The hardest workout is not always the best workout
Just the other day, I was mentioning to a trainer that one of my clients had jokingly asked if I was going to really…
Iceland: Good-bye.
After a beautiful zodiac tour of the glacial lagoon, we continued along the ring road towards Vik. We ended up stopping at a campsite…
Iceland: The Northeast, East, and almost the end!
After leaving Husavik, we decided to stay off the Ring Road and continue following the coastline. We had such great luck in Husavik, we…
Iceland: “Admiral, there be whales here!”
After leaving the West Fjords, we decided we would rejoin the Ring Road and then take small diversions from there. As I mentioned earlier,…
Iceland: The Ring Road and beyond … far far beyond
Iceland’s Westfjords Photo (Credit: Katie Hammel) Kukucamper, Silfra, and the Westfjords As one adventure came to a close another one was beginning… One of…
Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice …
(and, the unmentioned, endless roads of barren nothingness) Part I – the trek What they don’t tell you in the books… My husband…
What creates contentment and laughter?
There is a saying about measuring life in contentment and laughter rather than inches and pounds, and I started to think about it. A…
Training and Changes in DIET = Results
It is really hard for me as a trainer to work with clients over a period of let’s say 6 months and see changes…
A pull up vs. a chin up
What is the difference between a pull up and a chin up? And, which one should you do? With regards to approaching a bar,…
What to do when you injury yourself training or competing
It doesn’t matter how fit you are or how long you have been training. Injuries occur. Usually a small tweak here or there, but…