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The Best Ways to Stretch Your IT Band

I thought today I'd write about a common problem for runners, and that is having an IT band that it too tight. Not that I've had any problems with an IT band before... just kidding, mine was too tight and causing minor problems a couple of weeks ago, and so I thought I'd share how I quickly got over that hurdle and the best ways to stretch your IT band. ... read more

5 Blogging DON’Ts to Avoid

I thought I'd share what little bit of blogging wisdom I have, and share five blogging don'ts to avoid. These are all things we all at some point or another have done, or may even do in the future.  ... read more

How I Edit My Blog Photos

Recently, I've been updating the way I edit the photos for both the blog and social media. Since the beginning of RSG my photos were always edited to be super bright and white, but recently I've changed it to be more colorful. Still bright, but more realistic for fitness pictures which are usually outdoors and have a field, track, or whatever in the background. Making it impossible to edit them to fit the usual white theme. Here's how I edit my blog photos now. ... read more

Small Changes For a Healthier Lifestyle

I know how daunting a healthier lifestyle can be, but it doesn't have to be. Which is why I made a list of 10 small changes for a healthier lifestyle that hopefully can make it seem a whole lot easier. ... read more

Creating Your Own Blogging Niche

Sometimes you don't belong to the standard blogging niches. Which is where you start creating your own blogging niche. Why? Cause that's what real creative rebels do. Therefore if you don't belong to one particular group of blogs AKA cliques, then you do what any outsider does. They join up with all the other outsiders and end up being so much cooler than those in the fancy cliques. Yes, I just compared blogging/bloggers to being in high school, because I think we can all agree it's quite similar. ... read more

Fat-shaming and Skinny-shaming, Neither is Okay

The other day my mom and I were listening to the radio, and All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor came on. Somehow not even half way through the song my mom and I started talking about body-shaming. However, she was on the defense of what society calls "fat-shaming," and I was on the defending side of the almost unheard of "skinny-shaming." Needless to say, she, of course, was confident that thin women were criticized just not as much as women who are - according to society - "plus-sized." Meanwhile, I was convinced that although women who are considered bigger are criticized more than they should be, women on the opposite side of the spectrum were criticized just as much. By the end of the ... read more