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Getting Into an Exercise Routine

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Last week I confessed that I’m not athletic and that I never particularly liked to exercise. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve seen the value of staying in shape, and I’m finally at a place where I can honestly say that I do have a regular exercise routine (and I might sorta kinda like it.) If [...]

7 Reasons Why I Want To Stay In Shape

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Raise your hand if you dislike exercise. Oh good, I’m not alone. It would be an understatement to say that I am not athletic. I was the kid who got picked last in high school gym class and the one who opted for water aerobics as my college gym credit so I didn’t have to [...]

Fitness Friday | Peak 8 Training

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When I went to Blissdom back in February, I made a leap of faith. Are you ready for this? I packed my workout clothes.   I used to pack workout clothes when I went to conferences, and I finally stopped because it just never happened. But this time I was determined to work out at [...]

Fitness Friday: Wipeout

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I have been running for a few years but I’ve never gotten up to running as often as I’d like. My goal has always been to run 3 to 4 times a week, but I average more like 1 to 2. A few weeks ago, my old knee problems starting flaring up again, and I [...]

Good Reads 03.24.12

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What to Wear at Any Age – 10 Principles | The Domestic Fringe How To Keep Your Jeans From Fading | Skimbaco Lifestyle Pinterest Updated Terms | The Centsible Life What have you been reading this week??

What I Do For Exercise

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I’m linking up again this week with Fitness Friday and talking about what I do for exercise. Running Those of you who have hung around here for any length of time know that I picked up running a couple years ago. I don’t run often enough (two or three times a week — and that’s [...]

Good Reads

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted Good Reads, but this week there were just too many good articles not to share. These are all related to health and wellness, so if that’s not your bandwagon, come back next week! I’ll try to have more variety. The Most Unhappy of Pleasures: This Is Your Brain [...]

Fitness Friday :: Hire A Personal Trainer

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Today I’m linking up with my friend Sherry over at Super Exhausted for her Fitness Friday link-up. By the way, have you seen these adorable super hero capes that she makes? So fun. I recently started a strength training program. Yes, in addition to running. My commitment to running has a lot more to do with [...]

Food Safety VS Nourishment

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I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and it occurred to me that there are two completely different philosophies when it comes to food. Of course there are those who don’t think much about food at all, which I find rather sad. Yesterday I listened to this presentation by Joel Salatin called Dancing With [...]

Reader Questions :: Exercise and Doing It All

A topic that came up several times in the my Reader Survey is my running and exercise routine. I’d like to know how you got into running. Did you try other exercises first and they just didn’t appeal to you? I’ve been trying to get into an exercise routine, but I just can’t find one [...]

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