Finding my game at midlife
It took a few days, but my legs eventually recuperated from the three-hour spinning extravaganza. While I may have been silly to sign up for such torture in the first place, I gained some valuable lessons. Learnings from spinning's heart rate workshop I can complete a three-hour spin ... [Continue Reading]
In my last post, I went over some spinning terminology and outlined a few of the reasons I keep going back to spin class, even though the workout is punishing and leaves me with tighter hamstrings than a three-set tennis match. Today's spinning "benefits" might be thought of as negatives, ... [Continue Reading]
As much as I love being at the beach in Mexico, spending time with my older kids, I miss my husband and high school son, who had to stay behind for work and exams. Also, truth be told, I miss my DIRECTV French Open Mix Channel, where they give me six HD different channels to choose from during the ... [Continue Reading]
I played tennis this week with a friend whom I haven't seen since our last match together, back in the winter when emotional issues were affecting my game. In fact, the last time we played together, I felt like such a failure I considered quitting tennis entirely -- it had ceased being fun for me, ... [Continue Reading]
I was struck by this article by Rob Johnson, printed in yesterday's Wall Street Journal . Headlined "Point. Set. Match. I Lose.", the story concerned how Johnson, an avid amateur tennis player in Orlando, Florida, became disillusioned with his career as a journalist and decided to gain certification ... [Continue Reading]
For the better part of a year, the view from my kitchen has been a porta potty, a dumpster and a messy construction site. While I don’t blame the new neighbors who bought the house across the street and are making substantial improvements, it just happens to be my luck that I am living in a ... [Continue Reading]
A week ago I did a fitness and conditioning class for tennis players. Now that I've rested up from that, I 'm ready to get going on a more structured exercise plan. My first step was order some books from Amazon, which conveniently delivered them to my door in two days (no exertion required). ... [Continue Reading]
