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Memories are Limited when we are Unhealthy
I don’t know if you can see this but if you enlarge it — notice how excited this person was at the great deals she was able to get using coupons! Then notice the crap food she bought — mostly processed food which almost every ‘expert’ – no matter what doctor or diet you are…
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Show Up, Move and Be Open to New Ideas
Remembering my school years Late last week I saw some news on Facebook that kind of threw me for a loop — one of my High School gym teachers, Ms Buinno passed away. If you know me, you know I wasn’t particularly into gym or sports, so I wouldn’t say that I necessarily looked up…
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Kids: Obesity & Its Effect on Learning
I have been doing a lot of research about Childhood Obesity and its effect on learning and have compiled a list of recent articles and research about how lack of exercise and feeding kids crap affect their ability to learn big time. You can’t dispute all of the studies and once you go through them…
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Blue Moon at Nationals Stadium It was indeed a blue moon last night –and I had a prime photo taking spot, at the Washington Nationals game! Scott secured two tickets from a friend and then last minute, was able to snag two more from a co-worker who wasn’t able to go. All four of us…
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What a Week It’s Been and It’s only Weds!
No One Likes An Eeyore I’m having not the greatest of weeks so far. I know there is hope to turn it around but man, yesterday really sucked in so many different ways and I am full of emotion about it. Today’s heavy lift didn’t help keep my emotions under wrap either. I am sure…
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Kids and Health: The Decline of Good Nutrition and Fitness Programs in Schools
Kids: Get them Moving & Eating Healthier. They will Learn More. Guaranteed! Physical Activity During my training as a CrossFit Kids coach, we really dived into how much research is available regarding how exercise and physical fitness helps kids learn. Getting kids to move throughout their day is vital to their learning. So when I hear…
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Back to School is Now in Session
Back to Life. Back to Reality. Today is the first day of school for my kiddos. It’s an exciting day but also bittersweet. It makes it even harder to believe how fast time goes by. HB is now in Fifth grade -her last year at the elementary school and Nate Dogg is headed to Third.…
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You Will Not Be That Kid
You Will Not Be That Kid My son is the cutest thing out there and he knows it. He’s a blonde, green eyed charmer who knows how to use it to his advantage. He‘s also a very sweet boy, who when he stops trying to be the class clown, is very sensitive and caring. Now…
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Another Milestone for My HB