Tag Archives: Health Goals

April 4, 2009

(An archived post from exactly 2 years ago today): It hit me a few years ago. The answer. And I was reminded of it yesterday, when I casually shared it with a friend who wants to lose 50 pounds. Your … Continue reading

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Nothing Simpler, Nothing Harder

Okay, so we’re nine days into the new year. Whether you make resolutions or not, how is your energy for exercise progressing? If your goal is to take the stairs, or to be able to do one push-up, how’s that … Continue reading

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Funny Things Those Resolutions

Is life really difficult, or is it just me? We work so hard sometimes, and what do we get? Nothing. No thank you. No atta girl, or atta boy. No, “Hey, we really appreciate what you do around here”. Nuthin‘. … Continue reading

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Health Blogs Health Goals

Setting goals is good (and easy), and we all know how to do this. We learned it as a child and it’s called imagination. Reaching goals is good (and much harder), and we all have had some success with this. … Continue reading

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He’s Athletic

“Just look at Jeff, he’s athletic”, my friend said to the others, just two days ago. And they believed him. You could just tell they did. I almost blurted out something in anger. Why? Because 50-years olds aren’t athletic. But … Continue reading

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Master’s Athlete of the Year 2009

Rita Hanscom was selected as Master’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year for 2009. Rita Hanscom (San Diego, Calif.): Named World Masters Athlete of 2009 by the IAAF and World Masters Athletics after winning five gold medals in Lahti … Continue reading

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USATF Masters Track Press Release

USATF Press Release, February 8, 2010: United States Largest Master’s Track & Field Indoor World Championships Ever, heading to Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Click here to read the official USATF Press Release. The past few weeks have been a painful … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Health & Wellness Blog

Last night I experimented with a WordPress front page “sticky post”. This allows bloggers to indefinitely keep a certain blog post as the very first post. Like a sticky note. If it works, regular Lane 8 readers will see the … Continue reading

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Gold’s Gym and Lane 8

Last night at Gold’s Gym Orlando in the Dr Phillips area, I meet Pleasant Lewis, the owner of several Central Florida Gold’s Gym facilities. As a 50-year old, I struggle like everyone else, to find time and motivation to exercise. … Continue reading

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The Mirror Is The Enemy

As we heard yesterday, humans need a million reasons (fuel) to stay motivated with their health and wellness goals. It would be great if the motivation we so desperately need could also be found at our workplace. However, even if … Continue reading

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