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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.             …

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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 …

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