Tag: Health
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Good bye August.
Here we go again, another month has begun and another month has just passed by….flew by actually. August was full of activity for me. Wish it was all running and active outside sweating sessions but not all of it was. My little started school again so lots of running around for that and getting him…
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Run the day, don’t let the day run you.
Sometimes in life you can’t predict what will happen to you. Sometimes in life you surprise yourself. Bottom line, you never know what is going to happen. That is why you should always be unstoppable. Life is tough so why make it tougher? Lately it has been a ridiculously rough bump for me. Between the double…
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My mini-versary
This day last year is a day I won’t forget….. I was at home playing and talking with my son in his room. My husband was on his way home from work. I stood up when I suddenly started to feel odd. I sat back down on the side of his bed and started to…
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#beOpen to new surroundings
There are tons of headphones out there that we run with. Some are wireless, and some aren’t. Some get tangled up in your pocket and it takes forever and a day to untangle them when all you want to do is lace up and run right? Well I gave up those wired headphones YEARS ago!…
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Scoliosis Awareness Month comes to an end.
As the month of June comes to an end, that means Scoliosis awareness month also comes to an end. I did lots of posts and information on instagram and twitter. I wrote several posts here on information about this painful disease that will drop you to your knees. And the best ways to deal with the pain. While…
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Pain control for Scoliosis
In the continuation of Scoliosis awareness month, this post is mainly on how I manage to control the pain in various ways. With my curved spine, my pain is sporadic. Yes, I do have my typical areas where it does happen, but there are areas where I am like “Ummm really?” But since I am…
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It won’t define me.
I’ve been struggling with some Scoliosis pain lately. But the thing that makes me different is that, I don’t let it get to me. I don’t let it define me. I don’t let it beat me. But sometimes it does knock me down. The strong do have their days. We do have our moments of…
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Another KT Tape giveaway!!!
KT Tape is probably the most effective tool I use for running. It has helped me overcome some chronic pains. I know it doesn’t work for everyone but I stand by and I know I couldn’t have gotten this far without it! I know I have said it before, all the time lol but it…
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The icing answer to Shin Splints!!!!
As runners we push our bodies to the edge of their ability and then wait patiently for them to heal into a slightly stronger machine. In our training we push ourselves to go longer or faster past the level of comfort. So, we deplete our fuel sources and can cause some stress on our muscles.…
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Are you running with a stress fracture?
Stress fractures are tiny cracks in a bone. They are caused by the repetitive use of force, often by overdoing, such as repeatedly jumping or running long distances. Stress fractures can also come from normal use of a bone that’s been weakened by a condition such as osteoporosis. Stress fractures are most common on…
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