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You Might Be Paleo
You Might Be Paleo. This is just a taste of some of the tell tale signs you are ‘Paleo’ — Your friends admire your healthy glow. You have a blog devoted to bacon.Your mother thinks you’re too skinny. You think Mother Nature is one cool lady. You know what “biphasic” means. There’s not a single…
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WOD + Challenge
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Impavidus was all about kettle bells and box jumps! I am feeling yesterday’s WOD of Burpees and Dead lifts. I unwrapped my Foam Roller and used it to work out the muscles in my abductors/inductor area. It’s like getting a painful massage — not sure where the joy is in that…
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Deadlifts
Woke up this AM to a nice thick layer of ice on the cars. My car is in the garage but my brother is in town for business, so his rental was behind mine and poor Scotty –he and I scraped the ice off the rental so that i could back out. As I have…
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Champion of Health and Fitness
Superintendent ‘fits in’ at Norris. We have to inspire and educate kids in being fit and healthy. The more schools that place value and encourage it — the better off we all are! I have given a online speaker session about ‘Creating Fit Families’ on behalf of K12 this past Fall: http://bit.ly/gKdYm7 Jumpin’, dancin’ and…
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Double Unders are no longer Elusive
Great workout at Crossfit Impavidus this morning. Saturday mornings at 10a the team offers free WODs so people can come and check it out. They had another great turnout and it was a really fun WOD. We were broken in teams of 4 and worked as a group and counted reps. We named our teams…
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Back Squats
Headed to Crossfit Impavidus this morning. CFI is closer and the class starts 15 mins later than my old camp so I get to sleep in a bit more and still get home at the same time. That’s a win in my book — Today was strength day: Back Squat 3-3-3-3-3. What this means is…
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Wake up to a Hang Snatch
Woke up at 5a as usual this AM and we had about 9in on the ground. I had shoveled a bit last night so it was possible that I was going to be able to leave for boot camp this AM. Scotty told me that I shouldn’t consider it — the roads looked icy but…
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Jack LaLanne – Amazing and Relevant
LaLanne story was remarkable and unique I just heard about Jack Lalanne dying at age 96. What an amazing man and role model for us all and what he taught are lessons that are still applicable in today’s world — It is often said that if you eat well and get lots of exercise then…
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Schools implement fitness boot camp for kids
Schools implement fitness boot camp for kids. Canadians are on the right track here! Fitness should be fun for kids and a lifelong endeavor! Many students in Edmonton are now taking part in a new fitness boot camp program designed specifically for kids.It’s called No More Excuses Boot Camp for Kids and it’s a circuit-training…
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Pump It Up: Eleven Tips for Exercising Regularly
Pump It Up: Eleven Tips for Exercising Regularly I liked the tips this post gave about exercising. Some of the tips were a bit different than the normal common sense type ones. This time in January, there are some of you that are still going strong with the commitment to make this year the year…