Have you ever read a great book, seen an inspiring movie, or heard a great joke, and thought, “I’ve got to share that!” Of course you have! Here are a few things from my Reader in the last week that inspired and motivated me, made me happy, sad, and angry, made my stomach growl, and made me laugh.
I offer you another huge list this week. I can’t seem to pick and choose because there are so many fabulous writers and articles out there. So here are a few a lot of my favorites. I tried to break them into categories for easier perusal.
Fitness
A Must Read for Beginners! Bex Life, 5 Fitness Tips for Beginners. Bex makes great videos and this one is designed expressly for beginners! She even has a challenge for you!
Best New Workout: Fitknitchick, Trampoline Fitness: 5 Benefits of Adding Some Spring to Your Workouts. As usual, Tamara interests and challenges us with new workouts, this time on a trampoline. She lists the benefits and offers suggestions for your first class.
Runners! This is for you: Dr. Rachel Runs, Twelve Ways to Avoid Running Disaster. I love this post. Rachel has a comprehensive list of thing that can go wrong in a race or just a regular run and gives you both solutions and means of prevention.
You know you’re an, ahem, older runner when…Miss Zippy, Then and Now…or that you’ve been running a long time, when you can relate to Miss Zippy’s post about how what we have always believed about running has changed over the years.
Trail Running is the Bomb! Banana Buzzbomb, Buzz: My Crazy Idea – Venturing Into Trail Running. Because I love Heidi and want to run with her.
You Go Girl! Fun & Fit, Stumbling Blocks are Not Walls: Setting New Fitness Challenges After Surgery. Alexandra talks about recovery, how it changes as we get older, and about her plan to walk a half marathon in October just months after foot surgery.
Nutrition and Weight Loss
Important Nutrition Info for Parents: Spoonfed, Handout: Why Schools and Junk Food Don’t Mix. And What Educators Can Do About It. A great article and handout about how to keep junk food out of classrooms. There are guidelines about what is served in the cafeteria (for what they’re worth ~ dw), but nothing about snacks that are served in the classroom, especially for younger children.
Weight Loss Should Be Healthy: Disease Proof, Weight Watchers Focuses on Weight, Not Health. Joel Fuhrman, MD, specializes in nutritional medicine and is the author of Eat to Live
More on Weight Loss: Weighty Matters, Why is Weight Loss Quackery Being Sold by Pharmacists? Though Yoni lives in Canada, this really applies all of us. Why do pharmacists push the latest weight loss fads?
All about Vegan: From Recipes to How To:
Vegan Recipes! JL Goes Vegan, Favorite Fall Recipes (Vegan). As our weather cools, our food changes too. BBQs are done, now it’s time to move on to soups and stews. Here is a list of a few of JL’s favorite fall recipes.
Vegan for a Week? The Naked Kitchen, Surprise Yourself! You may understand the benefits of going meat free, but you feel you couldn’t give up ______ (you fill in the blank). Sarah has a challenge for you, plus some important information that may help you make a choice to go veg for a week.
Is Science on our Side? Vegansaurus, Debating the Scientific Merits of a Vegan Diet with the Wall Street Journal. Linking to an article in the Wall Street Journal, where two professors of nutritional science argue for and against a vegan diet.
Food Porn Alert! Cadry’s Kitchen, Grilled Polenta with Great Northern Bean Bruschetta. The pictures of this dish make my mouth water. I haven’t made polenta for years, but this I’m going to try. And I love anything that has the word “bruschetta” in it.
Simply Inspiring, Educational, or Funny
Pet Owners Take Note: simple. green. organic. happy., Take Better (pet) Photographs! Giveaway: Beautiful Beasties. I need this post. Badly. With all my dogs, I’m taking photos all the time, but I feel lucky when I take a good picture of them. Robin offers some great advice for photographing your pets and she has a giveaway!
The Weekly Edition of…Tri-ing to Be Athletic, Business in the Front, Party in the Back: A TriForever Review and Giveaway. I have stated that any week in which Julie posts, it will be included in my Weekly Reader. She is so talented and funny, and I appreciate the time she spends to create her wonderful blog.
Meet the Tornado: MizFitOnline, It’s How I Do. I love this post from Miz about when the daughter becomes the role model for the mother.
Blogging
Best Blog Advice: Pushing Social, 10 Characteristics of a Spectacular Blog. I know I include Stanford’s blog a lot here. With good reason, he has such great advice for improving and marketing your own blog.
Wow, it has taken me a long time to put this post together. Things like work, cooking, eating, etc. kept getting in my way, darn it. But, results tell, and here is one of the things that I cooked that made not writing worthwhile:
I think that’s pretty inspirational too.
Your turn! Any amazing posts that you’d like to share? (If you’re proud of one of your own, please share that, too!)
Thank you so much for the link love. I adore my girl and the lessons she teaches me.
And the company into which you’ve placed me? DANG. Those people be amazing.
Thank you.
MizFit recently posted..How atoning is kinda like fitness.
You’re welcome. You definitely deserve to be there.
Debbie recently posted..Weekly Reader: Here is What Inspired Me This Week
Debbie, thanks so much for including me in your weekly roundup (and saying such nice things to boot!). Echoing Miz here; what a fantastic list to be a part of! Lots of new things for me to explore as well!
Tamara recently posted..Healthy eating on the road: food at FitBloggin
You are welcome, my friend. And, echoing what I said to Miz, you definitely deserve to be there.
Debbie recently posted..Weekly Reader: Here is What Inspired Me This Week
Well now I’m just blushing. Thank you for including me on your list
Now I have to go find out, among other things, how to take pictures of April!
TriGirl recently posted..Business in the Front, Party in the Back: A TriForever Review and Giveaway!
You are welcome. As I said to the two girls above, you deserve to be there. I love that photography post too. She mentioned taking photos of a black dog, which is totally my problem with my brussels griffon. She is so cute, but it’s hard to tell in her photos. http://livefromlaquinta.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/073.jpg (the first day we found her, that is why she’s so dirty)
Debbie recently posted..Weekly Reader: Here is What Inspired Me This Week
Love all these ladies! I need to catch up on some of the blogs you have here! They look like great reads!
Katie @momslrb recently posted..More Than Memories: Endorphin Warrior Giveaway
Thank you, I aim to be of assistance
Debbie recently posted..Weekly Reader: Here is What Inspired Me This Week
As always, such a great round-up! In my reading, I would also add Pain, Pride and Perseverance this week – an amazing recap of Julia’s 50 mile race (if that’s not motivating, I don;t know what is!) – http://www.painprideperseverance.com/2012/09/a-look-back-at-50-miles.html
Kate recently posted..It’s too hard
Thanks for recommending Julia’s blog! Wow, what a story! As I told her, I’ve run many marathons, but I just can’t imagine running 50 miles.
Debbie recently posted..Weekly Reader: Here is What Inspired Me This Week
As always, great links. Off to check out the vegan recipes.
Jill @ Fitness, Health and Happiness recently posted..What’s For Dinner? Menu Planning Templates
I need to try the grilled polenta recipe. My grandmother used to make polenta all the time I would never eat it because I thought it was gross. Now I love it!
Great links! I need to catch up on some!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama recently posted..Good Habits
I always look forward to your reader round ups. I’ve read some of these posts, but you find the best ones that I miss! Thanks for taking the time to share.
Katie @wishandwhimsy recently posted..Fitness Wins & WIAW
that pizza looks amazing!! i also love the article about weight watchers! its sooo true!!!!!!! have a fabulous day, mama laquinta!
Already click, click, clicking away to read some great posts!
Maureen @ Organically Mo recently posted..Uncle Sal Has Come For A Visit…and He Can LEAVE!!!
Thanks for sharing, I love these round up posts, helps me catch posts I may have missed from others!
Great round up…as always!
Kierston recently posted..WIAW: BirthDAY Edition!
Great round-up Debbie!! There’s not enough time in my day to read everything that I want! Off to check off some of these.
Christine @ Love, Life, Surf recently posted..What I learned at FitBloggin’
I love these round up posts, it’s always nice to see the top picks and catch up if I missed any! Is that an arugula pizza? It looks delicious!
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast recently posted..Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal + Wiaw
Thanks. Yes, mushrooms, artichokes, carmelized onions, garlic, vegan cheese, with fresh arugula. All my favorite stuff!
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Putting the Functional in Fitness
Some great resources, Debbie! I like the 10 Characteristics of a Great Blog one! Btw…I love La Quina -> I was there about a year ago for a wedding. Did an amazing morning run that Saturday. I wish I had known you then!
Sarah Kay Hoffman recently posted..Redirect Your Resources. Chopped. 4-Ingredient Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Spiced Cream Cheese.
There are some great places to run here. Beautiful trails that I get to run on every day. Let me know if you ever come back!
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Putting the Functional in Fitness
So many good reads! I love these posts of yours that give me a chance to see what I’ve missed. I especially enjoyed the blogging advice. Like everything else in life, there’s always room for improvement! Thank you again for including my polenta!
Cadry recently posted..EZ Tofu Press – Review & Giveaway
Awesome recap!
Now thankfully I have some time today so I’ll get to reading some of these posts!
That’s a wonderful list… there are so many great and motivational posts out there. From professional writers to first time 5k-ers. All perspectives can be valuable.
Pavement Runner recently posted..7 Photos to Celebrate Dog Week
Glad you like my list. Hope you found something to love.
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Putting the Functional in Fitness
Wow. I thank you and I curse you. I thank you for providing a list of such good content to take in and I curse you because, well, there goes my week. My nose will be in the computer every waking minute until I read it all!
Jonathan Aluzas recently posted..Fitness Realities: The Myth of Motivation
Ha, that sounds like my life! Enjoy.
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Putting the Functional in Fitness