I believe that the ultimate tragedy in life is not physical death. Rather, it is the spiritual death of losing hope, giving up on our own possibilities for growth. The problems that face our world are daunting in their depth and complexity. Sometimes it may be hard to see where or how to begin. But […]
Island Fitness Lead Trainer Loretta Stanton is convinced “Variety is the key to keeping our bodies and minds from becoming bored and on autopilot.” So many people wonder why they plateau in fitness or weight loss after about a month of doing the same eating and exercise routines. Stanton says, “Our bodies adapt to exercises
You can’t say that you are really surprised can you? We all have an idea of what we need to avoid and what we should be getting more of, and yet… So we think, we can just work out, we can walk more, do some HIIT training, put in more hours in the cardio room,
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Stefanie Sarason received gold medals in the 1K, the 3K and the 4X1 Unified Relay races in the recent Special Olympics! She is one of four Washington athletes who will represent Team USA at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria, where she will compete in three cross-country skiing events during the games:
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In many ways, the train-to-climb program far exceeded my expectations as, at the outset, I didn’t quite comprehend how much my physical conditioning would improve and how important the journey of training, conditioning, and hiking/climbing experience would be compared to the stated goal of “climbing Mount Rainier”. While seeing Mount Rainier each clear day from
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To honor her father and commemorate the 70th anniversary of Guadacanal, and to mark her 70th birthday, Judy Roda a 1 year breast cancer survivor decided to challenge herself by running an obstacle course race! She had been taking classes with Renae McCloud and added Personal Training with Carol to develop a program to prepare
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I’m in Anchorage AK, about to board a flight for Cold Bay. From Cold Bay I’ll catch a short flight to King Cove where I’ll meet the F/V (fishing vessel) Vixen. Last year as I departed for the survey, I reflected that I was heading to a boat I had never seen with a crew
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Transitioning from season to season can be a challenging time for our bodies to stay healthy. Some of us start fighting sore throats, congestion, and body aches before the heart of winter is upon us. It is never too early to begin to enhance our immune system to prepare for our Northwest winter. Take a
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The last 4½ weeks have been life changing. I hiked over 500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. Let me repeat that… I HIKED OVER 500 MILES! I have never done such a thing. I had three nights of backpacking under my belt last year when I decided to challenge myself. I hiked through Washington
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I’m a free spirit who never had the balls to be free. ~ Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Our own Diane Peterson is hiking the Washington section of the Pacific Coast Trail. She departed from the Bridge of the Gods on Friday July 29th. She will be hiking approximately 520 miles!
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