Lisa Magnuson
Processed foods and you
A new term started popping up in news articles- "ultraprocessed food". This caught my attention because I hadn't heard it before and I...
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Lisa Magnuson
- May 4
- 2 min
Forest Bathing 101
If you haven't heard this term yet, you will soon. Forest bathing stems from the Japanese practice called "shinrin-yoku", which roughly...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Apr 21
- 2 min
Will Winter EVER end?
The days are getting longer, but the persistent cold and rainy weather in the PNW has been affecting everyone. No matter where I go...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Apr 6
- 5 min
How Best to Aid Recovery
Recovery is as important, if not more so, than training itself. In order to create the adaptations (results) from your training sessions,...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Ways to Build Endurance- Part 2: LISS
If you have never seen the acronym LISS before you may not be alone. LISS is the ugly stepsister to the ever popular HIIT but that...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Ways to Build Endurance- Part 1: HIIT
When we hear the word "endurance" most of us go straight to thoughts of LONG bouts of aerobic feats of exercise- like marathons or...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Getting Back into Training After a Break
Sometimes life gives you lemons..... It's what you do with those lemons that counts. Most, if not all of us, will take an extended break...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Sober Curious?
It's all the rage, not drinking that is. Or at least that is what the media would like you to believe. However, I can say, I have quite a...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Chronological VS Biological Age
Myles will be 44 on Thursday. He was born in 1979- so his chronological age will be 44 in just two days' time. However, what is his...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
A Year in Review- Our Top 10 List
Last year, around this same time, we asked our clients and friends to send us their "big wins" for the year. We heard from many of you...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
AH-CHOO! Should I workout if I have a cold?
ANNOUCEMENT!! First, we want to thank everyone who participated in our "Burn the Bird" beach workout. We also wanted to let you all know...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Burn the Bird- Aloha Style
This year we are travelling to the Big Island of Hawaii to spend the holiday with our good friends, the Pendanos, who moved there a...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Should I Take Creatine?
When Myles told me a few years ago he was going to start taking creatine- I kinda freaked out. My line of questioning in my appalled...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
100 Most Nutritious Foods
A report came out in 2020 when a group of scientists decided to rate raw foods on their nutritional value. Unfortunately, there is not...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Fasted Training- Hype or Helpful?
In my last post, I wrote about the importance of focusing on either building muscle OR burning fat, and encouraged you to choose one,...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Can you Burn Fat AND Build Muscle at the Same Time?
The short answer, if you're reading this blog post, is probably not. If you are new to training, like have under a year of experience,...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Sep 8, 2022
- 3 min
Estrogen, bone health, and all things "heavy"
This post is obviously directed toward women, however if you aren't a woman but know a woman, it might also be good for you to read so...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Aug 24, 2022
- 4 min
Preparing for your "Marginal Decade" of Life
Common catch phrases like YOLO (you only live once) and carpe diem surround us and our culture is filled with uplifting, live in the...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
Fitting Summer Fun in Around Work
I took a break from writing weekly posts. I was burned out and needed some time away from thinking about all things fitness/health...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
50 Days of Summer!
Although it's been a LONG time coming this year, summer officially kicks off today. Typically, summers in the PNW are just about perfect...
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