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I’m now two weeks away from my first half marathon and my body is feeling the extra mileage. My knees are achy and my back is a bit stiff, but my calf muscles are so tight you can bounce a coin off them. My favorite way to stretch my calves is with a short half [...]

I am often enamored of my young children and their boundless energy, their exceptional flexibility, and their natural tendency to use and test their bodies. They play with balance like it’s a toy, climbing up high, standing on a small table, walking across a narrow curb. For Christmas this year I purchased a wobble board [...]

It’s amazing how a neighborhood goes to sleep during the winter and literally comes alive the moment the chill disappears. The temperature was 52 degrees yesterday and I took my youngest daughter out for a walk. We passed three neighbors all at different stages of their lives. A young couple pushing their five-month old in [...]

Today I ran 5.5-6 miles. Well, not run all the way, but most of it. My knee hurt so much, and my hip flexors were so cold and tight that I started to wonder,”Why am I doing this?”
The answer is easy. I need to. I need to know that I am not as old as [...]

March 2008 is coming in like a lion! Eight inches of snow here in Connecticut means lot’s of outdoor fun with our kids. The exertion involved in shoveling and trudging through the snow certainly adds up to calories expended and seems to be the way I’ll get my exercise in. At age 42, I am [...]