June 14, 2021
Hello! Normally when I am training for a competition I post my progress pictures, but not this time. Because this time it’s not a bodybuilding competition – it’s the World...
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May 24, 2021
According to a recent study noted in the New York Times, people gained an average of two pounds per month during quarantine. That’s about 28 pounds! (I know I gained...
March 9, 2021
It’s been a year since quarantine began and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to get back to a fitness routine! Here’s what I’m going to do: Pick...
February 18, 2021
The heat had already been off intermittently for 48 hours. We were huddled, the four of us, in the upstairs loft because it was the warmest place in the house....
February 2, 2021
Today I’m 47. Every year for my birthday I do something to scare myself. It’s like having a bucket list, only instead of doing 100 things at once and dropping...
December 29, 2020
Hi Everyone! So, about this global pandemic, I’ve taken the year to isolate from the planet. And I do mean isolate. I haven’t been to a big box gym since...
June 28, 2020
I was seven years old and celebrating my First Communion, a big deal if you’re an Irish Catholic girl. You get to wear a beautiful white dress and a veil...
May 2, 2020
Dear Quarantine Diary, The lockdown is semi-officially over in Texas. Restaurants and retail stores can open again at 25% capacity (50% capacity if you’re located in an area with fewer...
April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
My friends and I have been texting each other and have noted several things: Working from home and homeschooling is a bad combination The “Tiger King” seems like a micro-version...
March 27, 2020
It was in early February when my father-in-law became obsessed with the coronavirus. He lives in California and is fond of conspiracy theories and had been telling anyone who would...
March 19, 2020March 22, 2020
COVID-19 has changed our daily routine for the foreseeable future. Many schools across the nation have been shut for weeks and there are rumblings of some states, including Texas where...
March 15, 2020March 15, 2020
COVID-19 keeping you away from the gym? Me too, and I’m a personal trainer! Don’t let coronavirus get you down. Exercise is a great way to boost your immunity system,...
March 8, 2020
The Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can affect people and animals. In people it causes respiratory infections from the common cold to MERS and SARS, to influenza...
February 7, 2020February 7, 2020
Gyms can be intimidating. Heck, Planet Fitness based their entire business model on this idea. When you are out of shape and haven’t been to a gym in years, you...
February 2, 2020February 2, 2020
You know how some years are major milestones and you just know that they will be significant? 46 is not one of those years. I usually do something exciting and...
January 4, 2020January 5, 2020
Have you ever asked yourself, “When does the craziness end? When do I get time for me again?” I’m at that point right now. I’m the co-chair of the Women’s...
