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"My dears, have you hit a fitness road block? I have, purely because I&amp;#x27;m having a baby in a few weeks, but I am a little worried about getting the motivation up again after little boy #3&amp;#x27;s arrival. Stars have the same fitness hiccups we do, like Kim Kardashian. Some thoughts on power through these little setbacks... I live in Seattle, and the Seattle Marathon was held over the weekend, which meant that I watched--with envy--as runners jogged through my neighborhood while I sat on my butt eating a Christmas cookie. I had a great excuse not to be out there with them--a certain little guy growing in my belly!--but I still felt grumpy and bummed about not being in my running shoes! I call this a fitness speed bump--whether it&amp;#x27;s an injury, a habit-change, or some other thing that&amp;#x27;s thrown your fitness life into a slump (here are three tips on how to deal!). And while taking a step back for a while can be difficult, it can also be equally hard to jump-start your fitness again weeks/months later. Kim Kardashian tweeted about her recent 8-week fitness break, and how after a bit of time off from exercise, she&amp;#x27;s now back in the saddle again: &amp;quot;I hit the gym hard today!!!!&amp;quot; she wrote. &amp;quot;I fell off for 8 weeks in NYC BUT IM BAAAACKKKK!&amp;quot; I think easing back into to fitness is key (especially after an injury or, ahem, a pregnancy), but there&amp;#x27;s also something to be said about jumping in with both feet--with enthusiasm and energy. I liked Kim&amp;#x27;s motivating tweet, and I&amp;#x27;m excited to post my own as soon as I can lace up my running shoes in late February! Gals, share--are you in a fitness slump right now? Is it injury-related? Weather-related? Motivation-related? More reading: *OMG: Would you buy this exercise video from Mike &amp;quot;The Situation&amp;quot;? *The effective weight loss trick you may not have tried! *3 tips on dealing with a health or fitness setback... More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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