Love these end of the week reviews where we can see what articles we talked about this week and catch you up on articles you may have missed. Is May really over? Can you imagine it? Let's take a good look at what we did this week.

Focus on the Olympics

Our Focus on the Olympics series continued with looks at Ian Crocker, Eric Vendt, Jessica Hardy, Kate Ziegler, Brendan Hansen, Larsen Jensen, Margaret Hoelzer, Aaron Perisol, Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte and Chip Peterson. If you haven't had a chance to check out these athletes, they are definitely worth reading and sharing with your kids. The Summer Olympics are designed to bring out the best and these are among some of the best in their field.

Other Articles

In Sticks and Stones we look at how activity can help kids who may otherwise face negative labels from their peers. We discuss How to Build a Better You and what you can do to improve your personal fitness. Exercise is about more than building muscle, it's about building Bones-They Do a Body Good and Exercise Benefits the Whole Person.

Are Sports Not Working Anymore? Is that a problem we're avoiding confronting in the modern era when dealing with childhood fitness? In the meanwhile, Summer TV is Back On - Exercise Fun is a great way to jazz up your workout while getting in your favorite television shows.

An Illinois school district is banning birthday cake in an odd move to promote fitness, even when they aren't banning candy for the same reason. In Friday Fitness Fun Articles, we take a look at the fitness ratings for different metropolitan areas. And finally, marking the end of the month is our End of the Month Fitness Goal Checklist.

What articles did you enjoy this month?

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It's the last day of May and it's time to look back at the month behind us. I think it's important that we take a day to self-assess where we are and where we're going. Rather than waiting for the end of December 2008, let's take a moment to check out how we are doing right now:

• How are your goals going?
• Have you started working towards achieving them?
• Are you encountering obstacles in your path?
• What are the obstacles?
• Are you discouraged or are you challenged?
• Are you still striving towards your goals?
• Have you made it to the mileposts along the road to your final destination?
• What is preventing you if you aren't?
• Are you feeling good?
• Are you feeling bad?
• If there is one thing you could do right now to improve all of the above, identify it.
• What are your goals for June?
• What is your game plan?
• Where will you be in 30 Days?

Consider all of the above questions and answer them honestly. There's nothing wrong with admitting that you have been lax in some areas and harder in others. Goal checking lets us take a progress report. We get to see where we are and where we need to be. If you decide that your goals need modification, go for it. There's no law that says you can't alter your goals.

In fact, you may have set a fitness goal like many do at the beginning of the year. If you feel like you've done little or nothing to accomplish that goal, take the first step back towards it and forgive your lack of forward progress. Don't beat yourself up with regrets. What's done is done. You can't change yesterday, but you can make tomorrow happen.

Have a great rest of your day! We'll see you back here tomorrow on June 1st to tackle our June fitness program, goals and challenges including what to look for in refurbished exercise equipment, exercising with different conditions including diabetes, arthritis and more!

Welcome to our Focus on the Olympics articles that introduces you to our Olympic athletes and hopefuls that will be competing in Beijing this summer. Jason Lezak is a two-time Olympic medalist who has a record for breaking records.

Meet Jason Lezak

Jason began swimming at age five with the Irvine Novaquatics. When he was 10, he had to make a tough decision between the finals of a run, hit, and throw competition at Angel Stadium for baseball and the Junior Olympics for swimming. Swimming turned out to be his choice and he went on to win a couple events at the competition.

He continued to improve all through high school, becoming an All-American his senior year and receiving a scholarship to University of California Santa Barbara. During his junior year, he placed fifth and sixth at the NCAA Championships in the 50m and 100m freestyle. After he finished his eligibility in 1998, he went on to win his first national title and became a professional athlete. In April 2004, Jason married Danielle DeAlva, Olympian and Pan American Games medalist for Mexico.

Why Root for Him?

At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, Jason broke the American record in the 100-meter freestyle (48.17) in the semifinals. He eventually won the 100-meter and also qualified for the Olympic Games in the 50-meter freestyle (22.05). Jason swam in heat 9 at the Games in the 100-meter freestyle event and came in a disappointing fifth (49.87). He failed to qualify for the semifinals as a result. Jason also won a gold medal in the 400m medley relay and silver in the 400 Free Relay at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Since the 2004 Olympic Games, Jason's success has shown that his performance at the next Games will likely not disappoint. At the 2007 Speedo Clovis Invitational in July, Jason turned in a 22.48 readout in the men's 50m free to earn the meet record that was set by Gabriel Woodward in 2006. He also scared his own meet record of 49.74 with a winning effort of 49.90 at the 2007 TYR swimwear and equipment Meet of Champions in June. In addition to his summer feats, Jason also won the 100m free at the 2007 Speedo Grand Challenge in May.

Performance Record

• World record holder - 400m free relay, 400m medley relay, 400m medley relay short course
• Holds the American records in the 100m free, 400m free relay, 400m medley relay, 400m free relay short course and 400m medley relay short course
• 2004 Olympic Games gold medalist - 400m medley relay and bronze in the 400m free relay

The U.S. Swim team trials take place from June 29th to July 6th in Omaha, Nebraska.

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