The most recent fitness trend I read about is Yogalates (Yoga and Pilates combined). When I told my very buff husband about it, he asked if that is “when you do yoga and go out for latte’s after?”

Chuckles aside, my favorite workout combination goes like this: racquetball at 6:45 a.m., just two games, followed by coffee and knitting in the cafe area of my club. I know I’ll never get a celebrity body with this approach, but it works for me. My racquetball partner of the past several years, Christy, is into motorcycling, scuba, and a lot of other adventure sports and activities. She’s also young enough to be my daughter. The ties that bind us are that we love racquetball and talking business (she’s a very successful realtor), and then lately, her enjoyment of needlework.

Seems like when I get back to the office after our workout and quiet conversation over coffee and yarn, I feel calm and yet invigorated about what lies ahead in the work day. Trying to retain that sense of calm in the midst of a hectic schedule is far easier on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when I know I already got in my hits and stitches!