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Oct 29 2015

Book excerpt: Chapter 9 “Get Moving! How Exercise Helped Me Heal”

by Marilyn McKenna

From pages 151 – 153 of Eat Like It Matters: Does everybody have an inner athlete? I dunno. I do know that 120 pounds ago I would’ve told you that I didn’t have one. Turns out, I was wrong. I do have an inner athlete, and I have harnessed her strength and drive to finally put to rest […]

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Feb 13 2015

Running Tutorial: Hills

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness, Videos Tagged With: Exercise, Running, Tutorial

Dec 19 2014

It’s fun to play at the Y-M-C-A (sing it with me!)

by Marilyn McKenna

I walked into the Y this morning only to find – much to my delight and surprise – that, even though it’s mid-December – the place was packed! I walk through the lobby: it’s crowded with folks checking in and visiting with staff. I pass by the gym: it’s filled to the brim with women […]

Filed Under: Fitness, Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Exercise, January, YMCA

Oct 3 2014

Guest Blog: personal training with Taryn

by Taryn Langlois

First let me say, I am so happy Marilyn asked me to write about fitness for her website. In fact, I’m going to be writing regularly with fitness tips and workout ideas for everyone from beginners to advanced. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let me introduce myself! My name is Taryn Langlois. I’ve […]

Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: Exercise, Personal Training, Taryn

Nov 10 2013

Cross-training doesn’t just sound cool — it is cool

by Marilyn McKenna

When I was fat – sorry if that word offends you; I don’t use euphemisms for it when I’m talking about myself – all sorts of exercise intimidated me. I was embarrassed to try something new and look foolish. I was nervous because it was unfamiliar, but even more so because of my physical size. […]

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness, Strength Training Tagged With: Cross Training, Exercise, Fitness

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