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End of the Month - August Fitness Goal Check

by Heather Long

It's the last day of August and it's time to look back at the month behind us. I think it's important that we take a day to self-assess where we are and where we're going.

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How to Get Rid of the Last 10 Lbs

by Heather Long

When you are on a weight loss or fitness regimen designed to trim back on excess weight, you may discover that no matter how good your fitness regimen has been working, suddenly those last ten lbs won't come off. Here are a few tips for coping with this dilemma.

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Fitness Tips: Mental Preparation Exercises

by Heather Long

Here are some exercises in preparing yourself mentally for fitness and exercise. These tips are designed to help you overcome the hurdles of sticking to an exercise program. These three tips are more to do with the psychology of exercise and fitness than actual exercise.

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Fitness Tips: Mental Preparation

by Heather Long

When it comes to losing weight or getting fit, you are going to be 100 times more successful when you are mentally psyched for it. There is a method to this madness because mental preparation can put you into the right headspace and help keep you on track for success.

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July's End of the Month Fitness Goal Check

by Heather Long

It's the last day of July and it's time to look back at the month behind us. I think it's important that we take a day to self-assess where we are and where we're going.

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The Keys To Personal Fitness Success

by Heather Long

So what are these secret, mystical keys to personal sucesss that take our time spent and make it into rewards that are well-earned? I wish I could say that it's as easy as me sitting here and typing all of these up for you. They sound great - they sounded great to me for years.

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New School Year Fitness Resolutions

by Heather Long

Yes, you read the title of this piece right. We're gearing up for the new school year and it's a great time to begin setting up fitness resolutions for the latter half of the year.

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A Page Out of My Own Book

by Heather Long

Since I wrote that post earlier today about are we our own worst enemy - I've been giving it a lot of thought. So, in an effort to set an example and do a little self-exploration at the same time, I wanted to share with you a personal experience I had last summer.

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Fitness Goals - The Long & The Short of It

by Heather Long

We talked about stimulating your routines yesterday so we can get out of the mid-summer fitness slump. Today, we're going to discuss our fitness goals. We do monthly check ups here and we've even set up a month long exercise regimen with our Spring Forward to Action Challenge.

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Making Monday: My Day

by Heather Long

Mondays get a bad rap. In fact, Monday's bad rap is so bad that it is the day more children miss school than any other and the day more employees miss work than any other - whether they are really ill or not. The simple fact is - Monday is a huge let down after the weekend.

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