Day 1 of the Double Crunch Primal Stride Challenge has me sitting straight up in my chair with spinach in my stomach. I’ve developed a nice little routine: Every time I get up for a glass of water or tea I do 50 crunches. It’s 10am, I’ve been up for 5.5hrs, and I’ve met my [...]
Changes to RSS Feed
Hi all!
Just a quick note for those of you subscribing by RSS or email. I have excluded the daily challenge updates from the main RSS feed so that y’all aren’t swamped with content related to challenges you’re not participating in. Sound good?
If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for daily challenge updates [...]
5 Steps To Easily Fall Asleep
As Franklin said, “early to bed, early to rise…” I’m not sure about his promises of wealth, health and wisdom, but I’m certain that falling asleep early (or at any time you wish) is a key tool for shaping a healthy lifestyle.
Here are five steps I use to fall asleep quickly and easily. The trick [...]
The Finish Line | Five At Five | Primal Stride Challenge
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The Finish Line
How’d your 7-day challenge experience turn out? What surprised you, energized you, or gave you reason to stop and think? If you could go back and re-do the challenge, what would you do differently? Has the [...]
Primal Stride Challenge | Five At Five | Day Six
Good Morning, Striders!
How do you deal with failure?
I’ve experienced two general types of failure:
Shock Failure – This is the failure that you never saw coming. Your boss comes back from vacation and pulls the plug on an important project. You wake up and realize you ate everything in your fridge during a lucid dream. [...]
#355 Celina | The 100 Pounds Project
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Dearest Celina,
As I lay on the mattress thrown on the floor of that basement room where water froze if left in a glass overnight; you were there.
When I stared at the tower that comprised a job interview, wondered if I was really afraid of heights, and began to [...]
Double Crunch – A Seven Day Challenge From Primal Stride
(Five At Five challenge post.)
What’s the big deal about Primal Stride challenges?
Each challenge is only seven days long and has two parts:
Exercise – Each challenge will include a physical element. A certain distance to cover, number of crunches, plie squats, or possibly sitting still and watching TV (unlikely).
Health – From food to friendship, body image to [...]
Primal Stride Challenge | Five At Five | Day Five
Good Morning, Striders!
How do you typically respond to a stressful situation?
Do you scream? Are you the silent type?
I was once proud of my ability to “keep my cool” no matter what. I could internalize any stress thrown at me and honestly thought I’d be okay.
I wasn’t okay.
I ended up wound so tight that every time [...]
#356 Dominique
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Dear Dominique,
I didn’t smile much when I was with you. Like some youthful Keating I lived in direct contradiction to Ellsworth Toohey’s edict that fat people must be jolly.
It was freezing cold outside as we took our last walk together. You didn’t seem to care. Your stuff was [...]
Primal Stride Challenge | Five At Five | Day Four
Good morning, Striders!
Mondays tend to be hectic so I’ll make this a quick post. For those of you not participating in the challenge, worry not! I’ll be posting a letter for the 100 Pounds Project in a few hours.
Whew! So we’ve made it to day 4 already! How do you feel? Are you beginning [...]
What Do You See When You Look In A Mirror?
I see man boobs.
Much of what you’ll find in the self-help section at your local bookstore points to “self acceptance” or “self love” as the ticket to living a happier life. We are told to look in a mirror and say, “I love what I see.”
I’m not sure that’s such a good idea. The mirror [...]
Primal Stride Challenge | Five At Five | Day Three
Good Morning Striders!
Seeing this photo by LoneWolf of what his morning exercise looks like makes me feel like a bit of a baby for complaining about the cold here! (click on the image to view the rest of the Flickr challenge pool)
Proper rest and exercise are very important to a healthy lifestyle.
I read that sentence [...]
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