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10 Fitness Tips
If you’re a newbie thinking of starting a fitness regime, use these 10 tips for beginners to make sure that you reach your goals. Make Your Workout Worth It If you want to get the most out of your workout, you need to remember that around 80% of the results that you get from your workout actually come from just 20% of your workout. That means that in an hour’s session, only 12 minutes of the workout will contribute to the bulk of your results. You need to make those minutes really count. Use compound movements that work for more than one muscle group at a time to really make…
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Finding Meaning In Life Can Improve Your Happiness
“Do what makes you happy.” If you’ve ever felt unsatisfied with a job or any other personal or professional situation, you’ve probably heard that advice in the title until your ears bleed. However, this advice is not only not really helpful, but it’s also somewhat misguided. Context matters! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness In today’s world, the pursuit of happiness is a deeply ingrained concept. We’re taught to expect our lives to be fairly happy, and we’re encouraged to do whatever it takes to achieve that. But, as with everything else in life, happiness isn’t so simple. What is happiness? First of all, happiness refers to what you…
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A Product Service Review: Fabletics
This review contains only my own opinions. I am an affiliate so I may receive compensation if you purchase products through the link at no additional cost to you. I was not compensated for this post. As a regular walker and occasional yogi, I wear a lot of leggings! Lots of leggings! My son says I don’t exercise enough for these outfits! 😊 I started wearing them almost exclusively when my kidney started failing sometime in 2014. I didn’t have a lot of energy, so leggings were easy to wear. When I had the dialysis catheter implanted into my abdomen in September 2015, the leggings were a blessing! Even now,…
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How to Start Using Essential Oils
You’ve decided that you would like to get healthier, get rid of the toxic chemicals in your home or maybe you are just curious about using natural remedies for common ailments. If you can relate to any of these scenarios, essential oils might be just what you need. Your First Hurdle Confusion can quickly set in once you realize just how many different kinds of oils are available. To add fuel to the fire, there are also many different brands (and they are not all equal in quality), various ways to use them, etc. You get the idea. Every novice essential oil user has experienced this type of confusion and…
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Check Out Some Fall Breakfast Options
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Fall provides so many options for superfood breakfast options! I created a post on Life: The Reboot last fall looking at some of the delicious options. This post covered fall breakfast bowls, green juices, and smoothies. I even included a photo of my not pretty version of one of the recipes in the comments! For Blogtober Day 22, I decided to share that post. Hopefully, you can…
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7 Tips for Safe Exercising
Exercise and other forms of physical fitness can be positively life-changing in a number of ways. Your heart, lungs, and other organs benefit, as do important physiological processes. Your mind becomes sharper, you lower your risk of contracting diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and you improve your self-esteem. However, any time you workout or exercise, there is a chance you could become injured. When I was on the dance team in high school, I pulled a hamstring, which has never quite gotten back to normal! I wasn’t always very diligent about warming up and caring for my body before and after a workout. I know much more now. The following…
