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Portion Sizes

Hi Team!



Happy Friday! Hope you are feeling great and ready to start the day!



Eating well is something we all know is important to a healthy lifestyle. Pretty simple, right? Well, just as important is portion control. Most people do not realize that they are over their daily calorie intake based on the correct sized portions of their healthy meals. I found this great tool from WebMD that I'd like to share with you:… Continue

Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on March 9, 2012 at 7:15am — No Comments

Welcome to the Family!

Hello and Welcome to the Family! The Run Your Life Family, that is! Here we share our philosophy of being in charge of our fitness, health, and over-all well-being. We also inspire and celebrate you on your journey. Wherever you are right now is perfect. We believe in you and we also believe no one is limited by their circumstances. All…

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Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on November 24, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

It's That Time of Year Again!

Hi Team! 

It's that time of year again...FALL!  And you know what that means, don't you?  It's time to get your fitness back on!  We know most of you are dedicated moms, dads, and employees that are always so busy taking care of other people, you forget about YOU.  Well, might we remind YOU that you are no good to anyone if you are not in a "good place". …

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Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on September 26, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

It's Here!

You know that time when a little idea begins to grow...like, really grow?! Us too!  Run Your Life has been busy this summer getting everything in order preparing us to be in a position to share who we are with everyone everywhere!  Our marketing department, apparel designer and Team Leaders and Coaches are working hard!  Team McHenry is setting dates for Fall/Winter Running Clubs, Intro to Mediation, Gong Sound Meditaion, Food Fundraiser nights, Back-to-School Bliss 5KWalk, Giving Back 5K…

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Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on August 7, 2011 at 7:10pm — No Comments

Following Through.

Following through.

Tough words for some of us, especially us adults whom seem to always put ourselves and our fitness and our hopes and dreams last.  We have busy schedules.  We have families and children and WORK and soccer practice and swim meets and concerts and games and WORK and down time and meals and....and this....and…

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Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on February 28, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Yippee!!

YES! YES! YES!  The snow is melting, the snow is melting...YIPPEE!! :)

That's right, friends, it is a perfect day to get outside and get our lungs filled with some nice fresh outside air!  No face masks, cold weather tights, heavy vests or hot hats needed today!  You are free birds today...make the best of it...no matter what you have planned...It's your day...run it! 

Happy Trails! :)

Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on February 17, 2011 at 3:06pm — No Comments

New Year's Resolution? How about ALL YEAR Resolution to YOU?!

Yep, it's that time of year again! How many of you have already broken your New Year's Resolution?  Instead of this concept, may I please suggest something new...an all year resolution to YOU.  This is your basic "take care of yourself" solution to the resolution.  Jump on!  We at Run Your Life have had our fair share of excuses to ourselves in the past and we know first hand how difficult it can be to squeeze in some "me" time when raising our families…

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Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on January 2, 2011 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Off the top of my head...

So today...this is the way the slogan goes:

We are Run Your Life.

We accept that our issues are our own.

We blame nonone.

We become better on purpose; intentionally moving in a good direction.

We take care of ourselves and our community.

We Run Our Lives...

It's Your Life...Run it!…

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Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on October 20, 2010 at 2:35pm — No Comments

This is so cool!

How many people ever see their dreams come to fruition and still love what they are doing? I have no idea the numbers, but I do know that I am definitely one of them! Run Your Life started out so simple...a running club put together to keep my son and his friends fit over the winter...and now...well, now, we have everything from running, bike, and walking clubs, workshops on eft tapping, conscious body coaching, to meditation workshops and gong concerts and workshops and clubs for kids and… Continue

Added by Charlene Myers-Sponholtz on September 3, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments