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Still Feeling The Afterglow Of Independence Day Weekend?
Still feeling the afterglow of your health efforts from July 4th? It was a hot, humid Central Florida morning with 3,100 runners and walkers at the 20th annual Track Shack Watermelon 5k fun run (22 sec vid): Next Blog
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Don’t Get Motivated To Exercise To Lose Or Gain Weight, Do It Simply To Show Appreciation To Your Internal Organs
Everywhere we look, sex sells. Resist the temptation to exercise to look good. Do it to feel good. The rest will take care of it’s self. Life has a kind way of paying you back for doing the right things … Continue reading
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I Bet At The Beginning Of June When I Challenged You To Get More Active With The Longer Daylight And Warmer Weather You Said Sure!
Bodies, like mushrooms, come in all varieties. Same with motivation. Many excuses reasons to not exercise revolve around weather. Summer changes that. Having an able body and not moving it is like being able to read, but not. Next Blog
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We Stay Motivated One Day At A Time, No More, No Less. This Is The First Law Of Motivation
When we start eating better and begin to exercise more often we are highly motivated. We can now sustain our efforts forever with our current motivation level. Anyone know the odds of this working or not working? Next Blog
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You, What The Heck Are You Waiting For? Go! There’s No Turning Back
After we reach the top, we fall back down, because we’re weak and unfocused human . Then we climb again. We repeat this until we give up, or die, whichever comes first. The goal is to get to the summit and … Continue reading
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Find A Million Ways To Stay Motivated Is Not A Clever Statement, It’s The Truth
Paris, 2009, heading to Helsinki, Finland for the Masters World Championships… I’m here to help you stay motivated. Don’t let disappointments convince you to quit. Ever. Held every two years, the World Master’s Athletics Track and Field championships begin today … Continue reading
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I Only Preach What I Know And I Only Know What I Study, Discern And Practice
Insanity, PX90, crash courses. Unsustainable. An alternative involves your deep belief in your worth and your creativity to stay motivated. Like yesterday: Track Shack’s 20th Watermelon 5k had 31,00 runners/walkers. Aimed for a sub 22:00. Next Blog
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Are You Ready, Willing And Able to Say Goodbye To Your Old Self?
….um, uh, hello (awkward)…. Old self, meet new self. New self, say goodbye to old self. Big difference between looking “good” and being in good physical condition. Losing weight is a great start, and really the jumping off point for … Continue reading
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They Smiled, Laughed, Then Said, You Don’t Need To Worry About Dieting
Is that Debbie and Lenn down there? Nope, not Debbie and Lenn… Picture Debbie and Lenn in the break room discussing their diet success. So I say, “How come you never ask me about my diet?” They smiled, laughed, then … Continue reading
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Listen, Can We Just Talk Openly & Honestly For A Minute Here?
St Augustine, Florida Fountain of Youth… If you think you can, and the media falsely promises this, drink some magic potion to become decently healthy, you are, well, downright ignorant. Hey, I’m not trying to hurt anyone’s feelings. Tomorrow, a … Continue reading
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