My family's health history is chock a block with diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and other maladies. Knowing this helps me stay focused on doing what I need to do to prevent many of these health issues. Yes, prevent. I'm in the camp that believes you can reverse many of the …
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Knowing when to ‘take a knee’
I'm sure there are days when you'd rather not get up at the crack o'early to take a class, run, or go for that power walk. Most of the time you need to ignore the desire to curl up in a tiny, warm ball and get your tushie out of bed, into your kicks and …
5 Reasons To Run
Happy Friday everyone! Here's my top 5 reasons to run today. 5. You never come back from a run without at least one problem solved. 4. Sweat is nature's skin detoxify-er. 3. That surge of endorphins you get at about the 2nd mile. 2. Those training miles won't run themselves. And the number #1 …
Is there a trainer in the house?
Even though I'm a personal trainer and teach fitness classes I don't train my husband nor do I go to the gym with him. We learned a long time ago that our styles are different and it's best if we do our own thing. The other day he was complaining about his shoulder and we …
Flipping out over figs!
Fresh figs are in season and provide a great nutritional boost to your diet. A medium fig has about 37 calories and 1 to 1.4 grams of fiber. I love to eat them raw but they are tasty grilled (which caramelize the natural sugar) or stuffed with goat cheese for a quick appetizer. They are …
Become a donor!
When I booked an appointment to make a blood donation I learned a startling statistic. According to the Blood Centers of the Pacific only 5% of the eligible population (about 97%) donate blood. Donating blood is simple and almost painless. It takes about 60 to 90 minutes for an appointment and yes, there is a …
30 Day Challenge – Part 3
As a recap, I needed to find some motivation and inspiration this summer so I decided to do three 30 day challenges. The first challenge was to run for 30 days straight and the second challenge was to do yoga for 30 days straight. I'm batting .500 on my challenges so this is my chance …
Monday Morning Motivation
Some Monday morning motivation for you! Courtesy of Runner's World. "The only disability in life is having a bad attitude. " - Oscar Pistorius, Olympic and Paralympic runner Now go run! Keli 🙂
30 Day Yoga Challenge
Wow, I'm VERY late in reporting the results for this challenge! As much as it pains me to admit - I did not quite make it through the full 30 days. In truth I managed to do about 20 days. Some days I would tell myself I'd do it later and then I would forget. …
Quote of the week
Courtesy of our friends at Runner's World Running gives freedom. When you run you can determine your own tempo. You can choose your own course and think whatever you want. Nobody tells you what to do. Nina Kuscik, marathoner Now go run! Keli 🙂
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