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About me - Aurora Gory Alice

I am an amazonian rollergirl committed to bringing roller derby back with a vengeance. I have been an athlete my whole life and I know what it is like to eat, sleep, and breath a sport. I have dieted, trained and competed ad nauseam. To me, conventional sports

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Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Stressed? Best ways to relax and reduce stress
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Stress is the kink in my neck and the cramp in my style. Most of my stress comes from not being myself, not doing something I really want to do, or not making the changes that will get me going down the path I feel I was meant to travel. So, for me, reducing stress comes from being true to myself. When I actively do things t... More..

Sports & Recreation > Training & Equipment Best training programs for beginner athletes
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Are you about to embark on your first venture into competitive sports? Chances are, unless you are a gifted, natural athlete, you will soon learn the frustrating and uncomfortable lesson that lacking fitness is painful. Starting a sport or coming into a season physically fit will make your athletic experience more pleasant. ... More..

Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Best way to get fit
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Circuit training involves short bursts of strength building exercises, which, depending on your circuit goal, may or may not be interspersed with periods of aerobic activity. All exercises are performed in rapid succession. An exercise is performed for a specified amount of time or number of repetitions, then you immediately... More..

Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Punching and kicking: The ultimate workout
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I am obsessed with Ultimate Fighting. I love the dedication, intensity and brutality. If I was younger, and a man, me thinks it is how I would make my living. But I'm not. So I will settle for brutalizing my reflection in the mirror and the heavy bag in the garage for 30 - 40 minutes a couple of times a week. It makes me fee... More..

Jobs & Careers > Resumes & Cover Letters Using the Internet to write a marketable resume
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You don't have to pay someone to write you a resume to land the big interview. You know you better than any career coach or resume writer, so it makes sense that you should be able to sell yourself better. Whether you have written disappointing resumes in the past, or have never written a resume, there is hope. And, you don'... More..

Jobs & Careers > Employers How to keep employees motivated and happy
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New product introductions. Cradle to grave product management. Six Sigma. Stage-Gate process. Lean manufacturing. Big companies are always looking for ways to maximize their profits. In many companies, reorganizations, and "new ways to do business" are "business as usual". It seems the Holy Grail of business success is elusi... More..

Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Recovering from dietary and fitness lapses
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Let's be honest. A temporary lapse in dietary willpower and fitness discipline can leave you feeling pretty disgusting. It doesn't really matter the reason. There can be many. Stress, fatigue, depression, laziness, or busy schedules are just a few examples. The real issue, at least for me, is the downward spiral brought on b... More..

Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) How I relax: My favorite hobbies
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Roller derby helps me shrug off the day-to-day disappointment of spending my business days as a muted version of myself. In reality, I am opinionated, tough, aggressive, creative and athletic. I have visions of superstardom set to pop-punk and hoedown twang. Roller derby lets me be myself. More than that, it lets me be whoev... More..

Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Coping with stress
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Understanding your stress is critical to its management. Understanding involves not only knowing what activities, events and situations are causing your stress, but also being able to pinpoint why it is that they are stressful. You must also take into consideration how many stressors are affecting you and how they stack up a... More..

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