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does muscle weigh more than fat?
Yes. Yes, it does. That's the only way to explain my steady weight gain this past month. Stepping on the scale this morning to a shocking high, I know it's got to be the muscle.It can't be the amazing...
View Articlethe in betweens
Fitness, like other things, has some awesome highlights. There's the Just Getting Started full of promise and plans and newness. There's the Small Achievements to encourage and motivate. There's the...
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pick your audience
You're bored, aren't you? You gave me a barely interested, "Oh, you run?" and I responded with an avalanche. Times and stretches and intervals and goals. Barging on with gusto for the past five...
View ArticleI have a six-pack
It's in there somewhere. I'm sure of it. All those planks I've logged over the past months have really paid off and I can feel the ripple of that rectus abdominis muscle stretching down the front.But I...
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told with permission
We were enjoying a relaxing evening with friends some years ago. My son, a first-grader at the time, had done something noteworthy earlier in the day, so I retold the event for the enjoyment of our...
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getting off track
Here's a hypothetical. Let's say your fitness routine gets interrupted. Your work load increases dramatically. Your kids need help with their end-of-the-year school projects. Summer storm clouds time...
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losing it
I'm starting to lose it. Weight, that is. The scale this morning registered a gorgeous 1.6-pound deficit. Yes, I'll take it! I'm on a mission to lose six pounds (don't laugh; we all have our numbers)...
View Articlethe secret to being fit
Did you know there's a secret to being fit? That key element that will get you on your feet for an intense workout or out the door for non-stop cardio?Do you know the secret? You have to want it. You...
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beach body
Flip-flops trudge heavily through thick sand as I lug chair, towel and cooler bag to the perfect spot on the beach. Setting my bag down, I flip open the chair and arrange my towel across the back. Pull...
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like learning to drive
I heard a theory recently that "fitness comes easy to the people who are self-disciplined." No offense, dearie, but that sounds like another excuse to be lazy. Let me paint a picture for you.I'm...
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picture perfect
I've seen photos of people working out in the most ideal locations. Yoga on a wooden pier stretching over the smooth waters of a gorgeous lake. Ahh, tranquility.Cardio miles along a white sandy beach...
View Articlerun of the will
I fixed supper for my family last night. Then while they dished up, I grabbed my running shoes and headed for the door. I wanted to run. I needed to run. It had been a busy couple of weeks and I was...
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throw away the book
In ancient cultures, being the firstborn meant you received a blessing, a title, an inheritance. What an honor! I think that was compensation for the curse of being firstborn. I'm not a firstborn...
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a good night's sleep
Ever woken up at the ungodly hour of 3 am, wide awake and can't fall back to sleep? What do you do, toss and turn for a frustrating hour? Grab your laptop and get some work done? Turn on the lamp and...
View Articleit gets easier
Last night I eavesdropped on the backseat conversation between my daughter and her friend. "I love the feeling you get when you just finish a workout." "Yeah, because you're done. But getting up and...
View Articleget moving
I'm a runner and quite happily log 40 to 60 minutes of refreshing cardio. I also exercise. Last night's workout? A full hour of heart-pumping, muscle building moves that drenched my shirt and wore me...
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am I creative?
My girlhood friend had a flair for drawing and piano playing and painting. Her imagination took our simple playtime to faraway kingdoms and exotic lands. We'd get lost for hours in happy make-believe...
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anti-aging
Glancing through my Fitocracy profile, I noticed they bumped me to 41 already. What? I've got nineteen whole days of being 40 yet. What were they thinking? I remember being a girl who couldn't wait to...
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I clicked the link for an article touting the endless health benefits of honey and cinnamon. Did you know that a paste of honey with cinnamon applied to the face nightly for two weeks can cure pimples?...
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sound of laughter
When I was young, my parents would drag us into hospitals and nursing homes to visit Great-Aunt Betha or great-grandma's third husband or some other ancient relative. My siblings and I would dutifully...
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