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How to Find a Fitness Partner

We’ve talked about fitness partners before. The simple truth is some people enjoy working out on their own (I’m one of those) and some people really need and do better when they have a fitness partner to motivate and keep them focused. Now, truth be told, I’ve only had a fitness partner twice before. The longest partner was named Leslie and she and I worked out together for about 9 months. She was fantastic. She kept me on my toes, she challenged me to push a little further each time and she could make me laugh when I felt like … Continue reading →

The Keys To Personal Fitness Success

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. But it’s one thing to read them here and it’s altogether another for you to put them to work for you. When you discover the truths and keys for yourself, they have a great deal more meaning. But that being said – here are the … Continue reading →

Dear Heather … I Want To Journal My Experiences

Dear Heather, I love your Fitness blog, it’s fun to read and you seem like a real person most of the time. I get the feeling you know what it is to have setbacks and to not be perfect and as much as I want to be that in shape, fit and toned person; I don’t think I ever will be. I work out, but only semi-regularly. I can never seem to get into a routine that lets me maintain my workout longer than two or three weeks at a time. You know how it is, kids get sick, a … Continue reading →

Bad Attitudes – What You Can’t Afford

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday, today feels like a Monday here, even though I know intellectually Monday was yesterday. My daughter was home from school yesterday since her school was closed and with half the month down and fifteen days to go, let’s take a good look at the bad attitudes that can derail your best intentions and leave you feeling like you can’t achieve your resolutions. The first bad attitude is to focus your attention on the unrealistic idea that losing weight or getting in shape will end all of your problems. The thing is, fitness is more … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk About New Year’s Resolutions

Yes, we have 3 weeks until New Year’s Eve and there’s still a lot of shopping, traveling and holiday parties to take care of between now and then. But it’s important to go ahead and think about our New Year’s Resolutions. Every month for the last year, I’ve offered a monthly goal check for you to assess your fitness progress over the previous month and when we think about our New Year’s Resolutions we think of the lofty goals that we may have. For some it could be to stop smoking, for others it could be to lose weight and … Continue reading →