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12/29/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness. Happy Sunday! Today is my mother-in-law's 92nd birthday. We did a walk on the beach on Thanksgiving and she led the way. She still rides her bike around the neighborhood. And she even beat cancer a couple of years ago. She credits all of this to eating real food most of her life and staying physically and mentally active plus being part of a community like her church choir group.

She's a fun motivator for all of us to have a great year in 2025! Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

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12/16/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Monday! Who is ready to set their priority goals for the week? I have mine ready to put into action. I know this time period can be stressful and overwhelming with so much that needs to be completed. This is why it can be so helpful to have your priorities written down/typed out so you can see them and minimize distractions. My highlight yesterday was getting 40 fitness minutes while watching our favorite NFL team with my son (we took turns on the mini trampoline and other exercises). Any highlights // plans // goals for you?
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12/15/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Sunday! My highlights yesterday were: 1) attending my son's basketball game. They lost to probably the best team they'll play all year, but we gave this team a scare by playing our best game so far and got their lead down to 3 with about 5 minutes to go before the other team pulled away at the end; 2) when I got home from the game, I carried Flash for another walk and let him walk a bit on his own as he continues to recover from his heart health scare.
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12/14/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Saturday! My dog Flash is recovering well after his tooth extraction Wednesday caused a reaction to the anesthesia and his heart almost stopped (we then had to take him to the doggy ICU for the night). He had a lot more energy yesterday. I carried him for a walk and let him down to walk on his own for a bit. He saw some of his friends and got wiggly wanting to get down and play, but I wouldn't let him do that yet 🙂. Attached is a photo of him resting yesterday next to me in his doggy bed.
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12/08/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Sunday! I had a busy week with poor sleep a few nights, but still completed good projects. Great sleep last night! Will start putting up the Christmas tree today. Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

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11/30/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Saturday! My highlight yesterday was spending some time with my MIL before she went back to her house. We did take a fun family hike on the beach after Thanksgiving dinner and at age 91 she led the way (I'm not exaggerating). Today I'm taking my son for a college visit/attend their football game. Happy this one is an hour away instead of the last one that was a 14-hour journey 🙂. Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

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11/28/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! I'm headed to pickup my mother-in-law in a couple of hours and bring her to our house. She lives about 45 minutes away from us, so not too bad. We will have turkey dinner and then take a long walk as a family tradition. Anything fun you do today?

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11/23/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of physical activity yesterday. Happy Saturday! Wow, it was a long week. I flew to New York last Friday for a college visit with my son, then flew from New York to Orlando on Sunday for work. Then Wednesday flew back to California on a late flight so was up almost 24 hours straight. Then had to get some work done Thursday and Friday. Now get to rest this weekend with zero plans, woohoo! Hope you had a good week? Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

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11/18/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Monday! I had a busy weekend. On Friday, I flew to New York for a college visit to a school interested in having my son play football for them. Yesterday, my son flew back home (his first solo flight!) while I flew to Orlando for a PeopleOne Health Board meeting today. Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

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11/13/2024

Like if you did 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Hi Everyone. I'm just about over my tough cold. Last Saturday was difficult. My son's team lost their last game of the season on a tough day: early that morning, they attended a memorial service as a team for the father of a teammate who was hit by a car and ended up passing away while in a coma. The accident happened on a game day a few weeks ago and his son (on his birthday) made a game-winning field goal as time expired against a rival going from the hospital to the field. The team played extremely "flat" last Saturday night and had no chance against a team they matched up well against (that played well to their credit). It was a tough end to a good season. Now my son is looking forward to visiting colleges interested in giving him a football scholarship. The opposing coach told him after the game, "you're the best WR I've faced in 15 years." He ended up ranked #1 in California and #3 in America in receiving yards for the 10-game regular season with 1,620 yards -- partly from using a version of our personal improvement/fitness program showing that consistently reaching smart goals one at a time can lead to amazing results for anyone!. I told him he's learned more positive lessons from this experience than he realizes at this point (he does know when you care about something so much and it doesn't end well, it hurts. This photo I took (he's #1) is him breaking down on the sidelines near the end of the game and being comforted by his QB and another WR.

10/28/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Monday! My highlight yesterday was good sleep Saturday night leading to great fitness minutes yesterday including 30 minutes of mini-trampoline while watching football with my son.

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10/27/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Sunday! My highlights this weekend include: 1) exercise bike yesterday; 2) my son's high school football team beat the first place team in his league 42-23 Friday night on homecoming (he had 2TDs and 192 yards). He is still #1 in America in receiving yards that includes using a version of our health/fitness/goal-setting program (we're also using this to help other student-athletes to spread the spark to others). I slept great last night, so am ready for good fitness minutes today.

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10/25/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Friday! I hope you have had a great week and are ready to finish it off strong. I'm going to my son's homecoming football game tonight against a tough team. He's also on homecoming court with his girlfriend, so it's a big day for us. Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

10/21/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. My highlight yesterday was mini trampoline while watching our favorite NFL team with my son. We rotated using the mini tramp and doing other exercises. Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

10/20/2024

Happy Sunday! My highlight yesterday was a 30-minute hike in the sunshine with my dog Flash. Will do a bunch of fitness minutes today while watching our favorite NFL team. Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

10/19/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Saturday! My highlight yesterday was getting to bed at a normal time because my son's football team had a bye this week so we all got different forms of rest. Getting ready for big homecoming game next week! Any highlights // plans // goals for you?

10/15/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Tuesday! My highlight yesterday was stretching after slacking off on doing this for a few days. One of the more underrated parts of a health/fitness program. Do you stretch regularly? Any highlights // plans // or goals for you today?

10/13/2024

Like if you did at least 10 minutes of fitness yesterday. Happy Sunday. My highlight yesterday was resting after an emotional Friday night football game for my son and his team. It was cancer awareness night, so the team was led out to the field by one of our players who is beating leukemia. We won the game against a fierce rival on a field goal as time expired. But, this was bittersweet because the kicker's father was hit by a car earlier that day while jogging and is in a coma. The kid went from the hospital to the game and hit his first 2 field goal attempts of the season to win the game.