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Barefoot Running: Breakthrough or Trend?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And while your initial reaction to seeing runners wearing strange toe-sock-like shoes might be to scoff at the trend, scientific evidence suggests that this may be a breakthrough in exercise that is safe, effective, and here to stay. So, have you ever tried barefoot running?

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Amazing Apps: Health-Seekers Level Up Self-Care with Gamification Apps

Motherhood Moments

For fun-seekers who enjoy engagement, Fitocracy is an app offering online games and social networks to help users stay motivated improve their fitness. Making a game of increasing exercise and making healthier nutrition choices can be a powerful way to provide additional motivation.

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Healthy Habits - Gamification Apps for Healthy Habits

Motherhood Moments

This amid throngs of other behavioral science studies validating the power of gamifying weight-loss efforts: money-motivated obesity intervention and prevention. For fun-seekers who enjoy engagement, Fitocracy is an app offering online games and social networks to help users stay motivated improve their fitness.

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Healthy Habits - Why Your Winter Weight Won't Shift

Motherhood Moments

Nutrition expert Abi Roberts from bulk.com says that a loss of motivation is the main culprit: “After the January gym rush ends and people’s initial enthusiasm for working out is lost, many lose their motivation and find themselves making excuses to skip the gym, or skimp on workouts. Post courtesy of bulk.com. Thanks for reading!

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Amazon: Etekcity Digital Weight and Body Fat Scale with App Compatability – $19.99

For the Mommas

Sync Your Apps: Use the VeSync app to sync your data with Fitbit, Apple Health, Samsung Health, or Google Fit to view trends and track progress in one central location, great motivation for losing weight. Amazon has Etekcity Digital Weight and Body Fat Scale with App Compatability for $19.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.

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Healthy Habits - Top "Summer Shred" Exercises

Motherhood Moments

She said: “Learning how to do key exercise movements correctly is essential to both avoiding injury and staying motivated. It’s a good time of year to start thinking about getting in shape for summer, as Google Trends data reveals searches for ‘summer shred’ rose by 4,000% at the end of February last year. Post courtesy of bulk.com.

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My Word for 2014.

Family Balance Sheet

It’s been a trend every January and I’ve always found it interesting to read other bloggers’ posts about their one word. I feel stuck, like I can’t get out of a cycle of a routine that I don’t find motivating or inspiring. Just one word to focus on during the upcoming year. Until this year.

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