February Challenge: Love ThighSelf #LoveThighself

by Denise // 31 January, 2014 // Comments off

In my 42 years, I have been all shapes and sizes. During my childhood years, I was your average-sized kid. In the 80s, I was a chunky teen with hair as big and fluffy as my rear. In high school,... Continue reading →

December Fitness Challenge: The Gift of Fitness

by Denise // 1 December, 2012 // Comments off

I racked my brain trying to come up with a reasonable and decent, worthwhile fitness challenge for December. With a marathon next month, I didn’t want the challenge to be anything to strenuous. I couldn’t take the chance of hurting... Continue reading →

September Fitness Challenge: Strength & Serenity

by Denise // 6 September, 2012 // Comments off

While the big kids home this summer, I dropped the ball on my fitness challenges. But since September is National Yoga Month, now is the perfect time to bring back my monthly challenges. Yoga is such a beneficial tool for... Continue reading →

Pushing Our Luck Challenge: Final Exhaustion Test

by Denise // 5 April, 2012 // Comments off

On Wednesday, I finished the March Pushing Our Luck Challenge (also known as the Hundred Push-up Program) by performing my final exhaustion test. I completed 70 push-ups. Not, quite one hundred but pretty good, I suppose. I vlogged my final... Continue reading →

Spring into April with a 30 Day Burpee Challenge

by Denise // 1 April, 2012 // Comments off

When I proposed burpees for our April challenge, my Twitter challenge crew was not happy. There was a lot of resistance to a burpee challenge. Yes, burpees suck and they hurt and they’re exhausting, but they make you strong, lean... Continue reading →

Pushing Our Luck: Week 3 Recap

by Denise // 22 March, 2012 // Comments off

If you’re just hearing about March’s Pushing Our Luck Challenge for the first time, it’s not too late to join in the fun. Basically, we’re following the One Hundred Pushups Program and tweeting about our achievements: #pushingit. Then, each Thursday, I’ll host a... Continue reading →

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