Why yes, that is mascara running down my cheeks. #HAWT
I’m back at Aspire!! Remember how your Mom always said to male sure you didn’t “over due it” when you were recovering from being sick, otherwise it would take twice as long to get better? Mom was right. That sound you just heard was my Mother where ever she is high 5’ing all her friends. […]
When good hair goes bad!
I seem to have a bit of a love hate relationship with box jumps. They kill me. I look graceful as a wart hog in a tutu determined to dance swan lake. It sure ain’t pretty – but it is so much fun! I have already written about some basic box jump confusion – For A […]
For a thigh clapping good time
I promised a frank account of my experiences getting back into the shape I want to be in. Some of it isn’t pretty but it is pretty funny. That little cartoon always made me giggle, but I never thought it actually happens. I know we have all felt like it was about to happen… but […]
Susan vs a Troll Doll
I promised a blog full of reality as I worked towards my health goals. Seriously, I appreciate all the healthy smiley people on fitness blogs but sometimes you just want to know you are not alone when it hurts, not alone when you have sweat in places you didn’t know could produce sweat, not alone […]
Sometimes it isn’t pretty

I post this picture for everyone that is training and gets annoyed that their sweat isn’t glistening like dew in the morning. Sometimes, it isn’t pretty. I have friends that regularly post pictures of themselves working out and somehow they always look fabulous. We don’t often see those beginning pictures, at least not until their […]
Motivation

Motivation. We talk about it a lot. I have dug deep the last couple weeks because of the hardest training sessions EVER. I have pushed hard in the gym before, I can think of a certain Russian program that regularly brought me to my knees. These days at Aspire Health and Performance I have to […]
14/365 is not an acceptable score on an exam, it shouldn’t be for your health
How are you doing with your New Year Resolution? Six of the top 15 resolutions are health-related which include to stop drinking, eat healthier, stop smoking, improve overall health, exercise more and lose weight. “Experts” tell us that by January 14th many of our resolutions will be gone. *POOF* back to habits and lost in […]