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
Author: Lexa
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I did the 9:30 morning crossFit class today. After warm ups, we started with five minutes of butterfly pull up practice. I didn’t think much of it because I’m accustomed to meeting the bar half way only to fail without a band. As usually, I say, what the heck and I give it a try with a…
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If you follow Lexa’s Journal, you have read many posts about my workouts of the day (WOD) in crossFit. I love the intensity and the rush of CF! In an hour’s time, you get a total body workout with lots of calories, fat and, if you’re not careful, muscle mass burned. CF also takes the guessing…
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Fitness should not be boring and mundane. Staying in shape is about having fun and finding creative ways to workout. By now, everyone should know to take the stairs instead of elevators or escalators, but it goes further than that. Hubby worked today so it was only me and B’Dazzle. After an hour of football…
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It’s official, I’m in summer mode! All the winter snows days made for a late start to my summer. The patio is only half decorated with flowers, but at this point, I’m saying to heck with the flowers and am going to enjoy my yard as it is. It’s July 28th and today is my first…
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Daniel 50 Pull-ups 400 meter run 21 Thrusters 95/65 800 meter run 21 Thrusters 95/65 400 meter run 50 Pull-ups Refreshing! Now that I am on my summer break, I get to do the morning WOD’s. With 15 minutes to spare, I dropped B’Dazzle off at camp at 8.15 a.m and made it to the…
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Who says that a quick-lunch cannot be healthy? Look at my colorful plate!!! What’s on the plate? LO’s! Leftovers. A leftover grilled plain sweet potato. High in potassium, about 448 mg, low in calories, 1 cup, about 114 calories, low in sugar, 6 mg, and considered a healthier carb. Leftover grilled bourbon and brown sugar flavored chicken…
Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal 