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Nov 17 2015

How tapping into your inner 17-year-old boosts fitness

by Marilyn McKenna

Picture this: I’m driving down the road, flailing my arms around like a lunatic (my kids say my “dancing” involves much more elbow than is necessary), but I’m headed to the gym, so I gotta get in the zone. For me, getting in the zone means a little bitta Flo Rida’s “The Club Can’t (must […]

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness, Weight Loss Tagged With: Fitness, Fitness Boost, Fitness Hack, Music, Playlist, Running

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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Jun 23 2015

The 4 elements of fitness

by Marilyn McKenna

There are four elements of fitness; does your workout hit them all? They are: strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. You could argue the balance one with me, but really why would you? (Besides, it’s my blog, so I win.) No, I’m teasing (mostly). But seriously, balance is a very important part of functional movement, especially as […]

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness, Strength Training Tagged With: Balance, Elements of Fitness, Fitness, Flexibility, Hot Yoga, Namaste, Running Injuries, Stamina, Strength, Yoga

Apr 1 2015

What’s your fitness age?

by Marilyn McKenna

I didn’t know it before I lost weight, but inside of me lies the heart of a competitor. One of the reasons I enjoy pursuing fitness so much is because I’m constantly striving to improve; I want to get faster, go farther, get stronger. Seeing progress is incredibly motivating. It’s one of the reasons why […]

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Dec 5 2014

Are you a fitness scheduler or an opportunist?

by Taryn Langlois

  Guest blog, by Personal Trainer Taryn When it comes to fitting exercise into our busy lives, my clients tend to fall into two categories: The Schedulers and The Opportunists. Schedulers tend to be people who have daily/weekly/monthly schedules that are either very predictable or very flexible. Opportunists tend to be people who have schedules that […]

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Nov 14 2014

Tip the workout balance in your favor: Guest blog by Trainer Taryn

by Taryn Langlois

We think of someone who’s “fit” as having exceptional stamina, endurance and strength. We might even be willing to add in flexibility. But balance? When Marilyn and I started working out together, it didn’t take long for her to realize that many of the exercises I was giving her challenged her balance. “Why?” she wanted […]

Filed Under: Fitness, Weight Loss Tagged With: Balance, Fitness, Workout

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

Nov 8 2012

Four-Mile Run in the Produce Section

by Marilyn McKenna

I may have mentioned that I like running … once or twice (ahem). At my age – perhaps a tad over 30 – it can be a cruel companion. Running is hard on my body. Sometimes my body protests … loudly! For example, while I was training for the Seattle Marathon in the fall of […]

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness, Weight Loss Tagged With: Fitness, Running

Jan 10 2012

Who’s That Lunatic on the Treadmill?

by Marilyn McKenna

Have you ever seen that crazy person on the treadmill who is either jamming to their tunes or swinging their arms around or maybe walking backwards or sideways? And you’re thinking to yourself, “What the heck are they doing? They look positively insane!” Yeah … that’s me. In my own defense, can I just say […]

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness Tagged With: Fitness, Running, Treadmill

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