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  1. DirtDiva

    Group Shot & Outfits From PHA Training

    I agree about the orange/tangerine colors, great for snowy days and feeling pumped. Speaking of pumped, you all look amazing, just keep getting better and better!
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    Learning to drive

    Me too! A yellow SuperBeetle year 1972. Omg the memories of no heat in the winter, ice or fog on the windows and it dying at every stop. Learning to drive a stick was fun to me. To the original poster, you are going to be awesome! Vehicles today are so much easier to drive then back...
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    Soy.......

    I was too and I kept going back and forth on this until the research was overwhelming on non-fermented GMO soy. From what I have learned, fermented soy stops the effects of phytic acid and increases the probiotic effect. This is what the soy growers like to write about....that Japanese are...
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    exercise post Lyme disease recovery

    I am blown away by your spirit, you are an inspiration and I'm really glad you posted up. I live in Minnesota and do a lot of trailwork (maintaining mountainbike trails) along with riding and the ticks are always on everybody's mind. All of last year and part of this Spring I was off of...
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    Non-Toxic hair color?

    I have always been curious about henna. I am blond, my roots come in as dark blond, and the longer my hair grows, the blonder it gets. I attribute that to nature's salon of *sweat and sun* though. I think if I use henna, its going to turn my hair strawberry colored or red, and then what...
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    Soy.......

    I wanted to add this, and its my opinion only. I think soy is pushed so much because its one of the biggest crops grown, also I read somewhere that almost 80% of processed foods have soy in them. Almost all soy is GMO, which means they use glyphosate on them and the soy is also genetically...
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    Soy.......

    I decided to *copy* this instead of providing a link. I've stayed far away from soy, starting approximately 10 years ago, especially after researching everything I could on GMO's and exactly what that means. I also was not on board with how heavily pushed soy was, especially for women. (If...
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    Free standing boxing bag

    If you have an unfinished ceiling you may be able to have a handy person do this for you. It was quite inexpensive to do, everything purchased from Home Depot. l've worked with both types of bags and prefer the free hanging, especially for kicking. I have the hooks in the middle of my gym...
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    Cardio and strength training

    It depends on a few parameters as in what type of cardio? Cathe has demonstrated the difference through a ton of dvds, like Hiit, Tabata, Metabolic, etc. I think I'm a good example that you can build muscle while doing a cardio variation (in my world it would be HIIT because that's how I...
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    Is Vegetarianism the Way to Go?

    Even though we inherit specific genetic material from both parents (that's why we look like them physically) I want to believe inheriting a specific disease is not a sure thing. Genes (DNA) can be turned on and off, through certain triggers and the discussion recently behind the chalkboard...
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    Deal of the Day

    I feel strangely satisfied, and the anticipation is outrageous! Haha...
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    One rep max increase for STS?

    Go for it woman! You are way stronger then you think. Learn how to use the Calendar on the Workout Manager and how to edit the workouts there, its very easy and helpful for fast fine-tuning STS. Your first 3 month run, if you come to failure before the 3 rep, lower the weight. You don't...
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    Deal of the Day

    A few weeks ago, I thought to myself that I'm going to wear out my STS 36-dvd set. I keep reading that dvd's are going to go away and for some of us, our wifi connections and internet may not be that great. Then up pops the Deal of the Day for STS Squat Rack. I have the Abs and Total Body...
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    vitamin for women over 40

    I'd like to edit my above comment on supplementing with calcium because its a very complicated issue. Megafoods Cal/Mag is awesome and I've used that before on long races to avoid cramping along with salt stick. Supplementing only with calcium is tricky and one needs the balancing act of Vit...
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    vitamin for women over 40

    It's pretty difficult to get everything necessary from a pill, especially minerals like calcium and magnesium. I wouldn't supplement with calcium though. Magnesium will nearly always have to be supplemented along side a multivitamin, and the type of Magnesium is critical, because some (oxide...
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    Hi , not sure if I'm doing this right, but I just ordered from 100%Pure and they sent me three...

    Hi , not sure if I'm doing this right, but I just ordered from 100%Pure and they sent me three 30% coupons for Friends & Family, so I'm going to paste them here and you can use them or not, or send them to others. Love your avatar!!! They are good for 12 more days. FF1A8T36E FF27Q67BJ...
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    What is your favorite shampoo and other hair products?

    Oh, sorry I missed this. I definitely love the Yazo & Pomelo Glossing Shampoo. Its a great all-around, very gentle shampoo that makes my hair very shiny and cleans it completely when I'm a big mess from riding. I also use the Honey & Virgin Coconut which is far more moisturizing and smells...
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    Fall Is In The Air...

    My brother lives in Phoenix and when he comes up to Minnesota in the summer he says its like their *winter*. We've been hotter then normal and he was loving the 80's with the rain storms.
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    What is your favorite shampoo and other hair products?

    I'm getting a wave in my stick-straight hair, its slight, but I see it. My hair was never thick though. My mom said to me its high time I cut it off and be more respectful as I *age*. I like my ponytail, its quick and fast and tons of things I can do with long hair.
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    Foot and ankle cramps

    I never wear shoes while lifting or doing dvd workouts. Quite a few years back, I rolled an ankle doing a cardio dvd workout in the winter. I had to utilize an ankle brace for months (it was bad) and since I couldn't wear shoes I became really comfortable working out shoe-less. I have not...
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