Yucky Weather?
Why not take a mall walk? When you go to the mall, you often can see people speed walking around the mall. So, check your mall to see if they offer a mall-walking program or early morning hours for walkers. If not, grab a friend, or more, and walk around the mall together. Try to [...]
Go For a Walk
Walking: It’s the easiest way to start exercising — just take a walk. Many people become couch potatoes after dinner. Instead, go for a walk with your significant other, child or even dog and talk about your day.
Lose the Close Parking and Elevators
Parking a little further and taking the stairs are easy ways to get in some extra steps during the day.
Working Through Commercials
When watching T.V.- whether it’s a show, the news, a sports game, or a movie, try to get some exercises in during what you’re watching. For example, during commercials, do sit-ups during the first commercial, then squats during the next one, lunges during the next, etc. etc. Or make up a game where, whenever you [...]
Family Fitness Night
Designate one evening each week as a “Family Fitness Night”- maybe Friday! Each week, a different person plans the family workout that you will all do together. It could be swimming, rollerskating, walking, a two-on-two basketball game, skating, or bowling—everyone gets to do something they enjoy! That way, your workout will never become dull.
An Ascent to Perfection (And Nearly Death, too)- Day 5
Day 5 This was the day that we had been dreading: the climb back down the mountain and back into reality. The hike in took about 6 hours, and the same hike out took right at 3. But we wanted it to last forever. We spent the time reminiscing about the last few days, reliving [...]
An Ascent to Perfection (And Nearly Death, too)- Day 4
Day 4 This was supposed to be the day we tried to climb Little Bear Peak. But after the events of the day before, we decided that the more prudent thing to do was to just relax, recover and simply be. Add to the mix that several publications describe Little Bear as being one of the [...]
An Ascent to Perfection (And Nearly Death, too)- Day 3
Day 3 We got up a tad bit late. We were wanting to get on the trail by 7 to beat the heat and potential thunderstorms. Colorado is notorious for mid-afternoon storms that usually pop up around 2:30 or 3. But things moved a little slower than planned, and at around 8:15 we had cleaned [...]
An Ascent to Perfection (And Nearly Death, too)-Day 2
Day 2 We woke up around 5:30 so we could finish stuffing our backpacks, get in one last shower, and enjoy a final hot meal before heading to the trailhead. The drive from the main road to the “parking lot” was pretty uneventful up until the last half mile or so where we had to [...]
An Ascent to Perfection (And Nearly Death, too) Day 1
This is the story of an epic Colorado Adventure that almost never happened. My cousin Jessica and I had been talking about going on a backpacking trip in Colorado for several years. Each time it came up, however, life seemed to get in the way and we would postpone another year. This year, 2011, was different. [...]
