Everyday Systems

Well, the heart attack defense probably won't fly since I already spend an hour every day at the gym. I know, you all hate me now. Since February of this year, I've lost about 80 pounds (roughly a third of my body weight), so the walking isn't really for weight-loss or heart attack prevention anymor...

Waahhhhh! My family has ganged up on me. They are apparently very concerned about my new practice of walking to work. Actually, it’s not the walk TO work as much as the walk home in the pitch black past a couple of questionable apt complexes. The fact that I wear reflective strips on my ankles and w...

So true! I live in a condo with an HOA that provides weekly landscaping maintenance. While I appreciate not HAVING to do it, I also really miss the mental and physical therapy of yardwork. Luckily, I have a housesitting business on the side whereby I do in-home overnight pet care. My clients rarely ...

I'm just curious how many women out there are active Shovelglovers, and of those buff chicks, what their current routine is. I just got my 8# hammer and started shugging on Friday. My movements felt a bit awkward, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Although my arms were a bit sore on Saturday, I so-o-o-o ...

My vehicular commute is normally only about 15 minutes, but not nearly as fun as my new pedestrial commute. :-) Walking to and from work is definitely a planned and prepared for activity for me, but like most things which require some allocation of resources and forethought, seem to offer more rewar...

I did it! I walked to work today. The first day of many. It took me 45 minutes door to door and felt amazing. I picked this day because this is probably one of the most difficult days to start this new regime... it's pouring rain and there's a mandatory early morning meeting on Monday's. Plus, there...

Hi All, I discovered SG via Krista's Sumptuous site (http://tinyurl.com/6yhk9) just a couple of days ago. I'm one of those evil gym goers, but would like to add in a "useable exercise" component as well. I've also been gearing up (mostly in my own head) to urban ranger a lot more. I have a bunch of ...