Pragmatic Fitness
@pragmaticfitness.bsky.social
I amble down Fitness Lane, waving & smiling at everyone else on this path.
I'm not a business. I have no pills to sell or sexy gym pictures to post
Comfort, not competition
Self-care, not self-loathing
Adaptability, not abelism
Vaccines save lives.
I'm not a business. I have no pills to sell or sexy gym pictures to post
Comfort, not competition
Self-care, not self-loathing
Adaptability, not abelism
Vaccines save lives.
Today a woman presenter was too nervous to get on a steel-trussed stage.
She didn't have stage fright - she was worried the stage would break under her weight.
She's probably my weight, just 18" shorter. 💔 My heart broke for her, and raged at whoever/whatever made her feel so bad about herself 😔
She didn't have stage fright - she was worried the stage would break under her weight.
She's probably my weight, just 18" shorter. 💔 My heart broke for her, and raged at whoever/whatever made her feel so bad about herself 😔
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Today a woman presenter was too nervous to get on a steel-trussed stage.
She didn't have stage fright - she was worried the stage would break under her weight.
She's probably my weight, just 18" shorter. 💔 My heart broke for her, and raged at whoever/whatever made her feel so bad about herself 😔
She didn't have stage fright - she was worried the stage would break under her weight.
She's probably my weight, just 18" shorter. 💔 My heart broke for her, and raged at whoever/whatever made her feel so bad about herself 😔
Postpartum, I struggled for 2 years to lose weight. Wrenched my knee on a slide board, ate Snackwells fat-free cookies, read Stop The Insanity - didn't lose a gram.
Then one night I began walking laps in the backyard. 32 made a mile. With an old Walkman and some movie soundtracks I walked off 20lbs.
Then one night I began walking laps in the backyard. 32 made a mile. With an old Walkman and some movie soundtracks I walked off 20lbs.
February 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Postpartum, I struggled for 2 years to lose weight. Wrenched my knee on a slide board, ate Snackwells fat-free cookies, read Stop The Insanity - didn't lose a gram.
Then one night I began walking laps in the backyard. 32 made a mile. With an old Walkman and some movie soundtracks I walked off 20lbs.
Then one night I began walking laps in the backyard. 32 made a mile. With an old Walkman and some movie soundtracks I walked off 20lbs.
I have a Schwinn inline bike from 2004. It's my little workhorse. I've proudly lapped the odometer several times.
Over Christmas break, my teen nearly broke it over-cranking the tension knob. I forbade them from using my Schwinn ever again. In fact, I said I don't even want them looking at it! 🚳🚳🚳
Over Christmas break, my teen nearly broke it over-cranking the tension knob. I forbade them from using my Schwinn ever again. In fact, I said I don't even want them looking at it! 🚳🚳🚳
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I have a Schwinn inline bike from 2004. It's my little workhorse. I've proudly lapped the odometer several times.
Over Christmas break, my teen nearly broke it over-cranking the tension knob. I forbade them from using my Schwinn ever again. In fact, I said I don't even want them looking at it! 🚳🚳🚳
Over Christmas break, my teen nearly broke it over-cranking the tension knob. I forbade them from using my Schwinn ever again. In fact, I said I don't even want them looking at it! 🚳🚳🚳
Asked my husband if he remembers leg warmers from the 80s.
He does not.
But he can recite the back story of pre-cartoon He-Man, though.
💪
He does not.
But he can recite the back story of pre-cartoon He-Man, though.
💪
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Asked my husband if he remembers leg warmers from the 80s.
He does not.
But he can recite the back story of pre-cartoon He-Man, though.
💪
He does not.
But he can recite the back story of pre-cartoon He-Man, though.
💪
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January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Diet wisdom - Don't hate the dressings and toppings.
While maligned in decades of articles as 'Sneaky Hidden Calories', if a dab of ranch dressing gets you to eat more vegetables, or butter jazzes up your whole grain pilaf it's OK! 🤗🫂🍽️
#diet #dietinspiration #healthyaging #healthyliving
While maligned in decades of articles as 'Sneaky Hidden Calories', if a dab of ranch dressing gets you to eat more vegetables, or butter jazzes up your whole grain pilaf it's OK! 🤗🫂🍽️
#diet #dietinspiration #healthyaging #healthyliving
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Diet wisdom - Don't hate the dressings and toppings.
While maligned in decades of articles as 'Sneaky Hidden Calories', if a dab of ranch dressing gets you to eat more vegetables, or butter jazzes up your whole grain pilaf it's OK! 🤗🫂🍽️
#diet #dietinspiration #healthyaging #healthyliving
While maligned in decades of articles as 'Sneaky Hidden Calories', if a dab of ranch dressing gets you to eat more vegetables, or butter jazzes up your whole grain pilaf it's OK! 🤗🫂🍽️
#diet #dietinspiration #healthyaging #healthyliving
January 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Leg day! Leg day!
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Leg day! Leg day!
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The 1st time I tried kinesiology tape I actually heard the refrain 🎶 "At laaaast" 🎶 echo in my head.
💘
It got me back to work after a chronic knee uh-oh sustained falling off the sofa trying to dust the ceiling fan.
💘
It got me back to work after a chronic knee uh-oh sustained falling off the sofa trying to dust the ceiling fan.
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The 1st time I tried kinesiology tape I actually heard the refrain 🎶 "At laaaast" 🎶 echo in my head.
💘
It got me back to work after a chronic knee uh-oh sustained falling off the sofa trying to dust the ceiling fan.
💘
It got me back to work after a chronic knee uh-oh sustained falling off the sofa trying to dust the ceiling fan.
There they are, resplendent in all their saw-dust/glitter garage glory, battered but resplendent in gaff tape. These 6 weights are my friends, confidants, and protectors.
#weightlifting #fitness #workout #exercise
#weightlifting #fitness #workout #exercise
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 AM
There they are, resplendent in all their saw-dust/glitter garage glory, battered but resplendent in gaff tape. These 6 weights are my friends, confidants, and protectors.
#weightlifting #fitness #workout #exercise
#weightlifting #fitness #workout #exercise
I work out in my garage. I've never been able to justify the time/money commitment to a gym. I don't walk or jog outside as much as I'd like because of blinding headlights at night and sun sensitivity by day. Still, my cheap weights & 2nd hand treadmill give me good results and that's what matters.
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I work out in my garage. I've never been able to justify the time/money commitment to a gym. I don't walk or jog outside as much as I'd like because of blinding headlights at night and sun sensitivity by day. Still, my cheap weights & 2nd hand treadmill give me good results and that's what matters.
January 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
In restaurants I'm like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Diet Doom! #fitnesshumor
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
In restaurants I'm like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Diet Doom! #fitnesshumor
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM