Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal

My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

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An eternal optimist, always wearing a smile. Must haves: sunshine, fitness (jogging, weight training, & CrossFit), reading, good food, writing, music, and fun with family and friends.

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  • Finding Balance

    Happy Sunday! If any of you are Philadelphia Eagles fans, I feel for you!  My hubby, a long tine Eagles fan is catching hell from his so-called friends today.  Oh my!  Being an Eagles fan is not easy. Today is rest day for me.  Well… not exactly rest from everything, but rest from weight training…

  • Are You Willing To Experience Discomfort?

    Warm Up:  Agility Ladder Drills For 4 Minutes Mobility:  5 Minutes SWOD:  8 Min To Warm Up To First Set For Front Squats Front Squat: EOM (Every Other Minute) Do 3 Reps Then Do: Power Snatch 1.1.1. X 3 2-3 Mins ( . ) Denotes a 10 Sec Pause Between Reps WOD: For Time: 20…

  • We run because…

    “We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves…The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump…