Summer has flown by, and whether we are ready to face it or not, it’s time to pack school lunches! Sure, those pre-packaged children's lunches are convenient, but they aren't necessarily healthy. Laura Hsu, AVAC's Certified Nutritionist, has 9 ideas to make it easier for you to leave the 'Lunchables' behind!
AbsoluteFIT with Lydia | Turkey and Thankfulness
Have a wonderful holiday! Today’s post will be a brief one — my husband and kids are off of work and school, and I’m preparing to host a Thanksgiving feast featuring several old family recipes/methods (the gravy, the stuffing, the pecan pie), some traditions we’ve developed ourselves (my mashed potatoes, the husband’s awesome turkey, the... Continue Reading →
AbFIT Crossover: I Am A Runnin’ Fool
Lydia M's AbsoluteFIT Journey at AVAC® continues... Two years ago, after years of casual/haphazard running for exercise, I ran a local 5K race — the first actual race I’d run since my ill-starred track team participation in 8th grade — as part of the preparation for the half-marathon I’d decided out of nowhere to train... Continue Reading →
AVAC® means Family to me!
via - Cathie Fincannon, Team AVAC I have been a part of the AVAC family for 25 years. And when I say family, I mean just that. Yesterday brought that home to me visually in a very real way. If you haven’t heard (and it sure would be hard to say you haven’t with how... Continue Reading →
Lydia’s AbsoluteFIT Journey: “Me Time” Makes for Better “We Time”
“Me Time” Makes for Better “We Time” When I got back from my unexpected, awful trip to Texas, I made time, as always, for AbsoluteFIT workouts and a run or two. There was a lot to do in my house — the ongoing renovation project, taking care of my sick house guests (they had the... Continue Reading →
“Kick In The Face” Lessons In 2013
via Danielle Griffith-Jones - AVAC I know, I know, the title of this is so cliché, even I flinch when I read it and I wrote it. But 2013 has been the first year to serve me some real “kick in the face” lessons or maybe this was the first time I had truly stopped... Continue Reading →
Leisure Life: Loyalty
via Jeff Griffith-Jones - AVAC “A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” ~Robert Benchley Above: Beach, hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing, swimming—Simba went everywhere outdoors with me. Five weeks ago I had to say goodbye to my best friend, Simba. My 8-year-old yellow lab succumbed to cancer within... Continue Reading →