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Keep it simple, even though it’s complicated
You know what to do. Honestly, we ALL know what to do. In an effort to keep it simple, here goes: eat right, exercise, sleep, keep stress to a minimum. It’s simple, really. Except then you start ruminating on all the different ways people determine the “right” way to eat. How often and what type of exercise? How much sleep? And what exactly is a minimum amount of stress? You get deeper into the world of fitness and you just end up with more questions…
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Is Balance Truly the Best Way?
Food for thought: is it possible to live a balanced life? If it is, what does that truly mean? The other day I was perusing Instagram and came across this post on balance. It got me thinking. Drop the weight of balance and see how you feel. It is exhausting trying to be balanced all the time. Rest? Train? Self Care? Work? Keep up the house? Something has to give and to be perfectly honest, it is usually self care, rest, or keeping up the…
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How to survive the first of the year at the gym
Swarms of newbies spend the first two weeks of the year promising to hit the gym more often. Equipment seems sparse, weight racks are taken, and showing up at 4 am no longer guarantees your ability to cruise through your workout. Don’t be ‘that’ person Have a little patience. By the second week of January, most people give up on their resolutions. So if you are truly annoyed by the crowds, just wait…they’ll dissipate. Being rude to others never solved anything. Being the reason someone…
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New Year, New Me
Happy 2023 everyone! Made you look with that headline. It may be a new year, but I’m certainly the same ‘me.’ I have similar goals and aspirations for this year as I did last year, and the year before, and the year before that. The one major shift I’m working on this year involves the hardest shift of all…and that is mindset. I’ve mentioned this before, but it isn’t so ‘last year’…it is an ongoing transformation project for me. I’ve joined a manifestation challenge, bought…
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Mindset
I wish I actually was the person my trainer thinks I am. My mindset is not in the right place. Running has not gotten any easier. I have not callused my mind enough yet (sorry David Goggins). However, I did buy David’s new book. Perhaps this gives new meaning to “Never Finished”?? 😉 What I need to work on Honestly, so many things. Everything? I eat something “bad” or “wrong” and I get down on myself about not being perfect. I was sick last month,…
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Don’t Wanna Run…But
Sundays have become run days. I guess we are preparing to be chased by a bear (or coyote, since very few bears live in our part of the world. I would say there are zero bears, but I’m sure there is always a possibility of a bear, even if obscure.) Every Saturday evening, I feel like a toddler throwing a tantrum, just knowing the next day I have to wake up and run again. via GIPHY Running has never been my favorite form of exercise.…
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On to the next
Chasing the euphoria of the finish line is a never ending process. A mile away from the finish…feeling broken down, beaten up, tired, and hungry. Ready to say ‘uncle’ and walk off. But –barring injury — the finish line looms large. Once the time chip leaves the wrist, with a t-shirt clutched in muddy fingers, and a celebratory medal over a sunburnt neck, magic happens. As time passes, memories of the suffering don’t linger, they soften. Kinda like childbirth. Signing Up Signing up for the…
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Best Buys for Fitness Minded Folks
With so many items advertised as being healthy, what are the products that have caught my eye? Here are my best buys, the stuff I repurchase (or want to!) from supplements to clothing. The best part? The Amazon items are Prime eligible for all of you–like me–who love their Prime membership. Note: some of these are affiliate links, which might earn me a couple pennies. Supplements Clothing Any Suggestions? My trainer has a lot of suggestions that I haven’t really tried. I’ve read good things…
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One Sandwich Short of a Picnic
As I was staying up slightly later than normal last night to enjoy some college football, I got to thinking about my new ‘normal’ schedule. Some say it is crazy. There isn’t a day–including weekends–that I wake up later than 5 am. I’m either working out at a Camp Gladiator workout, running (even if I hate every minute), or on our recovery days, walking. I’ve signed up for obstacle course races even though I am unable to do a pull up (YET–see…still working on that…
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Hyrox
Do you ever sign up for an event that is more than 3 months away, and you feel like it won’t be that bad? Maybe you are excited at first. But the closer it gets, the more apprehensive you feel. The butterflies start twirling around in your belly when you mentally prepare. You avoid looking at the details of how you should train or physically prepare, just so you don’t have to think about it? Or…is that just me? Hyrox Dallas is 2 months away,…
