Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Keep your fitness appointment

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I went to visit my best friends to celebrate a very special birthday.  I hadn’t seen them in forever so it was so great.  Sadly, I didn’t get many pictures but I got a few.

Surround yourself with good people. That's they key to life and success. Love her so much for so many reasons. #friendship #bestfriends #positive #happy #instafriends #smile #bestiesThe key to life is to surround yourself with good people.  I think I’m winning in this department, finally. I did video…but it’s not ready yet.  The weekend video will be up on Wednesday.  Today’s video is about motivation and keeping your fitness appointments. I did a #workout that @fueledxrunning set up for me. Today's word of advice: keep your appointments with yourself to workout. This time is just as valuable as time spent doing something else. Schedule it, plan it and make it happen. #motivationmonday #mot
This morning Willie and I went to the gym.  I did a workout that he put together for me.  It was pretty good but I’ll let you know how I feel tomorrow.  We were matching and everyone seemed to notice.  Willie is usually bothered by this type of thing, but he wasn’t today.  Must be because I was gone the entire weekend.

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Do you ever struggle to keep your fitness appointments? Do you have a hard time making fitness fit into your daily life?

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I missed my five things Friday yesterday because I was busy but that doesn’t mean you’re going to miss out on this great part of the blog.  This week I’ve been teaching out of the wah-zoo and I’ve been trying to keep up with my own running workouts.  I missed a strength training workout that I’ll hopefully be able to do today. Last night I did my long run.  It was pretty, hot and windy all at the same time. I’ve been working out a lot this week and I’ve been working on some projects which really got me thinking…

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Blog interrupted: a new week reset, going meatless, …

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Fitbit Flex (and Just Dance) has me getting …

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You’re my workout accountability partner

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Weight loss and changing your routine

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Giveaway: Runningluv handles your sweat

Giveaway: Runningluv handles your sweat

Last year at the Little Rock Marathon, I met Danielle from runningluv.com.  We went gaga over this product last year. Now I basically just follow her around from expo to expo. But the thing is, I love this product. You can use it as a sweat rag, a tissue or a sweatband. it’s the perfect workout accessory. It’s perfect and it’s just not for running. Anyone who sweats doing a good workout, NEEDS this product. The Runningluv comes in numerous colors and several different designs. There are several ways to wrap it so it can be used over and over…

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