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Gamers at the Gym
Why gamers are a great fit at the gym (CNN) — They’ve been trained to focus for weeks at a time on a single goal. They know how to clearly identify obstacles and form step-by-step plans to overcome them. They’re obsessed with improving specific skills but judge success only by overall progress made in the world…
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Call us Urban!
I got the kids ready for school – drove them in the pouring rain came back and got ready to go to a 930A CrossFit class. It’s fun to mix it up but normally I’m at work so I can’t make a 930A class. Last night, I took Hannah and Nate to CrossFit Kids —…
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MISS REPRESENTATION: Be The Change You Want to See…
I watched a trailer for a documentary coming out and it just completely drove home something I was thinking about — just yesterday. Hannah – My amazing, smart, beautiful, funny, quirky, inquisitive, bold, artistic, confident, caring daughter. She is so sure of herself, so confident. I love that she sees the world as hers for…
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Get to work!
I did indeed head to CrossFit last night. Told the kids to grab their favorite gaming device and headed out. Warmup 25 Double Unders 2x– 10 Pass thrus 10 Good Mornings 10 OH Squats — 10 toy soldiers 10 reverse toy soldiers skill SDHP WOD SDHP 5-5-5-5-5 It’s another lift that is all about technique,…
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My Fitness theory for my kids
While my hubby is off on a business trip, I get the benefit of sleeping in for the next few days. Well, I don’t have to get up so darn early but I do have to get up early and get the kids ready and off to school before 8A. I am going to mix…
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Playing on the Rings
I was thinking last night how sometimes I feel like an old lady — I go to bed super early and sleep like a rock most nights. A bunch of us were laughing yesterday at how well we sleep — finish a hard workout, put in a full day at your 9-5, parent — you…
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Happy Columbus Day, now get to it!
Good Morning People! It is indeed Columbus Day and I am not off from my job. My husband and kids are still snug in their beds so it was quite the bummer to come home after my workout and not have hot coffee waiting for me. Life is about adjustments people! After Saturday’s brutal workout,…
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Is Parenting the Reason you are Fat?
Does Parenthood Make you Fat? they didn’t seem to mention the fact that many parents lose themselves as they become parents. They lose their identity and become known as “mom” or “dad”. Sometimes a research study comes along with results that are just plain depressing, and today, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, is…
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Get it Done!
Last night I had my cheat meal — Indian Food! YUM!! I asked if the tikka masala was Gluten Free and she said yes yes of course –let’s hope she was right. It was delish! Warmup 50 DUs 10 Cobras 10 Push ups 10 Good Mornings 10 Ring Rows WOD partner Pet Rock Hold a…
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Gluten Free – A Fad Diet?
What is a fad Diet? What is a fad diet? I only asked because a few commentators have suggested that gluten-free is the latest in a long line of fad diets – similar to the low carb Atkins Diet craze of a few years back, or the hunter-gatherer diet – an eating regime supposedly enjoyed…