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Well, it's a actually a guest post from friend and fellow blogger, Amy Sullivan at Feasibly Fit Mom, "8 Ways to Motivate: Get Your Workout Done!" I give you the highlights and you can click over for the full story.  Some days we bounce out of bed, ready to attack the track, work the weights and kill the kettlebells. And then there are the days that we struggle to find time, energy or motivation to get the dog out for a walk or make it to our favorite yoga class. Here are some tips passed along to me by my clients or I’ve found useful. Remember, it takes just one of these to get you movin’...


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  It's not a long trip for everyone but she fell off the weight loss wagon and now she's telling her story on Oprah this week. Why did Kirstie Alley Fell Off the Wagon? We'll hear it, in her very own words and I have a prediction, not enough exercise and to much dieting. Here's what happened originally on The Oprah Show but with David Letterman's sly and ironic viewpoint.   It was an eye-popping moment on The Oprah Show—Kirstie Alley in a bikini. Two and a half years later, she's going public again with a big admission. (PG)  Tune in on 04/30 to watch this show at The Oprah...


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OK, not everybody is going to be a life long walker but if you want to eventually run try this great method. Simply - start by walking fast to build a good foundation of stamina, then move to running. Take a look at Health Magazine's article and plan on how to "Walk-to-Run Plan."  If your excuse not to run is that you’ll run out of steam in 2 minutes, you’ll have to think again. “New runners are prone to go out too hard and too fast,” says Health’s Girls Gotta Move Running Club coach Jenny Hadfield, who directs Run Like a Girl clinics. “The key is to start slow and think long-term.” With...


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I've been going to the dermatologist for years now because a friend of mine, a dermatologist, scared the you-know-what out of me and I had a bump on my arm checked out. The one thing I know for sure is wear sunscreen. Over at the Daily Dose at Women's Health they have a great article called "Save Your Skin." Scientists at Britain's Institute of Cancer Research have identified a gene that triggers cells to become cancerous after exposure to the sun.  The discovery could lead to better skin cancer treatments, with the ultimate goal of developing targeted drugs that can fix the damaged genes.  Great...


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  Was it one small step man, one giant step for mankind? Whatever. This is about you and making a small change in eating habits, not changing everything all at once. Take it slow and make subtle changes that can be maintained. At Self.com they're thinking along the same lines in, "One Small Change" by Liz Plosser. Here's some serious slimspiration for you: Doing only one thing differently can be all it takes to lose weight and improve your life in surprising, healthy ways. We found six women who each flipped a simple dietary switch that set off a chain reaction of positive effects, from...


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  Sometimes, I just have trouble walking in the drive position (forward). Try mixing it up with a little reverse walking (backwards) for an exercise boost and some more muscle stimulation.   "Walk This Way!," posted by Erin Kurdyla at Self.com writes that the "backwards thing can be a little tricky at first, I started out with a warm up at a slow pace" Ahhh, this is the first time all day that I'm sitting down. I didn't want to waste a nice day so the gang and I were non-stop. We played frisbee, rode bikes, played on the swings, and even had a picnic dinner on the back porch....


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ZumeWalked 10.86 miles today of my 200 mile goal, 159.40 miles left and 23 days to do it in.  Got a goal of your own? Join me and give me a shout. MikeZ_it's my birthday!                               Please consult your physician before starting any exercise or weight loss program. Your physician is your very best resource.


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  You may have heard the news that women need to exercise an hour a day, five days a week to keep post-diet weight loss from coming back. And you may have been tempted—like I was—to mentally file it under Super Depressing Health News That Must Be Ignored.  Who has time for five hours of exercise a week? The current recommendation is 30 minutes a day, five days a week, and I don’t even get close to that. If you have kids, a job, or a life, an hour of daily exercise can seem like a luxury reserved for tennis-playing socialites. So I talked to the lead researcher, John Jakicic,...


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ZumeWalked 12.34 miles of 200, 170.20 miles left and 24 days left. MikeZ_walking 200 miles in 28 days. WEE!                         Please consult your physician before starting any exercise or weight loss program.  Your physician is your very best resource.


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MikeZ_only 182.6 miles left in 25 days. Join me in your own fitness quest. I had to walk early today because I'm going to see a play with singing mice in it, one of the singing mice is my son. Have a good weekend. See you tomorrow.   Please consult your physician before starting any exercise or weight loss program. Your physician is your very best resource.


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