• Inspiration

    Five Life Lessons from a Treadmill

    Even when my mind screams no, I don’t want to run I just have to put one foot in front of the other until I feel better. Keep going! When I look up at the TV’s and see reality shows or the news I’m a lot less motivated than when I watch athletes or ads for fitness videos. Surround myself with positive influences. When someone runs next to me I work a little harder. Sharing similar goals with another person motivates me. If I listen to the same music every day I get bored and don’t push myself. However, just one  funky holiday song in September (Glee Christmas album-All I want…

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    Dogs, cats & exercises… oh my!

    My plan was to retake some of my workout pictures from the gym and show the new shoulder and ab exercise I learned. But my plan didn’t go as… well… planned. I discovered two things. I am very picky when it comes to pictures taken of me in my exercise clothes. I have a new appreciation for sweaters and long pants. They can hide what tank tops and tight shorts can’t. Trying to take pictures at home is a lost cause because my animals have a need to be near me at all times. And because I have many animals my house is quite messy and I can only crop photos so much. I…