Update: Burn 60 is closed. A workout class that involves 60 minutes of circuit training at Burn 60 can be fun, if you don't pass out or vomit first. 9/2016 UPDATE: The Thousand Oaks location of Burn 60 is closed, but you can still get the same killer workout in Brentwood and … [Read more...]
First Hike of the Year – Simi Peak and China Flats
China Flats, on the way up to Simi Peak Thanks to a standing arrangement with my friend Deb, I take a hike about once a week, and usually somewhere that is new to me. Deb is an important part of this because without a person who will expect me to go somewhere, I will stay in my … [Read more...]
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes Your Butt Hurt: a Pure Barre Workout
I mean that in the nicest way. And actually, it was my hamstrings that hurt - a good hurt - for days afterwards. The lovely people of Pure Barre in Woodland Hills invited me to bring my friends and try one of their classes a few weeks ago. So one balmy spring morning, I and … [Read more...]
The Mamavation Rejuvenation
My long and troubled relationship with my body and its fitness level is no secret. Last year I struggled through the summer and early fall to get my back problems straightened out. With the help of a wonderful physical therapist, a groovy new-agey massage therapist, and lots of … [Read more...]
The Letter I Don’t Want To Open
No, it's not what you think. Not a letter from an old boyfriend, or a tax bill (although I do have those), or a report from a doctor about one of my children. Or, come to think of it, a note from The Principal. This is a letter to myself. Last November I attended an event … [Read more...]