fitness blog
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I Completed Every Daily Fitbit Challenge for a Week & This is What Happened
About a year ago I got a Fitbit for my birthday, and like most people I spent the first few months OBSESSED with getting 10,000 steps each day. It was all very exciting. Once you hit it, your Fitbit vibrates and puts up a graphic of fireworks and congratulates you and you basically feel like Continue reading
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Don’t Mind the Gaps & Kick Some Ass
Last January I struggled through—however completed—my first ever 5k. It was a huge feat for me, as the only previous accomplishment I’d made in running was beating my dog in a sprint across the backyard. Then again I only won that because my dad got home right as I yelled “Start!” and my dog b-lined Continue reading
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Arms Dead Forever (feat. The Gym)
It was a casual Saturday afternoon. I was contemplating a nap when my cousin Cory called with the invite. “It will be fun” he said, “come and at least try it.” With shoes laced and nervous sweat already bubbling on my neck, I made the drive over and found a parking spot next to a Continue reading
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How to Wake Up a Terminal Amputee with Days to Live
Pain. That was first and only thing I felt as I woke up Sunday morning. It was definitely in my legs, but I couldn’t identify which part. I tried to roll over, nothing happened. Was I paralyzed? No, there wouldn’t be a throbbing-like-I’d-just-been-shot pain if I was paralyzed. Had I been shot?! Who would shoot Continue reading
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Opening the BIFC Door
As many of you know, my family and I climbed a mountain last year. A MOUNTAIN. It was one of those, “did I really do that?” type of moments that was immediately followed by, “we definitely deserve cake for that.” Let’s just say I opened the BIFC (scientifically pronounced Bifsee) door. We all have this Continue reading
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The Road to Mt. Whitney (Part 5: The Summit)
Like the mornings of many life altering events, our journey to Mt. Whitney started at IHOP. The group met at our house at 8:00 a.m. and was knee deep in syrup and eggs by 8:30. Once we were fully charged with sugar and carbs, we hopped in the car and started the 3 hour drive Continue reading
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The Road to Mt. Whitney (Part 4)
I have a white board calendar hanging on the wall in my room that I change at the beginning of every month. I spend a solid 15 minutes marking up all the happenings of each month, studying the days ahead. So it was surreal writing those 9 letters on the third week of the month. Continue reading
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The Road to Mt. Whitney (Part 3)
It’s not every day you wake up knowing that in one month’s time you’ll be climbing the highest peak in the lower 48 states. It’s also not every day that your alarm goes off at 4 a.m. and you wake up thinking about turkey sandwiches. On this passed Wednesday morning however, all of these things Continue reading
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The Road to Mt. Whitney (Part 2)
When applying for a permit, two of the biggest questions you have to answer are: 1) When would you like to hike Mt. Whitney? 2) Are you going to bonsai (hike all 24 miles in one day) or hike to base camp (6 miles) one day and then hike the summit and back down the Continue reading
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The Road to Whitney (Part 1)
Like any great goal, the decision to climb Mt. Whitney started with some dirt in the crevasses of my elbows. Okay, so maybe it’s not exactly like every other goal, but the journey has been similar. My family has been keen on hiking for a few years now. It’s an exercise that brings together a Continue reading
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