Life is always going to throw you a few curveballs. It’s inevitable. But what if we viewed these challenges as opportunities in disguise? This shift in perspective can unlock a treasure trove of growth and unlock your full potential. Why Challenges Are Your Secret Weapon Challenges will boost your skillset. Any type of challenge is
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I’ve been a big user of the Nike Training Club app for the better part of a decade. In their recent update, I noticed that there are now 434 workouts! The NTC app offers classes for all. From invigorating yoga classes to bodyweight sessions, to workouts with or without equipment. You can find the right
So you have decided to set a running distance goal. Good for you, setting a goal like this can be challenging, but it can also bring so much joy and satisfaction. While distance goals can be confronting when you first approach them. They don’t have to be so daunting if you break them down. I’ve
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Do you struggle to decide what to read next? Is your to-be-read pile so large you feel overwhelmed? Are you the type of person that does better with structure? Then maybe you need a reading challenge/checklist! There are many reading challenges out there, but I thought I would share with you my 2021 reading challenge
June was the month for running. Prior to running every day in June, my continuous running streak was 4 days. My previous running streak was 4 days. Run June was a little challenge that I set for myself. The challenge was simple, to run every day for 30 consecutive days. The minimum distance is
There is no doubt about it that I like a challenge. I have done a few challenges, but nothing like this before. For June I have decided to mix things up and make it a Run June Challenge. In June I will do the following: Run every day (minimum distance 1km) Run 13km on my
It all started when I saw a blog post from someone stating they had done the 100 Happy Days project. I had never heard of it before. After looking it up, I knew it was something that I wanted to do. So I signed up and put in my start date 14th July 2014. I was
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On the 21st of June 2014 I set a challenge to walk, run, hike, jump, hop, or any other type of movement to get me to 1 Million Steps in 100 days. That means moving 10,000 steps for 100 days. 25% of adults walk for no more than one hour each week, with a further 43%
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Did you know that there is a term now called “The Sitting Disease”? The sitting disease does not discriminate. Yep even us runners. Just because I run doesn’t mean I’m not safe from this disease. Does this sound familiar? You get up from an 8-hour (ish) sleep. You have breakfast, you get in your car,
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Is it possible to be to have 100 happy days? I like to think so. hap·py [hap-ee] adjective, hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est. 1. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person2. characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.3. favoured by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land.4. apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.5. obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): a trigger-happygangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days. Happiness like laughter is infectious. Why wouldn’t you want that? When you are happy you appreciate life so much more. Happiness makes you content, loved, and all warm and fuzzy. In this day and age there, however,
