Back on the Wagon Wednesday

As a fitness professional, my job is to motivate, provide inspiration, train safely and effectively while creating an atmosphere where people can  get stronger and improve their fitness levels.   And have fun.  🙂 I've had my fair share of clients come and go.  Sometimes the class (or me) isn't their cup of tea.  Sometimes it's …

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HHJJ Redux

I'm all for equality so today I'm going to share the things I loved about my run. Same route, same distance, nothing cranky about it! 1.  Daffodils.  Thanks to whoever plants bulbs in random spots in the 'hood.  Daffys make me smile. 2.  Props to the Port-A-Potty at Marinwood Park.   Relatively clean and not too …

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Happy Happy Joy Joy

My run was great today.  With that said, you all know that I "process" a lot while on my runs.  Sometimes I plot my day, figure out my schedule or do some planning.  Sometimes I "write" my blog in my head as I run along and sometimes I have arguments with people that I have …

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“In Training” Mode

Are you un-motivated?  Are you hitting snooze instead of going for a run, walk or (ahem) getting to your morning outdoor fitness class?  Are you eating more and working out less?  Have you thrown in the towel for the week and will "start on Monday" again? If so, I have an assignment for you.  For the next …

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Say ‘Ta-ta’ to Temptations

Courtesy of ACE Fit.  Great tips here! 5 Simple Ways to Take Temptation Out of the Kitchen 1. Begin at the Grocery Store  Your grocery cart is the first point of entrance for tempting foods to reach your home. If these foods don’t make it into your kitchen, they’ll have a much more difficult time …

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Commandments to Make Running Fun

Running is not always fun.  If you are just starting to run or coming back to running after an injury or long absence, it will pretty much suck.  For a while.  You are out of breath, out of shape, flopping around and not feeling at your best.  Even experienced runners get into a running rut. …

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All Good Things Must Come to an End…

Congratulations on making it to the end of our Push Up Challenge.  If you have followed the challenge from start to finish, you've done well over 700 push ups since February 2nd.  That's a lot of push ups. Your final workout is very simple. 50 push ups Yes.  50.  Five-zero.  Fifty.  Fity (as in cent). …

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WOW!

We're almost there! Here's your Push Up Challenge Workout for today: Warm up 3-5 minutes (walk in place, do jumping jacks, jog up and down the hall) Perform the following workout 1 time through: (with a 15 second rest in between): 15 push ups 15 push ups 15 push ups 15 push ups Remember!  Slow, steady, controlled …

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