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Lessons From a 5K
Fitness and exercise | Health and Nutrition

Lessons From a 5K

Last spring I wrote a post about setting goals, how I’d recently returned to running, and how my next goal was to enter and run a 5K. I’d never run one before, even when I was younger. So why was an almost 50-year-old gal doing this? Well, there was a time a couple of years ago…

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5 Ideas to Help Keep Your Kids Active This Summer
Fitness and exercise | Health and Nutrition

5 Ideas to Help Keep Your Kids Active This Summer

The long summer days have finally arrived and parents, like myself, often wonder how to keep their kids active and not spending so much time on the couch or on their electronics. While I don’t think they need to have planned activities all the time (I’m not here to entertain them!) I do think it’s important…

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3 Ways to Have a Healthier Summer
Fitness and exercise | Health and Nutrition

3 Ways to Have a Healthier Summer

Summer is here and there is no better time to work on getting a little healthier. Here are three simple steps you can take now to improve your health. Get moving. With warmer weather it’s easier to get outside for some exercise. Regular exercise helps you lose weight, control blood pressure, and improve cholesterol levels….

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Mid-Week Encouragement: Overcoming Fear
Faith | Fitness and exercise | Health and Nutrition | Mid-week encouragement

Mid-Week Encouragement: Overcoming Fear

Fear can discourage and drag us down.  When I first started running again I would cringe when I saw someone else on my path or if a car would pass me. I felt embarrassed and wondered what others thought of this slightly heavy, middle-aged woman out running. Truth is most people don’t think anything at…

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Setting Goals
Fitness and exercise | Health and Nutrition

Setting Goals

I reached a goal this week that I’ve been working toward for about a year. Last year about this time I set a goal that I would be able to run through one of our adjoining neighborhoods, without stopping, by last August. Well, August rolled around and, while I was running and improving, I still…

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Healthy Ideas Mid-week Encouragement:  Pick up those Shoes!
Fitness and exercise | Health and Nutrition

Healthy Ideas Mid-week Encouragement: Pick up those Shoes!

That’s right – pick up those walking shoes, the ones sitting in the hall just waiting to be used, and put them on your feet. It’s a first step toward a healthier you. Next step is to get ready and go outside for a walk. Walking can be great exercise and a wonderful way to…

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