The SIP 10,000 Steps Challenge

Last April I launched a 10,000 steps challenge with a goal that participants take at least 10,000 steps every day between April 20-30. I created a Facebook group which was a huge motivator. Members shared pictures of their step trackers, pretty places they were walking and it created a visual story for what we were …

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The January 1st Challenge

Ok, here's the deal. I want you to launch yourself into 2021 with a purpose and an intention that you're moving your fitness goals to the top of your to-do list. The Challenge: Run, walk, or hike 2.1 miles on January 1st. Yeah, I know. It's not a long distance and you could probably do …

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3 Tips To Get Your Workout Mojo Back

Happy Friday everyone! Today I want to give you some tangible. actionable tips to get you out of your funk and back on track. I call it my tips for Mojo Magic. Ok, full disclosure I just made that up, but I like it. Photo by Madison Inouye on Pexels.com Tip #1 - Start Today …

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You Get What You Put In

When setting health and fitness goals, the SMART method is a great blueprint ;  Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic or Relative and Timely.   But there's one more important piece of the puzzle. Pat can I buy a vowel?  I'll take an "e" please.  As in Effort. When setting goals don't forget to identify and quantify how …

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Workout Rule #3

Performance-based goals are deciding to run a race with a time goal, wanting to swim a mile, beat your time when you hike a specific trail, hit a PR in a dead-lift or do a pull up. When you set a performance-based goal you are taking away any decision about whether or not you want …

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Creating Community

While all indoor fitness facilities in California remain closed for the foreseeable future, many people who have relied on their gym-buddies and fitness-friends are missing a huge support system. Which is why ye old Internet and social media can be a very useful tool.   But if you've successfully opted out of Facebook, Instagram or other …

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3 Tips to Move More While You Work at Home

As many of you have fully transitioned to a work/live situation for the time being, I’m going to assume that you have the ‘Holy Trinity’ taken care of. A place to sequester (hide) for virtual meetings or virtual work Happy Hours.A defined workspace, a square of real estate on the kitchen table, home office or …

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How to Move the Needle

Maintaining your fitness level isn't that hard, you just keep doing what you've been doing. Back (waaaaay back) in the day, my fitness regime was to go to 24 Hr Fitness in Larkspur, sit on the bike for 30 minutes while I read a book or a magazine, listening to music on my Walkman (I …

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FREE Fitness Resources

In Northern California we are 'sheltering in place' for 3 weeks. What that means for many of us who belong to or work at gyms, yoga studios, cycle studios, etc., is that we are out of a place to exercise and/or out of work. But it's important that we take care of our health, both …

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