Friday's Letters

Dear Tommy (the truck), You've made it through 4 kids in high school, a couple different colleges and lots of dance parties. I'm sad to see you dying, but you've had a good life. Dear Spinach Manicotti, You look yummy. And pretty simple. Sounds good to me! Dear Utah Jazz, It's game time! Can't wait to you ball so hard. Dear Rocky Balboa, We could all use a little tough love some times. We ain't cowards!

Weighty Issues

Hey, friends! I am almost back in business. The nice cold that sent me to bed last week is hanging around still, but I’m much better than I was!

After this snowy (what?!) April weekend, I’m ready to plow through this week.


In my anatomy class we are learning about the muscular system. As we’ve talked about it, my professor has really emphasized how certain muscles are certain shapes and sizes for specific reasons to protect our bodies. He even gave an example using gorillas!



Their quad muscles make ours look like little twigs! They use their leg and arm muscles so frequently that they are developed to an extreme, which in turn protects them from injury.

So, can you guess what this week's challenge is?!

incorporate more weight training into your workouts!

This is definitely something I need to work on. A lot. I’m such a cardio junky that I often don’t make time for lifting. But it is so important! So this week, schedule some time. You’ll see the benefits in so many ways!

Have an awesome week! 

~Do you have a set schedule for weight lifting?

 **I try to do an upper body circuit twice a week with a lower body once a week. Certain weeks go better than others...ha

~If you could add any face to Mt. Rushmore, who would it be?

**I was asked this in an interview last week. Of course, I said John Stockton.  

Thanks, Jerry

First order of business...a tribute is in order.

 

(no, my brother and I don't look like this any more. I promise...see?)

Dear Jerry, 

Thank you for the 23 years of basketball. My family has been along for the ride from Hornacek, Stockton and Malone to Harpring and the more recent CJ Miles and Kyle Korver. We've celebrated with you, cried with you (especially when Stockton retired), and loosened our ties with you. The Utah Jazz won't be the same without you, but we wish you the best of luck with all future endeavors. 

Your Forever Fan, 

Trisha

Well, now that we have the most important item of business out of the way, we can get to our weekly challenge. Oh ya, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! This weeks challenge has a little something to do with that beautiful thing called love. 

Mother Teresa said, "Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service."

Yes, you are still on a health and fitness blog. But part of being healthy is being well, and it's important to work on all aspects of life. That is why this week's challenge is:

to focus on service!

I don't want to set a number of acts you need to do or certain activities...just shift your focus. I think you'll find that when you make an effort to focus on it, more opportunities show up. So get out there and show some love!

~Are you an NBA basketball fan?
~Any special plans for Valentines Day?