For most of my adult life I’ve had gym and studio memberships. I’ve taken Body Pump, Yoga, HIIT, and Spin classes, and worked out on machines and with personal trainers. And for three and a half decades I was an avid runner and long-distance cyclist. As a kid, I was always on the go too.Continue reading “A Change of Pace”
Category Archives: sports
Retire the word…please!
It’s not the concept that I mind. As a matter of fact, I’m enjoying it thoroughly. It’s the name, the term, really it’s the actual word that bothers me. Now I understand it originated in Europe in 16th century and is from the French word “retirer”. I know it was first used to describe “drawingContinue reading “Retire the word…please!”
A Game Changer
Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky, Mary Lou Retton, and…me. Me? Yes, me! What could I possibly have in common with a legendary basketball player, hockey player, and gymnast? I’m not a world-famous sports figure or a professional athlete. No, but like them, I believe that in sports, mental strength is equally important as physical skills andContinue reading “A Game Changer”
What the World Needs Now
Written by Burt Bacharach, it became a hit by Jackie DeShannon in 1965. I was three years old then. While I don’t recall that version, I do remember this song recorded by Dionne Warwick a few years later. It was played on our local radio station, on my parents’ stereo, and sung by me andContinue reading “What the World Needs Now”
A Journal Journey 