22 days ago by fitnessarticlesonly

I recently helped a very good friend of mine move her grandmother here from Chicago to live with her and her family, since she could no longer take good care of herself on her own. The experience opened my eyes to a lot of day-to-day activities that I, for one, took for granted. That started me thin ...

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28 days ago by FCITC

Early this week I wrote about how I need to make a few changes. Here are three tools I’m using right now. #1 A New Play-list The one thing that hasn’t been slacking are my workouts. However, nothing pumps new life into your workout like a new play-list. #2 Calorie King I love Calorie King! I realize ...

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29 days ago by FCITC

I’ve really been digging, the Well blog on the NY Times. Mostly, I like it because the column is a cheerleader for exercise. I have to stop myself from forwarding them to every one of my clients and family members (Yes, I’m that person). We runners, yogis, and other fitness addicts know that exercis ...

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32 days ago by FCITC

Gina has a great post up today about that trendy Acai berry. Its every where, every where! Why spend money on something that needs added sugar to taste good, when you can have POM Wonderful? It tastes pretty darn good without all the added sugar. I totally forgot that I had a stock pile of this stuf ...

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33 days ago by fitnessarticlesonly

According to the most recent government survey conducted by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, Americans need to exercise at least an hour a day. This nearly doubles the previous recommendation.The study was published in a 1,000-page report that came out just a couple weeks ago ...

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40 days ago by FCITC

Hi! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Today, I woke up bright and early to meet my running partner for an 4 miler in the park. It was a great run! The park was cold and quiet, j ust how I like it. After I showered and ate breakfast the Husband and I walked downtown to Chelsea Market. I ca ...

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71 days ago by FCITC

Teaching bridal boot camp the past few weeks has been a bit of a flash back. Its fun to hear about the girl’s wedding plans. People often ask if I lost weight before my wedding. The answer is no. Could I have lost a few pounds probably, but the advantage of living a healthy lifestyle is that you don ...

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73 days ago by FCITC

As a child if I wasn’t dancing, running or playing some kind of sport you’d find me curled up with a book. One of my favorite series was the “ Shoes“ series by Noel Streatfeild. The series taught me that in order to excel at an activity you need the proper footwear.;) Introducing my first pair of cr ...

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87 days ago by FCITC

Last night I was a text book case of how to be prepared for a morning workout. I laid out my bike clothes, pumped up my tires, set the timer on the coffee maker for 5:00 am. and went to bed early. Yet, despite all my tactics, I missed my bike ride. Apparently, setting my alarm clock for the correct ...

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88 days ago by FCITC

According to Wikipedia “Motivation is the activation or energization of goal-oriented behavior.” It seems I’m lacking a little in the activation and energization this weekend (is energization a word?). Luckily, I have a few fail proof tricks that prevent me from missing my workouts. Fail proof ways ...

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