Blog Archives / November 2009

Baked Alaska and Arthur's Walk There once was a turkey named Arthur, now you see Arthur was a very different turkey, because he lived in Alaska. It seems that he liked the winter, not because he did not want to be someone's Thanksgiving meal, in fact he never even heard of Thanksgiving! One day Arthur was walking to the store, when he saw a bunch of people chasing after him! He followed his gutt, and suprisingly didn't run! He held up his feathery wing and said in his calmest voice he could have, "Um.....hello, my name is Arthur, and I'm pondering why you are chasing me?!". They...


Read More

A New Tradition- Exercise Thanksgiving Morning Then Have that Meal to Remember at Grandma's. SeaCoastOnline.com By Rachel M. Collins November 26, 2009 Thanksgiving is undoubtedly a time for turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and gravy. But for many throughout the region, the holiday best known for giving thanks and piling the plates high, is also a time for getting some exercise. Yes, exercise. "Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays," said Karyn Patry, of York, Maine. "It's all about spending time with our family." For the Patrys that has always meant fitting in some...


Read More

Walking Away the Stress OK, I've figured it out. I've been walking a little less each month for the last three months because of a busy work schedule. My monthly average dropped to around 75 miles per month but more importantly my days per week of walking fell off a cliff - 3 per week. This does not work for me! I've got to be out there walking five to six days per week or it show up in my daily life in other ways, not just at the waist line. How does it show up in my life, you ask? Well it show up it not ridding my life and body of stress and it shows up in not clearing my mind each day....


Read More

Weight loss is Attainable with a Little Effort "The last thing you need is a burrito supreme." Said my friend Kenny. Ah, yes, it's good to have friends. Kenny was right, of course. Sometime last winter I reached 191 pounds. When you're 5-5, there's no place to put that much weight. It had been creeping up on me, starting sometime in the late summer of 1997 when I was assigned to write stories for the Portage Daily Register's football tab. I was driving all over central Wisconsin interviewing smarty-pants high school football players who tried to convince me that their names were...


Read More

How do I Stick with My Walking Program? The secret is in the starting, what I mean by this is most people start their exercise program by doing to much exercise. Start small and build a foundation, I know it's hard to start small but think about the next day after starting a program of walking and how those muscle are screaming to skip the walk and lay on the couch watching TV. Try this instead, start by walking 1 mile or less but do it 4-6 times during the week. Now you can build a program by adding a half mile every two weeks. Now the second part of starting, make your goal long term...


Read More