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Starting Challenge is easy, its finishing thats hard

I recently seen a friend and fellow fitness leader start 100 swing day challenge for 2019. I decided to take that up with a 70lbs kettlebell or 32 KGs. My goal is to hit 100 each day as fast as possible. eventually able to do it under 3 mins. I started 2 days late so started on 3rd so making it up 25 each day til i make up first 2 days. By 10th day i should be good. This is just habit forming techniques like anything whether you cut out sugar or processed food, even just adding extra water to your system. Day2 ....
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Your Holly Jolly Workout

Your Holly Jolly Workout Shopping, pageants, parties, family gatherings, and food, food, food. The holiday season is filled with good things, making it the holly-est, jolly-est time of year. And it's easy to get caught up in the tinsel, lights, eggnog, and chocolate and forget about barbells and running shoes. This is why people gain an average of one pound (overweight folks gain even more) during the winter holiday months. You may not think a pound is that big of a deal but pack them on year after year and they add up. While a pound is the average, who wants to be average? Beat the statistics and avoid holiday weight gain by fitting in exercise this year. Here’s how. A New ....
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Jared LaVille High School Honor of the Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B_dGXAebP8 Its amazing watching one of those you train get better and better as we see long term. Jared of LaVille High School basketball is one of those i have the pleasure of assisting this young man find strong and capable in a game he can be. I have trained him for 2 years while gaining 30 lbs of muscle while keeping his speed increasing and his work capacity hasn't seen a limit yet. I was lucky to be introduced to him by Craig Bush Owner of Tipping Point Basketball when i was train ing at Sport Center. He has become and all around player both offensively and defensively gaining the weight needed to hold his own against bigger players. He was ....
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Here’s how to Avoid Holiday Pounds

Here’s how to Avoid Holiday Pounds For most of us, the holidays are a time of mixed emotions. You’re excited and anxious to spend time with family, and you’re dreading the extra weight that you know you’re bound to gain. Are these holiday pounds inevitable? Lean in close to catch these seven secret ways to help you fend off extra weight through the holidays. And once you’re done, don’t keep it a secret. Go tell somebody! Holiday Secret #1: Listen to Your Body
It may not speak quickly enough all the time, but you know your body is constantly telling you things. Sometimes it tells you to stop a certain activity before you get hurt. During the holiday ....
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Open for Motivation!

If you’re struggling to find motivation to get to exercise, allow these seven reasons to inspire you to get moving… Exercise Because —Your Body Works
It may seem like an odd reason to work out, but the fact that you can work out ought to inspire you to do so. After all there are plenty of folks who have been affected by disease or congenital conditions that make working out impossible. If you are able to exercise, do it! Every movement you make, be grateful and work to learn your body’s limits. In essence when you do this you’re giving your body a high five! Exercise Because —Disease Can’t Handle It
True, there are diseases that will ....
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The best ways to be fit

The best way to get fit Talk to 10 people and you'll get 10 different opinions on the best way to get fit.   One will tell you to attend an aerobics class. Another will swear by jogging. Yet another will tell you that dance and biking worked for them.   The truth is that there's really only one
effective way to get fit.   Before I get into the details, it’s important that we agree on the definition of 'fit'. Too often thin is mistaken for fit, and that's not what you should strive for. When someone is thin, but has very little muscle tissue, they aren't truly fit. Here’s why thin doesn’t equal fit:
Their body fat percentage will be higher than ideal—even ....
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Saturday Kettlebell class

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Pumpkin Pie Pancakes

Yum Protein Pumpkin Pie Pancakes! You’re going to love the recipe below – it’s a guilt-free way to enjoy the favorite flavor of the season – pumpkin. But before we dive into the recipe, I have to jump up on a soapbox for a moment… Ask yourself this question (and answer it honestly!) How hard are you really pushing yourself while you workout? Do you workout enthusiastically, feeling the burn with a smile, pushing yourself to the limit? Or would you describe your exercise time more like an even trot? Coasting along, breaking a respectable sweat, doing the same old thing. Since you take the time to exercise and desire to have your body change into a ....
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TRX Rip Trainer & Kettlebell Combo

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Make a Decision!

Please make a decision If you’re like most people then reading this subject line was a little uncomfortable and you may have even experienced a bit of anxiety. Make a decision? Do I have to? We are forced to make decisions every day, but that doesn’t make it any easier. When you stop to think about it, your life is the sum total of all the decisions that you’ve ever made up to this point. Your health, your mindset, your finances are all an outcome of the decisions you've made. Some decisions are so small that they seem insignificant... ...and other decisions weigh on you for days because you know that the outcome will change the course of your life. You’ll ....
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Kim S.

Chris is a knowledgeable and encouraging trainer! If you're bored with your current workout routine, or just want to mix it up -- get your rear-end here and give Bare Fitness a try!!! You won't be disappointed! You might leave a bit sore, but def NOT disappointed!

Stacey L.

Love the group TRX classes. The variety is great and Chris pushes you to achieve your goals. Definitely recommend trying it out! You'll be hooked!

Emily S.

Chris is great! He works with me one on one and my husband and dad have joined his group classes. Highly recommend Bare Fitness.

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