Peace and Fitness

Holidays and celebrations

Great Day in the Heat…Not So Great Night (for the Heat)

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If you stayed with the ab challenge this weekend, you did a combined total of 135 sit ups, 175 crunches, 84 leg raises and spent just under 2 minutes holding plank.  I am happy to say, though I considered swapping out my rest day for tomorrow, I did manage to complete both days.  Yesterday was the first day I broke the sit ups into 2 sets and actually did one set, then tweaked … [Read more...] about Great Day in the Heat…Not So Great Night (for the Heat)

Come Saturday Morning….

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Here it is June 14th.  It was 34 years ago, tonight, that I walked into a party at an old college friend's (and dorm mate, apartment mate and house mate) parents home and reunited with old college friends, including Mitch.   He came home with me that night, and the rest, as they  say, is history.   And now, 34 years after that chance encounter, 2 grown-up boys later, we … [Read more...] about Come Saturday Morning….

Memorial Day 2014

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As we head to the beaches, the parks, the pools and the BBQs, let us remember... And just a few hours after I posted this, Mitch called me in to see Kip Jacoby's mom on the Today Show.  Though I don't recall if I ever met her or not, I think about her and Kip's family often... Kip called our house a lot back in his magnet school days with Derek.  I certainly remember him … [Read more...] about Memorial Day 2014

3 Days!

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Welcome to the un-official, yet official start of "summer."  All over the country it's time to dust of the grill, uncover the pool and get ready for the lazier days of summer, count the last days of school.   I'll be at the gym this morning for our regular 9:30 class.  Let's get good and sweaty and burn a lot of calories to make way for this long weekend.  Remember, the … [Read more...] about 3 Days!