Workout Wednesday: Arm Candy

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Workout Wednesday really snuck up on me this week. With President’s Day on Monday and, wait for it, another 5 inches of snow, I’m all mixed up with my days. Regardless my calendar says it’s Wednesday so we should probably talk about working out. When I got injured last year, I had a lot of […]

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Workout Wednesday: learning to love your body

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Happy workout Wednesday. And an especially exciting one at that because it falls just before Valentine’s Day. Let’s talk about loving your body. Not to discount my oh-so-loyal male readers (ahem Dad), but this week’s post is dedicated to my girls. As women we are often our own worst critic when it comes to our […]

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Workout Wednesday: Vacation-style

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It’s workout Wednesday, vacation-style. It seems only fitting to talk about workouts in warmer climates in the midst of yet another winter snowstorm doesn’t it? I thought so too. Now I’m not saying you have to exercise on your vacation. Some people prefer to use it as a recovery period and that’s fine. If you’re […]

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Workout Wednesday: Pet Peeves and Pick-me-ups

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Hey guys! It’s Workout Wednesday! I can’t help but hear a studio audience yell out “Workout Wednesday!” each week I type that out. Don’t worry, my studio audience is way more Ellen than Jerry Springer-style. They are likely wearing brightly colored yoga pants and dancing, just as Oprah would recommend. And they laugh at all […]

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Workout Wednesday: It’s just like riding a bike

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Remember all that time you spent cruising around on your bike as a child, poppin’ wheelies and going hands-free like Jack and Rose on Titanic? Well this bike workout is nothing like that. But wasn’t it fun to remember when you actually rode bikes for leisure AND ate ice delis and not that you are […]

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Workout Wednesday: Warming up

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Let’s treat this like free-throws and go two-for-two on this Workout Wednesday thing, shall we? This past weekend, I ran outside for the first time in a long time and it reminded me 1) how fun black ice can be and 2) how I never make the time to warm up my legs before I […]

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Workout Wednesday: Running Indoors

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I hope you’ll indulge me as I try something new this year on the blog, a new theme I am calling Workout Wednesday. And before we get into it, I know what you’re thinking: What a unique name! No other blogger has ever been creative enough to come up with a theme that balances equal […]

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