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Better Goals for Better Results
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Better Goals for Better Results

As we head into the new year, we’re going to be inspired to declare resolutions or goals or aspirations for ourselves and our lives - which is amazing - inspiration to create goals for ourselves based on reflection of previous outcomes and current emotions is the first step to making change.

But many people don’t move from this initial phase of change making and accomplish their goals because they either fail to make a plan and take consistent action or they try to do all the things all at once, which is most often not an effective route to sustainable and long term success.

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Pick a Lane
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Pick a Lane

This bobbing and weaving actually creates more slow downs, but in our minds, we’re in control! We’re moving! We’re making the choices here! So instead of staying the course, we seek the next flashy opening and slide on into the new slot that we think is going to move us along faster. This happens in the fitness and nutrition industry all the time too.  We think we are supposed to see and feel results RIGHT NOW because of the marketing of “14 day challenges” and other diet nonsense about “fast physique changes” we absorb almost everywhere we go.

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3 Ways to Fix Your Bent Over Rows!
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3 Ways to Fix Your Bent Over Rows!

Bent over rows are a very popular upper body full exercise, found very often in strength programs and in group fitness classes. And they are super popular because they not only work the muscles of your back (lats and rhomboids) but also recruit stabilizing muscles in abdominals and lower back. Muscles in your shoulders, forearms and legs are also working during this exercise!

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Burpees: Love Them or Hate Them?
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Burpees: Love Them or Hate Them?

Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? Scared of them? No matter how you feel about them, you are likely to come across them in a group fitness class and knowing how to access them with a variation that suits YOUR body and Your needs can empower you to feel comfortable and confident in any class you take! So give this a save for future reference and share with your friends!

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