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What’s with all the running?

Ilinap · November 5, 2013 ·

My Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of people with race numbers and Fitbit stats. The only shoes my girlfriends are buying are running shoes. Me thinks I'm in the market for new friends. I see a deluge of race photos. Bib numbers, tutus, running skirts, neon laces. And what's … [Read more...] about What’s with all the running?

Tags: exercise, fun, random

Wii Fit Plus and the American Heart Association Told Me I’m a 10

Ilinap · November 4, 2010 ·

For once in my life I was a Perfect 10. I recently hosted an event with Nintendo and the American Heart Association. We learned about factors that impact and improve our overall heart health. There was a computer program that calculated your heart health based on as slew of … [Read more...] about Wii Fit Plus and the American Heart Association Told Me I’m a 10

Tags: exercise, fun, health, Nintendo, Wii

Old Navy Work Out Gear Rocks for Gym & Grocery Store

Ilina · March 11, 2010 ·

You are aware that I hate to work out, right? I mean, sure, I go to the gym. I even go to a Butts n' Guts class twice a week (not that I'm a poster child or anything). I haul my butt to the gym because I know it's good for me. And yes, I admit I feel better after a good sweat. … [Read more...] about Old Navy Work Out Gear Rocks for Gym & Grocery Store

Tags: exercise, gym, health, motherhood, Old Navy

Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Initiative and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Have Me Fired Up

Ilina · February 21, 2010 ·

Tater tots, while funny in Napoleon Dynamite, are not the stuff of healthy lunches.Green beans with no crunch and the slightly tinny taste of a can. I'll pass.Cole slaw bathing in mayonnaise. Not the best way to dress the otherwise healthy cabbage.Hot dogs full of nitrites, … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Initiative and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Have Me Fired Up

Tags: children, eat, education, exercise, food, health, kids, politics, school

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