A plant-based diet is one based on fruits, vegetables, tubers, whole grains, and legumes; and it excludes or minimizes meat (including chicken and fish), dairy products, and eggs, as well as highly refined foods like bleached flour, refined sugar, and oil. Yesterday marked the end of a 30-Day Challenge. I committed to eating a *mostly* plant-based …
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Perfect Your Plank
Here's how to perfect your plank. And be patient young Padawan, this one takes some getting used to. Lay face down on the ground. Position your hands slightly to the outside of your shoulders, fingertips pointing forward. Pull your elbows close to your body. Roll your shoulders down and back away from your ears. …
Accountability Tricks
Forget motivation, try holding yourself accountable and you may find more success. Think about it, when have a deadline at work your boss doesn't care if you are motivated or not, the job has to get done. Here are some tried and true methods to help keep you accountable as you work toward your goals. Watch the …
Dusting off the Racing Shoes
I ran my first race in the Run the Bay Series yesterday; the San Jose 408K Race to the Row. It was, in fact, my first race of 2017 and the first race in my brand new age bracket. Buh-bye 44-49, Hello 50-54! I normally don't travel far or pay for shorter races. And it's …
The Write Stuff
I've been running for over 16 years but never got into the habit of tracking my miles. Never wrote them down, never added them up. Sure, I've had a Garmin since 2006 but until last year wasn't very good about syncing it up and downloading my runs. I think the longest I went without syncing it was …
HIIT Benefits
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are short but intense (and effective) workouts that provide HUGE health benefits. The key is to hit it hard and strong (with great form); this is not a steady-state, low heart rate activity. You'll definitely break a sweat. HIIT workouts include the following types of exercises, including (but not limited …
4 Tips To Get On With It
Today we talk about getting back on track or how you re-boot your workout program. Let’s say you are a runner, and you run 3, 4 or 5 times a week. Maybe you’re training for a race or just trying to stay fit, whatever. Then something happens and you have to take a few days …
Be the Change
So here's the deal. You're in charge of your life, health, welfare. You control the narrative. You are the captain flying the plane or piloting the ship. Sure, you may be working in concert (or opposition) with your spouse or family members but make no mistake, YOU have the power to create positive change in …
Getting What You Need
I've always been able to rely on running as therapy. It's how I process things; work stuff, family stuff, parenting stuff, etc. No matter what else is going on I can go for a run and feel better. My sadness would lift, my anger would dissipate, my frustrations would yield to solutions and I'd come back …
A Chick with a Plan
I'm all about the plan. Want to get something done? Get a plan. Or at least know what your first step is and go from there. Actually, it's ok to start moving forward without having all of your steps mapped out. Sound crazy? Maybe not so much. Many people get stuck in the planning phase and …
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