Train for Life

Category: Inspiration

  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week In honor of Peloton instructor, Emma Lovewell returning to the studio from maternity leave next month (January 2025), this week’s recipe features a healthier option for a comforting dish from Emma’s recent e-newsletter. Sweet potatoes can also be a tasty side dish to any festive holiday meal.  Smashed Sweet Potatoes…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Dear Emotion Write a letter to an emotion that you are having a hard time with or that you would like to have more of. Examples include, fear, grief, or happiness. Tell this emotion: Its current role in your life, how it has affected you, and your hope for its future role.        …

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Find Your People Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. -Brenè Brown Who shares or understands your struggles? Who accepts you as who you are? Who motivates you to be a better person?           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills. Mind…

  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week The days are short, chilly, and brisk and more Christmas trees and holiday lights are up and lit. Time to prep a healthful, festive dish! Pomegranate Tabouli Ingredients 2 cups Bulgar (cooked) (*may substitute for Quinoa, Brown Rice, or Couscous) 1/2 cup Fresh Parsley (chopped)(*may substitute for Cilantro) 1/4 cup Almonds…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Healing When life knocks you down, address your wounds and assess your pains. Stop pretending; Start healing. How did you get hurt? What are you feeling right now? What do you need right now? Do one (simple) thing today to help you heal.           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills.…

  • Welcome December

    This month, discover peaceful moments together with friends and family.

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week For anyone who overindulged in turkey and all the fixings yesterday and is craving a different taste or a lighter, more healthful meal, this recipe is for you! Quinoa and Winter Fruit Salad Ingredients  1 cup Quinoa (*Tricolor or Regular) 2 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive…

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving is not about a huge turkey and more feast or the grand consumer discounts. While these things may make us happy, will they bring us lasting fulfillment or temporary pleasure? Thanksgiving is about the quality time shared with friends and family (fur babies included) counting our blessings and being grateful for all in our lives, no matter how small.…

  • Mindful Monday

    The Trust Ladder Trust is the easiest thing to lose and the hardest thing to get back. Do you see people as “guilty until proven innocent” or “innocent until proven guilty”? How did your experience inform who you trust and/or how you trust? How would you like to be trusted?           Reference Woo,…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Social Sharing Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is a half sorrow. When we share our true selves, the good and the bad, we let ourselves be seen while creating a space for others to open up. Share something about yourself with someone today.           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52…