Finding my game at midlife
In a previous post, I talked about going to spin class after trying (and failing) to find easier ways to stay in shape while tennis elbow prevents me from playing my favorite sport. It's true, spinning produces endorphins, those amazing neurotransmitters, or brain chemicals that decrease sensations ... [Continue Reading]
Redoubling my efforts to find a way to stay in shape while tennis elbow issues are keeping me off the court, I checked out an aerobics class at a fitness studio called Uforia that opened two years ago in a historic building formerly belonging to the AME Zion Church. It's pretty cool to be working ... [Continue Reading]
I need more zen in my life. That's why I tried Yin Yoga, described as "a slow-paced style that has a powerful meditative element and long holds of floor poses." Yin Yoga looked like a better way to find inner calm through exercise than the power-yoga style -- plus it was appropriate for all levels ... [Continue Reading]
I love to walk. It's a chance to get outdoors, breathe fresh air, clear my mind. Exercise walking takes no special equipment, just some decent shoes and for those of us who are fair-skinned, sunscreen. I can walk my dog, walk with a friend, or my personal favorite, walk by myself. I can catch up on ... [Continue Reading]
I just love working out with the ball machine. Other than humming, "Whoosh, whoosh" as it shoots balls at me, it's silent. It never makes questionable "in" or "out" calls. Unlike some partners I've played with, it never complains with a tactful, "Don't worry about making a heroic shot -- just ... [Continue Reading]
The Nike+ FuelBand is a high-priced, high-tech toy you wear on your wrist to collect data about energy, or "fuel," that you burn throughout the day. It's about output, pure and simple -- not what you're eating or how you're expending energy. While FuelBand data may be imperfect, the concept fits ... [Continue Reading]
I’ve blogged about tennis failures – things like how I’ve let my emotions get the best of me, or how my game has suffered due to a “crisis of confidence.” But I also want to pass along what I’m learning about how to overcome these problems. My tennis journey may be a long one, but ... [Continue Reading]
So I lost another tennis match last weekend. This is nothing new, really. As my high school son remarked on Skype to his college siblings, “Yeah, Mom likes tennis, she plays a lot. Most of the time she loses.” Which pretty much sums up the past few months on the tennis court for me. ... [Continue Reading]
The flaming email -- we've all received them. We might even admit we've sent one. Maybe not a flame that rages like a "Howler" in Harry Potter, but certainly one that smolders. While we think of internet flames as caustic remarks on public message boards, PC Magazine defines to flame as "to ... [Continue Reading]
Most of us have seen the infomercials with the “before” and “after” shots: ugly folks with bad hairdos and fat that spills over their shorts, transformed in only ninety days to svelte people with rock-hard abs, biceps and bikini-ready bodies – not to mention cute hairstyles and good skin. ... [Continue Reading]
