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Time to be Better!

With the new year quickly approaching I find myself looking for ways to better myself.  One of the things I've started doing is adding in more strength training on day I don't feel like running.  I have terrible upper body strength and I've decided to change that and be better.

I want to be better for myself, first and foremost.  I want to be better for my husband and for our 3 kids.  I want to be healthy for all of us, I want to be strong for all of us, and most importantly, I want our kids to see and know that being healthy doesn't mean you are stick thin but it means that you are strong and confident.  I want them to know that being healthy can be fun and shouldn't (always) feel like a chore, something else to check off of the to-do list before going to bed at night.

So, the second thing I've done to better myself is signing up with IDLife.  IDLife is a health and wellness company that offers individually design vitamins & supplements for each specific person.  You simply take a free assessment that is centered around scientific material and studies to find what you need based on your current lifestyle, goals, and genetics.  It's really cool and there is no obligation to buy anything when you take the health assessment.

They also offer meal replacement shakes, pre- and post-workout drink mixes, hydrate mixes, snack bars for men & women - because we do have different needs!  They also offer a kids like of shakes and snack bars.  I can tell you that our kids love their products and were really excited that I would be ordering them again.

If you are interested at all, I would encourage you to visit my website (www.runyour.idlife.com) and take the free assessment.  If you aren't interested in the vitamin side of it, you can order anything that interest you directly from my website!

If you have questions, I would be glad to answer them for you here, or you can email me directly at RunYourIDLife@gmail.com

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