I am so excited because the opening ceremonies for the Olympics are tomorrow night! Ever since I was a child (an 8-year-old, specifically), I have been the BIGGEST fan/viewer of the games—mostly the gymnastics, diving, and swimming. I still remember the 1992 Olympics and how I watched my VHS (I’m old, ok?) recordings over and…
wellness
Is Your Motivation Healthy or Harmful?
If you’re a blog reader, TV junkie, or magazine subscriber, you’ve probably been inundated with tips for finding the motivation to stick to a fitness routine. Or maybe you are a health coach or fitness instructor and have a long list of go-to talking points to motivate your own clients. If you open your eyes…
Any Exercise Is “Good Exercise”
The other day I read a post about a barre challenge in which the workout was referred to as “girly.” To be fair, the author admitted that the workout was more challenging than anticipated and did not write the post in a critical way, but nevertheless, that single description got my blood boiling. Since when…
When Life Is A Hamster Wheel…
Weird metaphor, I know. So now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk about how—weird or not—that’s exactly how life feels sometimes. You decide one day, “gee, that wheel looks nice.” It’s so shiny, and you see all the other hamsters chugging along with a smile of contentment on their faces (for…
Vacations & Working Out
I have a sneaking suspicion that I’m in the minority when I say this (at least among healthy living bloggers and HLB-readers) but…when I travel, I don’t work out. At least not intentionally. For me, travel is about relaxing, sight-seeing, and taking a break from my “normal life.” It means eating foods I don’t eat…
12 Effective & Fun Outdoor Workouts
Summer is approaching, and that means packing away the sweaters and scarves and enjoying the great outdoors. This list of creative, fun, and invigorating outdoor workouts will allow you to enjoy being outside in the sun while toning up for swimsuit season! Hey guys! How was your weekend? Ours was pretty fantastic since Mark and…
How I Became a Positive Person
The other day I was scheduling a blog post, and my eyes gravitated to my drafts folder. Specifically, to an unpublished post from 2013! I can’t bring myself to trash it, and yet it was written so long ago that posting it now wouldn’t make any sense. Basically it was a wordy ramble about my…
How to Overcome a Fitness Rut
Sometimes I really envy my friends and “blends” who are personal trainers and/or fitness instructors. While I know their lifestyle can be incredibly tough (early and late hours training clients, working on commission, eating on the go, and having to commute to various gigs in different parts of town), I often wish I had the…
My Favorite Yoga Stretches for Tight Shoulders (+ Target C9 Sports Bra Review)
My shoulders are tiiiigghht. Ridiculously so. Even though I haven’t nursed Bazooka in 3 months, I think I’m still recovering from “nursing neck.” Spending 8 hours at a desk bent over a keyboard doesn’t help either. For almost a solid week, I’ve dealt with the worst neck + shoulder pain on my right side. I don’t…
An Unplanned Lesson In Self-Esteem
For much of last month, my stress/anxiety was incredibly high. So high that I think my body decided to take it out on me by saying “enough!” One of the ways my body sent up red flags was with my eyes. I’m not entirely sure if it was my poor habit of rarely cleaning my…
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