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Your Olympic Quest for Gold |
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Who is watching the Olympics or perhaps a better question is, who isn't? I don't know about you but that opening cerimony was unbelievable. I guess for $300 million, it should be but I was still really impressed. I think it set the tone for an outrageous Olympic games. As much as I love to watch the actual events themselves, I find great inspiration in the back stories. You know, the ones about all the sacrafice and years upon years upon years of training. It gives me that extra kick in the butt to think these athletes train hours every day, even when they don't want to. I was watching a great interview with Michael Phelps talking about his quest for Olympic supreme status as the most decorated athelete of all times. Think about that for a minute. Phelps will not only eclipse the 3 other athletes who achieved 9 gold medals in their Olympic career but he has the chance to shatter it. In fact, he could double it by the time he's all done - - wow. |
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12 Food Additives to Avoid |
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I saw this one on MSN Health and thought it was worthy of sharing. I think they do a good job of highlighting the additive as well as put it into context by sharing how it's used and which foods it's most commonly found. Some of these sound like they are straight out of the science lab, which I guess is where they started. Some of them I've heard of before while others are new to me. I struggle with some of them like Equal since I add 1 packet to my coffee every day. My gut tells me that this might be one of those 'in moderation' scenarios but it makes you wonder. I guess the one take away is to consume as many natural and organic products as you possible can. It's not secret that the more processed food you consume, the worse off you'll feel. Here's the article, 12 Food Additives to Avoid, what do you think? Healthy Jumping... |
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Can you Squeeze into the Mini Ferris Wheel? |
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I often talk about the primary benefit of being in good shape is that I can play freely with my little girls. Whether it's tickle wrestling on the family room floor or crawling through the retractable tunnel or chasing them around the park, I always want to be able to participate. Last week we spent some time at the beach in Ocean City, MD and thought it would be fun to visit the boardwalk in Rehobath and the rides. It's a great set up for the little ones because they offer all the small versions of the popular rides. We went almost 2 years ago before Emily was born and Cate was about 1 so she wasn't old enough to enjoy it. This year was totally different and we couldn't get Cate off the rides while Emily and I teamed up on the Carousel and joined my wife for some car ride. They also had a mini Ferris Wheel with about 10 compartments - - but they were small. I was watching Emmy while Cate requested her 3rd trip on the boat ride. I looked over at the wheel, picked Emmy up and off we went. It was a tight squeeze getting into the mini car but she sure enjoyed the ride. We could see all the kids from the top of the ride and wave to mom and Cate. It was a great day filled with many wonderful memories. I'm just thankful that my goal of being able to do anthing my kids can do remains in tact. |
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How to Burn 16,000 Calories in 1 Day |
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...complete an Iron Man of course! A HUGE congratulations to my good friends Jay Richardson and his older sis Kristie for completing the recent Coeur d' Alene Iron Man. Jay finished in 14 hours and 30 minutes while Kristie came in at an impressive 13 hours and 40 minutes. That's right, while most of us got up, ate breakfast, got the kids ready, ate lunch, put the kids down for a nap, ran errands, socialized with friends, ate dinner, and got ready for bed - - Jay and Kristie were out on the race course slugging it out. For those of you unfamiliar with this grueling physical challenge, it starts with a 2.4 mile swim followed by a 112 mile (yes, I said mile) bike ride only to be finished off with a mere 26.2 mile (yes, again, mile) run. That's right, after a demanding swim and over 100 mile bike ride, you're supposed to come up with enough mental and physical fortitude to run a full marathon. Having run 2 marathons in my life I can truly appreciate the extent of this accomplishment. Whew, I'm exhausted just writing about it. One of the great celebrations of their accopmlishment however is how they turned their hours upon hours of training into a good deed. Rather than just completing the race for their own personal satisfaction, they used this platform as an opportunity to raise money for our wounded soldiers coming home from Iraq. To make the story even more closer to home, another childhood friend of ours, Danny Dudek, was badly injured in Iraq and became the face of their inspiration. They used Danny's near death expereince and painstaking recovery as their inspiration to complete the race. In a relatively short period of time, they raised in excess of $6,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project which is a wonderful organization. To learn more about their story, Danny's story or want to donate to the cause, check it out Tri 4 Wounded Warriors. Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July Holiday! Healthy Jumping... |
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As you can see, we have some exciting new additions to the team bringing with them varied backgrounds in the health and fitness field. The goal is to expand the discussion and information about healthy living beyond my voice and share more varied perspectives with you, the reader. I'm happy to report that we now have a Board certified physician on our roster in addition to some new fitness trainers who bring their invaluable client experiences to the pages of JSN for your benefit. I think this is a nice compliment to our existing authors who offer great tips on nutrition and fitness and ask the tough quesitons relative to policy and childhood obesity. Please check back frequently and comment on their new posts. Healthy Jumping... |
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