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Getting sweaty is not feminine and other myths
What can we do as parents and mentors to encourage and support young girls to embrace physical fitness? I don’t know about you all, but I know for a fact that women do sweat! Feminine, girly, frilly women – they do. I have seen women in the gym – leaving sweat angels all over the…
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CrossFit Games Athlete: Gretchen Kittelberger Inspires Me
Here are the top 3 women in the CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals this past weekend. Christy Phillips, Jen Jones (top spot), Gretchen Kittelberger. All three shaped very differently, all three strong as hell, fit as hell, determined and focused! Notice how they aren’t bulky, man looking women but attractive, fit and strong. They all lift weights — a…
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Life is so Short and Family so Important
This pic makes me smile. It’s my niece Amelia and Sis In Law, Janine. 2 people I would love to be able to spend more time with in my life. It’s hard when you live clear across the country. It’s definitely easier now with Skype but sad that I don’t get to be a regular…
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Redefining You
I am so lucky to be able to give back to fellow athletes by leading the Whole Life Challenge efforts at my gym. 40 athletes are 17 days away from completing an 8 week total redefinition program — learning how to make the right choices and being present while making them. The pic was taken…
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Change…
When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge. ~Tuli Kupferberg~ It’s never too late – in fiction or in life – to revise. ~Nancy Thayer~ It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~Charles Darwin~ Things do not change; we change. ~Henry David…
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When You Need a Rest Day, Take It!
I was beyond tired this morning, so I took a rest day. Gasp! Horror! You have to learn to listen to your body after all this time — and that’s what I did. I may go tonite if it works out. I had a really great weekend hanging with people who love CrossFit as much…
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Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Regionals
I am really exhausted from this weekend, but not too tired to make sure to workout. I could not possibly watch all of those amazing athletes at the Regionals and NOT workout. Colleen and Kim M. met me there and we created a different type of WOD. It was amazingly tough! WOD 15m AMRAP 5…
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CrossFit: Mid-Atlantic Regionals
Here I am at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals with Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit. Very nice guy, approachable and seems like a down to Earth guy. We chatted a bit about an idea I have. It was pretty cool. I am off for Day 2 of volunteering today — I am having fun and meeting a…
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Change the Voices in Your Head – Start Today!
I coached my first adult CF class solo this AM – rockin the red coaches shirt. It was fun and what was even better was that I could have a cup of coffee before I went! Whoo hoo – that was a treat. Last night, I was talking to one of the CFI Whole Life…