Tag: fitness
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Discovery: how I’ll spend my days
Last weekend, I did something new: I ran my first 5K. I was slow as a turtle in peanut butter, but I did it! It was so stinkin’ cold: 28 degrees, which I know is relative, but for a Southern girl in a beach town, that’s darn cold. The vastly redeeming factor was what a…
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Running for Mercy!
Since childhood, the only times in my life I’ve ever run were forced by my coach for that one stinkin’ required physical education credit during my senior year of high school. I hated it, and felt greatly vindicated when I managed to get out of it due to a doctor’s note for shin splints and…
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Capable of more: life lessons from the gym
After Saturday’s workout I thought, “I’m not going to be able to move my arms tomorrow!” Now let me make this clear: you don’t have to feel sore to know you had a good workout. That depends on your body and your goals. But the thing is, I’ve realized through working out that my tendency…
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Beauty in all sizes
Recently, a woman named Rachel posted a selfie with a thanks to Old Navy for offering cute plus size clothing after overhearing other shoppers pick up a patriotic tank and mock how “huge” it was. Rachel was hurt, spent a few minutes crying about it, then tried on that very tank and decided to buy…
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What I’m loving right now
There’s nothing like a good ol’ random post, right? Or is that just me and my random-thinking brain? Am I alone in my love of random? Regardless, let’s talk about some of what’s making me smile lately. books that make me think No matter what genre, I like books to inspire my thinking and stretch…