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Challenge Accepted: Where Have You Been All My Life?

Posted by Leslie Warren

Nov 20, 2018

Did you guys try anything new this month? I did, and I must say, it was possibly one of the best experiences I have had all year. I worked out with a Personal Trainer.

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Topics: Personal Training, personal training session, baltimore personal trainer, baltimore personal training, Personal trainer

When a Near Death Experience Isn't Enough

Posted by Karen O'Donnell

Jul 13, 2011

Recently, in the course of attempting to motivate a few of my clients to be more committed to achieving their fitness goals, I was reminded of a very close relative. Due to a bout of bronchitis she had to have a chest x-ray. The x-ray revealed a cancerous spot on her lung (she’s a smoker). It was in the early stages so the chemotherapy treatment (I’m not sure if she had radiation) successfully treated her cancer. You would think that she would consider herself extremely fortunate and make a lifestyle change! Unbelievable to me, she did not and is still smoking at least a pack a day. If a life threatening illness isn't enough then what is?

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Topics: Personal Training, Preventing disease, cause of illness, exercise and illness, good diet, results personal training, exercise to prevent disease, diet and disease, personal training session, number one cause of cancer

"Funky Monkey" Oatmeal

Posted by Maritza Rodriguez

Jul 11, 2011

Some of my favorite clean foods are oatmeal with cinnamon, banana and almonds. And another one we can consider a clean food but need to be really careful with is… Dark Chocolate.

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Topics: Healthy Recipes, oatmeal calorie, healthy snack recipes for kids, Funky monkey snacks, good diet, results personal training, recipes for healthy snacks, personal training session, recipes for healthy breakfast