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Posted: October 16, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: American Idol, Biggest Loser, blogging, Bob Harper, compassion, crossfit, cycling, family, fitness, free range, freshly pressed, friends, happiness, health, Holley Mangold, hope, kettlebell, kindness, life, Lincoln, Lincoln Nebraska, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, motivation, musings, natural, NBC, nebraska, Olympic weightlifting, Omaha, Omaha Nebraska, paleo, passion, perspective, pilates, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, writing, yoga 8 CommentsI am not an angel,” I asserted; “and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself-
Before we get started with the usual jibber-jabber a few important notes:
Two women I sincerely look up to and love are back in the news. Holley Mangold is on this seasons run of The Biggest Loser (whatever this is). Her passion, authenticity and spirit are simply beautiful and empowering! Long time readers keenly know I have been on the Team Mangold bandwagon for quite some time and I hope you hop on as well! Also in the news is my dearest friend Anne. Anne and her relay team consisting of some rather dashing and lovely young ladies took first place in the annual Market to Market relay between Omaha, Nebraska and Lincoln, Nebraska. I learn more from Anne than she will ever learn from me, brilliant performance!
… What follows is a draft I started yet never got around polishing up to post. What you read below is unedited, pouring out of my heart and thoughts concerning weight, sensuality and image. Taboo topics to so many …
A woman or man who is worried about their appearance will never be able to relax enough to let their true sensuality and spirit shine upon us.
If we are insistently worried about our tummy overhang and flabby arms, we become tense to the world. Far too many of us spend countless hours staring in a mirror and in our lovers arms on alert for reassurances from them, that they are indeed attractive enough to “us“.
If we look deeply enough in their eyes, in our own hearts we will indeed see that we really are: Beautiful and Sensual.
If we are ashamed of our shape, the damn number on a scale – We will be stilled. We will not feel entitled to being seen in public and between the sheets, we fade quietly into the background of not wanting to seek attention, never allowing our brilliance to shine.
Notes:
I loathe sharing self-serving advice, prefacing statements … Learn to feel and love your body, express your passion openly onto this beautiful world. Be the Lilly of the Night that opens its petals, openly defy the description(s) the world has placed on you – Shine.
The Quintessential Guide to the London Summer Games: CultFit Style
Posted: July 25, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: Alise Post, crossfit, diet, fitness, food, happiness, health, hipster, Holley Mangold, Jordan Burroughs, life, Lolo Jones, london, love, marathon, Olympics, pilates, running, Ryan Lochte, Sir Chris Hoy, Summer, WOD, yoga 19 CommentsA cucumber should be well sliced and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing-
A little mood music this morning (Click play and read the rest of the post, maybe):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogGTeurlqPI
Daily Top Stat: Only .2% of ‘Merican households care about the Olympics. August 8th can not arrive soon enough for the rest of our country: Honey Boo Boo
The summer games are right around the corner! The CONDOMS have finally arrived and the ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERIES are firmly in place. Without wasting anymore of your time, here are our Athletes to Watch:
Holley Mangold- The ONLY woman to watch at the Games, PERIOD! Authentic, real and an inspiration to us here.
Alise Post- Your butt is sore if you stub a toe during a two-mile run! Image all the blog posts you would write if you had the following: A torn ACL, LCL and hamstring. Just for good measure lets toss in a hairline fracture in her femur and a detached meniscus … last July during a training ride! Keep an eye on “The Beast“!
Jordan Burroughs- All we see is gold as well!!! He may hail from Slakerville, NJ although he reared his dark side while in Good ‘Ole Nebraska.
Sir Chris Hoy- Ladies, he’s a Sir. That’s all you need to know.
Lolo Jones- Every Father reading today wants his Son to marry a woman like Lolo. She’s humble and not perfect, human. Plus she would whoop the hell out of your kid in a moments notice … Running of course!
Ryan Lochte- Michael Phelps is a douche. Albeit a douche with some hardware. Mr. Lochte is going to whoop his ass!
The Plan-
A quick stretch …
The Workout-
A nice Swim, Yoga and Meditation.
Notes:
Any thoughts on our list of the Summer Games Best Athletes? Feel free to chime in with who you think we left out of the mix … ENJOY!!!
CultFit 