Crabby McSlacker

This last challenge is about "goodbyes," because the subject is on my mind today.  Not only is it time to sign off at the 10X club, but I'm also closing down my health blog, Cranky Fitness.  Goodbyes are often hard-- but sometimes they're necessary in order to move forward!   Read more >

So did anyone else but me think the word "penultimate" meant something like "super-ultimate?"  OK, maybe it was just me.  Anyway, I was kind of disappointed to discover it just means "next to last."Today's next-to-last 10X challenge:  Think back on a recent tough accomplishment.  Best if it's something you could  have wimped out on but didn't.  Can you get back into that headspace when you were deciding to go for it?  When you faced up to fears/laziness/doubts and sucked it up and pushed on through?  Read more >

So today I'm stuck doing some long-overdue house-cleaning, a chore I hate, along with some other errands.  And I couldn't figure out when I was going to get to the gym...Lightbulb moment: house cleaning is exercise!  Well, not as much as the gym, but suppose I wear workout clothes while I toil and slip some sets of squats, pushups, burpees, etc in between loads of laundry and scrubbing and vacuuming?  Read more >

For me, it's hardboiled eggs:  it's incredibly simple to make a bunch at once; they provide a quick easy snack; and yet I never seem to have them around because I don't think ahead.  Iced green tea in the summer is another example; or even defrosted chicken from the freezer.  There are too many food options that I deprive myself of because I wait until I want them, when it would have been much better if I spent a couple minutes earlier planning ahead.Anyone else have that problem or is it just me?  Read more >

Yep, "home stretch" is indeed a (lame) pun.  As I'm heading into the "home stretch" for my last week here at 10X, I'm finding myself in a more mellow frame of mind. So it's quite possible that there will be less whip-cracking and ass-kicking and challenges might be easier this week.   On the other hand, I may wake up one morning with a wild hair and suggest you all do dozens of burpees until you puke.  Who knows what the week may bring?  Read more >

Yep, we're not done with your midsection yet.  In an earlier challenge, we did some planks and bridges. This time, how about trying something different? First let's do some bicycle crunches; these are one of the most effective  ab exercises you can do.  Plus, if you do them at home you can confuse and entertain your pets and children with your flailing limbs.  Read more >

No, I'm not advocating you stuff yourself into a low-cut blouse, slather on too much make-up, and start flouncing and flirting and generally causing a commotion at work.  I just came up with a sillier new acronym for an old healthy behavior: Selecting Less-UnhealthyTemptations.  Read more >