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Managing Stress
Our body’s old response to modern stress can be dangerous I have had lots of discussions about this with my doctor over the years. Our bodies are not designed to handle stress the way we have to deal with it in modern day. Consistent and pervasive stress can cause serious issues – physical and mental.…
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Strength Day WOD
I woke up with a sore throat but I am hoping to keep it at bay so it doesn’t get any worse. Ttoday was a Coach Jerry day, so I had to make it. I have been having some restless sleeping nights lately. Not sure if its because of what I have been eating lately…
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Benefits of kids getting regular exercise.
Frederick’s Orchard Grove Elementary School is making strides in fitness Pay attention to the following: “As kids ran, fitness scores rocketed and disciplinary problems dwindled. And for whatever reason, test scores rose.” Kids getting exercise and being active has benefits far beyond physical health. Between the books in 11-year-old Dylan Wilson’s backpack lies the…
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Monday Workout at CrossFit
Hello Monday! It was a super busy weekend and I fear that all of June will be this way. It’s good and bad — there’s a ton of events and details to coordinate for the family. I think I need my own Mom/Wife to get it all done. Warmup 25 DUs –2x 10 Squats 10…
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CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals
We took hundreds of pics yesterday, so here are just a few of them. These athletes were amazing — all of them inspiring and amazing.
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Reebok CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals
I just got back from watching the CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals and I am way inspired and speechless by what I saw. Super athletes in my mind doing the same workouts I do but even faster, more efficient. I was just so in my element watching. I loved the energy in the place and watching others,…
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Be You.
A good TED talk about reusing and letting go and being YOU.
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Jon Stewart: Pizza eating with a fork??!!
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Rest days are earned.
I took a rest day today. An athlete friend of mine has been talking to me about over-training. Now I won’t say that I am, but I appreciate that he has taken the time to remind me to be aware of it. He said something yesterday that rung very true — people who are totally…
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Self Image Sabotage
I have been thinking a lot about my posture and how I look in general. I saw some candid pictures from the CrossFit Murph WOD on Monday and candidly — I was seriously horrified at how I appear. I was hesitant to post this, but then thought about how one of the things that made me…