Oh Friday! I’m so happy to see you! Are you happy to see Friday too? Are you back into the swing of things post-Labor Day? The weather over the past week here in NYC made an abrupt shift to crisp, cool Fall weather. There have been several mornings when I’ve stepped outside and have been freezing! Which usually also means that I’ve also under-dressed the children but that’s a different story.
Anyhow, I’m going to keep it short and sweet and get straight to this week’s round-up of posts because I’m tired and I need to catch up on some sleep (PS I’m writing this on Thursday evening). I have to admit. I had a hard time narrowing them down this week so I’m including 7 posts instead of my usual 5.
Yoga poses to counter the effects of the changing seasons
Since we are transitioning from summer to fall, let’s start with this post. This is actually a guest post on She Rocks Fitness from Lauren Morse. Lauren presents her favorite simple and effective yoga poses to combat season changing blues.
The Importance of Skin Cancer Screenings
Here, Lindsay from the Lean Green Bean shares the story of her cousin Kristine who was diagnosed with skin cancer. Skin cancer is 100% treatable if it is caught early on. This is an important reminder to wear sunscreen and to check yourself for moles on a regular basis.
The Double Standard
This is a great post from Angela at Happy Fit Mama about the negativity that women often pit against each other. Are we women our own worst enemies?
When Mom says I’m fat
“Body image is a legacy passed down through generations. Love your body and your kids will love theirs too.” Bex and her daughter Winona take talk about this issue in a pretty open and frank video. It’s incredible to see the relationship between them. I wholeheartedly believe that parents play a huge role in shaping our kids’ health and fitness habits. The way that my parents and aunts spoke about appearance and body image greatly affected how I perceived myself growing up.
Mattering*
It’s hard for me not to include a post from MizFitOnline every week. Seriously, Miz has an amazing way with words and sentiments. This post is no exception. It’s an incredible tribute to a friend but more, it’s an incredible testament to the type of person that Miz is.
Growth: On making a quantum leap
This post from Whitney at Live, Run, Love, Yoga made me so happy. I’ve mentioned before how Whitney’s posts on her experience with yoga teacher training has been really insightful for me. Here, Whitney shares a bit about the journey she’s been on over the past year and how she’s made the quantum leap to pursue her dreams. I’m so happy and excited for her!
We will run (A shout-out to our sponsors)
I want to leave you with this post from Tiffany at Running Hutch. She was part of Nuun Hydration’s Hood to Coast Team this year and put together this video. While it is technically a video thanking the numerous sponsors of Team Nuun, it shows a glimpse into the incredible experience these women had and the amazing race that is Hood to Coast. This makes me want to run this relay all the more.
I have a question for you about these Friday Round-Ups. Are there other types of posts that you would like to see here? I know many of posts are health and fitness related because, frankly, that mostly what a read plus some parenting/life related blogs thrown in. But other topics? Social media tips? Recipes? Tell me! I want this feature to be useful for you!
I think you covered a lot of bases very well. I think a round-up should be a collection of various posts that cover many different things. You can’t really search out a post that hit home on a week on a specific topic. Keep doing your thing. These are great!
That’s true – it’s hard to target a specific topic on any given week because there might not be a good post about it. Thanks for the feedback! It’s super helpful.
Great post! One of the reasons I got into this lifestyle was when my family was telling me I was getting really fat. Didn’t sound good but it was a good motivator. My mom wasn’t really into fitness but my dad was and is still really into it. He’s in his mid-50′s and either runs or swims (or both) every day. And bikes. It took me about 21 years but I finally got into fitness and I think he’s glad now.
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Thanks Katy. Now that I’m a parent, it’s pretty amazing to think how much we influence our kids – and how much kids notice! That’s pretty awesome that your dad runs or swims or does both every day! I hope that I’m doing that well when I’m older!
Thanks for the link love!!! Great posts this week. Some I’ve read and some I need to catch up on. I like your weekly round up the way it is but if you find any useful tips on social media that would be fun! Now go rest!
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You’re welcome! I really enjoyed your post (obviously) and think that you make such an important point about women. I’ll definitely be on the look out for social media tips – I know that I could use more! AND I went to bed before midnight which is a huge accomplishment for me
Looks great to me! I love that these round ups always come up with something I missed. Have a great weekend, Christine!
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast recently posted..Countdowns: Conference and Comebacks
Thanks Laura. That’s definitely one of the reasons that I like reading other people’s posts like this – I always find something that I missed or I get introduced to a great new blogger. Hope you have a great weekend too!
The Yoga Pose article was particularly helpful with the quick change to fall we’re experiencing here in the city! I’ll definitely be implementing these;-)
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It hasn’t been a quick change to fall, right? One minute it was so hot and humid and the next I was putting on a sweater!
Always love your Friday Roundup! I have already read a few of these but now off to finish up the line up. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
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Thanks Lisa. I’m glad to hear that people find this useful or helpful. It’s always good to check, right?
I hope you have a wonderful weekend too!!
I like your roundups and seeing what resonated with you each week (even though I sometimes don’t comment, just read through). I loved LiveRunYoga’s post too!
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Thanks Jo. I don’t really expect people to comment on these posts since, well, there’s usually not a ton to comment on!
I just wanted to see if generally people found these interesting or useful. I really loved Whitney’s post. It was so inspiring!!
Thank you for sharing my post Christine! I’m so happy readers resonated with it!! I love these posts!! I like to see what others are reading and loving and we have similar tastes in blogs so I usually find something new and interesting each week!
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Thank you for sharing your story. I think that for me, it was a huge reminder to not to settle and that it is possible to go after your dreams. I’m super excited for you to start this next adventure!
Round ups just seem to be the right thing to do on Fridays! As most people said in the previous comments…keep doing what you’re doing
Thanks Brad!
I’m so happy you do these Friday Round-Ups! I love finding great posts that I haven’t seen yet!
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Thanks Debbie. I’m glad that you do yours too.
There seems to be a theme here in this weeks’ roundups, even if you didn’t intend it that way. All food for the soul kind of posts.Thanks for bringing them to us.
Have a great weekend! Are you going to Fitbloggin next weekend, btw? I think you might be and I hope so!
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Thanks for pointing that out. I definitely didn’t intend a theme per se but I guess it also is a reflection of my state of mind this week? I am going to Fitbloggin! I’m super excited. You’ll be there, yes? So looking forward to meeting you!!
fantastic links!!!! Love it!
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Thanks lady!
I love it! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Kristin! Hope you have a great weekend!
I love browsing these posts. It gives me a great tool to navigate all the great blogs. I’ll be reading all of these!
Katie @momslrb recently posted..Setting Goals and Overcoming Fears
Thanks Katie! I know that everyone’s readers are probably overflowing as it is but I like being able to highlight some of the great posts that I’ve come across during the week. I do hope you get a chance to check a couple of these out!
I love Friday roundup and I don’t know if you need to refine in any way what you already do. I just love taking a look at what you read over the week!
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Thanks Ilene. You know that I keep doing these for you, right?
I agree – I like these kinds of posts because I like seeing what resonates with different people. And I like spreading the blog love.
I really enjoy your round up! You always summarise them so well so I know if it is going to be of interest to me. Thank you!
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Thanks Jess! I always like to hear why people liked a particular post because of what you said – it helps me to figure out if it would be a post that interests me. I’m glad that you enjoy these round-ups and I hope you have a great weekend!
They were definitely in my top this week! Great round up!
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Love these types of posts and even if I don’t get to click on everyone I like to see what the hot topics are. I also appreciate people like you who share the love and I need to be better about that!
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I’m so glad you’re showing your kids to love their body. My mother had a terrible body image and I inherited it. I’m glad to hear your ACL is mending!
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I look forward to reading these posts. All sound so interesting. I think you do a great job with your round up.
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