It’s no secret that exercise is vital when it comes to maintaining our overall health. Working out is not only good for our bodies, but our minds and spirits as well. When we put stock into our physical fitness, we set our minds on our total health. I find that, when I take the time […]
8 Ways to Make Fitness a Habit
Many of us desire to incorporate fitness into our daily routines. We want to be movers, we want to support our bodies, and we want to be able to one day run with our grandkids. But obstacles tend to arise frequently, like time and circumstances. That’s why we like quick and functional workouts like this […]
The At Home Interval Workout
For many of us, our lifestyles, schedules, and budgets don’t allow us to spend hours at an expensive gym to maintain our exercise needs. It’s just the reality. And while it can be tempting to just throw up our hands and say, “I can’t exercise, I just don’t have the time!”, most of us realize […]
What to Eat Before a Workout: 20 Pre Workout Snack Ideas
We’ve discussed the optimal post-workout foods for recovery after an intense calorie-burning workout or a hill sprint workout, but did you know you should eat a pre workout snack, too? Most of us need a great boost of energy before hitting the pavement, the gym, or whatever our exercise method may be that day. We want […]
10 Exercise Hacks for Moms (How to Fit Exercise Into Your Busy Day!)
Around here, we’re all about quick and effective exercise hacks. Sure, we would love to have the time to move more intensely for a couple hours each day, but with little ones, work, cooking, cleaning, and self-care on our to-do lists, our days don’t lend much time for extensive gym sessions. That’s why we are […]
30 Workouts for Traveling
My sister-in-law is my hero and prime example when it comes to consistent exercise. Despite her busy schedule, she always finds a way to fit in some sort of exercise or movement during the day. Even while traveling, she takes advantage of the hotel gym or takes in the beauty of her new surroundings by […]
Why You Should Skip Caffeine Post-Workout
While the health benefits of coffee are still hotly debated, we enjoy waking up to a nice cup of bulletproof coffee to give us a boost of energy for the day. But for those of us who complete a kettlebell exercise or a hill sprint workout in the mornings, we may want to rethink rewarding ourselves […]
Three Exercises to Help Heal Diastasis Recti
I remember my first week of postpartum life after we had our first son. Our natural hospital birth went smoother than we had hoped, and we were able to go home just 24 hours after delivery. I had spent so much time stocking up on items for the postpartum period, including my beloved mama bottom […]
Exercise Mix Up
Physical exercise is a great partner of eating well. When our diets are clean, when we’re getting quality sleep, when our body is functioning properly, when we are getting good amounts of vitamins and minerals, and when we are moving, we tend to feel much better than when we are not doing those things. We’ve talked […]
12 Minute Calorie Burning Workout
Life can get pretty busy. Between fostering our family lives, running our kids to and fro, making our own food and personal care products, working, and enjoying some down time (what is that?), it’s difficult to find large chunks of time during our day to care for our fitness. But we all know that exercise […]