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Going Aerial
For my "creative project" in December I stepped a little bit outside of the box. Or actually, into the air? Ha. For a couple of years now I've been really inspired by a friend of mine who does pole...
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#YMCAMKE
In my life I have never been a member of the "Y". I've been to several YMCAs for various events (trial classes, summer camps and birthday parties as a kid, etc.) but I've never myself been an actual...
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Spin it Out: Y-Cycle
I've taken a Spin class exactly two other times in my life. It's not that I don't enjoy cycling, it's just that with running and strength training and dance classes (and LIFE in general) there simply...
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Icebreaker, Architecture and Gifts
“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood.” -Daniel BurnhamI mean really, who isn’t inspired by late 19th century Chicago architects? (Just me?)I’ve been getting new inspiration...
View ArticleYoga: YMCA-Style
I've taken all kinds of yoga over the years. It's interesting to me because even though many of the postures will be the same, there's still a lot of variation in the styles of class you can take. I...
View ArticleI Have Confidence in Me
Where to begin. This post has been percolating around in my brain for a week because I have a lot of feelings about this but sometimes it takes a while for me to extract all the feels from inside my...
View ArticleBody Combat: Boomboompow!
I think I found my favorite Y class! (At least so far.) Sunday morning I took Body Combat for the first time at the South Shore YMCA and I feel like this class totally gets me. It's a super high energy...
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Getting Blitzed!
My latest class in my YMCA experiment/adventure was the lunchtime Y-Blitz class at the Downtown Y. It was my first time taking a class at this location and I went with my friend Sun so she could show...
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36
I've been around for 36 years now. (Insert joke about needing a walker or something about my lawn. Har har.) Anyway, I woke up this morning and re-read my birthday blog post from two years ago- which I...
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Pump it Up
Before I became a member of the Y, one thing I always heard from friends of mine who were members was: “BODY PUMP IS AWESOME.” Or maybe something like: “OmigoshBodyPumphurtssogoodyouhavetotryit! Also:...
View ArticleThis is an Update
Yep. It's been a couple weeks without any posting on here. Not that I'm a prolific blogger or anything but I've had a half a dozen ideas for blog posts this month yet I haven't sat down and let those...
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Ch-Ch-Chisel
Episode #6 in my YMCA group exercise saga is Y-Chisel! (Gotta love the names of these classes.) After Combat,Blitz, and Pump I wasn't quite sure what Chisel would bring and how it would be different...
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BEACH FINALLY HAPPENED.
It happened so hard. And it was glorious. And we even had a side of adventure thrown in. For example:ZIP LINE!You might think that as a person who runs ultra-marathons that I have a healthy sense of...
View ArticleStepping UP
It's been a while since I've done a YMCA update (busy vacation-ing and running marathons I suppose.) This week though I finally made it back to try a new class! I ventured out to the Southwest YMCA in...
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Hitting Reset
What, no Wisconsin Marathon race report? A little over a week after the race I've come to terms with it, considered my next move, and put a new plan into action. So I guess I'm already over what...
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Sunburst Marathon. Whoops.
Yep. The look on my face says it all.I won't lie. This stings. There are bright points however- most of which have come to me after pouting for a day before sucking it up and moving on.I knew the...
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Graduations and Rock n' Roll
So proud of these girls.Juliana, 8th grade graduationNegative/Positive performs at Chill on the HillLooking forward to an amazing summer!
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There are lots of opinions out there about social media. From it's the most amazing thing to on the internet to it's the downfall of real life communication and everything inbetween. One thing that is...
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Sands Through the Hourglass
Juliana started high school last week. She is turning 14 years old on the 26th of this month. Ava performed with her band all over town this summer and is starting her last year of elementary school...
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