What are you training for? It’s a question I’ve been thinking about differently lately. I don’t exercise because I enjoy every workout. Some of them I enjoy. Most of them I just do. I exercise because I want to keep saying yes. What “Yes” Actually Means Yes to hiking through a national park without having … Read more
I don’t find motivation in the morning. I don’t look for it, I don’t wait for it, and I’ve stopped expecting it to show up on its own. What I do instead is remove every possible reason not to move — the night before, while I still have the energy and the intention to do … Read more
Strength training didn’t become part of my life until 2020, when Tom was recovering from his hip replacements. We started walking together every day during his recovery. At first, it was about helping him heal, but those daily walks lit a spark for both of us. By 2021, we added dumbbell strength training to our … Read more
For four years, walking was probably the most consistent habit in our lives. We didn’t start because we’d decided to become people who walked every day. Tom had his second hip replaced in August 2020 and needed to move as part of his recovery. Around the same time, we had Gracie, our Aussie Shepherd–Border Collie … Read more