Day Six. All alone!

There may be no lonelier place on the planet than a gym at 4:30 p.m. on the Sunday of a Memorial Day weekend. I can attest to that. And I have photographic proof. In a somewhat weird “Where’s Waldo” kind of way, it’s hard to make out even me, lost amongst all that empty equipment! [...]

Little tiny baby steps.

It was a very tentative me who approached the gym for Day One of “Training On My Own” (subtitle: with a back injury). So tentative in fact, that I decided that 15 minutes on the step mill would be my entire workout. Yeah, my entire workout. At Level 4. And still, I was worried… But [...]

HIIT. Pitches. Cardio and The Rangers. Man, I love Texas.

So here I sit, post-cardio, rosy-cheeked and adrenalin-happy, watching Cliff Lee stymie Tampa Bay. All is right with my world. I had a great workout again tonight, extending the HIIT portion to just over 20 minutes of my 30-minute cardio session, and running at 8 and 9 mph. That’s my best effort in a very [...]

Going Heavy at the Factory.

I had a great workout tonight. It was a great way to start the week, and even though my girl Jae bailed on me, I had a lot of fun. It wasn’t busy, but there were enough regulars in the gym to make the room convivial, and having people who could spot was a definite [...]

Homeless. But Certainly Not Gymless…

So. Back in Texas. Back at home. But certainly, not back to normal… whatever normal is these days, anyway… I have to admit to feeling just a little weird in the gym since I’ve returned. Or actually, the GYMS, plural, since I have been spending some time at both The Factory and Snap Fitness – [...]

Back in Texas. Back in The Factory. Thursday October 7.

Monday and Tuesday, I was swamped with jobs that needed to be taken care of before I headed back to Texas. Wednesday was my travel day, and so it wasn’t until today that I actually managed a workout. I did it back at The Factory because Michael has gone to New Orleans for his birthday [...]

Missing in Action. July 29 to August 9.

If you were to judge my workouts based on the number of posts I have published recently, you would seriously believe I have been doing NOTHING. But that is not the truth at all. I did miss a few days while away in Fredericksburg, and as of this writing, I have not worked out since [...]

Cardio & Core. The Concise Version. Tuesday @ The Factory.

Not much to say today. I did my time on the stepmill, followed it with some core and flexibility and made it out of the gym in an hour and a bit. Short, sweet, satisfying. And finished. In the gym. Concisely: Stepmill, Fatburner Level 8, 15 minutes. 1.3 miles Stepmill, Aerobic Level 8, 15 minutes. [...]

Home again. Just in time to move. Again.

Here I am, back in Texas. Here I am, working out with my trainer. Here I am, accompanied by my gym partners. And here I am, back at The Factory. My home gym. For another week, at least. Because, once again, change is on the horizon. As of the beginning of August, Michael will no [...]

Monday, Monday. Can’t trust that day…

Sunday, I was at a triathlon at Ray Roberts Lake, as planned; Tuesday, on a plane to Canada, due to an abrupt change of plans. But Monday, well, Monday I found myself smack in the middle of a day full of stuff I hate… chores, errands, preparations, settling of details. Life has been more than [...]