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Yep, You Really Can Work Out Anywhere
When I was at the hospital for a prenatal visit, my husband and I drove into the parking garage past the regular parking attendant, a 30-something male who appeared to be in good shape. Why did I...
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Danskin Triathlon Series Made Me Cry—But It’s Not What You Think
My first tri of the season is in the bag. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the Danskin Triathlon Series near Orlando (thanks to The XXtra Mile for sponsoring my registration!), and while my...
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Inspirational Jewelry to Keep Your Fitness Goals Close at Hand
The following post is sponsored by Words to Sweat By. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Ever need a little healthy reminder to run a little faster, believe in yourself or even eat your...
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Last Day to Pre-order FBG’s Motivational Necklaces at 20 Percent Off
Just a friendly reminder that today is the final day to pre-order your FBG necklaces! By pre-ordering you can save 20 percent and are guaranteed to have them shipped by December 1 and in your fit...
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My Fitness Inspiration: Gwen Stefani
We're talking fitness inspiration for this week's Question of the Week! Check back each Friday as each FBG shares which celeb or everyday person inspires her to be fitter! Yes, there are tons of...
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My Fitness Inspiration: Dory the Fish and My Grandma Mary
We're talking fitness inspiration for this week's Question of the Week! Check back each Friday as each FBG shares which celeb or everyday person inspires her to be fitter! I have to cheat this week; I...
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Fit Tip Friday: Make a Healthy Living Dream Board
Every year around my birthday, I make a healthy living dream board. A mix of fitness goals, personal dreams and just overall being-my-best kind of stuff, it's a fun and creative endeavor that helps me...
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My Fitness Inspiration: Don’t Make Me Choose
We're talking fitness inspiration for this week's Question of the Week! Check back each Friday as each FBG shares which celeb or everyday person inspires her to be fitter! I was really excited when...
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The Movie That Motivates Me to Be Fitter (and Want to Crush Some Gnarly Waves)
Seeing that we're all still abuzz from the Oscars, we thought that for this Question of the Week we'd keep the movie-love going by asking each FBG: What movie motivates you to be fitter? Enjoy the...
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A Day of Fit-spiration (and a Nudge to Go Find Your Own!)
As I mentioned previously, I had the opportunity to go into NYC last week to be a panelist at Fitness Magazine's recent Meet & Tweet blogger event. I was in fabulous I'm-not-worthy company of some...
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Get a Good Feeling With This Video
In need of a mood boost? Looking to smile? Feel super grateful for your health? Behold the gem that is this video. We got it from FBG Life grad and reader Martine and --- and just had to share. Feel...
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Our Deepest Fear
We've all read this quote by Marianne Williamson and attempted to let it seep into our psyches: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond...
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Ruby’s Top 5 Weight-Loss Lessons Learned
The following is a post sponsored by ViSalus. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Seeing that it's You Can Do It Week and all, we thought what better time to feature a little weight-loss wisdom...
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7 Fit and Inspiring Books to Add to Your Fall Reading List
Doesn't this time of year just make you want to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa? Especially if it's after a good workout and shower and you're in your comfy sweats? Yeah, us, too. And...
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Fitness Karma: The Unexpected Benefit to Helping Others Get Healthy
For the past few months, I've been helping my husband Mark out with his boot camps. I first started tagging along because traffic in Los Angeles is horrendous, and he'd never make it to his designated...
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Some Workouts Really Do Get Better With Age
There are some things that get better with age. You probably already know two of the cliches: wine and cheese. And while that's certainly true, I'd like to add a third one to the list: workouts. No,...
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Working Out For My Future Self
When I was in Atlantic City a few weeks ago for Sweat AC, it seemed that Jillian Michaels and Shaun T were both in cahoots. And not just in the "torture workout participants" sense. But their messages...
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From Heart Transplant Recipient to Mountain Climber: Kelly’s Story
As a young adult, Kelly Perkins enjoyed a happy life with her husband, Craig, in beautiful Southern California, but still experienced some of the same types of concerns and insecurities many of us...
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Life Is Like a Box of Workouts
Forrest Gump may have said that life is like a box of chocolates, but I beg to differ. It's more like a box of workouts. Let me explain ... It's well known that working out makes you feel good. But...
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WTF Is Cancer? And Why Does Everybody Have It?
Now that's one heck of a question, isn't it? We read that in our email inbox and thought, yeah, why does everyone have cancer it seems? Sure, we have a general idea of what cancer is, but I don't know...
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