Most of you already know the story – when I started working out I had to swim because I couldn’t walk for more than 5 minutes or so without my feet going completely numb. You remember walking on blocks under your feet when you were in a kid? Yeah, it was like that. So I [...]
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I’ve been losing (and sometimes gaining) weight for the last seven years. I did the diet & exercise thing on my own from December 2004 to August 2010. I did Take Shape for Life from April 2010 until last month. Now I’ve come full-circle back to the diet & exercise routine. This time Kayla and [...]
I had been trying to come up with an idea for a tattoo for a while, but I knew that it had to speak to the changes I’ve been going through in my life. I think back to the early 2000s when I was hooked on Everquest and World of Warcraft, weighing in at 400+ [...]
The last few weeks have consisted of a virtual reshuffling of the deck for me. As I go through some personal things, my friends have been there to offer advice, and while I appreciate it all, I have to send out shout out to one pair in particular. They know who they are. Sage advice, [...]
Most of you know that I’ve been having some problems with my right knee. It started out as a twinge on the outside that I’d only feel if I was doing side lunges during Zumba routines (think ‘Pa Kumpa’ by Daddy Yankee) and then it got bad enough after that initial bit that nothing really [...]
A good buddy from the Zumba community reached out to me about her nutrition. Not knowing anything about what she was eating I asked her to log it for a week and get that to me. I looked it over and it was pretty apparent I was going to have to sit down and write. [...]
After a 6 month plateau, I decided last month it was time to make another push toward my goal weight. An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. – Niels Bohr I’ve been losing weight since 2004. I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I [...]
A few weeks ago I led a few songs at a massive Zumba® Fitness event organized by Dawn Pack. The RSVP from Facebook put the attendance somewhere around 150 but I think we wound up with about 250 folks by the time it was all done. Great turnout, awesome instructors, and just a really great [...]
Auditions are crazy things. It’s like a job interview with more moving parts. I was asked to come audition for a position subbing Zumba® Fitness classes at a local community center. Slam dunk, right? I teach with other instructors, do numbers at benefits, help other folks with their choreography. I got this. I printed out [...]
I’ve spent a lot of time learning about technical subjects but in the last few years I’ve branched out into business, applied psychology, economy, and a varied amount of fiction. Learning about all those subjects has made me the kinda-well-read person you know and love, but what about things that are a bit more current? [...]
