Being part of this ThumbsUp campaign, where I am pulling my friend Kerry Gruson at the South Beach triathlon on April 6, has been quite an experience. In fact, I am still processing the lessons Read More …
Time is speeding by and the South Beach Triathlon is around the corner. This race will be unlike any other for me as I will be Kerry Gruson’s able body in the half mile swim, Read More …
There is much about my life that I couldn’t have predicted but am grateful for. I had no intention of becoming a triathlete much less of doing an Ironman. And a spandex-wearing cyclist? No way. Read More …
I was nervous heading into Fitness Together this Thursday. Not only was it my heart-beating-out-of-my-mouth fat busting circuit training, the one completely out of my comfort zone, but it was my evaluation. It has been about eight Read More …
When I tell people I am running the Life Time Miami Marathon next weekend, some say “well that should be easy for you.” They assume that because I did an Ironman anything else is a Read More …
Life is hard for Kerry Gruson. As a quadriplegic, she needs help doing most of the things you and I take for granted: from cooking to brushing her teeth. But it wasn’t always like that. Read More …
Strange things happen: difficult things become easier; effort becomes habit. I no longer smoke, nor drink alcohol or soda. At first, these changes seemed impossible and the withdraw symptoms, even from Diet Coke, were difficult. Read More …
I grew up in Brazil where women own their bikinis regardless of their shape or size. Except I am not one them, and so I embarked in this Six Pack Mami process where I am Read More …
I received many comments on my #SixPackMami challenge; from “way to go” to “way to alienate women” your opinions have been all over the map. My conclusion? Body image and weight loss is something we Read More …
Relax. This is not my goal though I respect the amount of effort she put forth to look like that. After completing IronMan Florida I thought: “I can dream the impossible.” I searched for a Read More …
