Something that keeps coming up over and over again are these "30 day challenges."  Some are squat challenges,  plank challenges, some of them are a list of a few different types of exercises.  In some ways it's easy to think "At least I'm moving." or "It's good for me because I'm a beginner, I can ease into it." I'm ALMOST tempted to agree, ALMOST.  But not quite, and here is why. Most of these challenges or lists of exercises are made

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 I've spoken about this before,  back in September I decided to give Beachbody a try and  dive into the 21 day fix eating plan. I then sort of sampled the  fix work outs along with combat and some of the P90X work outs and the 100's of others available on Beachbody on Demand or #BOD in the social media world. I could go on for hours about how much I LOVE having access to all these programs  right on my

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BOYS!!!!  It seems easy right? Buy them a train, or a car, and they are happy. True, BUT they are only really going to be happy for the  20 mins when they first receive said car or train and then they will toss it in with the millions of others they have just like it. Rowan with his Freight Train by: Donald Crews book,its simple and colorful and still a favorite! My first two children were girls, I could shop for

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I'm not entirely sure which came first  but I have 2 VERY distinct memories of running as a kid. Both that always stuck out in my mind and made me think I could never be or want to be a runner.. One memory (and again no idea which came first)  was being on the Cross Country team.. I feel if i had to take a guess I would have been in gr 3 maybe 4 though I could be wrong

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I've never been much of a cook. There I said it.. I mean I could make potatoes and cook chicken and heat stuff up, but on a whole, I have never been the type to spend time in the kitchen. Or, for that matter enjoy the time I did spend there, and I certainly wasn't very inspired or creative with what I did. I grew up , like a lot of Canadians did, ham and potatoes, spaghetti, and chicken or pot

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Finishing touches on a Friend/Bride Photo by :One-12 Photography So while I am  totally immersed in fitness, that is actually not what my day job entails.. I have been and am currently  in the fashion industry, specifically HAIR!!!  I've been working  in the business for over 12 years, and it's something that I just absolutely love.  I have the best job! I get to hangout with my friends  or #hairbesties as #guytang would say.  The neat part about my job

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