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Longevity, Dementia, and… Grip Strength?
If you are one of my regular class members, you will often hear me mention physical markers of longevity and reduced dementia risk so that you might increase your likelihood of having a better healthspan, meaning, good health for a … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise How-To, Explainers
Tagged dementia, exercise, fitness, health, healthspan, longevity, movement, strength
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Are You Doing Hip Bridges, or a Low Back Lift?
Hip bridges are one of those exercises whose variations go across most fitness genres. You’ll see them in the weight room, in a yoga class, in a Pilates studio, and in group exercise. But using them to target the foot … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, feet to seat, fitness, glute exercises, glutes workout, hip bridge, Pilates
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Next Health Challenge Group is open!
Nutrition, fitness, and support! • Daily check-ins using Beachbody’s Challenge Tracker app. • Anywhere-workout programs streamed via Beachbody On Demand • 28 Days of Healthy Focus! All participants are requested to use body-positive language. We celebrate the journey, not just … Continue reading
Posted in motivation, Uncategorized
Tagged exercise, fitness, goals, health, healthy eating, motivation, nutrition, priorities, self-control, self-satisfaction, weight loss
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No Self-Limiting Allowed
I had a spill on my bike last Saturday. The seat post stem freakishly sheared off while I was riding, which in itself wasn’t so bad. It was the fact that I took my eyes off the road to figure … Continue reading
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Tagged bike, biking, cycle, doldrums, exercise, exuses, fitness, kettlebells, motivation, self-pity, self-satisfaction
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Don’t Wait for Monday
Don’t Wait for Monday How many times have you come up with a great workout or meal plan, or maybe an awareness of how to get more movement into your day, or perhaps some other wonderfully healthy action that will … Continue reading
Asking Yourself the Hard Question
How do you prioritize your time? Can you be honest with your answer? Like I tell my kids, often the truth is uncomfortable. If your health – fitness, nutrition, stress management, and sleep – is not really a priority, then … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, health, motivation, priorities, time management
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Why Is Everyone Talkin’ Protein?
You’ve heard that you probably need to get a little more protein into your diet. What is all the chatter about? Why is protein so darn important? Lemme tell ya! – Proteins make up compounds known as enzymes, and enzymes, … Continue reading
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Tagged casein, fitness, food sensitivities, healthy eating, nutrition, protein, shakeology, smoothie, whey
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Kryptonite
Today I had another dizzy spell, the third in a week. The room began spinning and I had to sit down. The vertigo made me nauseous, and the nausea created sweats then clamminess, and I was suddenly weakened as surely … Continue reading
Nothing Comes from Nothing: 5 Steps Toward Getting That Goal
I recently saw a sign that read: “EXCUSES Are for People Who Don’t WANT it Badly ENOUGH.” Wow. That hit me hard. It reminded me of a sports psychology lecture I attended at the World Spinning & Sport Conference in … Continue reading
Posted in Explainers, motivation
Tagged exercise, exuses, fitness, goal-setting, goals, health, motivation
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Are You All You Need?
“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” — Oprah So here’s a guilty secret I have: I thrive, absolutely shine, on the positive feedback I get from others. … Continue reading