Wholistic Woman
Embracing a whole life approach to wellness
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We all like to talk about how busy we are, and no one admits to getting a good night’s sleep. But if you find yourself consistently running on little sleep or poor quality sleep, your health (and weight loss) can suffer. The science of sleep is fascinating, complicated and growing Sleep is this daily thing …
Happy February! Here in Michigan it is 50 degrees one day, 10 the next. It is kind of fun looking though my running journal to see the difference in temperatures (the list is in Fahrenheit): I’m a member of several running Facebook groups, and almost everyone who tries running outside in winter actually comes …
Last week we talked about what metabolism is. Today we’ll talk about why your metabolism might be slow. You may feel tired, cold or that you’ve gained weight. Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish”. You may be convinced that your metabolism is slow. Why does this happen? Why do metabolic rates slow down? What …
January is coming to a close, and after starting out with an epic 50K in the snow and an ambitious goal of running 2018 miles in 2018, I’m already rethinking my goal races and priorities. First, the not so great news. I am WAY behind on my mileage goal for January. I had an allergic …
The first week of 2018 was epic, capped off with the most brutal 50K I’ve ever done. Through it all, I came to appreciate my running community even more. I couldn’t do this without them! On Monday we had our annual Runny Eggs and Pancakes New Year’s Day breakfast with RunGR friends. I am always in …
