Come with us virtually on an 8-kilometer hike in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand to see wildlife. Sadly, the wildlife turned out to be vampiric, blood-sucking leeches that looked deceptively like 1-inch worms. It’s a jungle out there…in the jungle!
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Yoga Offers Freedom, Even From Internment Camp Hardships
What can yoga do for you, especially if you face challenges, stress, and negative forces? What if you had spent 3 1/2 years in a Japanese prison camp as a child? Could yoga help rid your mind and body from such experiences?
I Am Awesome: You Can’t Fake Awesome
It’s really hard to say why I trained and then walked a half marathon, because I don’t truly know. What I DO know is that I had foot surgery in July, and walked (and finished) 13.1 miles in October. With proper and safe training and determination, it is possible to chase and catch a challenge dream. I am awesome, what can I say?
Unmentioned Benefits of Working Out: Guest Post
Could you be missing out of some of the “lesser known” benefits of working out and exercising? Guest author. Taylor Ryan shares 5 “unmentioned” bonuses.
Exercise Kindness
Why am I writing about grief and loss on a blog about healthy living? Because I believe that all of us have a responsibility to reach out to those who have fallen out of health, both physical and mental. You do not need to have special training to be kind, smile at others, share a hug, or …
11 Random, Yet Enticing, Tidbits about Alexandra
I was tagged (kind of like chain mail) to do a post sharing 11 random things about myself. I normally don’t like to share…unless it involves raw mushrooms, in which case I will share ALL of them, but I can’t disappoint my friends, so this is my contribution. For the first time in over 100 years, I shall reveal the true story about my…
11 Random Fitnessy Things About Kymberly
Alexandra and I got “tagged” the other day by our friend and fellow fitness blogger, Tara Burner. Welcome to the online version of chain mail. And I don’t want to be the one who triggers 7 years of weight gain. So while Alexandra is winging her way to the east coast to visit a friend, you get to learn 11 random fitness things about me. Squeeeee and wheeee! For example, did you know twice I accidentally …
Patriot Push-Ups Challenge Round Up
January 2012 is now over, which means the Patriot Push-Ups Challenge is now over…sort of. The challenge was to do 1 push-up for every U.S. serviceman or woman killed in action in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Did anyone achieve it? Can you believe the number total people KIA was…
Fitness Secrets and Details Revealed About K & A
Does your brain go too fast for your tongue? Apparently this phenomenon is part of what defines Alexandra, who puts the “fun” and the “fit” into Fun and Fit. She is reputed to have left the “and” for Kymberly as part of a calorie cutting move. When a fellow fitness friend (fiend?) from New York, Brooklyn Fit Chick interviewed them for her blog, the twins decided to share their motivators and fave aspects of the workout world. Read, be astonished, send money or comments.
I Lost Over 370 Pounds: The Story of Steve Nicander
Just a couple of years ago, Steve Nicander weighed almost 650 pounds. He was dying because of it. Now he weighs just over 200 pounds. Something magic? No, just small increments and determination. Steve is now living! Click on the title to learn all about Steve.
