Summertime is here and I am already feeling my children’s busyness kick in. It seems that our days start out with rainbows and unicorns but by the time dinner time and bedtime come along our magical fairy land has been corrupted by a tornado and a fire-breathing dragon (me). As I was debating which closet…
5 Fun FREE Workouts for Pregnancy to keep you healthy
Life changes dramatically during pregnancy, and one thing that can become especially difficult to do, is make time for exercising! If you don’t already have a daily or weekly exercise routine, it can be even more of a challenge to start one. So how can you find the motivation to get in those 15-30 minutes…
1 Life Hack to Motivate Anyone to Workout!
ONE, SIMPLE, life hack that will motivate even the laziest person to workout DAILY! You have good intentions when it comes to working out, right? But let’s face it, unfortunately, good intentions don’t burn off yesterday’s pint of Ben and Jerry’s. Many of us struggle to balance everything we have going on, and when it…
Exercise: The love/hate relationship
I’ve had exercise on my mind a lot lately. I have a dying diabetic dad (how’s that for alliteration?), and watching him suffer has really motivated me to create some consistent and healthy habits in my life. I don’t come from a family that exercises much but I have definitely married into one and over…
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
I recently attended a seminar on body image with the youth (12-18) in our neighborhood. I was shocked at some of the stats. 80% of 10-year-old girls have dieted, and I believe it was 18-20% for five-year olds! What?! Why do we as women fall for all the tricks the media uses to tell us…