Ryan has completed two 50 mile races, one 50k, 10 marathons, two half ironmans, three triathlons and too many half marathons/10k/5ks to count. With all of the races he competes in, I always get asked the question, do you run? My answer is always – I don’t run. To be completely honest, I hate running. I realize there are great benefits in running; it is great cardio and also an efficient calorie burning workout. I wanted to like it, but I hated it. I think there is a belief that to be in shape and lose weight, you have to run or do some type of intense cardio. Well I…

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was full of yoga because I had teacher training all weekend. The program is a weekend training program which means one weekend a month I am learning about yoga all weekend. By all weekend, I mean 6 pm-9 pm on Friday and 8 am-6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The program is one weekend a month for 8 months and also includes a project and about 8 book reports as well. It’s a large time commitment and is difficult to be away from the girls all weekend but it is important to me so I prioritize it in my life with the support…

Full disclosure everyone: this post is written by Ryan. I figure I would let him write in the blog and share his thoughts and ideas as well 🙂 Everyone is extremely busy and we are no exception.  Between work, family events, and household chores, it can be difficult to find time to get in that daily workout.  However, exercise is incredibly important not just for your health but also your own sanity.  It’s been shown through many studies that exercising is a great way to reduce stress.  That being said, here are 5 tips we use to find that little extra time to exercise: Prioritize exercise: In order to keep…