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TTSL DAILY day 5: Kettle ball swings and all the squats, but really…I’m fine.

Posted on March 19, 2022 by perlgurl

I spent all day looking at the exercises for tonight and stressing about the STRENGTH and METCON parts yet when I actually got started it took me 26 minutes to get through the warm up and that was without doing … Continue reading →

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Day 4: “Active Rest Day” and All I wanna do is Bicycle!! Because fat bottomed girls make the rocking world go round.

Posted on March 17, 2022 by perlgurl

I don’t have any green workout gear to wear yet (come on Medusa print capris, arrive at my door already) and hate the idea of St Patrick chasing snakes since I keep snakes and adore all my slithery friends, but … Continue reading →

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TTSL Daily #3: hopping is for the damn bunnies

Posted on March 16, 2022 by perlgurl

TTSL Day 3.  I really hope the zombies we are training to outrun are the slow shambling ones from the original Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. Cardio is so hard for me with my COPD. My heartrate was through … Continue reading →

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TTSL Day 2: Inchworms are worse than situps?

Posted on March 15, 2022 by perlgurl

I made it through day 2 of my first TTSL daily cycle. Who knew I would despise inchworms so much? I despise them almost as much as the 40 situps I did in lieu of “toe to bar”. Surprisingly I … Continue reading →

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TTSL Day 1: Hateful Burpees

Posted on March 14, 2022 by perlgurl

I just survived my first ever Thick Thighs Save Lives (TTSL) Daily workout. I thought I’d have trouble with the “running” which I knew would be walking on the treadmill but it was the damn burpee’s that’s just about did … Continue reading →

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One year after the surgery

Posted on December 10, 2021 by perlgurl

One year ago I had surgery on my shoulder. The incision is healed and I did twice the amount of PT that my insurance allowed. I’m pretty sure this was a bad decision. I’m still weak in this shoulder. I … Continue reading →

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On Solo Adventures….

Posted on April 23, 2021 by perlgurl

“Setting off on a grand adventure is the only way to pause our restless mind and find peace.” ~ Dyana Carmella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwo9fxM1wFI She is a great story teller and creates beautiful videos while doing really hard things. I try to … Continue reading →

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Packrafting classes!

Posted on April 23, 2021 by perlgurl

I just signed up for two days of packrafting in Eagle River the last weekend of June. My shoulder will be strong enough to paddle by then, it must be.

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Brooks Camp!

Posted on March 5, 2021 by perlgurl

I just scored what looked like the last reservation for Brooks Camp for June 16-17. Now to figure out all the other logistics!

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Feb 23: Needle for your thoughts?

Posted on February 23, 2021 by perlgurl

It might not look like much, but it took a 45 minute MRI and another hour and a 1/2 at the doctor for them to tell me they don’t really know what’s wrong with this poor hand, but let’s shove … Continue reading →

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