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6 Steps To Succeed With Your Weight Loss This Time

Was the last time you tried to lose weight, it didn’t go so well? Why? You probably need to make better decisions about what works and doesn’t work for your body type. But there are ...
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Healthify Your Thanksgiving Dishes

And just like that, Thanksgiving is upon us. Group chats are alive with plans of potlucks. Home cooks are browsing for recipes and the ingredients they need to buy. Foodies scroll through the ‘Gram and ...
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How to Ask Someone for a Spot

We’ve all been there and it is super awkward… asking for help, in this case asking for a spot! I will acknowledge that there may be a certain level of anxiety in this situation. In ...
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3 Healthy Recipes To Make With Leftover Carved Pumpkin

You spent time and energy carving your Jack-O’-Lantern, and now Halloween’s over. Fear not; your work of art won’t go to waste. Pumpkin is rich in vitamins A and C, among other nutrients, and ideal ...
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Halloween Candy Doesn’t Need to Be Spooky

It’s that time of the year. Whether there are suddenly candies everywhere at your workplace, or buckets of goodies at a Halloween party are catching your eye, or your kids got a good haul from ...
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Running Up That Hill

Training For My First Race (Part 2) One night my wife said to me, “I want to do a race. Not just any race, the Disney race.” I looked at her and said, “Sure, why ...
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The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Your Health

Chances are, you’re not getting enough sleep. In fact, according to the National Sleep Foundation, around one-third of adults in the U.S. report getting less than the recommended seven hours of sleep per night on ...
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Visualization for Lifting

If you were to ask anybody on the planet what percentage of a sport is physical and what percentage of it is mental, I guarantee you that literally no one will say “It’s 100% physical.” ...
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How Exercising Helps Relieve Stress

It’s no secret that exercise is good for your body. But what you may not know is that it’s also great for your mind. Exercise can be a powerful tool for stress relief, and it ...
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3 Tips for Overcoming Temptations That Derail Your Fitness Progress

Having a fitness program in place is essential, however, something that is just as important is making sure that you stick with it. There are often a lot of things that can happen in life ...
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Training For My First Race

The Gene Mile A little back story about myself. For the past 10 years, fitness has been a focus of mine. When I first started out it was to lose weight and to simply be ...
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You are Stronger Than You Think!

If you have read the title of this post and are looking for some great hype to get your blood pumping, goose bumps on your arms, and electricity bolting through your entire body then you ...
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