Peace and Fitness

What WOULDN’T You do for Your Child?

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Yesterday afternoon Mitch and I watched the second part of the Sanjay Gupta special about medical marijuana and it was incredibly interesting.  Watching it had a very emotional impact on me for many reasons. First of all, I am truly happy to be alive to see this huge change in the way people can be treated for many illnesses as well as for pain management.  I cried for the … [Read more...] about What WOULDN’T You do for Your Child?

Ready, Set, GO HARD….

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Pressed for time but still need to get in your daily exercise?  Try some HIIT....High Intensity Interval Training.  Sure, you have probably already heard of it, but have you tried it? There are many ways to do HIIT, but this is the original "recipe,"  based on Professor Izumi Tabata's 1996 study which involved Olympic Speed Skaters. Pick 4 or 5 exercises that require a lot of … [Read more...] about Ready, Set, GO HARD….

Come Monday….

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Good morning and welcome to your Monday.  Hoping you got to enjoy your extra hour of evening sunlight yesterday, and perhaps even leaned into a little unplugging on Saturday.  I found it rather easy to unplug, as did Mitch, although admittedly, during the first couple of hours of Saturday we did have to stop ourselves from looking a few things up on Google as well as in our … [Read more...] about Come Monday….

Can You Unplug?

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In order to try to lean into what is being called a digital Sabbath, or more formally a National Day of Unplugging, I will be limiting my time spent on my computer, my tablet and my cell phone today.  The Sabbath Manifesto is a creative project designed to slow down lives in an increasingly hectic world.  I am all over slowing down so I will make this my one computer visit of … [Read more...] about Can You Unplug?