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.

Tag: Health

  • A Leap of Faith

    After eight months of working ten-hour plus shifts, six-day work weeks, attending mandatory 9:00 a.m. staff meetings on my only day off, the stress and demands of my job began to take a toll on my 28-year young body. The combination of the long hours, attending evening classes at a community college, mothering a pre-school…

  • First Run in 2013

    I have come to believe that caring for myself is  not-self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival. — Audre Lorde Finally!!!   Today I completed my first run of 2013!   According to my MayMyRun application, my last run was on Thanksgiving last year.   My son would put me in the chair-of-shame!  Lol!!  The…

  • Have you exposed yourself to your deepest fear?

    “Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes.  You are free.”        -Jim Morrrison Yesterday’s Stats (10/13/12) Distance:    8.35 miles Duration:    1:15;54 Pace:          9:05 Min/Mil (Average) –  5:19 Min/Mil (Max) Calories:     1170 Arg!!   Grr!!  Immediately after I stopped running, I checked my stats.  I was off 6 seconds from…

  • Staying fit for race day

    The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results. – Anthony Robbins With every step my muscles ache.  Walking up and down the steps hurt.  The process of sitting down and getting up…

  • When everything feels especially good

    “Me thinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.” – Henry David Thoreau Today’s workout of the day was a run Distance:  12:00 miles Duration:  2:03:03 Pace:        10:15 min/miles Calories:  1206 Most distance runners will agree that once the body is physically warmed up, they get into a zone.  The zone is place where…

  • 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…