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P90X, fitness, embarrassment, and unexpected consequences

On July 21, 2011 · 3 Comments

I’m currently in week 3 of P90X. It’s an intense, 90 day fitness program that is, yes, As Seen On TV. I started doing it on advice of a friend, as I was frustrated that my running and kung fu were doing nothing to help my body, or my endurance. Also, my kung fu more »

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Down Week

On February 17, 2010 · 2 Comments

Kung Fu is progressing slowly. I’m so out of shape that I tend to go to one class and then mess myself up so badly that I can’t make the next one (I go Thurs/Sat – I haven’t made a Saturday class all month). The previous class was tolerable, we worked control moves (Chin-na) which more »

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C25K 1 – Mur 1

On February 10, 2010 · 2 Comments

Sunday I decided getting back into running would get me into better shape for kung fu, so I started the Couch 2 5K plan again. I’d done it a couple of years ago and was very pleased with the outcome. I even ran in a 5K race. Haven’t raced since high school.

It was 25 more »

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The pain and the shame

On February 5, 2010 · 11 Comments

I restarted kung fu this January. I’d quit when I got pregnant in 2002, and tried to return after, but lacked a definite edge. And I mean a mental/emotional edge, not just pregnancy weight, etc. So I took some time off. Suddenly I blinked and my baby was seven, ready to start kung fu herself, more »

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