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zuzupetals
General all-around creative type originally hailing from the great American southwest.
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If I write a fitness blog in a forest, will anyone read it?
I may start writing over here again. Just for the hell of it.
Workout
I broke up with NYSC today.
You know how it is. Things grow stale. You're not really working out as much as you used to. You don't like the way things are looking so much; they've kind of let themselves go. You think, "Maybe it's me. Maybe I can just work through this - I just need the basics, right? I just need to sweat. Maybe I just need to try something new." So you try a new activity together. You sit in the sauna.
Workout
taking the waters
Sometimes you need to take a break just so you can get back to center. Such was the case with me. I just got back from 10 days in Austin, which involved - in addition to good food, company and conversation - a harness-based yoga class at Castle Hill Fitness, on 09.13.10 at 09:49 Comment
Workout
running, walking
Ran for 1/2 an hour through & around Ft. Tryon Park
Walked for about 2 hours downtown while hanging out and tearing around with a friend, knocking around the East Village, Murray Hill and Chelsea.
Place:
Outside
Workout
WWBKD
I think her name was Gerta.
I think she was in her early 50's.
I think she would have had us run laps, then drop and give her 20, except it was a Hatha yoga class. Instead, she beat the hell out of our hamstrings. When we were done, she bid us namaste, nodded her head like Bela Karoli and disappeared into the gym.
Workout
in search of wild parrots
2.5 hours walking yesterday: 1 hour at lunch and 1.5 hours in search for wild parrots on the Hudson River Greenway with a friend of mine. She'd spotted the nest the day before and wanted to show somebody just to prove she wasn't seeing things. She said it was a big nest; she wasn't kidding. Turns it's not just a bird or two; it's a colony. We found a video about it this
Place:
Outside
Workout
yoga #fail
My mind was not in a state of om last night. Maybe that was why I felt like I needed to attend an outdoor yoga class: to tune into nature and try to attain some semblance of peace. Unfortunately, I remained in a state of frustrated consciousness, swatting at bugs, scratching, overtly aware of rocks and such under my mat as
Place:
Outside
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Workout
If I write a fitness blog in a forest, will anyone read it?
I may start writing over here again. Just for the hell of it.
Workout
I broke up with NYSC today.
You know how it is. Things grow stale. You're not really working out as much as you used to. You don't like the way things are looking so much; they've kind of let themselves go. You think, "Maybe it's me. Maybe I can just work through this - I just need the basics, right? I just need to sweat. Maybe I just need to try something new." So you try a new activity together. You sit in the sauna.
Workout
taking the waters
Sometimes you need to take a break just so you can get back to center. Such was the case with me. I just got back from 10 days in Austin, which involved - in addition to good food, company and conversation - a harness-based yoga class at Castle Hill Fitness, on 09.13.10 at 09:49 Comment
Workout
running, walking
Ran for 1/2 an hour through & around Ft. Tryon Park
Walked for about 2 hours downtown while hanging out and tearing around with a friend, knocking around the East Village, Murray Hill and Chelsea.
Place:
Outside
Workout
WWBKD
I think her name was Gerta.
I think she was in her early 50's.
I think she would have had us run laps, then drop and give her 20, except it was a Hatha yoga class. Instead, she beat the hell out of our hamstrings. When we were done, she bid us namaste, nodded her head like Bela Karoli and disappeared into the gym.
Workout
in search of wild parrots
2.5 hours walking yesterday: 1 hour at lunch and 1.5 hours in search for wild parrots on the Hudson River Greenway with a friend of mine. She'd spotted the nest the day before and wanted to show somebody just to prove she wasn't seeing things. She said it was a big nest; she wasn't kidding. Turns it's not just a bird or two; it's a colony. We found a video about it this
Place:
Outside
Workout
yoga #fail
My mind was not in a state of om last night. Maybe that was why I felt like I needed to attend an outdoor yoga class: to tune into nature and try to attain some semblance of peace. Unfortunately, I remained in a state of frustrated consciousness, swatting at bugs, scratching, overtly aware of rocks and such under my mat as
Place:
Outside
Workout
running, swimming & the Highbridge
I woke up at the crack of dawn this morning. The air coming in through the window was cool for August and I was craving a run, so I slipped on my running shorts (yes! me in the shorts again!) and I went for a half-hour jog in and around the lovely Ft.
Place:
Outside
Workout
summer streets & savasana
A fantastic Saturday morning kicked off with an hour's worth of free, fast-paced vinyasa-style yoga in Bryant Park as part of Salutation Nation, lululemon's get-your-ass-into-our-yoga-pants initiative. The instructors were fr
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Good to see you back, lady!!!
Posted in response to: 11/9/10
1) I am very sad to hear of Charity's departure. I always loved her pieces and wish her the best.
2) I miss the blog, too. I'm a writer; it's what I do. I want to communicate the experience of fitness. I want to share it with others. The new site is not blog friendly. Stat charts, while a useful tool for an individual, do little to build a community and quite honestly give Type A'ers like me hives when I fall behind in making an entry. Then I just stop making entries at all. And then I stop visiting the site. This makes me sad.
3) I'm delighted to hear that another version is in the works because I have missed you all. Crossing my fingers.
Posted in response to: What the Hell Happened to the Blog And Other Important Matters
Yay!
Posted in response to: 5 Free Online Yoga Classes For National Yoga Month
How did I miss this post the first time around?! Love it!!!
Posted in response to: my entry into the dark underworld of illicit business dealings.
Thank you.
Posted in response to: Gandhi Would Never Count Calories in the Spin Class Line
They're using fingerprint scanners at the Equinox on 19th & Broadway. It kinda weirded me out, too.
Posted in response to: Your Fingerprint Gets You Into the Gym
Depends on how good the sex is. Bad sex is not worth 10 pounds on my ass.
Posted in response to: would you rather give up sex or be skinny?
Oh my god, please. This is like the challenge that would not die. I had to start working out again just to help end the damned thing.
Posted in response to: log those minutes!
I know that in Pilates, there's a lot of talk of contracting the pelvic floor for the ladies, so you're basically doing a lot of Kegels while blasting the heck out of your core. But do I think it actually improves sexual performance? In terms of figuring out how your body works, maybe. But if Pilates and Yoga were sexual experiences, I would equate Pilates with the slam-bam-thank-you-ma'am approach and yoga would be the Barry White lover, complete with candlelight, soft music, the occasional aromatherapy and gentle neck rub. Call me crazy, but I think I'll take the one with the foreplay.
Posted in response to: The Truth About Sex and Pilates
Unfortunately I'm out tonight. But soon - I just need to get past Fringe!
Posted in response to: recovery haiku
Hang in there, lady. You're doing great!
Posted in response to: recovery haiku
I haven't been to spin in forever. I think you may have just inspired me to get back to class. =)
Posted in response to: the only thing missing was a velvet rope.
I feel the same way about Pilates. I'm like, really? Is this working? And then I ache the next day.
Posted in response to: Pilates Reformer Is Sneaky
Ditto what @michlny said.
Posted in response to: Yesterday, I hated the kids
The cardamom addition sounds lovely. I'll have to give this a whir in the ol' blender, myself.
Posted in response to: Cardamom in My Protein Shake
That's fantastic! I've promised myself a bike soon and have to admit I've been a little worried about the traffic thing myself. I'm really looking forward to it, though.
Posted in response to: my maiden voyage
I can't seem to do pushups without my elbows popping in a scary way (the noise would be bad enough, but it also kinda hurts the joints). Any idea what's going on there? Trainers up to this point haven't been very helpful.
Posted in response to: Redefining Girl Pushups
It sounds absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing this experience.
Posted in response to: Yoga Retreat Day 4 (Final Day)
The only thing this is missing is video. Love it.
Posted in response to: A Play In One Act: Mortification In The Weight Room
I plan on being there. Afterwards, I'm hightailing it over to Summer Streets!
Posted in response to: Salutation Nation This Saturday
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