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If you have been following my blog, you will know that near the end of last year I started to realize that I needed to re-examine some of the choices I was making in my life, and that I needed to really focus on getting healthy. I am working on this part of my life, each and every day. Aside from some rude comments being made to me one day about my size, I was also beginning to experience episodes of apnea during illness. You can read more about that here.
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This is the time of the year where two conditions can work against you: dehydration and hyponatremia. The best defense is to ensure that you hydrate during the day if you are training in the late afternoon or evening. During your training you should have some type of sports drink and not just plain water. It does not take long for dehydration to set in. One way to tell is if you feel thirsty then it is too late. There may be a tendency to over drink to remedy the dehydration and it can cause the other condition hyponatremia. These two conditions affect your performance and they are preventable.
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Forget about what you used to do and focus on what you can do.
In order to make a successful transition, you must accept your limitations. You may have been at a 10-minute pace per mile and now 12-minutes per mile is the normal and feels comfortable. A mental adjustment is required, and the body will follow.
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First up is, Chris Dowling, director of Tim Tebow’s Run the Race, a film about two desperate brothers sacrificing for a better tomorrow.
During our second segment, learn how to reach your fitness goals from the comfort of your home with Shannon Klepac. Shannon is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Precision Nutrition Coach, and Wellness and Media Contributor at War Horses for Veterans.
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Are you a master at taking care of others? The telephone rings, and it’s a friend who needs your ear. The children need help with their homework. Your boss needs you to work late to meet a deadline. The list goes on and on. Have you ever stepped back and asked, “Where is my time?”
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Last month, I had a few harder-than-usual days emotionally. Those emotionally off days were both tied to the same thing, and over the past 15 years, there’s been more than two hard days tied to that thing. Hearing loss. Early onset hearing loss.
Early onset is pretty key, so don’t be mistaking me for my grandmother’s age. I’m 35 years young, and that’s part of what bothers me with regards to my hearing loss. I was 20 when I was first fitted for hearing aids.
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Breastfeeding is a completely natural process between a mother and her baby, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. From bacterial infections to painful, hard breasts, a breastfeeding mother can face many challenges.
Fortunately, for every breastfeeding issue a mother faces, there’s a solution. Whether you found yourself here because you are struggling to breastfeed or are trying to learn as much as you can before giving birth to your baby, know this: There is a light at the end of every tunnel.
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It’s easy to pick up a magazine with articles about health and fitness, how to improve a running time, or how to increase muscle size, all of which are positive. There are barriers for every sport known, but how do you overcome the obstacles?
Does it take a support system, or can an individual tackle the situation alone? In keeping with sharing information and motivation and overcoming barriers, this column is about the barrier of anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by weight loss; difficulties maintaining an appropriate body weight for height, age, and stature; and, in many individuals, distorted body image. People with anorexia generally restrict the number of calories and the types of food they eat.
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The key to your fitness program is motivation. You must learn to fight off distractions and find a balance.
This column will take a different direction than the usual running focus and look at the sport of Taekwondo. According to the World Taekwondo Federation, the sport is one of the most systematic and scientific Korean traditional arts that teaches more than physical skills.
It is a discipline that shows ways of enhancing our spirit and life through training our body and mind.
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