...And the winner of the 30 minute phone coaching session is J.J. from New Hope, MN.  She successfully completed three 30 minute Hit the Deck™ workouts (plus two extra) last week.  Congratulations J.J.!

Here's your PowerHouse Hit the Deck assignment for the week:  Choose a challenging intensity category and get in a 30 minute workout, 3 different times from now until next Sunday the 15th.  You can split your 30 minute workout in to two 15 minute sessions, three 10 minute sessions or...

In so many, many ways...and if you hadn't figured that out by now, here's confirmation:  I'm the big-haired one in the middle.

You may be asking yourself what the heck a 37-year-old business consultant is doing climbing around on what appears to be a giant set of curtains.

I'll...

It was 23 degrees on Wednesday, so I did my run outside for the first time in a very long time.  It was PAINFULLY obvious that I haven't been road running for a while.  It felt a little more like "lumbering" than running.

I'll be the first to admit that I've been a wuss this year when...

Even though I teach yoga, it's nice to take class as a student to focus on my own practice.  And this time of year in Minneapolis, a hot yoga class is almost like an hour-long tropical vacation.

I was traveling last week, which means making the best of what's available when it comes to...