Tag: Exercise

  • The Trick to Solving Problems

    Problems are much easier to solve if you know what the problem is! Tonight I spent a half hour digging out the door frame to our bedroom when the door knob goes in past the plate. It has never latched, and we finally got to a point where shutting our door to keep Jayden out…

  • Setting Goals

        I will be one of the first to tell you how important it is to set goals. I have seen goals do some miraculous things in my life. However, in writing my last post I realized that sometimes things are much easier on paper than we think. For instance, at the New Year I decided…

  • Exercise Update

    Running: Well I went running on Saturday morning.  I put Jayden in the stroller and took him for a short run (google maps says 0.8 miles).  Considering that was the most I have ran in a while, I figured thats pretty good.  Then Tuesday I ran down a less developed road (which I enjoyed because…

  • Fitness Update – Marathons and Push-ups!

     Ok, here goes nothing… I’ve been thinking about these things for a couple of days now, but I guess I’ll commit to them… First up, marathons! At the beginning of the year I set some goals for myself. One was to exercise everyday, and work to run in a marathon. Its a really really long…

  • A Need To Get In Shape…

    Ok, I realize that I posted about this before, and that I was going to exercise and things, but I am starting to really feel a need to get into good shape. It is one thing when you walk up stairs and you are out of breath – not that it is ok, but it…

  • The Value of Encouragement

    After running last night, and the effects that it caused (coughing for hours…) I decided today that I wasn’t going to go running. I decided that I would do some pushups or situps for my exercising today. Besides, my lungs and legs need a chance to get back in shape. Well time went by, and…