Category: Advice

Suggestions and resources offered for sticky situations, burning questions or general occurrences

There’s an App for That: Brooke P. Gives Us the Low-Down!

In honor of NEDA week, Brooke P. R.D. has given us some advice on when it’s best to use fitness apps, listing some of the pros and cons.  Regardless, an app should help you keep track of your fitness journey, NOT obsess about calories and exercise.  Is an app for you?  Brooke, help us out! The …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blogs.butler.edu/hrcblog/2014/03/02/app-brooke-lowdown/

March Monthly Challenge: Who are You?

When you think about your body and all that it’s accomplished, how would you define yourself? I am taking the last week of February into this month’s challenge.  February 24th-28th was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDA), a week to celebrate all different body types and tackle any challenges with body image.  Although Eating Disorders remain a …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blogs.butler.edu/hrcblog/2014/03/02/march-monthly-challenge/

February’s No Fear Gear… Write it Down

I must admit, I am a “lists” person.  I make lists for everything.  Whether it’s groceries or working out, you can bet that I will write it down.  I sometimes put the events on my phone, but I will ALWAYS write things down in my planner.  This month, I am suggesting a planner — whether …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blogs.butler.edu/hrcblog/2014/02/05/februarys-fear-gear-write/

100… That’s a Pretty Big Number

Usually on the weekend, I like to take a little time to read something new going on in the fitness world, whether I find it on the news, Twitter or even Pinterest.  While having my morning coffee on Sunday, I came across a picture on Pinterest that read “100 marathons.”  Curiosity got the best of …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blogs.butler.edu/hrcblog/2013/11/19/100-pretty-big-number/

That Gray Area

  You’ve come too far.  You swear you’ll never go back but inevitably, it happens.  I like to call this place my “gray area.”  It’s that getting-somewhere-but-feels-like-nowhere place.  You’re starting over and have to work your way back up.  I think we’ve all been at this place at some point in our fitness journey.  Currently, …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blogs.butler.edu/hrcblog/2013/10/26/gray-area/