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Forest Bathing 101
If you haven't heard this term yet, you will soon. Forest bathing stems from the Japanese practice called "shinrin-yoku", which roughly...
Lisa Magnuson
May 4, 20232 min read
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Will Winter EVER end?
The days are getting longer, but the persistent cold and rainy weather in the PNW has been affecting everyone. No matter where I go...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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How Best to Aid Recovery
Recovery is as important, if not more so, than training itself. In order to create the adaptations (results) from your training sessions,...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 6, 20235 min read
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Getting Back into Training After a Break
Sometimes life gives you lemons..... It's what you do with those lemons that counts. Most, if not all of us, will take an extended break...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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AH-CHOO! Should I workout if I have a cold?
ANNOUCEMENT!! First, we want to thank everyone who participated in our "Burn the Bird" beach workout. We also wanted to let you all know...
Lisa Magnuson
Dec 7, 20223 min read
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Preparing for your "Marginal Decade" of Life
Common catch phrases like YOLO (you only live once) and carpe diem surround us and our culture is filled with uplifting, live in the...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 24, 20224 min read
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How, When and Why to Stretch
As benign as the topic of stretching would seem to be, there is a lot of controversy surrounding its purpose and validity. To start,...
Lisa Magnuson
May 10, 20222 min read
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Here is a NEAT Idea!
If you have ever felt frustrated by lack of weight loss progress even while you are consistent with your workout program, I have a secret...
Lisa Magnuson
May 5, 20223 min read
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"Exercise Snacks"
Despite what the title may imply, this post is not about food. I want to spend a little time delving into the world of "micro workouts"...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 27, 20223 min read
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R.I.C.E. VS M.E.A.T
People get hurt. It just happens, and it happens to all of us. Sooner or later you will tweak something, tear something, or possibly even...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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Are You Paying Attention To Me?
We all have cell phones. They are our constant companions. We carry them with us more than our wallets or keys, and we quite possibly...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 23, 20223 min read
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Ugh- My Aching Back!
It happens to all of us. You wake up in the morning and your back just doesn't feel right. It's tight, sore, or achy and you aren't quite...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 16, 20221 min read
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Blow your Mind(set)
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post about motivation; how to use intrinsic motivation to guide and drive your goals and goal...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Stress Bod?
We are heading into two years of pandemic life. How has the stress of the past two years affected our health- both mentally and...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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What Motivates You?
This time of year there is a lot of buzz and talk about goals and resolutions. But the more important factor is motivation. How do you...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 18, 20223 min read
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Stay on Track with your Resolution
Since we published our last post, others have come to us to share their accomplishments from the past year. Many thought they were not...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 12, 20223 min read
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Time to Get "Uncomfortable"
In order to see results in weight training you can't keep doing the same thing with the same weight, you have to switch it up. So...
Lisa Magnuson
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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Embrace Your Inner Superhero
With Halloween behind us, we have officially entered the holiday season. It's pumpkin spiced everything and candy and cookies galore. Now...
Lisa Magnuson
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Humble Pie- Random Workouts Don't "work"
Sometimes listening and being open to learning from your life partner is not as easy as it would seem. It's taken me MANY years to admit...
Lisa Magnuson
Oct 26, 20213 min read
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Staying Consistent When you Travel
Ever get back from a trip and think, "ugh, I really don't want to get on the scale"? Travel and/or vacations are often on the top of our...
Lisa Magnuson
Oct 20, 20213 min read
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