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Starting Over Again, My Journey Back to the Gym

Well, it's been almost six months since I last wrote a blog. Why? Because I have spent the last seven months of my life focusing on healing my body from so many things, it seemed like it was one thing after another!I am happy to say that I have started working with my trainer again after almost a year. It's a slow go for sure! It's only been three days with him and I could barely make it through the third workout. In fact, I sat in the parking lot at the food Coop and just started to cry. Everything [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-07-16T15:13:00+00:00July 16, 2015|Courage, deadlifts, endurance, gym, gymtime, Healing, healthy living, MOTIVATION, Squats, workout|Comments Off

Spinning, my new addiction!

So, during the fall of 2013 I had been looking for a new cardio workout as I was completely bored with the treadmill and eliptical. I had so many friends tell me about the benefits of spinning but the two classes I took, I wasn't really thrilled about. The room was dark, I had no idea how to adjust the seat, what is it with all the "gears" up and down? Fast forward to November when my guest from Italy arrives on the scene and tries to coerce me into going to a spinning class at LAFitness. Reluctantly, I said ok [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-01-31T12:30:00+00:00January 31, 2014|cardiovascular health, fitness, gym, health, healthy living, LAFitness, mental health, move, spin class, spinning, weight loss, workout|Comments Off