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@KySportsRadio I’ll always wonder what that 2020 team would have done in the tournament!

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@BarstoolBigCat Ball club!

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@KySportsRadio Good time for a pic 6!

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@mindpumpsal So much wisdom in the entire bible. During the Civil War there were a lot of unnecessary deaths because we were treating wounds with running water instead of still water. There is a passage in the Bible that tells us to use still water.

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Multiple meta-analyses of long-term cohort studies suggest that those who follow a healthy diet, which is defined as including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish, are at a reduced risk for depression.

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This is why imbalances are a concern.

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Imagine that your right leg is stronger than your left. Every time you do a squat your hips shifts over to your strong side because it is doing most of the load to make up for the weaker leg. The causes problems with your hip rotation effecting your knee. Now you have knee.

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Stock the kitchen with simple, quick and nutrient-dense foods that require little-to-no prep such as eggs, egg whites, protein shakes or bars, oats, frozen fruit, bagged salad, rotisserie chicken, pasta and chicken sausage.

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Exercise opens up a second pathway for glucose to get into your cells.

Experts believe that moving your muscles, going for a walk, for just 10 minutes after a meal reduces blood sugar spikes.

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You may be tempted to cut out “bad foods” when dieting. Rather then getting rid of these foods plan to incorporate them, having pizza on Friday night. This will create a healthy relationship with food.

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Eating ultra processed foods are highly palatable and not very filling. This leads people to overeat by approximately 500 calories per day.

Sticking with whole foods will keep you full and will prevent overeating.

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Mobility is the key to keeping joints healthy and minimizing back pain.

4 mobility exercises you should be doing every day.

1. 90/90 hip stretch
2. Cat cow
3. T-spine rotation
4. Worlds greatest stretch

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Push-ups are one the best exercises that build upper body strength.

If you cannot do a push-up modify it working your way towards being able to do one.

You can modify by doing it from a box or anything that puts your body at an incline.

As you get stronger lower the incline.

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If you suffer from joint pain do exercises that will challenge and improve your range of motion.

Joint health is extremely important as we all age.

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If you suffer form joint pain strength training will help reduce inflammation.

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3 hacks to stay on track during the holidays

1. Cheat meals not cheat days
2. Be more active on the days the diet is not great
3. Limit stress and enjoy time with family and friends.

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Having a bad day go for a walk

If your joints are hurting go for a walk

If you are having back pain go for a walk

If you are having trouble focusing go for a walk

If you are depressed go for a walk

Walking will help improve all of the above

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“It is a shame for a man to grow old with out seeing the beauty and strength in which it is capable.”
Socrates

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3 things to accomplish a goal:

1. Believe that it is possible
2. Have a plan
3. Be prepared for obstacles nothing worth doing comes easy