Losing weight, one mile at a time
Recently I took advantage of a free personal training session being offered by a popular gym chain. Though I've been working out 5-6 times per week for more than two years now, I've always been a solo act. I began my weight loss journey by participating in group classes like kickboxing, step … [Read more...]
"I wonder if this would be good for running..." Anyone who has ridden in a car with me in the past, say, 12 months has heard me say that at least three dozen times. Any song I hear on the radio that has even a slight upbeat tempo catches my attention. I imagine my legs striding forward in sync to … [Read more...]
When I was bigger, I used to judge healthy, active people all the time. I'd see runners pounding the pavement along the main drag through town, or at the nearby park, and I'd drive by and silently berate them. "Who do these people think they are?" If I happened to be driving with someone … [Read more...]
I'm Jen, thanks for checking out my blog! After a lifetime of struggling with my weight, I managed to lose 90 pounds in 2007... and, for the first time in my life, actually kept them off. In my efforts to lose "the final 40," I became a runner and martial artist (Taekwondo and Muay Thai). A NJ-based freelance journalist, when I'm not writing about the latest health and fitness trends, I'm actually living them! Visit my website at www.jenniferlnelson.com
