The Secret to Getting Results

Getting results is relatively easy; well, at least the steps are easy.  To lose weight, you need to hit these four things  Eat fewer calories than you burn for calories  Be active every day (6K plus steps)  Workout to maintain muscle  Eat enough protein not to lose muscle  You could…

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3 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting to Workout

The majority of people start working out for two reasons to feel better and lose weight.  By working out, you build strength, increase mobility and stability, increase bone density, and improve cardiovascular health. All while moving more and increasing caloric output which will help you lose weight and feel better. …

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Tips for Working Around Injuries

One of the more frustrating things to deal with in life is injuries. They can be persistent and nagging; they prevent us from doing everyday activities in peace and rob us of finding joy in movement.  Injuries can happen for several reasons: such as an acute event such as falling…

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Getting Habits to Stick

Creating habits can feel overwhelming, and if you have tried in the past and not been able to create a new habit from your efforts, you know how frustrating and defeating it can feel to have put in all that effort to fall back to where you started a few…

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The Importance of Getting Up and Down

I remember when my daughter was first born, we would do tummy time. O, did she hate tummy time. She would cry and make a fuss. But the doctor told us how important this time on the ground was for developing strength that would help her down the road.  Now…

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Activity By The Numbers

It is easy to overthink being active and living a healthy lifestyle.  Living health doesn’t consist of just stretching or just lifting weight. Instead, a healthy lifestyle consists of Strenght, Cardiovascular health, daily activity, and recovery/mobility work; you need them all. I like to say be wary of the carpenter…

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The Journey Not Easy But Worth It

I have been sitting here for 15 minutes trying to figure out what to write about. Should I write about how to get results? Or talks about what to do if you do not see results? Maybe I go a completely different route and give you a list of my…

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Start of 2022 Not Going As Planned

I don’t know how you are doing with your New Year goals, but I, for one, am stumbling out the starting gate when it comes to my fitness goals.  The thing is, I am not discouraged one bit; ok, I am a little discouraged, but not much. Why is my…

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4 Keys to Fitness Success: 4 Activity

The previous three weeks, we have looked at keys 1-3 on the key chain of fitness. In today’s post, we will unlock the fourth key.  But first, a quick recap of the previous three in case you missed it.  Key 1 Sleep Challenge: go to bed at a consistent time…

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