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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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Feeding the Masses

Congratulations on the decision to take charge of your nutrition and make serious, healthy changes!  Odds are, while your family or loved ones may support what you're doing, they may not be as eager to come along for the ride.  But fear not, here are a few tips for managing your healthier eating while feeding …

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Challenge Alert! Challenge Alert!

This new challenge idea came to me as I was running.  I've shared how my brilliant plans hatch on a run and this was no exception! It's the March Minutes Challenge. I'll lay it out for you next week and we'll be ready to kick it up a notch and off on March 1st. Now go …

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Heart Healthy

February is American Heart Month!    Here are a few ways you can get heart smart.   Adopt Healthy Habits Eating a healthy diet (lots of fresh veggies, fruits, whole grains; eating less processed foods, limiting sodium, saturated fats, etc.). Maintaining a healthy weight (you don't have to aim for "skinny", just healthy). Getting enough physical …

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