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When My Fittest Friend Asked Me For Motivation, Here’s What I Told Her

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One of my friends—she just happens to be my fittest friend—recently asked me for some workout motivation. She started a new job, so her workout routine changed from a group/class setting to working out mostly on her own. She’s usually the one motivating ME, but I know how it goes. Life changes. Priorities change (i.e. babies). Hell, sometimes you just lose your fitness spark. I absolutely love exercise, and I’ve found myself there a number of times over the years, so I totally get it. I gave her these three pieces of advice below, which always help me get my workout mojo back. I hope they help you guys, too! Just do it When it comes to fitness, those Nike people know what it’s alllllll about. Haha! But, seriously, when you’re just not feeling it, don’t think about the reasons why you can’t or don’t want to exercise. Too tired? Not enough time? Long commute? Errands? The house is a mess? If you let your brain wander to all of those cants and donts, you’ll never work out. Instead

Weekend Link Love – Edition 449

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RESEARCH OF THE WEEK Nuts are good snacks . Sleeping pills linked to death, even after controlling for pre-existing poor health . Meanwhile, despite all the warnings to the contrary,  supplements are not . Intense exercise inhibits muscle aging. Psychedelics really do open up your mind . Active commuters die less . Men who strength trained on a ketogenic diet saw increased testosterone compared to those who trained on a standard diet. “ Both men and women influence men [to exercise], while only women influence other women .” The appendix: not so vestigial , after all. NEW PRIMAL BLUEPRINT PODCASTS Episode 165: Justin Strenstrom : Host Elle Russ chats with Justin Stenstrom, a life coach, best-selling author, speaker, and founder of the Elite Man Conference . Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog po