YUM! And cozy to boot…
I love white beans so I knew this soup was going to be delicious as soon as I saw this recipe. December is a wonderful month for getting warm and cozy – this soup will help with both! (Compliments BBC’s GoodFood)
A little off the fitness topic today…but I love this time of year and so I want to share some of our family traditions.
Many Christians celebrate Advent. Advent is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Its name comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming”. In Western Christianity, the season of Advent begins on the fourth Sunday prior to Christmas Day, or the Sunday which falls closest to November 30, and lasts through Christmas Eve, or December 24.
There are some wonderful Advent traditions to share with your family. We are all busy, so the simpler the better. It’s easy to get caught up in the shopping and preparations that can distract from the true meaning of the season. Children get excited about creating things, and doing crafts or special activities which bring their focus back to Christ is a perfect way to keep them centered less on the “holiday” and more on “Christmas”.
Here are four activities we do in our family every Advent to help keep Christ in Christmas:
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Be careful of your form…If you feel it waning, lessen reps. Better to do less with good form. This is me about to start routine.
Looking for a solid workout but you’re pressed for time? This is my favorite (Cross Fit original). Sometimes Ill do it right after a run, and sometimes just as a stand alone when time is short. Try it…you’ll be hooked! 5 push ups/ 25 squats, 10 push ups/ 20 squats, 15 push ups/ 15 squats, 20 push ups/ 10 squats, 25 push ups/ 5 squats! LOVE IT!!!! For a greater challenge if you have more time…Do it again! What’s your favorite quickie workout!
I used to believe that if I didn’t have time for at least an hour of fitness, or if I didn’t work up a serious sweat…it wasn’t a real workout. That was my 30 year-old self. My 46 year-old self has a totally different idea of fitness. Basically it can be summed up in the words, “Whatever works”.
There are plenty of days that I wake up and from my too-tired-to-get-up early-and-run vantage point, the day could appear hopeless in terms of fitting in a workout. But I have learned to see things in another way…I now look at it in terms of the opportunities for fast fitness. It’s a challenge, and I think it’s fun to see just how much of a workout I can get by the end of these kinds of days. Don’t believe me? Let me show you nine ways to fit fitness into an otherwise busy day… [Read more…]
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