All posts in Forty Shades of Fitness

Planking I love to plank. I do. My little group of workout chums and ladies in the classes I take call me Queen of Planks. I can hold a plank now

HonFest is a new-fangled thing to me, being British. I'd spent that last couple of weeks telling people I was going to HonFest, pronouncing the Hon' as in in 'honest.

Sweaty! So June 2 was Healthy Howard day at Centennial Park, Columbia and super healthy it was too with a whole range of different exercises going on, but super hot it also

To Prancercise or Not to Prancercise? Ummmmm....NOT. EVER. See here for a demonstration on how to Prancercise.... This will never be part of my fitness routine, but I do love this woman's enthusiasm. Bless

10 Things in my Fitness World Fitness thoughts this week: 1. Annoying fitness instructors - I've realized that I get annoyed by fitness instructors who use the mic piece to share their innermost

A  conflict is going on and it ain't pretty! It's between the good, healthy me - let's call her 'Sporty Spice' - and the indulgent, fun loving me - let's

Pre-class gossip I enjoy listening to some of the pre-class gossip that takes place before my Body Pump class. These are daytime women, so not workers, and they do this

Hell yeah! We want to be fit, we want to be strong - ain't that right? It's not about being skinny, it's about being AWESOME! I am not super-strong yet, but

Too hot to pump! So I Facebooked last week to my Body Pump instructor that owing to the soar in temperatures I wouldn't be at the noon Body Pump class