Remember all those times that you spent 3 or 4 hours in the gym? Well, I have news for you! You’d be better off only spending 1 hour in the gym! If you’re in the gym for 3-4 hours you’re most likely in a catabolic state (muscle burning). When we...
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Burn More Fat!
Did you know that you can burn more fat by doing your cardio on an empty stomach first thing in the morning?! What kind of cardio workout will you try tomorrow? “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”...
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Favorite workout
Just wanting to know what my friends’ favorite workouts are! Share them here! My favorite are squats! “It’s about mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter”...
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Never Satisfied
Once we feel like a goal is accomplished, we often get comfortable and forget about all of the hard work it took to get to that goal. We have all been in a situation like this, whether it be in the gym, at work or even in a intimate relationship....
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Following Through
I can’t count the amount of times that I’ve seen people start a workout program and not follow through! I’m no angel when it comes to following through either but I have certainly learned my lesson! An experience that I will share is when I first attempted to get ready...
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Take a Time Out!
We all get so wrapped up in work and home stressors that we forget to take a step back. Try this: When you’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed do something pointless! I know it sounds silly but it really works! Something that I do is just sit in a quiet place...
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
I love this quote from George Elliot! I try my best to live by the thought that it is never too late! Too often, I have people say to me “I wanted to start working out but now I’m too old”. Another one that I hear frequently is, “I was...
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit”
I think we can all relate to this quote from Aristotle! I’m relating the quote to last night’s yoga practice at the Hot Yoga Studio on Virginia Beach Blvd. in Va Beach. Yoga is not olny a fantastic physical workout, but it is also an amazing “workout” for the mind....
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“When you envision yourself doing something, you’ll be surprised at how much that helps you to actually do it.”
I had to use this quote last night at the rock gym! I felt doubtful of my abilities after having to take a month hiatus from rock climbing. After I got my mind clear, I was able to envision myself climbing. Once I got on the rock wall, it was...
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Fun at The Beach, Getting in Shape!
Yesterday, my boyfriend and I brought my family who are from out of town to the beach. The six of us formed a large rectangle in the shallow end of the water to throw the frisbee around. Tossing the light frisbee around doesn’t seem like much of a workout does...
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