When I was younger, I used to ask what was the point of decaf. Sadly, I am older now, and I am acutely aware of the point. And I hate it. However, I wish more places had it.

HealthMeredith LyonsMarch 1, 2024healing, healthComment

Running around the world.

People often express amazement (or shake their heads at how insane I am) when I get up early before whatever events are happening to squeeze in a run, but for me the run is part of the trip. I find such amazing things on early morning runs.

Fitness, Health, Motivation, RunningMeredith LyonsNovember 17, 2023running, health, MotivationComment

I love the season that everyone hates.

When I was a kid, this was a no-brainer. Everyone said summer was their favorite season. No school! Freedom! Water parks and family vacations! This attitude started to turn around for some people around high school or college

Health, HumorMeredith LyonsJuly 21, 2023health, humor, summer Comments

How our reading habits change in response to stress.

There is a reason that we dive for our old favorites when we’re stressed or depressed.

Health, Mental Training, MotivationMeredith LyonsJuly 14, 2023health, mental training, reading, CreativityComment

Good Health is a Privilege

This is a topic I’ve been meaning to blog about for a while, as I get really impassioned when I talk about how healthy food is not available to every community equally, but I like things to be current when possible. So here we are. The pendulum has swung again, and I am again having to look at my finances when I prioritize my health.

Fitness, Health, WomenMeredith LyonsJuly 7, 2023health, physical therapyComment

Seven things to know about working on a treadmill desk.

If you’ve watched any of my social media content in the past few years, you’ve likely seen a couple videos from my treadmill desk. Depending on how long we’ve been connected, you may or may not know that I was a full time personal trainer and fitness instructor for a decade before the pandemic. I still get lots of health and fitness questions and several about my treadmill desk, so I thought I’d extoll the virtues and answer most frequent questions here.

Fitness, Health, MotivationMeredith LyonsJune 9, 2023fitness, health, moving, MotivationComment

Should you force yourself to write?

When should you force yourself to write when you’re not feeling like it and when are you doing more harm than good?

Health, Mental Training, Motivation, WritingMeredith LyonsApril 14, 2023writing, health, MotivationComment

Let's talk about our changing bodies.

As a society, I think we’re getting better at openly discussing these things unapologetically, but I think it’s still important, maybe even more important, to shine a light on these personal experiences as we move through them. I’m in my mid-forties, which is almost like a second puberty. Just when I had my body figured out, it’s changing on me again.

Fitness, Friends and Family, Health, Kindness, Mental Training, Relationships, Resilience, WomenMeredith LyonsApril 7, 2023women, health, mental trainingComment

How to survive stomach flu.

My body is apparently making up for years of not being sick by trying to catch everything possible in the first quarter of this year. This week it was stomach flu, and I’ve only just been able to sit at a computer long enough to write. While the topic is fresh on my mind, here are my tips on surviving it!

Health, PetsMeredith LyonsFebruary 24, 2023health Comments

Living Car-less

Our car broke down. And we got to see both how much we’ve come to rely on having a car in three years, and how much we’re actually able to do without one.

Fitness, Friends and Family, HealthMeredith LyonsSeptember 2, 2022change, healthComment

Let's talk about breathing, or rather, being unable to breathe.

I’ve never had a desire to scuba dive or go into space. I want oxygen to always be readily available to me. I think that’s because I know what it’s like to be unable to breathe.

Fitness, Running, HealthMeredith LyonsApril 15, 2022health, running, asthma Comment

Small Changes that have made big differences

A few habits or perspective shifts I’ve found that just about always make life better.

RelationshipsMeredith LyonsJanuary 28, 2022growth, health, change Comments

Agism and our Broken Medical System

Today I’m joined by fellow writer and medical professional, Melissa Collings to dissect the six month ordeal my mom endured being ping ponged around different medical offices and prescribed pill after pill.

Diet, Fitness, WomenMeredith LyonsDecember 24, 2021health, womenComment

Hormones and Winter, a one-two punch.

It’s not your imagination. Your PMS is probably worse in the winter.

Fitness, Friends and Family, Holidays, WomenMeredith LyonsDecember 17, 2021health, womenComment

Yes, death concerns me, but so do aspects of survival

I can be relatively young and very very healthy and still have plenty of valid reasons to avoid an airborne virus.

Fitness, resilianceMeredith LyonsOctober 23, 2020health, Self Awareness, COVID-19 Comments

Fighting 2019 all the way to the end

Getting through rough patches. Trying to give myself breaks. Moving through this year. Ready for the other side. Ready to be better and stronger and done with this lesson.

Friends and Family, Marriage, Mental Training, Relationships, RunningMeredith LyonsNovember 8, 2019Resilience, mental training, growth, healthComment

It doesn't have to be great, just get it done.

Wherein I unpack the events of my husband's seizure.