Thursday night, I arrived to work my shift at the gym desk and found a woman firing a million questions at my male co-worker. He, quite gracefully, passed her off to me in order for him to leave. After only 30 seconds of talking with this woman, I realized how incredibly nervous and out-of-place she... Continue Reading →
Saving Money, Saving the Environment, and Saving My Health
This winter, I was looking for new ideas for my flower garden. I searched for traditional German style gardens and came across the hugelkultur. The article I was reading was using it for a vegetable garden, but I did more research and found it would work on flowers too! While still debating on this project,... Continue Reading →
Short and Sweet
I was asked to try out a new gym for a week; of course, I said yes. Now, I have been working out 4-5 days per week on average for the last year. Before that, it was 3ish days per week for several years - including CrossFit! Before that...I was a high school athlete. I... Continue Reading →
Work in Progress
I finished a hard, new work-out the other day. Feeling quite proud of myself, I did what everyone in the gym does at least once: I snapped a selfie for Instagram. I checked in at the gym, and, out of curiousity, clicked to see what other photos and videos had been posted for that gym.... Continue Reading →
Women in EMS: Part 1
Disclaimer: This is not a political article nor will I allow it to become one through the comments. It is simple facts and observations about the women who work in EMS and how our health and fitness come into play in this field. I tried to come up with a catchy title for this... Continue Reading →
The Weight of Your Armor
The last two weeks at my department's fire practice, we trained on firefighter survival using an obstacle course that has been one of my greatest dreads for the last three years. We typically conduct this training every three months, but for whatever reason, my officers decided we needed it two weeks in a row. For... Continue Reading →
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