Author: yogamarathonmom
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The importance of getting outside
by Jay Hiller, January 9, 2023 Photo by Mike Benna on Unsplash I went to the dentist this morning and was surprised when he told me he needed about 35 minutes to get my crown ready and I could take a break if I wanted to. So I took a walk at a nearby park.…
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This birding app looks like fun!
By Jay Hiller, January 8, 2022 Having written yesterday about what how being on my phone or computer for too long can suck me into a bad mood, today I’m excited about a birding app someone showed me, MerlinBirdID.com. I haven’t explored it fully but tried it out on the waterbird I saw a few…
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How I manage my screen time
By Jay Hiller, January 7, 2023 I had trouble with this kind of screen too. Photo by Diego González on Unsplash I have a hard time unplugging from screens. It’s not hard for me to lose a couple of hours sitting on the couch looking at Instagram with my mouth open. It’s probably not good…
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Face Yoga
by Jay Hiller, January 6, 2023 Some of the exercises I’ve been doing look a lot like this. Photo by Shubham Dhage on Unsplash Over the last 2 weeks or so, I’ve been dabbling in face yoga, both through my yoga streaming service and a book of exercises. I don’t know how much it’s doing…
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Early morning run followed by cooking fail
By Jay Hiller, January 5, 2023 Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash I had a nice run this morning. It’s my last few days of holiday break and I enjoyed being outside as the sun was coming up. Yesterday, a friend lent me her library book. Someone in the book taught himself to cook by…
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A walk with a good friend
by Jay Hiller, January 4, 2022 Photo by Jacob Campbell on Unsplash The weather in Austin was great today. I met a friend that I hadn’t seen for months at Brushy Creek Park for a walk. It was a good reset for me. She’s a good listener and it was good to get caught up.…
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Injury stinks. And it can be an opportunity for growth.
By Jay Hiller, January 2, 2023 Photo by Tom Claes on Unsplash A few weeks ago I was taking the plates off my Olympic bar and it occurred to me, fortunately, to move my foot out from under the bar. That time, I avoided dropping something heavy on my foot. Other times, I haven’t been…
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You don’t have to be a tough guy to get a good work out
By Jay Hiller, December 30, 2022 Photo by Gelmis Bartulis on Unsplash A participant in my spin class today introduced herself by saying that she didn’t spin a lot and wasn’t going to do very much. My observation was that she did a good job of pushing herself and I would bet got her heart…
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A fact about coconut
by Jay Hiller, December 29, 2022 Photo by Tijana Drndarski on Unsplash When I was a teenager, my mom told me not to eat bananas because they were fattening. A doctor had told her that when she was 20 and she passed it on to me. It’s easy to misinterpret information about food and generally…