Some call it National Groggy Day because you lose an hour of sleep. We like to think of it as gaining an extra hour of daylight for more running time on the trail or longer bike rides after work. What are you going to do with that extra hour of daylight?
Category: Interact
Food as Fad
Atkins diet, Grapefruit Diet, Lo-Carb, No-Carb, Ice Cream Diet, Donut Diet. It’s enough to make ya crazy. Even such seemingly reasonable claims as organic, all-natural, and local can get elevated to cult status. How to make sense of it all?? There’s no money to be made in it, but the truth of the matter is the best “diet” of all is one that’s heavy on common sense and light on wishful thinking. A couple of my rules of the eating road: If I can’t pronounce it, I probably shouldn’t eat it. Avoid oxymoronic food: fat-free french fries, sugar-free cookies. When all else fails, I try to embrace moderation…just one donut. Got food tips of your own? Share em with us!
Missy Park, Founder
Sweets for Your Sweetheart
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and we’re on the hunt for recipes for our sweethearts. Here’s one our favorites. Share yours with us below.
Commit to fitness
No, not another resolution but a real commitment. Not something that fades away with the waning weeks of February but something that becomes part of who we are. A commitment to make time for a fitness that feeds our body and soul. A commitment to not just make time for fitness but a commitment to build it into the fabric of our days and lives. A commitment to ride to work or a commitment to a wind-down, afterwork walk. A commitment to learn a new sport or re-acquaint with an old one.
It all starts to sound a little less daunting and a little more fun. Now that’s a commitment I can keep.
What’s your tip for committing to fitness? Share it with us below.
Happy New Year,
Missy Park, Founder
Holiday Haikus – And the winner is…
Thanks again for sending in your awesome Holiday Haikus. And the winner is, as voted by the Title Nine community, Kelly with her haiku that emanates the spirit of the season. Congrats!
fragrant mistletoe
evergreen sprig of delight
below couples kiss
Congratulations as well to the other finalists: Kris, Tania, Paula and Jody. Kelly will receive a Haiku Messenger Bag custom embroidered with her poem and all the finalists will receive a 1 year Team T9 membership.
Holiday Haiku Finalists
- By Kelly M.:fragrant mistletoe(43%, 144 Votes)
evergreen sprig of delight
below couples kiss - By Kris H:Log breathes tongue of flame(21%, 72 Votes)
Ancient secrets trapped in wood
Cast their magic spell - By Tania C.:In the biting wind(17%, 58 Votes)
The warmth of a beating heart
Cries out for cocoa - By Paula:icy cold wetsuit(12%, 39 Votes)
snowflakes crashing in the waves
winter solstice surf - By Jody B.:icy sleet bones chilled(7%, 23 Votes)
cozy cheeks warm with fire
home after my walk
Total Voters: 336