Ready or not?

May 11, 2012

Here I come! Tomorrow morning. 9:30AM. 13.1 miles on one of the most gorgeous trail loops in Southeastern Wisconsin. My first trail race and my first half marathon in 2012. Boom. Gear is ready to rock. And I bought myself a tech hat! It will be a last-minute decision tomorrow whether or not to try [...]

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Technology failure day.

May 7, 2012

Hello friends – what’s new? Today was a day. Mondays don’t usually get to me in the traditional “Manic Monday” sense, but today was a doozy. I logged on to my work email this morning only to find that my email storage was near quota and therefore disregarding messages. Not good for the busiest morning [...]

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Sound Bites 4/23: New music from Alabama Shakes, Jack White, Santigold

April 23, 2012

Hello, friends – hope that your week is off to a great start. Tonight, I’d like to bring my Sound Bites feature back from the dead. I did this for a few weeks last year, and have no idea why I stopped. Everyone loves hearing about new music, right? Up this week are three new [...]

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Fugly workout gear: The hooded sports bra

April 16, 2012

This week’s fugly gear: Mowaa Fitness Wear’s Halter Bra Top with Hood. Handy for those sweaty workouts where you are too warm / sweaty to wear a shirt over your sports bra, but still want to wear a hood. It will make you feel like this, but without those pesky sleeves or back coverage. On [...]

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WINNER: Vita Coco giveaway

March 20, 2012

We have a winner for the case of Vita Coco coconut water… Drumroll, please…. Congrats, Lisa from Fit in the Midwest! Please send me an email at laura.r.mueller@gmail.com with your contact info What’s new tonight? Now that the sun has set, Zak and I are watching an episode of 48 Hours: Mystery.

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Hangover = bad. Coconut water = good.

March 18, 2012

Howdy-do, friends? Things are going well in the land of Backstage Balance. Work has been busy, but in the best way possible. This weekend was a blast! Yesterday, I hit the trails at Lapham Peak with buddy Heather, and we tackled about 6 miles and some brutally rugged terrain. Later on, some friends of mine [...]

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The Del Fuegos, Peter Frampton, and Kennedy-era fitness

February 29, 2012

Hello, friends. Today has been quite good! Two shows this evening at work – Peter Frampton performing his classic album “Frampton Comes Alive,” and The Del Fuegos. Two different shows at two different venues meant some time spent at each! I covered a radio remote broadcast for the Del Fuegos, then caught up with my officemates [...]

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A fitness-filled evening.

February 28, 2012

Tonight ended up being really fun! One of my coworkers decided to BodyPump, joining another coworker and me for the class. The instructor used release 75 from last year, which happens to contain my favorite abs routine to “More” from Usher. It was a great workout, and I was a sweaty beast at the end! [...]

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Fugly workout gear: Lulu’s Ride On Blazer

February 28, 2012

Welcome to a new feature on Backstage Balance – your weekly report on fugly workout gear. You see, I believe that activewear designers have the best intentions. It’s great that their companies allow them creative freedom. However, it’s sometimes hard to believe that some designs make it to mass-production. I don’t mean to seem snarky, [...]

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It’s go time.

February 27, 2012

Hello, hello – hope that you had an awesome weekend and a tolerable, if not pleasant, Monday. It’s been busy*busy*busy around here, but I’m back with some Monday musings for you! 1. Paczkis. These are Polish doughnuts that are made especially for Fat Tuesday. In the olden times, women would make these pastries to use [...]

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