I am excited to launch this website to provide resources, support and community in an effort to live a healthy lifestyle. Click on the blog title or picture above to read the entire blog.
Welcome to The Healthy Giraffe
Change Your Diet Change Your Cancer Risk
There were several people in tears Saturday night in the Giraffe's Den. This wasn't due to two teams falling short on the final question of Game Night but the tears were coming from cutting a few enormous red onions as part of three recipes we were preparing for dinner. Today I will recap the Healthy... Continue Reading →
Train at Current Fitness Level
It's easy to get frustrated when we can't do something at the same level we once could. If you don't manage your expectations this could develop into a chronic problem. Some of the reasons I've seen impacting current vs. prior performance include: Injury - may sideline you causing loss of fitness Taking some down time... Continue Reading →
In My Ear – Q2 2019
Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion with Positive Mental Attitude! Ok, I'm not telling anyone to do that, but that sentence captures parts of two book titles I just read and they were quite good. In today's blog I'll share what I've been listening to in the second quarter of 2019 you... Continue Reading →
Road Trip to Rawk Star Cafe
If you are looking for one of the healthiest restaurants in the Tampa Bay area, you should head over to Rawk Star Cafe. There are two locations with the Healthy Giraffe group venturing over to the Oldsmar location this past weekend. When I was going through my health transformation a few years ago, Keith Crouse... Continue Reading →
How To Choose Your Next Running Shoe
Are you in the market for a new running shoe? Do you know if you should be replacing your current pair? Today I will share things to consider when looking for your next running shoe. Long, long ago I managed an athletic shoe store, The Athlete's Foot, and as employees we were trained to be... Continue Reading →
