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Fitness Props to the city of Portland, Oregon
With fitness in mind, city launches ‘Passport to play’ program Props to the city of Portland! City officials yesterday unveiled a new “Passport to Play” program, an initiative designed to encourage physical activity and introduce residents to local parks and open spaces. The program, which is funded with money from a federal tobacco settlement, is…
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Living this life ain’t easy
Warmup 10 OHS 10 Whirly Birds 10 Good Mornings 50 Single Unders Hamstring stretching Seated stretching Skill Back Bends Good Mornings WOD 3 Rounds for time: 800m 50 Sit Ups 25 Good Mornings (45#) time: 22:14 Lately – I have had the feeling that I am taking steps backwards in my fitness journey. My eating the…
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Sometimes you have to let it all go —
Nothing like deciding at 3p on a Fri to drop all your weekend plans, pack up the kids, pack the car, pick the kids up from camp and drive to New Jersey. Sometimes you have to just let all the clutter and stuff that needs to get done in your life go, and get away.…
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Make the change…
No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change. – Barbara de Angelis
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Getting to the core of what kids love
N.J. fathers create toys that combine old-fashioned play, online excitement Love this idea. Combining real outside exercise with what many kids love – unlocking game benefits. Now a trio of New Jersey fathers has developed an online interactive game with a real-world component in which leaving the tangible toy behind is not an option. It’s…
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Exercise works
Why Exercise Makes Us Feel Good Why does exercise make us happy and calm? Almost everyone agrees that it generally does, a conclusion supported by research. A survey by Norwegian researchers published this month, for instance, found that those who engaged in any exercise, even a small amount, reported improved mental health compared with Norwegians who,…
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Turkish get ups
Today’s workout SUCKED. Seriously, there is no other word for it. Focus on the core and full body workout — Warmup sampson stretch 10 Pull Ups 10 OHS 10 33lb good mornings 10 ring dips 20 Double Unders/60 single unders 10 Whirly Birds 10 Bendy Whirly Birds Skill Inverted burpees tgus WOD 21-15-9 reps of:…
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Accept it, make it better, move on —
Today’s WOD really was a good one for me – I have strong shoulders/upper body so I love workouts that take advantage of it. I figure I may as well own the strength that I was born with –there isn’t anything I can do about it anyways. Accept it, make it better, move on —…
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Appreciate the beauty around you —
Look at the beautiful things you miss seeing when you sleep in? This was the view as I stepped outside this morning on my way to CrossFit. I actually slept through my alarm yesterday morning if you can believe it. I think that has only happened to me once or twice in the three years…
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‘JT’ – CrossFit Hero Workout
Happy Fourth of July! I started my day off with a trip to CrossFit Impavidus for a special Hero WOD: JT – In honor of Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Taylor, 30, of Little Creek, VA who was killed in Afghanistan. “My husband was a warrior and a man who believed his purpose in…