Lisa Magnuson
Practicing Gratitude
Around this time of year things get a little crazy. I swear that when I'm out and about shopping for groceries or perusing a store,...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Nov 13
- 3 min
Will Yourself More Willpower
After secretly gobbling down your kids' Halloween candy have you ever asked yourself, "I wish I had more willpower." At one time,...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Oct 12
- 4 min
Training to Failure Sounds Terrible
Who sets out to fail? Not me, so when someone says do this one thing until failure, my knee jerk reaction is, no thank you, that sounds...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Sep 21
- 4 min
What is HRV and why does it matter?
Many of us wear fitness tracking devices, whether we know it or not. Your smartwatch, be it an iWatch, Garmin, or Fitbit, are just a few...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Strength Decline as we Age
It's no secret, that as we age we lose strength. I want to shine a light on how much we lose and what we can do to prevent the decline....
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Lisa Magnuson
- Jul 28
- 4 min
Reframe "losing weight"
So you want to lose weight- join the club. I feel like most people I chat with either professionally or casually want to lose some "x...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Jun 29
- 1 min
FREE 4th Of July Class
Please email either Lisa or Myles to request the zoom link. We would like to have an idea about how many people to expect. Hope to see...
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Lisa Magnuson
- Jun 9
- 6 min
My Birthday "List"
It's June, and for our family that means several things. It's one of the busiest months of the year, with two birthdays (Anya and me),...
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Lisa Magnuson
- May 23
- 2 min
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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