Fitness Tips

Podcasts to Motivate Your Workout

This post has been updated for 2018! Check out the updated list here! When you work out, do you listen to music?  Zone out?  Watch TV or read a magazine from your machine at the gym? I do believe in the restorative power of tuning in to your own thoughts or listening...

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Getting Better Every Day

It's Motivation Monday, and all I'm asking this week is that you make one step forward, to become better this week than you were last week.  You choose what that means for you - one additional workout this week, some extra sleep, one small diet change, a faster time...

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500 Rep Circuit Workout

Are you sticking with the 30-day squat challenge?  I am, and I'm definitely feeling it from time to time - awesome!  If you're participating, you know that today is a squat-rest-day, but I'm not going to let you off the hook that easily :).  I've created a new circuit...

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Exercise and Work

Due to yesterday's beast of a post on how to cook for a group, I'm going to keep today's Motivation Monday relatively short.  Enjoy! We all know that work makes it more difficult to stick to a healthy lifestyle - it can mean rolling out of bed far earlier than you'd...

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7 Reasons to Fit Exercise Into Your Daily Routine

As Kev left for his run this morning, I got thinking about how important exercise is to both of our day-to-day lives, and how - even on vacation - we both make fitting it in a priority.  Once you've been exercising for a while, it becomes a habit (and you can see my...

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More tips for working out while traveling

Good morning, and Happy Wednesday!  Many of you have asked how to squeeze in workouts while traveling, and this is something I have a lot of experience with, given that I travel every Monday-Thursday for work.  Eventually, I'll do an entire post based on my personal...

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7 Healthy Things I Did This Weekend

Because this weekend got away from me, I didn't get to share a 7 Tips post or plan a Motivation Monday post for tomorrow (but I'll still post some motivation to The Lyons' Share Facebook!).  Instead, I hope you'll enjoy hearing about 7 healthy things I did this...

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Making exercise a habit

Did you see my Facebook post yesterday?  (source) I love the idea of making exercise a habit, because it makes the workout a much more positive experience.  Once you achieve the mentality that exercise is a critical part of your day, you're much more likely to enjoy...

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