Live Fit and Sore

Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Get Your Kids Outside and Moving!

    Too Few Kids Getting Outdoors With Mom or Dad Nearly half of all U.S. preschool-age children don’t get outdoors at least once a day for parent-supervised playtime, researchers reported Monday, causing concern among experts who say early exercise habits could protect children from obesity later in life. Many children might not be getting enough outdoor…

  • Childhood Obesity

    What every family needs to know about childhood obesity A recent study by FIT — a partnership between WedMD and Sanford Health — found parents would rather talk to their children about sex, drugs and alcohol than their child’s weight issue. In fact, the study found parents of children ages 8-17 admit to avoiding the…

  • Be the Change you wish to see…with your kids!

    Parents: Save Obese Kids by Getting with the Program Yourselves COMMENTARY| The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, or so we’ve heard for years. It’s a generalization, of course, but most axioms that persist contain a grain of truth. As it turns out, apples and grains might just be part of the solution to…

  • Obesity and Malnutrition

     How Malnutrition Causes Obesity Americans are overfed and undernourished. That’s right, the most obese children and adults in the country are also the most nutritionally deficient (1)! How can those two things possibly co-exist? The mistake is to think that if you eat an abundance of calories, your diet automatically delivers all the nutrients your body needs.…

  • Does She Look Bulky To You?

    I think these pictures are the way most women fear looking like if they lift weights. I am not saying that these women look good or bad — it’s just not the ideal picture of what most women out there think they want to look like and for so many, they attribute lifting heavy weights/strength…

  • A Return to Running Shoes

    Super fun night last night for a great cause. A bunch of the CrossFit Impavidus crew came out and we laughed, danced and a few, drank. I had one drink — and let it rest. Yesterday, I did do the 12.2 workout but stuck with the 30 reps to get me a score. It’s not…

  • Akrasia – A weakness of will

    Happy Presidents’ Day Everyone! Just because it’s a holiday, doesn’t mean your body gets one – so make sure you get fitness in – take a walk, do some yoga, mobility whatever it is. You can even find a ton of good videos to follow via youtube to get some ideas.  If there’s a will,…

  • It’s Tough to Help Kids Lose Weight

    Why is it so hard for kids to lose weight? “I have had to deal with teachers who hand out Skittles, candy bars, lollipops and giant frosted sugar cookies to the children in class … before 10 a.m.,” McDonald says. “I think this is setting kids up for failure and un-teaching the healthy habits I…

  • And What’s Your Excuse?

    Jean is at it again…..

  • Choosing To See Things Differently

    I am still recovering from my big party weekend but had a great workout still – upper body workouts are a specialty of mine.  I looked up at the leader board that CFI has on the board that lists top 10 athlete workout times and I am on the board with most of the workouts that focus…