Getting back in the Swingggg of things

Golf Lessons Available 

Little did you all know, but I'm a Certified Junior Golf Instructor. I played on the girls golf team in high school and was Captain my senior year. I spent my summers in college teaching juniors at the local golf club back in Westport, CT. I teach kids ages 7-17 and I'm happy to go to whatever facility you would like. I'm great with beginners who've never held a club, all the way up to high-schoolers looking to master their skills on the course with a playing lesson. I'm happy to provide you with more information including a reference from the club Pro back in Westport. Prices vary depending on age and ability. Lessons are typically 30 minutes long. Playing lessons are a valuable way for the advanced golfer to get some real practice without causing tension between child and parent.

If you are interested or know someone who might be, contact me at alessandra.sarin@gmail.com.

From the website at my local course in CT

Not safe to play in sandals, but at least the swing was captured!

The Running Bug

I've never been much of gym-goer, never really into exercise or yoga classes, ect. I've always been active through sports, rollerblading, bike riding but the idea of "hitting the gym" was never something I could get on board with. Now that I live in a climate that permits outside activities for pretty much 12 months of the year, I've been trying to get bitten by the "running bug". This has nothing to do with losing weight - but purely feeling the need to be in better shape.

Confession: I can barely run a 10 minute mile without feeling like I'm going to die. This is NOT a good sign for my heart.

My Nike Free+ Running shoes have that chip in them that tracks my distance and time which I love. I never really know how far I'm going. It also calculates your mile time and calories burned. I can then submit my run to my profile online and track how many runs I'm going on, distances, best times, ect. I can even map out my own runs so that I can calculate distances.

So all these snazzy things should be enough to get me outside running everyday right? No, wrong, it takes a WHOLE lot of willpower, a great new workout playlist and a cute running top to get my butt out the door. This is so lame, I know, but I just can't seem to get bit by the bug! I think it would be so much easier if I was trying to lost 5 pounds because I would have a measurable goal. I'm just trying to get myself in shape which isn't very measurable. Well I guess it is, if I can run a mile a little faster each time, then I guess I'm getting more in shape.

Um this progress is lame...I've run like 4 times in the past 5-6 weeks. Ugh....someone tell me the secret to loving running!!!