The industry sometimes screams at us a "perfect" image (determined by...?) of what we should aim for to be "happy". But please,
Penny Ragusano, NASM Elite Trainer's Blog
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YOU define Healthy and Fit!
On Feb 26
Please, please...don't get confused that being fit means we have to eat and workout to look like fitness models, fitness gurus, bodybuilders and fitness competitors.
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How yummy are your hard boiled eggs?
On Aug 09
How yummy are your hard boiled eggs?
If the texture is dry, yolk has a greenish tinge, white is rubbery, try this method:
Boil water over medium heat in a large saucepan.
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Can exercise be fun, effective, simple and not take up hours a day?
On Mar 08, 2012
Absolutely!
There are lots of great ways to get your body 'moving more' including complicated exercise routines that can be time consuming and maybe confuse us into thinking "it's not worth it".
When it comes to exercise, I encourage it should be fun and something you can continue at some level after
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Fun Challenge Starts Today!
On Mar 05, 2012
Good Morning to everyone here on Sharecare with weight loss goals. Wanted to share about a new, simple and fun challenge starting today.
I am familiar with Bill's Challenges as I finally had success with my personal weight loss goals through one of his challenges in 2008. My experience led me to
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New Year Health Intentions
On Jan 05, 2012
It's a new year and no secret that many of us become motivated to start or improve upon our health intentions.
This year, consider our efforts to be more than just a "short term" New Year Resolution.
Consider making this year the year we take our efforts to new levels of understanding "WHY" we in
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Comfort Zone?
On Sep 30, 2011
In regards to health...
Consider your "comformt zone".
How comfortable is it?
As I reflect, I now view what I used to know as the "comfort zone", to really be a "familar zone". If it were comfortable, why did I want out so badly? It was really just familiar. So, I do my best to recognize this in all aspects
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Log: Plan and Actual
On Aug 16, 2011
Are you keeping a simple log to plan your nutrition and exercise each day?
If not, I encourage you to consider it.
Be sure to log your "actuals" against your plan so you can clearly see how you did each day. Celebrate the wins for the day and see what you would like to improve for the following
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Feeling unsupported in health efforts?
On Aug 12, 2011
Sometimes individuals who begin to make healthy changes in their lifestyle feel unsupported by family and friends who don't choose the same.
It can be a challenge when you are working hard to keep your nutrition on track and family decides to order Pizza for dinner! Yikes! And how about a glass
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Healthy Changes: Stuck getting started?
On May 23, 2011
Sometimes when we decide to make initial changes to better our health through exercise and nutrition, we allow ourselves to get caught up with all the helpful information available to us. It can get kind of overwhelming and overcomplicated. It’s easy to feel stuck trying to figure out the “right”
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