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It’s the Holidays! Avoid Falling Off the Wagon Without Skipping Grandma’s Pie
Thanksgiving is a holiday that revolves around eating, like so many other holidays coming up! We shouldn’t feel like we can’t partake in this family-oriented, fun event; or that we can’t try out all the delicious foods displayed before us. You can, and should, eat a bit of everything. You just have to do so…
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I Don’t Have Time
“I Don’t Have Time to…” workout, meal plan, read, sleep, take care of myself; the list goes on an on. This is the number one excuse why people don’t take care of themselves and it’s the #1 excuse I DO NOT ACCEPT. We all have the same 24 hours in a day and yes, some…
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Strategies to Reduce Added Sugar Intake
Sugar is everywhere, but it is not our friend. The American Heart Association says adults should limit daily sugar to 6 tsps (25 g) for women and 9 tsps (38 g) for men. Yet, the average American consumes 19.5 teaspoons (82 grams) every day.
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Healing & Staying Fit through Injuries
Injuries SUCK! That’s the hard truth. Injuries can come from a variety of ways, but regardless of how you became injured it’s most important to take care of yourself so you can recover. I have found through my various injuries that it’s often possible to stay fit while recovering.
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Setting Up a Workout Routine
What muscle groups should I work? How often should I lift or do cardio? Can I lift two days in a row? These are questions I hear a lot. And the answers will vary greatly depending on your goal. But, I find that for the majority of people (at least the ones I work with)…
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Self-Care Strategies
What exactly is “self-care” and why do we find it so hard to do. For some it just isn’t prioritized and for others a sense of guilt is associated with it. But, WHY on earth should we feel guilty for taking care of ourselves?! What is Self-Care? Self-care is a deliberate activity we do to…