Tag: exercise

Mother Runner: How I Hit the Roads and Found My Inspiration

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My alarm goes off at 4:30am and I leap out of bed. Quietly I pull on my leggings, sports bra, t-shirt, and socks. I peek...

Why I’ve Chosen Strong over Skinny

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Spring is here! I lace up my shoes and rush out the door where I am met with the pleasant feeling of warm sunshine on...

Worst Advice Ever: Vomit Edition

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Vomit is the worst. The only thing worse that a child throwing up every two hours all night long is the ridiculous and inane advice...

Losing weight is easy. And really hard.

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Like most overweight people I had a general goal to lose weight, so for Christmas 2009 I asked for (and received) a pedometer. I had...

I weaned myself off SSRIs and survived

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I'm a mom who has struggled on and off with a deluge of mental health issues for quite some time. 16 years ago I was...

Exercise At Home!

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We all know that exercise is an important part of staying healthy. However, it often gets pushed to the bottom of the list of priorities...

LTB in BTV-The Pure Barre Experience

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{Disclaimer: We have partnered with Pure Barre to bring you this information. However, the opinions here are all Maggie's!}   When I first walked into Pure Barre...

Kryptonite

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I have a wild child. He is strong-willed and fierce. He is energetic and hilarious. And sometimes he gets angry. Because he is only four,...

You CAN exercise at home AND sweat!

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Do you find it difficult to incorporate exercise into your daily routine? Do you feel only motivated when in the gym or group fitness classes? Do...

Motivation: How I Trick Myself into Exercising

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In my last post, I spoke about my experience exercising while fat. I was delighted by the kind and supportive messages, questions, and comments I...

Exercising While Fat

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I never considered hiking, kickball, horseback riding, or swimming to be exercise. They were just things I did, as a kid, and how I had fun....

Who is a Skiing Family: Can anyone raise fit kids?

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“Who is a skiing family?” I read these words and immediately dismissed the post – I don’t ski; my husband doesn’t currently ski. My kids ski,...

Barre Hopping

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I spent the last year of my life pregnant with someone else's baby. Three days after I delivered that baby, I received a letter...

How I Do THIS Six Days a Week!!

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What do I do? Workout!   It's that time of year when everyone is struggling to stick to their New Years Resolutions. I've been there!...