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Lessons In Running

Lessons In Running
I’m a product of the eighties.  Ergo, there are some things that I’m sort of contractually obligated to be obsessed with, and I’m happy to comply.  High-top sneakers, neon colors, leg warmers, blue eyeliner, Salt-n-Pepa, Electric Youth perfume, and high-fives to name a few. I could go on and on (The Cosby Show, D.A.R.E, Sweet... Read more »
By Kristin,
February 27, 2012 at 4:36 pm
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Go Bright Or Go Home

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Remember when I said that clothes matter?  I meant it.  I can’t find a decent (or indecent) pair of fuchsia shorts anywhere.  You know what else is a no-go?  A pair of moisture-wicking tangerine-colored pants.  They just don’t exist!  Please let me know if I’m wrong.  Seriously.  Please let me know.  If I have to... Read more »
By Kristin,
February 22, 2012 at 12:31 pm
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What Doesn't Bend, Breaks

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I’ve been running and squatting and lunging and kicking…and well, you get the picture.  I’ve been really on top of working out consistently, but I’ve let one aspect of my fitness go by the wayside.  Stretching.  When I’m doing a workout DVD, I always skip the warm-up.  Yes, yes, the cool down, too.  When I... Read more »
By Kristin,
February 8, 2012 at 8:00 am
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Get Off That Couch

And just like that, we’re into the second month of the year.  Your New Year’s fitness momentum has probably started to ebb a bit.  I know my motivation has taken a couple of hits this past month.  Some mornings it’s just too cold to get out of my cozy bed at 5AM for a run. ... Read more »
By Kristin,
February 1, 2012 at 8:10 am
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I Hope You Dance

When I was about four or five, my mom enrolled my sister and me in dance classes.  Ballet, tap–that sorta thing.  A couple of weeks into it, Lois, the owner & one of the teachers, approached my mother after a class.  Lois told my mom that my sister had a natural talent for dance and... Read more »
By Kristin,
January 25, 2012 at 8:00 am
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Barre Hopping That Won't Leave You With a Hangover

The holidays are finally over, and it’s time to get back on track health & fitness-wise.  I don’t know about anyone else, but it’s difficult for me to just quit weeks of cookies, cake, and wine cold turkey.  Ergo, it’s the eighteenth of January and I’ve just now been able to walk away from the... Read more »
By Kristin,
January 18, 2012 at 3:17 pm
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Just One More Profile: Tara Stiles

I first came across Illinois-born and raised Tara Stiles in 2007.  I was poking around YouTube and somehow landed on the Ford Models channel.  She had several yoga videos on the channel, but the first one I watched was Yoga for Balance.  Here’s a bit of inside information: I’m a klutz.  If there are a... Read more »
By Kristin,
October 29, 2011 at 8:26 am
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Yoga: Staying Calm When Your Jeggings Don't Fit

When jeggings came out there were some people in a tizzy.  “What, jeans aren’t comfortable enough anymore?  Those things are a half a step away from pajamas!”  I stayed neutral on the subject.  Mostly because I just can’t get myself worked up over what someone else is wearing.  But also because when they were introduced... Read more »
By Kristin,
October 16, 2011 at 1:59 pm
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Vegetable Juices & Other Harsh Punishments for Gluttony

A while back during lunch, instead of a burger I decided to eat a salad.  I know, I know–who am I?  But I was feeling gross and bloated and I figured a salad would turn it all around.  That was a fair assumption, right?  Juicy cancer-fighting tomatoes?  Magical leafy greens I hear about ad nauseam? ... Read more »
By Kristin,
October 9, 2011 at 10:50 am
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