Oh my, I can’t believe that May is coming to an end — my health and fitness life has been very surreal with this COVID19 situation and quarantining. While more and more of life’s things are making it back on the essential list, most of us are still practicing social distancing, doing as many things as we can (or want to) virtually, and taking life at a slower pace.
Read on to find some of my recent must-haves and Summer Fitness, Fun and Healthy Food Finds. Continue reading
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International Women’s Day (3/8/2020) brings awareness to the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women – including the celebration of female athletes of all ages and abilities, not just those in professional sports. That’s what I want to speak to today, how everyday women are supporting, empowering and lifting up each other to live, love and give their best through an active lifestyle. 
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed several trends that remain on the uptick for active women. These include more female participation in “extreme” sports at an amateur level; support and encouragement through various “sisterhoods of sweat;” “do as I do” role modeling by older women to younger women and/or girls; and solo (or mother/daughter) adventure and sport travel. Read to learn more about these Empowering Trends in Women’s Sports, Fitness and Adventure for 2020.
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A new year is just around the corner, and countless new health and fitness goals are being set across the planet with almost giddy expectation for success. Unfortunately, most resolutions don’t even last a month until good intentions give way to less favorable old habits. Starting and keeping a running routine to lose weight and/or improve health, is one of these popular goals that often fizzles well before the figurative finish line. 
But that doesn’t have to be the case; everyone can begin a running routine AND KEEP IT for a lifetime. In fact, being a runner is an easy, inexpensive, versatile, empowering way to maintain health and fitness throughout the decades. Over my 30 years as a runner, I’ve relied on various mental strategies to stay in a committed relationship with the sport. Today, I’m sharing these tips can that can also help you start running, keep running, and actually like it! Continue reading
So, how many miles have you crossed of your training schedule since the beginning of the year? Maybe 300 miles, 500 miles or, for some of you hardcore runners, I’m guessing in excess of 1000 miles to date. As the weather is warming up, those hardworking feet are starting to slip out of socks and running shoes . . . and those “workhorses” are kinda looking and feeling life hooves. Am I right? You know I am!
Read on to find out How to Get Hardworking Runner Feet Ready for Summer Rest, Recovery & Relaxation (Plus don’t miss the awesome giveaway for a pair of OOFOS which are post-run recovery sandals that I swear by and are ideal for everyday too)! Continue reading
Ending the week with a Fit Friday Five, not that my week can be distilled down to just five things of interest – but these anecdotes thoughts and ideas for healthy living are too good not to share! 
Read on to find out what I’m eating, how I’m working out, what I’m wearing and how I’m taking care of myself. Hopefully one or all will take you a step further down your health and fitness journey. Continue reading
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