Tag Archives: Fitness Blogs

Back To School, Seriously?

Yesterday’s post included a You Tube video I shot at Florida Hospital, while going through rehab. If you don’t have a compelling reason(s) to get healthy and more importantly, to stay healthy, you better go back to school, seriously. jeff … Continue reading

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Sacrifice Is Required

Sacrifice is required. And so is patience. You already know this. And you also know how difficult, and some would even say impossible, these are. Yet we must, over time, develop the good habits that let us have a positive … Continue reading

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Find A Million Ways?

Yes. If you don’t know what this means, there’s still hope for you. There are hundreds of ideas here at Lane 8. But they are of no use if you don’t do something, like read them. Here’s today’s biscuit.

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Lane 8 Health & Wellness Blog

Last night I experimented with a WordPress front page “sticky post”. This allows bloggers to indefinitely keep a certain blog post as the very first post. Like a sticky note. If it works, regular Lane 8 readers will see the … Continue reading

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Blood Pressure Tests

Do you know your blood pressure? And do you know your resting heart rate?  How often do you check?  Do you know how and why you have the numbers you do? Also known as a no-brainer, putting it off and … Continue reading

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How Big Should Your Goal Be?

If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough. Hang in there if you are struggling.  Odds are, you are. I know I sure am. Ran once last week. Once! How is that possible? So here we are, another … Continue reading

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Did You Know?

Did you know that if you don’t know these numbers (below), there are people like me who question your intelligence? Do you know your: Body weight HDL & LDL cholesterol Blood pressure Resting heart rate Triglycerides BMI (body mass index) … Continue reading

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How Are Your 2010 Health Goals?

Are your 2010 Health and Fitness goals still burning inside you? Or has the fire of your resolution started to cool? Or maybe there’s a feeling of being somewhere in the middle – not on fire and not ready to … Continue reading

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Reader’s Wisdom Shared

“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable.  It may get tough.” — 2006 Fortune Cookie A Lane 8 reader commented recently that part of her motivation, as she was training for a Marathon, came from a fortune cookie … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Behind the Scenes

Hello everyone. Hope you had a healthy week.  It’s challenging isn’t it? Diet and exercise.  Sounds so simple. Then why are we an obese society? An unhealthy society? Why? Can someone help explain why this is so, and even more … Continue reading

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