Tea at Trianon: Setting Fitness Goals

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Setting Fitness Goals

From Inside Chic:

Schedule your workouts, time in nature, meditation and sleep just like you schedule your work appointments. Put them in your calendar and show up on time! Being aware of what sends you off track and then finding ways to overcome those obstacles will make things easier. If you are someone that skips meals because you’re running around all day and then binges on the first thing you see when you have a moment, keep a healthy snack or meal already on hand. If you know you can’t get in a workout on a particular day, try to sneak in extra movements in other ways. Pick a parking spot that is a little further away from your destination, take the stairs, or get out a stop early on the subway or bus. It doesn’t need to be all or nothing. When it comes to sticking to a routine setting workout goals you can achieve is one part, scheduling your time to accommodate your workouts is another, but finding something you like doing ensures you will actually want to do it! (Read more.)