And you should too! I have to tell you how happy I am with the conversations that my last post sparked! My main goal is to bring all you lovely readers the tools & motivation you need to get fit in a real way. And since everyone is not me- only child, athlete, type-A, queen of schedule… [Read more…]
June 30, 2010
You may not own a championship ring or have coached some of the best & brightest in professional sports – but you are indeed a coach and an athlete, all wrapped up in a normal adult, 9-5 job, minivan-driving, package. An athlete is anyone who is working toward an end result, rising to the competitive… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
No judgment here, but just what kind of person are you? This question has been tumbling around with me lately as I watch people who are realizing that they ARE capable of rising up above whatever they previously thought they were. These are the people who are realizing they are indeed the ‘kind of person who jogs/sweats/picks nutritious foods/considers themselves… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
When did we put start putting “kid gloves” on before talking with adults about their fitness, health, exercise & nutrition habits? The way many adults talk about their health, fitness & wellness habits…is like Noah saying the Great Flood was just a spring shower. Our estimations of what we are, how much we do, and… [Read more…]
May 14, 2010
Only 2 in 10 Americans are NOT overweight. Which means there is a possibility that you reading this are overweight orobese – and if you are, and are sitting here fat & happy, God bless you, but I’m sorry but today’s tip won’t have much for you. Now, no one is saying you have to… [Read more…]
April 8, 2010
Thanks to Tina S who’s part of the team that is working on the Live Earth Run for Water, Jen H my running coach & fab client, and Abbie N of Simple Creative Inspiration for all the link love this week! You, and all these wonderful readers are pumping up my Positive Mental Attitude! I woke up this… [Read more…]
March 31, 2010
5am workouts need a different kind of workout music. At our performance center, we have Pandora on the computer with a bunch of channels so our clients can pick the workout music they want to listen to…my normal workout faves would be the Breaking Benjamin stations…but at 5am, they sometimes get a little loud & the beat… [Read more…]
March 24, 2010
We make time for that which we value. Way too many people are telling me that they don’t have time to workout regularly or prepare home-made dinners most nights (or eat at home most mornings rather than get a 550 calorie waffle sandwich at Dunkin Donuts -bleh). I even caught myself saying this about my long runs… [Read more…]
March 21, 2010
We all want to feel good. Which may be why so many fall off the exercise-for-life wagon when they realize that workouts are supposed to be hard. When we are challenged to be uncomfortable, our “but I want to feel good!” part of our brain kicks in & may send us to a safer, more… [Read more…]
March 3, 2010
Want something done? Ask someone who’s busy- is how the saying goes. The thinking being that someone who’s busy is obviously managing their time to accomplish many things in a day, & thus is organized vs. someone who’s got free time, who may not be such a good time manager that they can take on multiple tasks… [Read more…]
October 8, 2010
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