By the time I left for work this morning I had taken 10,283 steps for the equivalent of 6.04 miles, burned 1425 calories and had 7 leaves on my “fitbit flower”.It was 11:15am.
I got up at 5:30am and Nordic Walked with Gail, first time for the 2 of us to be together on the trail for a few days as her family has been in town, it felt good to be back in sync
7:45am I was on my way to Cub to get canning jars and black peppercorns to make dill pickles, seems my brother picked almost a bushel of cucumbers over the weekend for me to process. Cucumbers don’t wait so they had to be done this morning. With the help of Gail’s sister Lois and her husband Tim we did 26 quarts and 6 pints of pickles by 9:15am. The lids all popped, promise of good eating in the months to come.
9:30 the kitchen was all cleaned up, laundry going, Tim and Lois on the road to Ely and I went out to check gardens and chickens. Strawberry tops to the chickens and zuchinni to pick, the green beans and cukes can wait til tomorrow. I dumped compost buckets and took a little more recycling out to the street. I needed something to eat so grabbed a quick bowl of yogurt and berries, did I mention we picked blueberries on Friday and I came home with 24 pounds of blue gold? yum
It was now 10:30am and time to clean up and get to work. I was on the 12-8 shift at Hoigaard’s today.
Just a normal day in life on the Jondahl Compound.
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Malin Svensson and Gary Johnson are coming back to Minneapolis in August. They were our partners for the 2nd Annual North American Nordic Walking Expo in June and had so much fun they just had to come back to do an INWA (International Nordic Walking Association) Instructor Certification.
Actually, they were so impressed with Nordic Walkers here in Minnesota, (they even came out in the rain) they felt it would be an excellent location for a training. Eagan Community Center is our host for the program, a beautiful facility on the east side of town.
This is the first time that Nordic Walking North America have offered this training here in the Twin Cities. Malin is considered to be one of the leading Nordic Walking experts in the world. Gary, her partner with Nordic Walking North America is a fitness expert coming from a background as a professional soccor player. It is a 2 day workshop for fitness professionals and instructors. The training is mainly an outdoor course and includes theory and history as well as technique, video and personal feedback. Cost of the training is $299.
Why get certified? If you are a fitness trainer Nordic Walking is your opportunity to encourage more individuals to make a change to a healthier, active lifestyle. Many people shy away from “gym memberships” because they don’t see themselves as athletic or fit. Nordic Walking requires no spandex, no helmet and everyone can do it without being put in front of a mirror or on a machine. Help us get people outdoors and moving. It’s the perfect addition to any trainer’s repertoire.
There is so much potential for Nordic Walking to change peoples lives, to move them towards a healthier lifestyle, to turn around the obesity epidemic. Don’t you want to be part of that?
I had the pleasure this evening of paddling my kayak on Lake Calhoun with 16 HOW women. Doc brought lots of boats, the weather was perfect, and many of the women were from our kayaking trip last summer. What a joy! We paddled Calhoun into Lake of the Isles, around the island and back. It took about an hour. 60 minutes of conversations on the water, moving meditation, women connecting. Never mind the frantic paddling of Hoigaard’s Canoe Derby participants rocking the water around us. We moved into the zone and enjoyed the evening.
I didn’t get a card or a garden ornament, I got my daughter Laura for four glorious days!We managed the Shady Sisters Sale, went to farmers market, Nordic Walked by the Mississippi River with Women on the Move, rode bikes with HOW, had family dinner and hung out by the pool. It was great to have her here! The real gift was her taking the time to share my life for a few days, she is such a good sport about tagging along on all of my activities.I count my blessings that I have such a close relationship with Laura. We share so many of the same passions that it’s a real joy to be together. I just wish that she didn’t live so far away. Of course the good news about that is that Washington is a beautiful place to visit and there are many adventures waiting for us there.