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I saw this headline somewhere.  The basic premise as I recall was that even getting the recommended 150 minutes a week of movement, preferably 30 minutes, 5 days a week, wasn’t enough to offset the all the damage done sitting sedentary at your desk job. Even more alarming, was the idea that even standing didn’t […]

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So this is the first in my new Second Friday series where I want to feature a new recipe that I’ve tried. This week I tried Shrimp and Asparagus Zoodle Pasta. It’s from the Myfitnesspal Blog. First, I’m a big fan of shrimp and asparagus and zucchini so SCORE! Second, this recipe was super easy which […]

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Strength training is an integral part to a running program.  As a runner, strength training serves to help improve performance by strengthening your core for stabilization and your quads to help push off.  It also helps to reduce your chance of injury which is important to any athlete but especially us runners that are prone to […]

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This is the first post in a monthly series on running for charity. Since I joined a Facebook running group for my 1000 mile challenge this year, I’ve seen several posts about charitable miles.  I decided to check a few out for myself and wanted to do my first post about an app that makes it really easy to run miles […]

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    While it’s hard for me to personally imagine, some runners think a rest day is punishment.  Or that taking a day off will set them back with their running progress. What is the importance of rest days?   The American College of Sports Medicine recommends 150 minutes of exercise per week— just about […]

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