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Synergy Stew

November 21, 2012 | fitness, Giveaway, running, tips

 

Have you ever made soup before, but were missing that one ingredient that just makes it amazing? Unfortunately, it can throw things off balance and your soup won’t taste right. Just like soup, our lives and health rely on a certain, individual to each person, formula to help you reach your optimum health and fitness levels. This can also be called your “synergy stew”.

So, I would love for YOU to think about your life, and think about how great you feel when everything is clicking with your fitness and health routines, you feel strong and confident and at your best. What “ingredients” make up this “stew” for you personally? It’s a great exercise to help you see if you are currently needing to tweak and re-prioritize some things in your life that may help you to become a better YOU!

For example, here is my synergy stew:

Getting 8 hours of sleep a night

running 3-4 times a week

lifting 3-4 times a week

cross train 1-2 times a week

stretching as much as possible

eating a healthy diet

cutting back on sugar and processed foods

drinking Fitmixer aminos and protein shakes.

When I am doing all of these things, I feel strong and at my best. But when even one of these things is missing, things start to get out of whack and can easily snowball downhill!

Head over to Fitmixer and tell them what is in your synergy stew and you can WIN two pounds of a Fitmixer product! (also don’t forget to tell them that I sent you!)

*BOGO sale! Check out the Fitmixer Facebook page (http://facebook.com/fitmixer) and “like” the page to unlock a code to get a FREE bottle of fruit punch amino® with any purchase (does not include blender bottles). Ends November 30.

Did you know Fitmixer hosts bootcamp? Check out the link for more great info! It starts January 14th!  They are also having a cyber Monday sale!  Boot Camp registration will be $25 off regular price on Monday, November 26 ONLY! Take advantage of this amazing discount and sign up for Boot Camp! Details are at http://fitmixer.com/current-promotions/

QOTD: Please go to Fitmixer and enter to win! Tell them Heather from Running With Sass sent you! You can also tell me here that you entered if you want brownie points.

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  1. Tiffany says

    November 21, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Love your blog to death…long time follower, but the new font not so good. Very, very hard to read especially via my phone.

    • Heather says

      November 21, 2012 at 6:28 am

      Hi! It’s just the new mobile theme. I am trying to fix the font. If you click on full site at the bottom it should go back to normal, but I am trying to fix it! 😉

      • Tiffany says

        November 22, 2012 at 1:49 am

        Thanks Heather. It worked! Happy thanksgiving to you and yours girl!

  2. Miz says

    November 21, 2012 at 5:02 am

    oooh eight hours.
    I MISS YE 🙂

  3. Kierston says

    November 21, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Totally with you on getting 8 hours of sleep!

  4. Kayla @ Fit Life Forward says

    November 21, 2012 at 10:51 am

    I so need to get back into the long nights of sleep and the strength training every week!

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