Her Active Life

Sometimes I can be motivated to exercise by seeing an unhealthy person on tv or seeing someone I work with always taking the elevator instead of the stairs. Other times, I am driven to exercise because I’ll see a movie about someone doing…

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I was talking with my family the other day about the role birth order plays in shaping the person you become. My mom asked us if we think we might have been happier being the youngest instead of the oldest child or being…

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My feeling is if you find a song that triggers your enthusiasm for running, then play it loud and sweat, baby sweat. (That’s what Billy Idol urges in Dancin With Myself.) Sure, we all have different ideas about what makes…

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You don’t have to be a Yogi, to have a mantra

Mantras (aka: positive self talk, daily affirmations, mottos, chants, meditation, prayer) are the most-est, winning-est words of the best-est.

I’m sure you’ve heard of a few select…

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In July of this year there was an interesting story about Susan Loken, a true marathon mom. Loken is a single mother of three boys. She works full time. She is also a world-class athlete.  Her best marathon…

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Wake up to the little wonders of life, love and laughter with Her Active Life writer Valerie Cerami, as she muses on the little things, the big things, and all the things that fit somewhere in between.

In the…

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Lara Vogel and Claire A. Williams, two American women, are using running to improve the lives of Kenyan orphans. The latest issue of Runner’s World Magazine features the inspirational story of Hope Runs, a non-profit started by Vogel and Williams, two Stanford graduates, with…

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“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We all have moments when we simply don’t feel like working out. It’s not always easy to lace up the shoes, walk out to the car in the cold, or wake up for a 5 a.m. run.

There are a number of…

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The following post was submitted by Emily Fischer.  Emily will be blogging about her quest to finish her first marathon (Chicago), and her determination to raise money for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (her pledge page can eventually be found here: www.umdf.org/raceforresearch).  Emily’s…

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The following post was submitted by Emily Fischer.  Emily will be blogging about her quest to finish her first marathon (Chicago), and her determination to raise money for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (a link to Emily’s pledge page will be posted next week).  Emily’s…

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Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor.  Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.

Monica Cassier, of Midlothian, VA, was seeking to qualify for the Boston Marathon for the first time. Her extraordinary report…

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