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Live Healthy Iowa: A Challenge

February 8, 2016February 6, 2016 — Katy Flint4 Comments

I’ve heard of Live Healthy Iowa and their 10 week challenge for quite some time now, but have never actually participated until now! When Kelli of The Sustainable Couple posed the question of some Iowa bloggers partnering up with The Iowa Food & Family Project and Live Healthy Iowa…I knew I had to be all over this! This was right up my alley…fitness, health, fun, and friendly competition!

Let’s break this down now. What is the Live Healthy Iowa challenge??

“Live Healthy Iowa brings together friends, families, businesses and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change. These challenges are proven to change the culture of a company or community, one team at a time!”

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What is Your Why?

April 12, 2015 — Katy Flint8 Comments

I run. I’m a runner. I love to run! Why do I run? It’s because I want to be fit and healthy and because it releases the stress in my life! (Ok, it actually releases endorphins that override the stress

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Mind Over Matter & Faith in Yourself!

February 6, 2015 — Katy Flint2 Comments

This morning I was running and for once, I felt stronger than normal. I felt empowered and I felt healthy. You see, I’ve been running for almost 9 years now. After awhile, you get into a routine and running is something you do because not only do you feel better if you do it, but also because it’s routine. Running is such a part of me now that I don’t know how I would cope if I couldn’t do it.

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StrideBox Review: December

December 21, 2014 — Katy Flint6 Comments

When you’re husband sends you a picture in the middle of the day and it’s a stack of boxes waiting for you at your house, you can’t help but get excited! Last week I was thrilled to come home to my December StrideBox. For $16 a month, I get a box of goodies related to running to try out. The absolutely most fun thing about StrideBox is the label on the outside of the box that has a phrase that you get to complete! This month it said, “Eat, Sleep, Run, & _______”. It was easy for me to complete this phrase…I added ” REPEAT”! This month I received the following items in my Box.

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