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 →

Love My Abs Challenge – Week 2

by Denise // 8 February, 2012 // Comments off

If you’re just hearing about February’s Love My Abs Challenge for the first time, it’s not too late to join in the fun. Basically, we started with a 100 dally ab exercises and tweeted about our achievements. (This week we... Continue reading →

Random Thoughts for the Last Day of the Janathon and a New Challenge

by Denise // 31 January, 2012 // Comments off

Last week, I moaned and complained about my forced soft food diet. I mostly complained about all the boring foods I’ve been eating and not losing weight. Well surprise, surprise! I lost 3.5 pounds. Who would have guessed?! For the... Continue reading →

Janathon 2012 – Day 2, 3, 4, and 5

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

Here we are 5 days into the Janathon and I’ve already failed. Yay me. I ran 3.1 miles on Day 2 and logged it on Running Free, but I didn’t blog about it. So I’ll share my stats three days... Continue reading →

Hoop Day Hooplah

by Denise // 10 September, 2009 // Comments off

Yesterday, Wednesday, September 9, was no ordinary hump day due to World Hoop Day, a day that promotes healthy living while bringing joy to children impoverished places. Taken from the World Hoop Day site: Since 2006, World Hoop... Continue reading →

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