Most people would call me athletic. Healthy. Active.

Health nut and crazy also come to mind.

I’ve been dubbed a “fitness freak friend”—in print.

Why?

I love to run. At the gym, down Bayshore and back, and to grab a smoothie. Mmmm, smoothies at Xtreme Juice.

I’m training for the Bank of America Marathon on Feb. 18. Wish me luck!

Don’t be surprised to find me blading down Bayshore. I can go forever. I secretly like to race bikers. Which reminds me that I need to rotate my wheels.

I can’t get enough of boxing. Wave a pair of punch mitts in my face and jump back. It’s such a hit with me that I’ve dragged several friends to class, and they’re hooked, too. Xtreme boxing, baby.

I never realized how much I would love resistance training until I hired my first personal trainer. Thanks, David! My pythons owe him big.

I’ve recently dived into kayaking. How relaxing is that! You can’t beat getting an upper-body workout while immersing yourself in nature.

I’m working on my yoga and Pilates practice. A local yoga instructor gave me kudos on my Bikram form. (Bikram what? Beek-rum is a series of 26 poses performed twice in a studio typically heated to 105 degrees. Heat stroke, anyone?) The place to do it in Tampa is at Yogani Studios.

I organize Ultimate Frisbee games. If you’ve never played, you’ve never lived. I’ve roped many a friend and co-worker into the sport.

Ultimate rocks because 1) you get a great workout, 2) it’s the best coed sport ever, 3) anyone can play, kids included, and 4) it’s “noncontact.”
It’s noncontact for most players but “noncontact” for me. I guess I have a way of getting up close and personal during games. But only if I like you.

A recent weekend involved me kayaking on Saturday, running and playing Ultimate on Sunday, and hitting boxing class on Monday.

Two weeks ago, I had the best Sunday workout ever. I ran the AFS Tuition Trot 5K with our TBO.com Weight Loss Challengers at 8 a.m. It wasn’t a great run, but I had enough gas left at the finish to go back and find our challengers. Twice.

After eating a banana and taking a quick shower, it was off to play Ultimate from 10 a.m. to noon. At 12:07, I took shower No. 3 and ate a turkey sandwich. Then it was off to play another round of Ultimate at 1. After grabbing a smoothie at 3:30, I felt like I had a solid workout under my belt.

Insane? Cockamamie? Insatiable?

I’m Patty Kim, 4you health and fitness reporter for The Tampa Tribune, and this is what I’ve got to say: BRING IT!