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5 Things to keep in mind before you start exercising again
It’s bound to happen. You’re away on a trip without access to workout facilities… or You tweak your back/knee/shoulder and can’t work out for weeks… or A worldwide pandemic keeps you stuck
Continue reading7 Ways to Stay Calm and Carry On… when all you want to do is eat chocolate
I made my fourth batch of cornbread yesterday since this pandemic reared its ugly head. Apparently banana bread is the quarantine baked treat of choice. But I didn’t have bananas. So hence, cornbread.
Continue readingHow to get moving when you have 8,000 reasons not to
As the most motivated person I know, it’s disturbing to find myself wanting to pull the covers over my head every morning when I realize, nope, it wasn’t just a bad dream. The good news is all
Continue readingHow to avoid home workout injuries before they happen
Since gyms are closed due to the pandemic, some now offer home workouts free to the public until this apocalypse runs its course. Free workouts for everyone sounds like a great idea. And for some people,
Continue reading3 Thigh Toners that Work – Even for Painful Knees
Here’s the thing about extreme sports: “extreme” is a relative term. When you’re in your 20s, activities such as zip-lining over a pond of alligators, surfing 90-foot waves at night James Bond
Continue readingHow to roll out tight muscles
The past few weeks I talked about ways to stay fit and avoid gaining 150 lbs while quarantined with stockpiles of canned ravioli and buckets of cookie dough ice cream. I’m taking it back. All of it. Well,
Continue reading7 Tips to Feel Better No Matter What
I’ve talked before about my obsession with makeup. As much as I joke around, if you saw my eyeshadow palette collection you’d immediately call Dr. Drew and stage an intervention. Name a color, I
Continue readingHow to avoid gaining the Quarantine-15
I ordered toilet paper from a woman in North Carolina. And it felt like Christmas morning when it finally arrived. That sums up the highlight of my shelter-in-place activities. Can you relate? I’ve
Continue readingHow to stay fit when you can’t leave the house
Three weeks ago we were living in a different world. I met a friend for lunch, stopped at a grocery store and generally lived my life. Now I refer to that as “back in the day.” No more casual meetups
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