Since we have stopped moving, i.e., decided to spend the winter in Colorado, my weeks have become a little routine. Last week there were a few twists to keep things interesting. One I tried my first black run on a snowboard. Despite my I-conquered-this-beast posture in the above picture, the run didn’t go so well. […]

I’ve never owned a hydration pack but after a few days on the slopes, I knew there had to be a better way to stay hydrated than continual trips into the lodge for a few sips of water. So I was thrilled to be able to try and now share a CamelBak Review. CamelBak Review The Ice […]

My jeans are finally fitting better. I haven’t made an effort to lose weight since I trained for my RKC weekend. I’m generally pretty comfortable in my body (most of the time) but over the last year as we traveled I ate more calories than than I burned. Pretty simple.  I wasn’t fat…not by a […]

We made the cover of a local paper! I was a little nervous because the article could have taken a very different direction because sometimes people aren’t comfortable when others live unconventionally. As it turned out the article was better than we even imagined and really captures what it’s like to live full time in […]

This morning I was laying in bed thinking about the new month, February.  I was thinking about doing a fitness challenge this month but as I lay there under my warm blankets I thought of another challenge, challenge that, for me, is much harder than any sort of fitness goal but one that reaps benefits […]

Melissa is a contract administrator for an oil company in Alberta, Canada. She wakes at 4:30 AM nine days in a row to work eleven hour shifts yet still finds time to workout. She has been married to her soulmate and best friend for a year. She loves to  love to travel, to read, clean healthy cooking, lifting […]

It’s hard to believe we’ve been in Colorado for almost two months. It’s been cold. It’s been challenging. It’s been fun at least when there aren’t icicles coming out of our faucet. True story. Over the last few months, our heater broke twice (like I feared), our water has frozen multiple times, and I’m certain […]

Another kettlebell workout two weeks in a row?!?! I might be able to catch up editing all my kettlebell workouts by winter’s end after all. I did this kettlebell workout in New Hampshire at Sabbaday Falls located in the White Mountains National Forest. Aside from the fact, I had to carry my kettlebell for the 15 minute walk […]

How to Make Green Veggie Powder When we decided to spend the winter in the mountains of Colorado, I panicked I imagined being huddled around the table over bowls of steaming soup. I also imagined a long winter without any fresh veggies. (Apparently, I forgot I live in the United States where grocery stores are plentiful.) The […]

Although Lori lives and breathes fitness she says, “it isn’t my whole life. I have a wonderful man in my life that enjoys fitness as much as I do.” They enjoy traveling whenever they can, and when they can’t, Lori enjoys reading, hiking the local parks, and painting. By day, Lori is  a Residential Appraiser and […]