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Strength Training vs Cardio Junkies Debate

As I was pounding away some miles on the boring treadmill, I was thinking. I don’t know about you, but it feels like the fitness world is becoming more and more divided. I get that in life we have different talents and passions. But I feel like there is a war waging and it is getting intense out there. It is a war against weight lifting verses cardio junkies. I feel like these two worlds are growing farther and farther apart. I have a lot of visions, hopes and dreams. One of my aspirations is to merge these two divided groups. I have done a little self-research and I think that it is so interesting the feelings between these two groups. I was talking to some body builders and they pretty much talked about cardio like it was a disease and how they didn’t want anything to do with it. They often expressed their feelings as though people were just wasting their time on those cardio machines. As I talked to some people who only believe in cardio, who said they can go a whole year without ...
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When You Find Yourself in a Failed Workout

I've talked about the marathon a lot before. It is a race that consists of thousands of hours training for, hundreds of miles ran, countless hours of strength training, hill training, speed work, tempo runs, and the list could go on and on. I would like to talk about finding yourself in those rough training days. Whether you are training for a marathon, half marathon, triathlon, or any endurance competition. I know that we have all had them. What do we do? Quit? Give up? Keep pushing through? This can happen on any given training day. Short runs, long runs, speed work or even strength training work. I am a big believer in listening to your body. Do not mistake me here, if you are listening to your body and giving it what it needs, your body will give you more on race day if you respect it during training. There are those training sessions that you need to compete. I usually like to get in three 20-mile runs before a marathon. And some days, you just do not want to run that 20. I...
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Healthy Treats

Is it just me or does January just stink when it comes to getting back to eating healthy? I feel like I am constantly craving sugar and eating way too many sweets. It is rough getting back on that healthy train. Here are some healthier sweet treats that help me kick that sugar craving. Peanut Butter Rice-Krispies  Ingredients · 4 cups rice Krispies (I like to use Brown Rice Crips ) · ½ cup honey · ½ cup peanut butter Instructions : · Place 4 cups of Rice Krispies in a mixing bowl and set aside · Prepare a baking dish (9X11) and line with parchment paper- set aside · Bring honey to a boil for 1 minute- constantly stirring the honey · Remove honey from heat and stir in peanut butter · You will have a creamy mixture, stir over Rice Krispies until well mixed. · Spread mixture into baking dish and let sit for 1 hour · Cut into squares and enjoy! Snickerdoodle Bites Ingredients : · ½ cup all-natural almond butter · ½ cup pure maple syrup · ¼ tsp vanilla extract ...
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