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3 Tips to avoid overeating
Will power is weak, while systems are strong. No matter how mentally tough you are, you will eventually break down if you don’t set yourself up for success. I read an article in the October issue of IDEA Fitness Journal that discussed the topic of overeating. This is...
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The Most FUN Race of the Year
I have been working on a project for a long time and it is finally becoming real. On Sunday, November 5th the 1st annual Rocket City Adventure Race will be coming to downtown Huntsville! Myself and Girls On The Run (a local non-profit) will be putting on the event....
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HIIT me with your best shot
In my last post, I mentioned the research backing High Intensity Interval Training (the cool kids call it HIIT) as a time saving form of exercise. You will even see benefits from using HIIT if you use them in your walking program. Just by going a little bit faster a...
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Getting in shape in one minute
In my last post I talked about using the Kaizen method to form good habits. I used some examples that were shockingly small. But research has shown there is a way to pack 45 minutes of exercise into 1 minute. It sounds like a product that you would see on late night...
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What if you got 1% better every day?
Bigger is better. We do not like things to be small. When we make changes, they need to be huge and life changing RIGHT AWAY! And that is where most of us fail. -I need to quit smoking, I'm going cold turkey. -2017 is going to be the year I will workout EVERY day....
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The Difference Between Active Women and Sedentary Women
In study published in BMC Public Health, researchers wanted to know why some women exercised and others did not. The women were asked: -what their physical activity levels were -what they thought about exercise -what made them feel happy and successful -what a perfect...
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Tough Love From Back Spasms
The other day I was all excited about my workout. I couldn’t wait to take a trip to Muscleville, population me. I’m just a few sets in to my very first exercise and it happens. Stinking back spasms. Not sure if you have ever had back spasms before but they are not...
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How I caused a ruckus on the dance floor (story time)
One of the gifts I got my wife for her 40th birthday was a ticket to the Moon Over Three Caves Dance. We’ve been trying to go for years and I am so glad we went because it was awesome! They had one of our favorite bands, Juice, playing. They actually played at our...
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Make Your Bed
Retired Admiral William H. McRaven did a commencement speech at his alma mater the University of Texas. The speech ended up going viral, so chances are good that if you didn’t see it you probably heard about it. The speech was called Change The World By Making Your...
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September Slim Down Special
Fall is here! This is my favorite time of year. It is football season AND I don’t feel like I’m going to spontaneously burst into flames from the heat. Two of my favorite things. In a few short weeks it will also be time for that polarizing invention called Fall...
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10 Tips For Creating Meals In Under 10 Minutes
1. Start the Sunday Night Ritual: Integrate an hour on Sundays to plan and prepare meals. Get your family involved in a fun way to help you prepare the meals for the week. Give everyone (kids and husbands) an appropriate job. For example: Husband BBQ’s chicken breast...
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Don't Get Beat Twice
Sticking with my football theme this week, I want to share with the concept of getting beat twice. Sometimes in football you will see a team lose a big game one week and then come back the next week and get beat by an inferior team. That is letting one team beat you...
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The Beast Within (Motivation)
My pastor had a message yesterday about The Beast Within. Part of it was about that little voice inside that feeds your addictions. The voice that makes you buy M&Ms at the checkout lane or fill your drink cup with ice cream at Jason’s Deli. Have you ever seen that...
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Blackmail your way to success!
With all the controversy surrounding those knuckleheads in Charlottesville, VA it reminds me of a strange, but interesting book. The book is called The Blackmail Diet by John Bear. The subtitle of the book is Lose Weight Or Else! Pretty catchy title right there. The...
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Can you smell what the Crock Pot is cooking?
Crockpots are one of the best inventions ever. I like to start things off with controversial statements like that. It’s so easy! You can set-it-and-forget-it, and somehow whatever you end up with always tastes amazing. Just try not to follow my...
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