I’m Joining the Living and Active Challenge
Through our 90-100 degree heat the last couple weeks, I’ve been such a slacker on getting exercise. So, when I saw Clare from PEAK313.com was going to run another 5 week challenge, I knew it was just the motivation I needed. I completed this challenge in September/October last year. Even though I completed it, I really…
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“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby When I saw this quote last week, it kind of stopped me in my tracks. Really, who doesn’t have time for exercise? Here I am, making excuses again. Just…
Read More A Little Monday Inspiration and An Update
photo courtesy of guidance.fidelity.com “Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead. “ Kara Goucher, American long-distance runner In the first 6 months of the year I have ran/walked a total of 64.72 miles. I know to a great many…
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Remember the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running. Sarah Condor, runner Even if you aren’t a runner, I’m certainly not….yet. This can apply to you for many things. Even if you don’t like to workout, a good workout feels…
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www.fitsugar.com Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The twenty minute walk you take is so much better for you than the three mile run you never do. Gretchen Rubin, author of THE HAPPINESS PROJECT and HAPPIER AT HOME. I get daily emails from Rubin and when I read this quote a…
Read More Not Today
Do you know what time of year it is? Yes, it is winter…20 days until spring….but it is also McDONALD’S SHAMROCK SHAKE TIME! These shakes are really one of my favorite things to have and each year I wait for them to appear on commercials or signs so that I can order my first one.…
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Find a way to enjoy parts of every run. Most of your runs should be mostly enjoyable. Jeff Galloway, an American Olympian and lifetime runner I really don’t like running. I’m not good at it. I don’t run fast. But, I get it done a few times a week. Although, in order to get it…
Read More Book Review: Coconut Oil: The Quick and Easy Guide By Chris Reichert and Joey Cardillo
COCONUT OIL The Quick and Easy Guide By: Chris Reichert and Joey Cardillo eBook Published: February 5, 2013 *** By reading this book you’ll discover exactly why you should be eating more coconut oil – plain and simple! This book also covers which coconut oil to buy, the many coconut oil benefits, and why coconut…
Read More It Was My 17th Anniversary
Last week I received an email recognizing my 17th Anniversary. I hadn’t even realized it had been 17 years since I made a possibly life-changing decision…………………………….. to be a marrow donor. I remember in February 1996, while working at a health fair as part of my job as a Sexual Assault Counselor I was across…
Read More Book Review: Clean Cuisine By Ivy Ingram Larson and Andrew Larson
CLEAN CUISINE An 8-Week Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition Program That Will Change the Way You Age, Look and Feel By: Ivy Ingram Larson and Andrew Larson Published: February 5, 2013 **** There is a diet and exercise plan that covers all the bases—food we should eat and food that tastes good; what is best for our bodies…
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