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By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter) 

If there’s one thing that I love about summer, besides lounging at the pool, it’s taking road trips with my friends. The best summers are the ones where you’re all packed up in a SUV or van, a cooler in the back, feet on the dashboard, and checking to see where the road takes you.

Taking a road trip can lead to so many different things happening – you can discover something about yourself, you’ll always meet new people, you can see amazing places, go to festivals, or even find a new place to live.

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter) 

I can still remember the moment I crossed the finish line when I ran my first ever half-marathon. Sweat was pouring off of me from everywhere, my heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest. I knew when I stopped running my legs would feel like jelly, and even scarier than that, the Gatorade I had chugged at mile 12 wasn’t sitting well in my stomach.

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter) 

When we begin to workout or start a training plan, we become stuck on those habits. If we’re running, we go on the same paths but maybe make a few new turns to add some extra time. If we go to a gym, we may have specific machines we use on certain days. There may be a certain place and time we go to do yoga or Pilates.

All of this can get messed up, or off track, if you go on vacation. The distractions of that can take over, or the business of the trip may too, thus throwing you off the course you’ve started for yourself. However, there are certain things you can do to be able to go on vacation but not lose track of working out or training. 

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter) 

The weather is hot and that sometimes inhibits people from getting outside and doing intense workouts. Don’t sweat it because if you’re a proud owner of a pool, or know somewhere that has a pool and offers cheap daily rates or an affordable monthly membership, then this article is for you!

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By: Laura Peill – (Check out her blog Chronicles of Passion & Facebook)

Sometimes finding the motivation and energy to exercise is hard. We’ve all been there. The trick is to set yourself up for success from the start and use these 9 tips to get you in exercise mode before you even begin:

Chose a type of exercise that you enjoy 

If you hate running, don’t join a running club and start training for a marathon. If you hate going to spinning classes, don’t sign up to the spin studio for a 10 week pass. Don’t start doing exercise, because you should, do exercise because you want to. This means different things for different people in terms of what exercise you choose, how often and how long you exercise and it’s important to figure out what this means for you. Many people start a running program because they should run, or their friend runs and then fall away without success because it is so un-enjoyable and just a daily task. Instead, choose the exercise that you like and will do consistently and that will allow you to push to achieve your goals.