fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: October 2014
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2014_10_01_archive.html
Monday, October 27, 2014. Review: A Haunting Experience on Highway 61. Mrs Youth thinks it's gross. She's probably right. She also thinks it's silly. But that's where we differ. I love Halloween. We get to wear costumes that range from funny to gory. We get to act a little goofy. We get to do spooky things. We get to eat candy (but not too much). Halloween is youthful, it's fun, it's yummy. What's not to like? Confused, he said, What? Set at Zywiec's Landscape and Garden Center in Cottage Grove. An area ...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: July 2014
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2014_07_01_archive.html
Monday, July 28, 2014. The 2014 Minneapolis Tough Mudder. Took place in Hudson, WI. As I mentioned in my preview. I ran both days of the event this year - alone on Saturday, and with Mrs. Youth on Sunday. I'll break down my review into different sections in an attempt to cover it all. Here we go. MRS YOUTH IS A ROCK STAR! Yes, Mrs. Youth earned her first orange headband! Boy these were fun! Grab someone and carry them fifty yards. Let them return the favor. Easy, if you have the right partner....Legio...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: Insanity Program Review
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2014/10/insanity-program-review.html
Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Much like my lovely wife, I too have embarked upon another round of a fitness program I first tackled some time ago. After completing the terrific T25 program. Mrs Youth has started it once again. I first completed Insanity in November of 2011. It was a colossal sweat-fest. Tons of jumping, lots of quick movements, plenty of pushups. It was fun, but a tremendous amount of work for a guy in his forties. For one, I know enough to take a break when I need one. Success in a p...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: May 2014
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2014_05_01_archive.html
Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The number of people who enjoy waking up before the crack of dawn to exercise is small. It is smaller still during cold winters. Who wants to leave a warm bed to get sweaty? Nobody, that's who. Free time is hard to come by when you have a full-time job, a family and kids. The idea of spending that free time gasping while running up hills or lifting heavy weights sounds a lot like torture. This is excruciating. And it's boring. And my butt hurts.". Ever begin a long run on the sidew...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: November 2014
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2014_11_01_archive.html
Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Restaurant Review: Fogo de Chão. Last week, the lovely Mrs. Youth celebrated her 40th birthday. The topic of hitting the big 4-0 can be a little scary, and it certainly gave Kara much to think about (and blog about. I felt such a day warranted treating my missus in a manner I felt she'd greatly approve. I pampered her. At the mall, I treated Kara to a mani-pedi at her favorite nails place, and then I accompanied her to her favorite stores while she tried on clothes. Mrs Yout...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: February 2015
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2015_02_01_archive.html
Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Concert Review: Extreme Pornograffitti 25th Anniversary Tour. The first time I heard it, I was stunned. That thunderstorm opening with the piano, the swelling strings, the rising steel march, and then that first guitar chord that cracked your ribs. The 1990 release of Extreme's. No, they don't make them like this anymore. The guitarist, Nuno Bettencourt. Which was inspired in large part by Nuno and Extreme, clearly he still is. If there's one song that does tell their story,...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: April 2014
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2014_04_01_archive.html
Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Product Review: Vibram Five Fingers Shoes. These funky "finger shoes" have been around for several years now. I started wearing them in 2010. They are marketed as a minimalist shoe. That is certainly what they are. For better or worse. He said barefoot runners and fellow kettlebell enthusiasts (who tend to train in bare feet) were wearing them more and more often now. These shoes provide sufficient protection to otherwise fully exposed feet, while at the same time being so ba...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: Mr. & Mrs. Youth Go To Mexico
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2015/04/mr-mrs-youth-go-to-mexico.html
Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Mr and Mrs. Youth Go To Mexico. It was a long winter here in Minnesota. There was snow and cold, and plenty of both. In other words, it was typical. And I decided we were due for a vacation. It had been a couple of years since our last one, so at the end of March we jumped on a plane and headed to Mexico. Back when Kara and I were first dating, we vacationed at an all-inclusive resort in Cancun's Riviera Maya called El Dorado Royale. Cancun offers much in the way of tours and sh...
fivestepsyouth.com
Five Steps Youth: January 2015
http://www.fivestepsyouth.com/2015_01_01_archive.html
Wednesday, January 28, 2015. You may wonder how much you can really get done in 30 minutes with no equipment except your own body. Well wonder no more, because the Insanity Max:30. Program is a non-step sweat-fest, and 30 minutes of it a day is plenty. So here's the latest from Beachbody and our pal Shaun T. His new program is the love child of Insanity. It's a series of 30 minute workouts with moves that originally stemmed from Insanity, were modified in T25, and now go off the rails in Max:30. Just lik...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT