Stretching it Out

After your workout allow 10-15 minutes to stretch your muscles.  Stretching is one of those things we all know we need to do yet many of us skimp on this vital component to health and fitness. According to the Mayo Clinic "...better flexibility may improve your performance in physical activities or decrease your risk of …

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July Accountability Challenge

We are wrapping up our July Accountability Challenge!  Unlike specific, workout challenges this one was self-administered.  Set a goal for yourself and track your results and let me know how you did at the end of the month. Easy peasy.  It's summer after all so simple is sometimes better. Don't forget to share your accomplishments …

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Yoga Nation

So I just completed my 5th day of Yoga and I have a few comments.  (First, let me preface this by saying that my yoga 'class' consist of me following along Yoga classes provided by OnDemand via my iPad and I'm sticking with programs that are under 30 minutes because of time constraints.) With that …

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Tip of the Week

Along with cardiovascular fitness and strength, flexibility is a key component of fitness.  Here are a 3 easy ways to become more flexible. 1.  Hit the floor.  While your kids to chores and hubby folds laundry (ok, guess that's just MY house - ha ha) you can squeeze in quite a few stretches.  Downward dog, …

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