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I am gregarious. I am loyal. I'm opinionated. I care deeply. I find the casual nature of certain things offensive, yet I am laid back. I love animals. I'm a competitor. I believe in good manners. I have a big mouth. Sometimes I don't have a filter. I love food and drink. I cherish my family. I love my friends more than anything. I am reliable. I am quirky. I miss my dad every single day. I don't believe in half-assed. I am an environmentalist. I'm half a hippie. I get high from seeing/hearing live music. "Hi, I'm Steph, wanna play?!" quote by, Ward MacDonald

Friday, February 25, 2011

Up, up and away...




I didn't make it very far. Not my strong suit. I love how my pooch is right in the mix of class. Ahhh....the Ice Chamber -- you are my salvation!

http://icechamber.com/blog/2011/02/25/ladies-climb-too/

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Swedish Kettlebellers!


Tonight's Ice Chamber Kettlebell Class

We had a rad kettlebell class at the Ice Chamber tonight. There were some visitors from Sweden, and the structure of the class was totally solid. There was a nice mix of instruction, practice, critique and then flat-out working-out via the long cycle clean and jerk. I've graduated bells too, which is always a landmark and not a move taken lightly in this forum. You can't BS or muscle shit when you're doing a 10 minute cycle.

P.S. That's me up there in that picture...tiny little me...back row all the way to the left. Wee little me in the grey top. LOL!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Back in the saddle in 2011


After I did that in October (up there). I did this (down there) in November.

And then, I took a wee lil' rest. Still went to the Ice Chamber weekly, but at a much reduced rate, and I scaled back the running, and ramped up the holiday eating. Now it's 2011.

After setting some clear boundaries at work - i.e. I'm not working 12+ hours every day and missing my fitness classes, I'm back in the swing of things and full-time at the Ice Chamber. It's been fantastic. I adore that place. It's my mental sanity. It's my health. It allows me to pig out when I need to and it's getting me back to my tip-top shape, which probably peaked in July.

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Video compilation from the Ice Chamber!
Joe made the cut at about 0:11. He's the dog in the background looking at all of us humans thinking: "W-T-F?!"