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Getting out of a Fitness Rut – A Gym Rat Goes Barre by Dana Waggener Recently, I read an article online about the biggest mistakes we make in our fitness routines. According to the health editors at MORE Magazine, one of the classic mistakes that smart women make in their fitness routines is doing the […]

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How to Improve Your Fitness with Interval Training by Erica Lineberry While I would consider myself to be first and foremost a climber, not a runner, I do enjoy that predictable rhythm that comes from pounding the pavement on a crisp, sunny day.  However, I do occasionally find myself in the doldrums of monotony somewhere around […]

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How To Mix Up Your Exercise Routine by Amelia Mayer Every time I have a baby (I just delivered my third), I feel like I am starting over with exercise.  And honestly, this isn’t always a welcome feeling as I begin to feel muscles I hadn’t used in months.  In the past, bed rest and […]

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49 Running Songs for Your Spring Training We’re gearing up for more running as spring approaches. And we’re ready to say goodbye to both the snow and our boring old playlists. Here’s what we’re listening to on our runs and during our workouts. Have something to add to this list? Drop us a line on […]

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Power Foods to Energize Your Day & Fuel Your Workout by Tami Mittan While talk of eating super foods for their numerous health benefits–from staving off cancer, to lowering your blood pressure and promoting weight loss–is all the rage these days, let’s set those aside for a moment.  I’d like to chat about power foods. […]

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 Valentine’s Day Yoga – How To Do Heart Openers By Tali Koziol “Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.” -Mitch Albom Tali’s Heart Opener How-To: “Open your heart.” If you’ve ever been to a yoga class, there’s no doubt that you’ve heard these words. But what […]

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Goals Should be Moving Targets… Right? Goals Should be Moving Targets… Right? By Terri Barry, Stonewear Designs Ambassador I have always been very goal oriented. Soon after I started climbing I formulated two climbing goals. The first was to climb 5.12 in the gym. Consistently top roping 5.12a would do. The second was to be […]

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Training Tips for When Life Twists and Turns by Erica Lineberry In a perfect world, life moves according to schedule. Our plans, bodies and the weather always cooperate to ensure we have plenty of time to get enough exercise and good nutrition.  But of course, life isn’t life without twists and turns along the way. […]

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#in30 Fitness Challenge: A Mile a Day and No More Excuses! By Amanda Renner When I first heard about the #in30 challenge I fell in love with it… or at least the idea of it.  Who doesn’t want a pre-made, at-home workout handed to them at the beginning of every month?  Apparently me.  While I […]

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Real health and fitness growth is often a result of a series of small steps—little changes that, summed up, make a huge difference. Whether you’re incrementally adding a few seconds to each run, one or two reps to each set, or some extra pounds to your bicep curls, you’re taking small yet very real steps. […]

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Running at Any Age: How Old Is Too Old? By Terri Barry My sister-in-Law, Karen Karbo, an awesome bestselling author recently coined this phrase: “Imagine a life where you are never too anything for anything.”  -Karen Karbo Coming home from my most recent climbing trip my climbing partner, in his mid-30’s, asked me if I […]

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Fall weather is blessedly ideal for hiking. It offers cooler temps so you don’t overheat, yet we still get sunny enough days to strip right down to that T-shirt. With the trees turning anywhere from shades of gold to red, almost seeming too brilliant to be real, these are some of the prettiest seasonal views […]

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To me, a workout involves breathing heavily and breaking a sweat.  Is that how you classify getting some good exercise?  Although enjoyable, I didn’t used to consider my evening walks with my family true exercise. But I recently stumbled across some impressive and encouraging information, which helped me to appreciate that walking is much better […]

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Welcome to October, one of the loveliest months of the year! This month’s #in30 is going to shake things up a little bit, focusing on just one exercise (and it is one that we all love to hate) in addition to incorporating a nutritional component, too. Just what is the dreaded exercise? It’s a classic – […]

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Get your game face on: with this exercise game, Monday Night Football is Now Monday Night FITball With our Monday Night Fitball game, you can enjoy your football and have your fitness, too! Here’s why we think our exercise game, Monday Night Fitball, is the best thing since cupcakes (okay, well that may be hyperbole, […]

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As we start to settle into our fall routines, we feel the temps cooling and winter easily comes to mind. In August, we had a great time doing Tali Koziol’s well-designed  #in30 yoga flow sequences. (Did anyone else learn how hard stillness and focus can be?) This month, we are simplifying a bit and going […]

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By Dana Waggener I consider myself an outdoor athlete. I consider myself fit, strong, and adventurous. I train for climbing 2-3 days a week, run 2-3 days a week, go to yoga, and complete weight training sessions on a regular basis. I train indoors to reach my goals for climbing, running, and skiing. Staying fit […]

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Thank you to the dozens of people that joined us in our July #in30 push-up and plank challenge! There were a lot of push-ups and planks to be found in the Twitter-verse, and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing your shout-outs & the many photos of so many of you working hard. A special thanks to Rochelle […]

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