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: healthy-living

  • Physical fitnes…

    “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of a dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – John Kennedy It is beautiful outside, so I must get a run in today.  I’m headed out now, and hope that you can get a walk or run…

  • “It’s Not the Age, it’s What You Do With the Age.”

    “It’s not the age, it’s what you do with the age.” “When you get my age, you’ll see! Getting old is a real bitch!”  These harsh words are mom’s, not mine. They are mother’s daily reminder to me that when I get old (whatever age that is), my life will come to a screeching halt.…

  • 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…

  • 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…