Slow and Steady with Exercise There is a time and place for moving fast when it comes to exercise, like when you are running, doing a HIIT workout, or maybe when you are keeping up with the beat of the music in Fitness Drumming. In those situations speed is important. When it comes to toning/building […]
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Let’s face it, most of us are searching for ways to feel better, look better, and/or move better. Most of us are also going about it the wrong way, overworking our bodies or following crazy fad diets. I always say, there is no one answer to achieving your goals because we are all different, we
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Happy New Year. It’s January 4th, the holidays are officially over, and it’s time to stop using the holidays as an excuse to eat sugar filled foods. You know exactly what I’m talking about, the cookies, chocolate, and sugary drinks, too. There have been studies done that show that sugar is as addictive as cocaine. Here
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Can we prevent cancer? As I mentioned last week, I’m a very optimistic person, but cancer brings out the worst in me. I’m not sure we can PREVENT cancer. According to Harvard Health Publishing, “About one of every three Americans will develop some form of malignancy during his or her lifetime.” One in three, those
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Early Detection is Key to Cancer Survival Seven years ago TODAY, I heard the words no one wants to hear, “you have cancer”. The flood of emotions is hard to put into words but there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to fight with every ounce of my being. I consider
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by Shakira Crespo Burnout tips review #1 – Turn to others for help #2 – Reframe the way you look at work #3 – Reevaluate your priorities – it’s OK to say no.The first tip was to #4 – EXERCISE!! Make exercise a priority Even though it may be the last thing you feel like
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Burnout Tip Review The first tip was to turn to other people and the second tip was to reframe the way you look at work. Let’s continue this week with Tip #3 – Reevaluating your priorities. Time to take a deeper look at you Burnout is an undeniable sign that something important in your life
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How to Reframe the Way You Look at Work by Shakira Crespo Last week we started with Tip #1 on how to reduce or work through burnout by turning to other people. This week let’s talk about how to reframe the way you look at work. I know a lot of my readers are retired,
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When I was the softball coach at Miss Porter’s School I had the pleasure of working with several young ladies. In the next few weeks I will be bringing you a series on burnout that has been written by one of my players, Shakira Crespo. Shakira and I have stayed in touch through Facebook and
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What if your doctor gave you an exercise prescription? We are all eager to find a quick fix to any problem we have, the quicker the better. When it comes to your health we are quick to seek a doctor’s advice to feel better, most doctors write out a prescription for one of many drugs
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Complaining can be bad for your health How many times per day do you think you complain? I bet it’s more often than you realize. Think about it, we complain about the weather, we complain about the cost of gas, we complain about someone taking our parking spot, and the list can go on and
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Train like an Olympic athlete As I watched the 2022 Winter Olympic games over the past two weeks I kept thinking about how these athletes have dedicated their lives to be the best at what they do. I then started thinking about how the same mindset about our health and wellness could be so beneficial
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Why do we procrastinate? Let’s start with a simple definition of procrastination. Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. We tend to procrastinate when we are met with stress or overwhelm. So we are already faced with stress and overwhelm yet we increase those feelings, putting more and more pressure on ourselves, as
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DO NOT compare yourself to others We sabotage ourselves all of the time, in fitness, in business, in our day-to-day lives because we compare ourselves to others. When you see or hear about what someone else is doing or has accomplished do you really have all of the facts? Do you know how long it
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New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Last You know it’s true, we resolve to do XYZ and it lasts, MAYBE, until the end of January but then it is pushed aside as quickly as it was thought about. The two most common resolutions, “exercise more” and “eat healthy”. The gyms tend to be loaded in January but
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Holiday Stress is Here The song says “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, but is it really? We are stressed to the max from shopping for gifts, if you even know what to buy for everyone, to planning parties and family gatherings. We have to decorate and clean the house to get ready
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Clean your reusable bottle…daily! Did you know your reusable water bottle, no matter what it is made of, needs to be washed every day? Failure to wash your bottle daily, even if you only use it for water, could cause you to get sick. The moist environment that remains in your bottle is the perfect place for
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how much sleep should you be getting? You can easily “Google it” and you’ll probably find that most studies say you should have anywhere between 6 and 8 hours of sleep each night. Putting a number on the amount of sleep you get each night could cause you stress, however, and that’s the last thing we
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Analyze At one point or another we all take a moment to assess ourselves. We are analyzing where we are in life, how we are doing, what we look and feel like. We ask ourselves, if we are happy or if there is something that needs to change. From there decisions need to be made.
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Don’t put off your mammograms I know going for your annual mammogram is not top on your list of things you want to do but don’t put it off! Have you gone yet in 2021? If not, stop reading this, pick up a phone and make your appointment today! Early detection is very important, the sooner
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