Author: Debby Ball
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Strong, Shaking & Still Showing Up
I’m 10 days into the 30 Strong Challenge and halfway through my personal quest to conquer 30 Machines in 30 Days. At this point, I’m beginning to wonder if October is supposed to make me stronger—or simply keep me too busy to get into trouble. 30 Strong…and Apparently I Have Friends Who Are Just as…
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30 Strong Challenge — Who’s Joining Me?
I love a good challenge. Apparently, I also love signing myself up for things before I fully think through what they involve. My “fancy gym” is starting a 30 Strong Challenge on October 5th. When I heard about it, I immediately thought, Why not? After all, Alex—the trainer I met during my goal-setting session at…
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30 Machines in 30 Days
Have you ever noticed what happens when you walk into a gym? Look over at the cardio section. Treadmills? Women. Bikes? Women. Ellipticals? Women. And the StairMaster—or, as I affectionately call it, the StairMonster? Yep. More women. Now look over at the strength-training area. Men. Men. And more men. Why is that? I have a…
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Confessions of a 67-Year-Old Lululemon Virgin
As I get ready to leave on my annual wellness weekend with my son, Justin, I’ve been thinking about where this whole crazy journey started. It was 2023. Justin had invited me to join him at a very fancy wellness resort on the island of Lanai, Hawaii. A wellness resort. I had never been to…
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My Commitment to Year Four: Core, Glutes & Legs… God Help Me
It’s September 1, and tomorrow I will officially be nine weeks post-surgery. More importantly, tomorrow I have been cleared to resume training with Isaac. I’m excited. I’m grateful. I’m ready. And I’m also a little scared. Okay. A lot scared. But tomorrow marks the beginning of Year Four of this crazy fitness journey, and I’ve…
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What I Want My 75-Year-Old Self to Thank Me For
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my 75-year-old self. She’s coming whether I like it or not, so I figure I might as well start preparing for her. And let me tell you—she is demanding. She wants strong legs. A strong core. Good balance. She wants to carry her own luggage through the airport…
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This week marks my three-year anniversary of my fitness journey.
I started working with my trainer, Isaac, on August 16, 2023. And when I say I started working out, I mean I really started at the beginning. During our first session, I couldn’t stand up from a fitness bench without pushing off with my hands. I couldn’t do a squat without hanging onto a railing.…
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Five Weeks Post-Surgery: My New Athletic Career as a Lightweight
I’m officially five weeks post back surgery, and I had my one-month follow-up with my surgeon. The best news? He told me I don’t need to come back. Apparently he has confidence in me. Or maybe he’s just tired of seeing me. Either way, I’ll take it. I still have restrictions: no twisting, very limited—and…
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You Think You Have Problems… Until You Have Only One Problem
I guess I owe you all a blog post. Life has been a little… eventful. Someone once told me, “You may have several problems until you have a health problem. Then you only have one problem.” I now understand exactly what that means. Looking back, the clues were there all along. It started with taking…
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The Camino Is Over. The Wins Continue.
After weeks of walking the Camino de Santiago, I have officially returned to my regularly scheduled programming: the gym. And here’s what I’ve realized. I get a win every single time I walk through those gym doors. A win. Day after day. Workout after workout. Rep after rep. How great is that? How many things…
