The Veloway

Saturday made for an opportunity to visit The Veloway. Such a great little loop for rollerblades! It's a 3.1 mile loop that is mostly level w/ some slight elevation for fun. It's reserved strictly for bikers and skates, so there is no foot traffic on the track. I love the fact that it's extremely well-kept, clean and smooth. In under 30 minutes you can wrap around the track and get a great workout for the legs.

I love the bonding experience of running with my dog, Emma, everyday. We've been making running together a fun experience and our pace is quickening and as long as there aren't too many dogs around, she stays focused on her stride and the leash is loose.

Next up, a class at Flywheel Fitness. I've got friends that row in college so I've been coached on proper form and find it very mentally challenging to stay on task with my form. This should be a mentally tough workout!

Hope that each of you on your fitness journey, find something fun and new to enjoy! Keep focused on positive thoughts and enjoying every bit of the process; tough and easy go hand in hand in every good experience.

On the Job

A couple of times a week I do health and fitness lectures for the State of Texas' Department of Public Safety. The participants include troopers, internal intel, crime lab workers, the people that make our driver's licenses, all sorts of interesting jobs, that unfortunately, put them in the same (usually sitting) position for long periods of time. So, I discuss health and fitness topics to educate and hopefully motivate some healthy movement. I love my newest lecture series, "Lowering Your Body Fat". It's a topic that often causes a lot of dispute amongst professionals and there's a lot of good information surrounding the topic to share with others. I wrote it in a frank manner with more of a "make the best use of your time" attitude. The feedback has been very good! Some days there are not words to describe how much I love my job.

The most interesting part of fitness is that there are literally thousands of ways to better your health. Different methods, applications, and reasonings behind the science. And to better perform my job, I need to know all I can about how to apply new techniques to each individual. I've got a couple of fitness quests for this week. While I'm on a break from volleyball, I'm gonna take on some fun workouts in new environments. I've got rollerblading, rowing, yoga, running group, and a kettlebell class all lined up.

I encourage you to try something fun and new this week to better your health!