Germ Apocalypse, Gearing Up It – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 22) This weekend was a challenge. First, my husband got sick. Then my foster cat got sick. And then she gave birth to three kittens. And then those kittens started sneezing.I feel like I am living in a germ apocalypse I was…
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Making Progress on my Form! (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 21) Time for a celebratory post! I had a really good workout today. I’m finally starting to unlearn some bad habits and poor form that I picked up with other trainers, and its making a really noticeable difference in my workouts. For one…
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The Body, Give It What it Asks For (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 20) It turns out that when you ignore what your body is telling you it wants and needs, it won’t go away, it will just get louder–until you stop functioning. Not listening to our bodies is one of the worst…
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Match! Great News Today! We Found a Match! (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 19) I posted recently about the bone marrow donor registration process. When my older brother was diagnosed with leukemia, his best hope for remission was to receive a bone marrow donation. When no existing donors were available through the national registry,…
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Breath, When Life Hits You Hard, Take a Breath I’m writing this post feeling like I just got gut-punched. This week, I got the news that my older brother is going to be facing a serious illness. I woke up feeling sad, scared, and lost, so I was grateful for the distraction when it was…
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Your Body, Taking Care of it is a Lot Like Raking the Yard – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 16) Last week, I took a week off. It was for a good reason–my husband and I had the final showing for a house we are looking to buy at the same time that our…
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Real Talk: Don’t Forget to Breathe – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 15) I’m going to be real with you all. Today was one of the hardest workouts I’ve ever done. I lost my cat this week, and after a string of other bad news, I struggled to focus on my workout at…
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Busy? Why It’s More Important to Work Out – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 14) Let’s take a look at a typical busy Tuesday for me. I wake up when my husband heads out for work and start my day with a bowl of cereal, but not before feeding my cat and our…
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Unmotivated? Accountability Beats it the Winter Months – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 13) I’ll be honest with you. In the winter months, I’m very much like a squirrel. I don’t actually hibernate, but I get very lazy and unmotivated and just hang out in my nest in a pile of debris for most…
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Getting Stronger, Am I Really? – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 12) Getting stronger is, in truth, only part of my goal for performing strength training at Vertex Fitness every week. Getting stronger is the reason for the exercises we perform, but I actually sought out strength training for the host of side benefits…
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