The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Reebok. Since my minor little melt-down the other day at Crossfit, my coach had suggested that I take a bit of time away from the barbell (what?!), step back from Olympic lifting for a moment (noooo….), and focus on having fun. Well, I use […]
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Wow, we are halfway through August already? Where has the summer gone? This week’s spotlight is one a blogger I have been following for a little bit of time. While most of my spotlights specialize in one fitness genre or another, what intrigued me most about this lady is that she not only has stepped […]
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While Crossfit is so much of a physical sport, it is so much mental as well. As I continue to get stronger physically, I am also growing so much stronger mentally. From almost the beginning, I have pushed myself into the uncomfortable: participating in the Crossfit Open, competing in my first Crossfit competition, running an entire […]
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I want to first thank every single person that commented on my last blog post expressing my concern about my running struggles. I have so many amazing readers and even though I haven’t had an opportunity to respond to many of the comments yet, there was such great advice about both my 10k and about […]
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Along with many other boxes across the country, my box chose to do the Memorial Day “Murph” WOD on Monday, in “memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. This workout was one of Mike’s favorites and he’d named it “Body Armor”. From here on […]
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When I wrote about one of my favorite visual cues, “Breathe,” I ran across a blogger that has the same mantra, and even included it in her blog name! Maggie has pretty much done every type of fitness class out there, but has found her calling.. in Crossfit! 😉 I really do not try to […]
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Another week.. and another awesome lifting lady to share! This week’s spotlight is short and sweet, but that doesn’t mean that Natalie isn’t one strong mama! I found Natalie through the Sweat Pink network and one of the things that stood out most to me is her passion for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team […]
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I think I have had an epiphany in my relationship with running. When I first started running (March, 2011), I used the Couch to 5k program and even though I had to repeat multiple days of the program, I followed the plan and knew exactly what was expected of me each day. I was able to record […]
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