There are a ton of different types of bars out there that come down to 2 things. Dates and nuts. They are sought after for being great natural choices for pre and post workout fuel. But they are also pricey. The homemade versions of the classic …
My First Ski Lesson
This weekend, I had my first ski lesson. Many years ago I snowboarded, but I never took a lesson and was never very good. Last year I started skiing and it was time for a lesson. I will admit, I was nervous about it. But, the kids have been in …
Collection of Gym Failures
Here at OurFitnessReview, we tend to take some concepts seriously, which we originally thought to be foundational to fitness and exercise. These concepts are: 1) Be realistic about your goals 2) Gather information to do things correctly 3) …
Snowshoeing Tumalo Mountain
The title of this post is slightly dishonest. It snowed all week long and the mountain had a couple of feet of fresh powder. The traffic was steady up the mountain and the parking lot to snowshoe where we wanted was full. We didn't let it stop us, …
Skiing in Early Winter Conditions
Last weekend we went up to Mt. Bachelor for the first ski day of the season. It was really a week too early, but the kids were signed up for lessons, so we went. It was a beautiful day. It was an icy day. I felt like I was starting over, like I …
Green Lakes in 3 Sisters Wilderness
This summer we accomplished something we have wanted to for a while. We hiked to Green Lakes with the kids. It is nearly 9 miles round trip! The hike is at a high elevation and on the longer side, but it is easy. The lakes sit in a valley between the …