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Giant Bags of Mostly Water

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Image by congerdesign from Pixabay.      I recall an episode of Star Trek Next Generation where an alien life force described humans as “giant bags of mostly water”. So why is it that most of us drink very little water? Second to oxygen, your body needs hydration to function properly.       For runners, the need for appropriate hydration is even more important. Hydration will impact your performance and help to prevent injury. The good news is that it’s not particularly complicated to meet a typical person’s hydration needs.      If your typical exercise session is around 60 minutes or less, and doesn’t involve vigorous activity outdoors in hot, humid weather, you probably don’t need to interrupt your exercise session for a drink unless you prefer to . Listen to what your body is telling you during and after your run.      Dehydration isn’t something to be taken lightly.  Some of the sympto...
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We Manifest the Glory of God

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Inspirational Quotes for the Day: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.  (Quote from Marianne Williamson's A Return to Love  (1992). John Eldredge writes about his response to this quote in Waking the Dead on page 87, below.) When I firs...
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Fit for Life

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Image by 5132824 from Pixabay. Many times the people I meet with for coaching prior to their first Personal Training session assume that I was born the way I look today. Well, really, I was 7 1/2 pounds and 21 inches long at birth! Fairly average in size. I went through a pudgy childhood phase. Fairly normal sized during my college years.  Then it happened. I had two children and never really took off the pregnancy weight. About a dozen years ago I finally did take off the extra weight. Slowly but surely, I let it creep back on. Three years ago I took the weight off again. But I took it nice and slow this time; a whole year. I have kept it off for and even changed careers as a result.  What's different about this time? Well, anytime I have lost weight in the past, I have been on a diet and exercise plan. Not too bad. But what happens when you finish with the diet and exercise plan? For me it was fall back into my old bad habits and gain the weight back. This time I set ...
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Knockout November

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Image by Micheal0424 at Pixabay. Used by permission.      It's easy to coast from Halloween through New Year's Day by telling yourself, "Hey, it's the holiday season, so I can relax a bit." And you're right, you can.      But you  can also go through the holidays and remain healthy. It's fairly simple (though not necessarily easy).      Step 1 - Set a goal for yourself. Ideas include: To not gain weight during the holidays; to eat only one goodie at a holiday gathering; work out more frequently; get up off the couch during every commercial; try a new class or piece of fitness equipment. . . You pick what interests you most based on what you want to accomplish.     Step  2 - Make a specific plan. If your goal is to not gain weight, then join a weight maintenance challenge at work, your gym or health club, or even online. Another option is to make your own plan with  a few friends. If you need a little more str...
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