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There is a trend emerging in the fitness community and that is replacing the idea of exercise with the idea of movement. Really Im not sure how I feel about that. On one hand moving regularly and being aware of how much you move can be eye opining and is a great place to start.... Continue Reading →
I think runners especially have been lied to as a group. The lie we’re going to talk about today is that once you rehab an injury it’s healed and gone forever. In my experience and the experience of runners I know that’s just not the case. More often than not the same old injury pops... Continue Reading →
Pass time, hobby or sport… that is the question? Does it matter who calls what a sport? Not really but… some of those things just aren’t. Is everyone that does a certain sport and athlete? I would say yes but others may say the way I play tennis makes me a comedian a lot more... Continue Reading →
Usually by this time every year I’m at least 6 weeks into a training program and let’s just say letting other things go. This year due to a flare up of runner’s knee and you know the Covid not so much… So let’s take some time to appreciate and thank our amazing partners now for... Continue Reading →
Run streaks are when you run at least a mile everyday potentially forever. They’ve become popular lately and there isn’t anything really, really wrong with them I think you might be doing yourself a disservice by participating. Run streaks have become more popular lately and I get it, especially if like me you post ALL... Continue Reading →
I wrote a little while ago about how lots of the things we call self care aren’t really. We use the term one way generally but it really means things you do to improve your health like taking medications as prescribed, tracking symptoms and following a diet plan that happen outside a medical setting. We’ve... Continue Reading →
What are they, do you need one, do they help and which one is best? Big questions for sure but do they even work is a pretty good one too! I found it a really weird concept that I would eat while I was running when I trained for my first half. It was a... Continue Reading →
Before we want anything else for our kids we want them to be happy and healthy even if we aren’t always. Personally, I think that fostering a love or a habit of exercise in your kids is a really big part of that. But that, like so many other things in life is complicated. If... Continue Reading →
Summer is just around the corner, perhaps after the forecasted snow on Sunday, at least that’s what they tell me. I’m actually super excited to get back to my favorite running outfit which is a running skirt and just a bra. There are lots of reasons that’s my favorite outfit and it took me while... Continue Reading →
So here’s the deal with what you look like in your fitness gear. I matters to literally no one but you but that can matter a lot! I love the quote that goes something like “You would care a lot less about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” So... Continue Reading →
Sweat Sweetly 