Daily Insanity

Rule #1: Try to devote 45 short minutes a day to Shawn T.In 2011, I was looking for a high intensity workout that I could do in my hotel room. With a little research, I discovered that Insanity had a lot of the features I was looking for:Mostly cardio. (I like to lift separately.)Track & Field-inspired exercisesShort - 45 minutesVariedChallengingI can vouch for the results. Even after sticking with it for one week, my husband remarked on how my face was looking less round (with all the appropriate 'but you are always beautiful' reassurances, of course).It gives you a lovely burn in your lungs --- athletes, you know that feeling --- and...

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Testing and Tinkering

Before I can really flesh out the categories for this blog, I need a nice quiver of posts. So, this is the first.According to the seven rules of high-power blogging, I'm supposed to talk more about you than me. I really have no desire to be high powered OR a blogger, so I'll just assume all of you are smart enough to learn from my wins & errors as I blab about them.Wait, I'm supposed to say......You really want to read about how I'm trying to get fit!!!! Why? I cannot fathom. But clearly someone reads the Internets-tube-network and finds it useful. I can't begin to psychoanalyze the blog-following masses.Wait, I'm supposed to say...My posts will be super valuable for your health and well-being!!!!! Even though you'll probably be sitting on your tush while you read it. Well, let's...

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