Hygiene

I found this drawing on the back of Livy's school work.

Not only was I impressed with her drawing skills, but also that she recognized the importance of teeth brushing.

Even amongst dinosaurs.

Brilliant!

More RaceDay Training Info!

Wow!  I've already had a great response.

Here is some more information on what to expect with RaceDay Training.  

To discuss your goals and pricing call or email me to schedule a time.  I would love to meet with you.

There is absolutely NO obligation to sign up.

That nagging feeling you have in your stomach saying "I should just do this"  you should listen to that. :)

Packages 

RaceDay 1: 

1.    One 45-minute training session per week (at your home)

2.   A personalized weekly training schedule to do on your own

3.   Weekly Challenges & Fitness Tips

4.   Phone & Email access to me

5.   Weekly group exercise session (3 per month)

6.   Monthly group meetings

RaceDay 2:  

1.    Two 45-minute training sessions per week (at your home)

2.   A personalized weekly training schedule to do on your own

3.   Weekly Challenges & Fitness Tips

4.   Phone & Email access to me

5.   Weekly group exercise session (3 per month)

6.   Monthly group meetings

RaceDay3:  

1.    Three 45-minute training sessions per week (at your home)

SAME AS RACEDAY 1 & 2

RaceDay Buddy:  

1.    One 45-minute training session per week, shared with a friend

2.   A personalized weekly training schedule to do on your own

3.   Weekly Challenges & Fitness Tips

4.   Phone & Email access to me

5.   Weekly group exercise session (3 per month)

6.   Monthly group meetings

RaceDay Buddy 2: 

1.    Two 45-minute training sessions per week, shared with a friend

2.   A personalized weekly training schedule to do on your own

3.   Weekly Challenges & Fitness Tips

4.   Phone & Email access to me

5.   Weekly group exercise session (3 per month)

6.   Monthly group meetings

RaceDay Buddy 3:  

1.    Three 45-minute training sessions per week, shared with a friend

SAME AS RACE DAY BUDDY 1 & 2

RaceDay Groupie:  

1.    Weekly Challenges & Fitness Tips

2.   Weekly group exercise session (3 per month)

3.   Monthly group meetings

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Spread the Word...

RaceDay Training

 

I am happy and excited to introduce RaceDay Training. 

 

I work from the philosophy that health and fitness are much easier to reach and maintain when you have a specific goal in mind.  As a personal trainer & lifelong athlete I only recently discovered the true joy of exercise when I began setting goals for myself.

 

Have you ever seen a friend or family member complete a 5K, a triathlon, a marathon or some other type of race and think to yourself, “I could never do that, but I wish I could?” YOU CAN!!!  I promise you can accomplish more than you think, and I can help get you there (even if you don’t have an athletic bone in your body). J

 

Nothing is more important than your health.  Don’t wait until tomorrow, next week, next month or next year to “get in shape.”  You need to learn how to find the time now.  Why wait to start feeling good and enjoy life?  Make the decision today.

 

Whether you are a fitness guru or a couch potato, I can help get you to where you want to be.  I am dedicated to helping you reach your goals.

 

Because helping you reach your goals is my number one priority, I am keeping my clientele small so I can give you the focus you need and deserve.

 

Call today to set up a free consultation and reserve your place at RaceDay Training.  I will be screening clients now and begin training on May 11^th.

 

It’s time to start living!

 

Dixie Dixon

(480) 266-0196

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

Bachelor of Science in Fitness & Wellness Management

7 years personal training experience

Signed, SEALED, Delivered....

...I'm yours.

Last Saturday, April 18th, 2009, Shane and I got sealed in the Mesa, AZ temple.

It was a beautiful day filled with beautiful people.

We felt very special that our family and friends shared it with us.

I was happy, very happy.

And I still am. (phew!)

Even though life is hard and we have lots of little trials and hardships, I'm happy that my husband isn't one of them.

He's my best friend, my partner.

I feel so lucky.

Have I ever mentioned that?

Identity Crisis

The other day I knew Owen was up to something because he was giving me sneaky sideward glances as he ushered Morgan out the front door.

About 2 minutes later he came running in wearing Morgan's dress. 

He had a HUGE smile on his face.

He was pretty proud of his joke. 

I was less impressed.

Then Morgan came around the corner pulling on Owen's underpants telling me she was putting on Owen's clothes.

The result was this.

(yep, he's going commando under that dress).

I tried to take a picture of Owen without him knowing because I didn't want him to think it was funny. (which it was)

This poor kid needs some boys to play with.

"The Jiggly Leg"

It's 1 am and something is keeping me awake.

Maybe it's my cough, but mostly I think it's "the jiggly leg".

What's the Jiggly Leg?

Well I'm glad you asked.

Many months ago I was sleeping one night when suddenly I was awakened by a small tremor.

My whole bed was shaking.

Then it stopped.

About 20 seconds later it was shaking again.

I live in Arizona, not California, so I was pretty sure it wasn't an earthquake.

I measured this shaking off and on for several minutes....almost exactly 20 seconds apart every time.

I couldn't figure out what was happening in my sleepy stupor, but somehow my smart little brain reasoned it must have something to do with the man next to me.

I slowly reached out my foot to feel for his leg.

Sure enough, 20 seconds later it started shaking.

If it weren't so annoying it would be incredibly fascinating!

The man is dead asleep and somehow his body is sending out impulses at 20 second intervals to shake shake shake that leg of his.

Well of course I had to wake him and inform him of his craziness.

He was embarrassed and slightly fascinated as well.

We had a good laugh.

The Jiggly Leg has reared it's ugly head from time to time.

Generally when Shane is pretty stressed, sick or extra tired.

I wonder which one it is tonight.

All I know is that Jiggly Leg is going right now....every 20 seconds.

I hope it stops soon.

I'm sleepy.

One Year Down...Forever To Go.

This past Easter Sunday, April 12th, marked the one year anniversary of mine and Shane's marriage.

One year already!

Can you believe it?

It has flown by.  

It has been full.

It has been fun.

It has been hard.

But most of all, it has been good.

I knew what I was doing when I married Shane. :)

And now, this Saturday, April 18th, Shane and I will be sealed in the Mesa, AZ temple for time and all eternity.

I'll never be without him again.

Challenge #14

Have you ever seen the documentary Super Size Me?

Truly disgusting.

However, what is more worrisome than fast food is the portion sizes we eat.  Whether it be fast food or not, American's eat TOO MUCH food.

How many times have we looked at a box of cereal and said, "Hey, only 130 calories!"  but we totally ignore the serving size that says 3/4 of a cup and instead we eat 3 bowls of it, all the while trying to convince ourselves that we've had somewhere around 130 calories.  

While you may be able to fool your mind, your body is smarter than that.

The challenge this week is to pay very close attention to serving sizes and don't eat more than a serving size of anything.  Measure things out and look at it closely so you can learn what it looks like.  Retrain your eyes and your brain and your stomach will fall in line.

If you go out to eat, ask your waiter for a box at the beginning of the meal so you can put whatever is more than your serving size in the box to take home.  If it's not on your plate you won't be nearly as tempted to eat it.  Most restaurant portions are 2-3 times bigger than a serving should be, so cutting it at least in 1/2 is a good rule of thumb.

Use this week to really learn what eating healthy LOOKS like.  

Again, what you eat matters, but HOW MUCH you eat matters a lot more.

If you're supersizing your meal you're supersizing your body--

--and I'm pretty sure we don't want that. :)

Jello

I'm not referring to the refrigerated treat.

I'm referring to my legs.

I did this work out today:  

100 yard sprint, 100 yard lunges...repeat 5 times.

Then I ran 1 mile with high knees and sprints mingled in for good measure.

OH. MY. GOSH.

It doesn't sound like much huh?

Try it.

It's not even a mile in distance (the first part).

But what you do in that short distance is what makes all the difference.

Tomorrow, when Shane has to wheelchair me around everywhere, I wonder if I'll regret it.

Probably not. :)

Above Average

Morgan is very advanced for her age.

She is already telling jokes on a 5th grade level.

Her latest joke goes something like this:

"Hey Mom, you like dogs?"

"Um, yes, I like dogs."

"Oh....it's poop!"

hahahahahahah

"Hey Mom, you like kitty cats?"

"No."

"Oh.  Mom, you like shoes?"

"Yes."

"Oh....it's poop!"

She laughs really hard because she knows she has totally burned me.

She's such a genius. 

Olivia's Announcement

About a month ago Olivia asked me if I would please announce to the world that she can now ride a two-wheel bike.

Pardon me for the delay in announcing this great accomplishment.

Perhaps I was less excited to make this announcement because the fact of the matter is Olivia has been able to ride her two-wheel bike for over a year.

She just wouldn't.

Last February (2008), when her cousin Tatum was still living next door, we took off both of their training wheels one night.

Both girls rode their bikes, without training wheels, on the first try.

It was pretty amazing.

The next morning (and every morning thereafter) Tatum rushed outside to practice riding her bike and Olivia told me she was afraid of riding her bike and that she couldn't do it.

What?! 

For a year she complained to me to put the training wheels back on because she couldn't do it without them.

I was just about to break down and put them back on because her bike was just sitting here rotting away when suddenly, one day, she decided she COULD do it.

Now she's riding like a pro.

I guess I just have to remember she has her own time table.

She's careful and cautious and for that I am grateful.

Challenge #13

The Challenge this week is for your to come up with your own challenge.

Challenge Yourself.

An important part of a healthy lifestyle is being able to analyze what you are doing and where you might need some changes.

Maybe it's a nutrition goal.

Maybe it's a training goal.

Maybe it's both.

There is a good chance that as you are reading this something is coming to your mind.

Do it.

If you don't know what you want to do then you need this challenge more than anyone.

Take the time to figure it out.

Get creative.

Then tell me what you are doing in the comments or an email.

I want to hear what everyone is doing this week for their challenge. (it can be a repeat of something we have done, but it'd be best if you came up with your own).

Ready, GO!

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk

For some reason Morgan thinks it is a great idea to dump whatever cereal and milk she doesn't eat out of her bowl...every morning.

To say that we are tired of this is an understatement.

However, this morning when I walked in to find her mess and had just started to say "Mor-GAN!!!", I lifted up the bowl and found this staring back at me:

This Milk Ghost was smiling at me and for some reason I couldn't be mad.
You're off the hook today Morgan.

Thank goodness for Milk Ghosts.