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Ron Swanson – Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer

I am not going to continue to feel guilty. Sure, that’s what I tell myself. Every day as I get ready for work I pack my gym bag with every intention of finishing up at Brick ...

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Ron Swanson – How I Banished the Mid-Afternoon Blahs

Growing up I was taught a little ditty, "Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more...." and so on and so on. Quite possibly you may have heard this at sometime in your pre-adolescence also. Well, after over ...

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Ron Swanson – Vacation…the Good, the Bad, and the Unexplainable

Summer. It is that time of year that we naturally seem to get more fit as we enjoy the outdoors. Fresh vegetables, Maryland tomatoes, all of the farm-fresh goodness that our bodies thrive on and good old ...

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Ron Swanson – Life’s Elixir

Golf, to me, is like an elixir of life. Sometimes it is sweet, sometimes it is bitter; but, I always am glad to have partaken of it. Why is it that even a bad round is not ...

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Ron Swanson – Bend and Stretch

As Makai, my Anatolian Shepherd, and I were taking our morning walk we were once again joined by a red tabby cat that is aptly named “Terrible Timmy.” What a trio we make as ...

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Ron Swanson – It’s the Simple Things

This past week I have once again allowed life to get in the way of working out. Saturday morning came and I opted to sleep in rather than go with Mrs. Commish to the Padonia club to ...

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Ron Swanson – Listening To Those Little Voices

After a few weeks of limited time to get to the gym I am finding myself listening to the excuses I am making for not going. “It’s almost 7 o’clock and if I workout then it will ...

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Ooh-Waa-Taa-Sil…

I have been a member of Brick Bodies for almost two-and-a-half years now. In the first 28 months I pretty much had settled into a routine that I enjoyed and, for the most part, did three ...

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But I Really Can’t Get to the Gym …

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks inasmuch as I have been unable to get to Brick Bodies very often because life has gotten in the way. At least three, sometimes four, and occasionally five times a week, I ...

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Results and Realizations

When last I wrote, my daughter Gwaltney and her friend, Brittany, were attempting to enter the Couples Weight Loss competition. They were selected and are now a full week into the program. When you get a chance check in on how ...

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