I work part time in women’s clothing retail. When I moved away from St. Louis I got a part-time job while I was looking for my full-time position to kind of keep me from …

A friend of mine asked if I would follow a Couch to 5K (C25K) training program with her. She lives in Saint Louis, I do not, so we are text training together. She …

Let me preface my story about trying burlesque with the fact that I am a klutz.

I didn’t really make any New Year’s Resolutions.  I didn’t make them because I don’t believe in resolving, I guess I just hadn’t found anything new to resolve on December 31, 2010.  As a type …

Life is like a marathon. There are times that as women our stride is sure and strong and we feel confident with each step. There are times when our feet feel heavy and we wonder …

I’ve never been one of those people who enjoys working out. I’ve tried running, going to the gym, and various exercise classes, but about five minutes into the workout, I always found myself thinking “When …

If you noticed the phenomenal weather in and around St. Louis this weekend, you may be dreaming of all the shorts, sandals and sun in the upcoming weeks. I spent Sunday playing tennis and …

One of the first days of 2010, my fiance and I were driving through Forest Park and we spotted two women doing agility drills in a wide open field. This made me reminiscent of …

I am a casual Olympic follower. When I was a little kid, I liked to pretend I would be an Olympic gymnast someday. I say “pretend” because I wasn’t allowed to do gymnastics …

I’m here to tell you, it’s real…
I’m a traditionalist. I don’t really catch on to new trends all that often. Marketing, for the most part, doesn’t go over with me well; I a …

I support those people who made the resolution to get into better shape and take better care of themselves. I don’t have the statistics in front of me, but January is probably the most …

Dear Sports Santa,
I will keep this short. I’m not too needy, but I am asking for one Christmas miracle amongst my wishes:

I didn’t gain the “Freshman 15″ when I went to college. In fact, I lost weight. I lost weight because I was training for softball, and because terrified of my dorm’s cafeteria food …

There are a lot of misconceptions about weight lifting out in the wonderful world of chaotic rumors of work out gossip. However, I am here to explain to you why weight training can be good …

When I was four years old, my parents enrolled me in a ballet class.  Within the first couple months of class, I was kicked out.  Okay, not exactly kicked out.  It was more like when …

A change is coming to Girls Guide, readers, and you are the first only one to know about it. When I first started this humble blog at the end of 2006 I had in mind …