Tag Archives: fitness

Welcome to my Pity Party

Posted on November 20, 2025 by renbog

One of my mantras is, “My body doesn’t get to tell me what I can do. I tell my body what it can do.” That has gotten me through a lot of challenges, including a 5k, half marathon, full marathon, … Continue reading →

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A Workout Milestone This Morning

Posted on October 7, 2024 by renbog

I had a good morning at CrossFit! I hit a milestone! We were working on building up to a one-rep max deadlift, and I was able to do 100 pounds! (Truth be told, I may have been able to add … Continue reading →

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A Completely Average Human’s Review of her CrossFit Experience

Posted on September 5, 2024 by renbog

I’m Renee. I’m a retired teacher. I am 57 years old. I came into the fitness game late in life, probably around age 40. At my heaviest weight, I was 289 pounds. I lost 120 pounds on Weight watchers, then … Continue reading →

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#AtoZChallenge — ACE

Posted on April 1, 2023 by renbog

I have started my journey to become an ACE certified personal trainer! I had this brainstorm recently that I would like to pursue being a personal trainer but really focus my attention on a group of people who likely don’t … Continue reading →

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About to Become a Better Version of Myself

Posted on September 6, 2022 by renbog

Tomorrow, September 6th, is the big day. I am scheduled for my surgery in the morning. I have spent the past 2 weeks following a pre-op diet that has been challenging, to say the least. I figure I have been … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — K-Fit

Posted on April 13, 2019 by renbog

I know I’ve written about boxing before, but for this post I thought I’d share a little bit about the boxing gym I go to, K-Fit Boxing. The owners, Kenji and Anne, are also the instructors/trainers. I have not taken … Continue reading →

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Train Hard, Eat Clean Challenge

Posted on January 21, 2019 by renbog

The boxing gym I attend, K-Fit, offered a 20 day challenge titled “Train Hard, Eat Clean”. The idea behind it was to continue with the good habit of exercise (since we were already attending classes at the gym there) and … Continue reading →

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2018 Year in Review

Posted on January 1, 2019 by renbog

2018 is in the rear view mirror, and that’s fine. I feel fortunate that 2018 was not necessarily a highly eventful year — I didn’t have any real bad experiences, but I also didn’t have any superbly outstanding events, either. … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2019 by renbog

Like almost everyone, I make resolutions with the start of each new year. Here are the resolutions I made for 2018 and how I fared with those resolutions: 1.) Run 2 half marathons: nope, didn’t happen. I’ve struggled to get … Continue reading →

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How do You Define Success?

Posted on August 10, 2018 by renbog

In July, the boxing gym I attend (K-Fit in Minooka) posted a July fitness challenge, which you can see below. Because I am in love with all things K-Fit, I decided to take on the challenge. But I knew the … Continue reading →

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