girl who said she would return to her parents’ farm instead of …

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Neon Orange and Neon Pee: Our First Family Race! [Plus kettlebells in the pool!! 2013 is off to a fun and fit start!]

by Charlottechildren, running, UncategorizedPosted on 34 Comments

I don’t even know what’s happening here but I love it.  Dec. 31, 2012,  12:59 p.m. Me: 10-9-8-7DickClarkMayHeRestInHeaven-6-5-4-3-2… Yay! Happy New Year! Husband: Arriba! Prospero ano y felicidad! Kiss kiss hug hug “Get a room!” “We have several and are paying way more than they’re worth every day!” “Wow. Buzzkill.” “Here’s to 2013, the year …

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I’ve Been Challenged to a Fitness Duel! [Help me learn how to do a handstand push-up, please!]

by CharlotteUncategorizedPosted on 23 Comments

The fastest way to get me to do something dumb is to challenge me and, like most entertaining things in my life, this one started on Facebook. My friend Matt (also known as the Strongman competition guy who taught me how to do a proper chest press and then had me turn upside down and …

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Gifting Etiquette in the Gym: From Personal Trainers to Towel Boys – Whom Do You Tip? How Much? And Are Treats a No-No?

by CharlotteUncategorizedPosted on 27 Comments

Okay so I do not have a towel boy. (Do those even exist anymore? And if s o, is their job really just to bring you towels?) But, from group-fit instructors to yoga teachers to personal trainers to nutritionists, I do have a lot of great fitness people in my life! And there’s no better …

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Can You Plateau-Proof Your Workout? [The Great R.I.P.P.E.D. Experiment! And it’s not my pants this time!]

by CharlotteUncategorizedPosted on 21 Comments

That’s right – we be pumpin’ the el-bees in the a.m. Which is about as cool as three soccer moms (okay technically a karate mom, a dance mom and a soccer mom) in the ‘burbs are going to get. I love us. This morning found me, per my usual, sneaking into my morning fitness class …

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The Furor Over Frankenfoods – Do You Worry About Eating Genetically Modified Foods?

by CharlotteUncategorizedPosted on 33 Comments

Do you like scary movies? Whether it is due to a bad experience with The Changeling (not the Angelina Jolie version but the really old 80’s one) or just an overactive imagination (seriously, we watched it for an 8th grade birthday party and the front door blew open the exact same moment the front door …

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Insomniac? 8 Herbs to Help You Snooze [Celestial Seasonings Giveaway!]

by Charlottesupplements, UncategorizedPosted on 90 Comments

Pay no attention to the fact I’m posting this at 12:30 a.m. … Heartbreak is a toddler denied her treat. Hilarity is watching her try to get her contraband treat by gnawing through a cardboard box only to discover it filled with grassy powder. Wait, what, I’m not allowed to laugh? Eight hours of labor …

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How to Introduce Someone to Fitness (By Scaring Them With Bears): The Cranky Fitness Guide to Exercise!

by CharlotteUncategorizedPosted on 20 Comments

Jan doesn’t actually recommend doing this exercise – she just recommends thinking about it. And then laughing a lot. Personally, I learned the fundamentals of fitness from a liquid-tanned dude in a banana hammock and a woman who was in all likelihood on the juice. Not everyone is so fortunate. And while I do actually …

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