Difficult conversations with family, a friend or your boss, gutting out the last interval on a tempo run or learning how to do a pull-up are uncomfortable. But that is part of the process. In order to grow you have to stretch beyond what you are currently doing. It may cause mental and/or physical discomfort …
3 Reasons to Eat More Plants
Now go run! Keli 🙂
Motivation Monday: Breathe
When we are stressed, anxious or overwhelmed there's one thing you can do that will bring almost immediate relief. Take a deep breath. Hold it. Slowly breathe out. Repeat 3-5 times. It's called breath work and it turns on our parasympathetic nervous system, which, when activated, produces a calm and relaxed feeling in the mind …
Motivation Monday: Marathon Musings
To celebrate wrapping up the first 12 weeks of marathon training (12 down, 4 to go), I thought it would be fun to share some tips about training for a marathon. There's 12 and are in no particular order. Drinking DIPA's the night before a long run is ill-advised. If you are following a Plan, …
Gratefully Searching Gratitude
Here's a challenge for you - a Gratitude Challenge. (Oh for crying out loud, she's onto the Gratitude thing). Yes. Yes, I am. When someone does something that you appreciate; that was kind, helpful, considerate, a large step outside of their responsibility or even if it's "their job" - I want you to take a …
Midweek Musings: Falls are Up and that’s Bad
A recent study from JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) found that an estimated 28.7% of adults aged 65 years or older fell in 2014. Falls result in increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Risk factors for falls include age, medication use, poor balance, and chronic conditions (ie, depression, diabetes). A separate study bolsters …
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Motivation Monday: Forget About Right Now
Now go run! Keli 🙂
Fitness Friday: Habits
You all know that I'm a total process/habit/goal-setting nerd. I just listened to a book on Audible and I encourage you to check it Atomic Habits, by James Clear. He provides a path for you to adopt good habits, change bad habits and fulfill your potential. But before you think it's one of those things …
Midweek Musings – Welcome to the World of Tech
I'm kind of addicted to this virtual training plan I signed up for the New York marathon. At the start I entered all of my info; my race goal, current pace, recent race time, how many days I can train, when my run days are scheduled, etc., and out popped this nifty 16 week plan. …
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What Else Do You Need to Know??
On this edition of Workout Wednesday let's just cut to the chase. Exercise is good for you. It's good for you from top to bottom and inside out. It keeps your ticker ticking, blood pumping, muscles strong and your mental state on an even keel. (For the most part). All it takes is about 10 …
Monday Motivation – Start Where You Are Now
As you navigate your way along your fitness journey, here's a tip. Stop comparing your today self to your self 5, 10 or 20 years ago. Your body today. Your your family sitch today. Your work sitch today. Your everything sitch today is different than it was before. So you need to set your goals …
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Fitness Friday – Perfect Your Posture
Remember when you were a kid at the dinner table and one (or maybe both) of your parents would tell you to "sit up straight" instead of slouching over your plate? So, my tip for today is to listen to your parents and sit up straight. Our posture, for lack of a better word, sucks. …
Fitness Friday – Yes, Moving Matters
Today I'm sharing an article from the NY Times, courtesy of Kelly's Fitness Article of the Day on Facebook. If you are in information geek like me, you should "Like" her page at https://www.facebook.com/kellysfitnessarticleoftheday/ The study and subsequent article describe a correlation between exercise and longevity in older adults. It underscores the importance of physical …
Workout Wednesday – Yoga! Yoga! Yoga!
We could all do with a little Namaste so here's a shout out to my girl Adriene. Check out her YouTube channel and try some of her videos. She is inclusive of people of all levels and abilities and makes you feel great about yourself wherever you are. I recommend this 19-minute full body practice. …
Motivation Monday – What Doesn’t “Hill” You Makes You Stronger
Yesterday my friend Barbara, Carolyn and I ran a 12 mile training run. We started in the Headlands, ran down and across the GG Bridge towards the Marina Green. Surprise! As we came down the stairs near the Warming Hut we dropped smack dab into the "Bridge to Bridge" race. Undaunted we hopped in (BUT, …
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Grains, Greens and Beans
For anyone who's been wondering how to begin eating a more plant-based diet, here's a tip. Keep it simple and think of bowls. Mexi-Cali Breakfast Bowl: Top a bowl of cooked oats topped with cooked greens (fresh or frozen spinach, chard, kale or collard greens), and pinto or black beans. Add salsa and some avocado …
Monday Motivation: A “No Matter What” Approach
I'm training for the NYC marathon. It will be the 3rd time running this race and my 12th marathon. So I'm no stranger to the discomfort and time consuming nature of a 16 week training plan. But summer training? It was kicking my ass. My training plan started July 15th and for the first 3 …
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Fitness Friday – A Quickie
Here is my go-to strength training workout when I'm really, really, really short on time. Squats, Push Ups and a Plank. That's it. Do 3-5 sets of 10 each of the squats and pushups, then settle in for a 60 second plank. You can mix up the squats (with or without weights or a band) and …
Takeaway Tuesday
Today is Takeaway Tuesday. As in, you take away a nugget of unsolicited advice that will help you on your health and fitness journey. Don't wait until Monday (or until the kids go back to school) to eat better or move more. Take the VERY NEXT opportunity to do the right thing. Wait! I know …
Get To The Stats, Stat
"What can be measured can be managed." This quote by Peter Drucker is most often used in the business world but can easily be applied to health and fitness goals. Because, let's face it, in order to get fitter, faster, or healthier, you need to know where you're starting before you know where to go. …
Monday Motivation – The Reboot
As much as we'd like to be totally on track with our fitness and/or nutrition twenty-four seven we have to acknowledge that it's not always going to happen. So if you are waking up this Monday morning and need a reboot it's totally ok. Here are 3 steps to get back on track. Drink your …
What’s for Dinner?
Today I'm going to share with you one of my FAVORITE salads! It's perfect for summer. It's also super fast to make. Winner, Winner...Kale Dinner! Now go run! Keli 🙂 Yes Yes Yes Salad The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet Cookbook Ingredients 2 cups kale leaves, chopped into thin, fine strips ½ Napa cabbage, chopped into …
Motivation Monday: Heal
Have you seen Heal? It's a 2017 documentary on Netflix that, according to the film's website "...takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions have a huge impact on our health and ability to heal." If you have a passing interest on the mind-body connection with …
Keli Gets a Colonoscopy
When you turn 50 you get an invitation to join AARP and sometime after that your physician may remind you that it's time to get your very first colonoscopy. Yay. A colonoscopy is (for all you youngsters out there) a screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC). First, some facts about colrectal cancer and colonoscopy tests …
Last Workout in the Series
This is what I get for not planing my blog posts ahead of time! I skipped a week but am now posting the final Stronger Summer Workout! Thank you to those who followed along partly or fully. I hope you enjoyed workouts that you could take wherever you went. …
Your Weekly Workout
As we roll along into the heart of July here's a workout you can do anywhere. And if you want to do more on any given day, string a few of the days together. Click here for a printable version. Please remember that a proper warm up and cool down are imperative! Don't just jump …
It’s Summer. Get Stronger.
Here's your weekly workout. You get a day off on Thursday so make sure you earn it. Click here for a printable version. Now go run! Keli 🙂
Summer Survival Tips
As a fitness professional for the past 10 years the most challenging time for folks to stay on their fitness journey is the 6 week period from late June into August. Vacations, visitors, dealing with the kiddos at home or having impromptu LAN parties (all the moms with 7th graders get it), beach days, BBQ's, …
Stronger Summer Challenge – Week 3
It's officially Summer! And as we start Week 3, you should be feeling stronger. Here's your next 5 days of workouts. Now go run! Keli 🙂
Stronger Summer Challenge – Days 6-10
Here's the workouts for the week. On the weekends aim for 10,000 steps and just keep moving. Don't worry about pace, duration or intensity, just keep it moving. You can break it up into 10 minute segments or bang it out on a 2 hour hike. Whatevs. To print out the exercises, click here …
Timing is Everything
Does this sound familiar? You get a bee in your bonnet about something and jump right into it. Then, maybe you realize the timing is all off and you weren't quite ready to do what you planned so you set it aside until later. Been there. In 2016 I decided I wanted to expand my …
Stronger Summer Challenge
The Stronger Summer Challenge is back! Fire up your metabolism, build some strength, cue your core and find some Namaste. Here's how it works. I'll post 5 day's worth of workouts at a time which is perfect if you're traveling or just need to have a plan for the week. You know how I …
Kicking off our June Challenge in a Few Days
I had hoped to launch a Challenge on June 1st but the the flu happened. Which literally knocked me flat for close to 10 days. Even after almost 3 weeks I'm still not 100% so I am, therefore, a bit behind. Look for a post on Wednesday or Thursday kicking off the challenge. It will …
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I Think It’s Challenge Time
Anyone game for a June challenge? (hint - it's a rhetorical question.) I know. You have kids coming home from school. I know. You have kids graduating from school. I know. You have a vacation planned. I know. There's camps, bbq's, you're off for the summer, your work is busiest over the summer, you want …
FITSquad Rocks!
Four weeks ago I launched a boot-camp class for beginners. After the first class I re-branded it FITSquad. Because let's get down to brass taxes - what you say to yourself matters and I don't know anyone who is aspiring to be a beginner. For many years, I've been hearing from people that they …
Lies You Tell Yourself
I'm not going to sugar-coat it today. If you aren't in shape, aren't at your ideal weight and aren't happy about it, you need to stop believing the stories you are telling yourself. Let's break it down. I Don't Have Time To Exercise or Prepare Healthy Meals. First, let's re-frame it. It's not that you …
Kicking it into Gear
Happy spring, my friends. Winter is all about maintenance. Trying to stay active and engaged so when spring comes you can jump into training and take off. Unfortunately, a lot of people forget the "active and engaged" part and come April, they are back to square one. Fear not. Here are two things you can …
Like a Goat
During my run this morning, I decided to zig instead of zag and ended up going farther along the trail. And this sudden change in my plans rewarded me with goats. Our county periodically brings in herds of goats to eat the tall grasses, clear out the underbrush and create a fire safety zone for …
Prep Central
I'm prepping today. Lots of chopping, baking, marinating, etc. I have been lazy lately and have been relying on take out, eating out and veggie burgers so I'm spending an hour or so in the kitchen. I like to have a lot of things on hand so I can throw them into a bowl and …
Are You Unwilling?
When you hear the word unwilling, what are your initial thoughts? Do you think stubborn, inflexibility, unyielding? Refusal to do something? If so, this is a good thing for you AND your goals. Let's take a look at these statements below: I am unwilling to live in a body that is 15 pounds heavier than …
Tip #4 – Dance with the One that Brung You
Kiss your husband or significant other every time one of you leaves the house and tell them you love them. Even if you are angry at the time. Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. At the time of our wedding (on April Fool's Day, no less) we had been together for …
Self-Care
I hate the term self-care. It sounds so, I don't know, fucking obnoxious. First, sorry for the cursing. And secondly, don't get me wrong, I'm a fitness professional who does yoga, meditates, eats mostly plants and is all about taking the best care of ourselves as we can. But when I read articles on the …
Tip #3 – A Little Money Goes a Long Way
Invest in a gym membership, classes or streaming to help keep you motivated and on track. Ok, you've made a decision to get off your tuchus and get in shape. In this day and age there are thousands of ways to go about it. You can download an app, troll IG and find some #fitspo, …
Have Fun. It’s for the Kids!
Please join in the fun and raise some money for our schools. Click here to reserve your spot today! Date and Time: March 30, 2019 at 9:00am. Location: Miller Creek Middle School Turf Field. Cost: $25 donation Now go run! Keli 🙂
Mushroom Stroganoff
This tasty dish was a hit in my house! The recipe below includes some red wine and vegan butter to add some extra depth and flavor. This is a great recipe to try on a Meatless Monday. With the greens and polenta it's very filling and satisfying. Click here for a printable version. Now go …
Tip #2 – Squad Goals
Find a buddy to hold yourself accountable to your goals. This tip, #2 on my list of 52 things is, I think one of the most valuable. It's one thing to set your fitness goal, craft your plan of attack and then completely fail at the execution. It happens all the time. Working to reach …
Get to Counting!
Don't forget to track your minutes! Now go run! Keli 🙂
New Series – 52 Things
I'm launching a new blog series titled "52 Things". Each week I'm going to dive deep into one item from the 52 Things list that I shared last month.Wake up early and workout before you have time to talk yourself out of it. Studies show that a.m. exercisers are more consistent with their exercise …
It’s Time For the March Minutes Challenge
Exercise is important for overall health. And while some of us can easily hit the recommended 150 minutes a week (30 minutes, 5 times a week) some of us really struggle with it. So this month I'm asking you to commit to activity. And track your minutes daily or weekly. "But Keli," (I can hear …
