Live Fit and Sore

Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • living fit and healthy brings inspiration

    i love the people i workout with in the morning. i missed them so much and have so much fun with them each and every morning. it’s nice to be missed and told how quiet it was without you. i take that as a compliment – i bring my energy and passion for what i…

  • Exercise Improves Learning In Children

    DOES EXERCISE IMPROVE LEARNING IN CHILDREN? Recess and physical education time has steadily decreased or been eliminated in school districts around the nation, displaced by more time focused on academics. Even though research validates physical activity guidelines for children, which encourage exercise at least 60 minutes a day for physical benefits, exercise and its effects…

  • Cancer Survivors Who Stay Active Live Longer

    Cancer Survivors Who Stay Active Live Longer Can going for a walk improve cancer survivors’ long-term prognosis? It may, according to new research showing that exercise can lower survivors’ risk of premature death, not only from cancer but from any cause. The findings are likely to resonate widely at a time when about 14 million…

  • CrossFit Series: Killing the Fat Man

    This is a great series offered by CrossFit.com. It will really inspire you to get yourself together and focus on YOU. Get you fit and on the way to wellness.  Watch it, you will be glad you did. Each episode is less than 20m and seriously, will inspire you. Do it! I have included the…

  • Change: Anyone Can Do It!!

    In less than a year, Arthur completely transformed his life. If only he had known what he was capable of, 15 years earlier.

  • NPR Health and Fitness Stories

    Some interesting NPR stories: Going Inside The World Of ‘Crossfit’ We go inside the District’s latest exercise craze to see whether it’s just another fad, or the holy grail of fitness. Sizing Up Americans In ‘The Weight Of The Nation’ A new four-part documentary airing on HBO next week looks at America’s growing weight problem.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Exercise Is the Key: Use it or Lose It

    There are so many benefits to getting regular exercise — you feel better, you look better, it can help prevent many, many diseases and maladies that plague so many people.  There is also a ton of research out there suggesting that it can help prevent Alzheimer’s. Preventing Alzheimer’s: Exercise still best bet Mounting evidence suggests…

  • You Look Bulky and Other Annoying Opinions

    I have spoken about this before — we all will not fit the mold of that supermodel. Be aware & sensitive to emotions and feelings that may go along with your words… So, you say I “look big”? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! One of my CrossFit classmates told me that at a recent family party, one…