Fitness

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3 Easy Ways to Stay Motivated

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It’s a month into the New Year and your willpower to stay fit is already sputtering like an old Ford with an oil leak. What should you do? Make it harder to give in, of course. Three Simple Ways to Stay Motivated: 1. Be organized. To make things easy on yourself, keep your exercise gear, clothes, [...]

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Money Saving Tip: Cold Weather Running

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Paragraph (7)(f)(iii) of your contract with the gym states “we have the option of holding your first-born child’s soul in a Dyson HEPA certified vacuum until you’ve paid your first and last month’s membership fee, and the $3000 towel restocking fee.” To save money (something all returned missionaries love to do) as well as your [...]

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Barefoot Running

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Have you noticed the barefoot running shoes craze? I own a pair, so let me explain what you’ve missed during your mission. I’ll confess my most  prestigious race as a runner was a turkey trot 5-K in rural Missouri. But, I do a fair amount of running. The purpose of these shoes is to emphasize a more natural approach [...]

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The RM’s Guide to Fitness: Swimming

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Your mission president challenged you to set goals. We suggest you add exercise to your list. Although exercise isn’t on par with reading your scriptures or prayer, it’s not far behind. Failure to care for yourself will damage body and spirit. Create a habit of regular exercise now. You might not think you need to, [...]

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The RMs Guide to Getting Fit Part 2: Running Mechanics and Plan

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This is the follow up to The RMs Guide to Getting Fit Part 1: Running Basics. If you’re new to running be sure to read Part 1. The Mechanics: To run well and comfortably you need to know some basics about running mechanics. Let’s more or less go through the old primary favorite, “Head, Shoulders, [...]

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The Returned Missionaries Guide to Getting Fit

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The Overabundant RM If you served stateside, that nightly meal of steak and potatoes, with an extra helping of dessert, might be starting to show (no chicken gizzards for us statesiders). Yes, a mission can be a place to grow spiritually and physically. It’s not easy dragging a drooling, comatose companion out of bed everyday [...]

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