I've had some requests to share more workouts for Fitness Friday, so today I thought I'd share a workout I did while on vacation last week. Â We rented a house near the beach, so I didn't have access to a gym and my equipment was limited to my running shoes. Â I went on a few runs while I was there, ...
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Fitness Friday: Keep On Keepin’ On
Summa summa summa time! Â How's your summer time fitness coming? I haven't done a Fitness Friday post in a while, so this is going to be a catch-up post. Summer time is a hard time for me to stay in a routine in general, but this summer's been especially difficult. Â We've had a lot of short trips, ...
Fitness Friday: Summer Fitness Bucket List
I am a list girl. Â Having a fresh list motivates me, and having a list with all its items crossed off makes me feel incredible. Â If there's something I want to get done, there's a much higher chance it's going to happen if I put it on a list. As a way to keep myself motivated to ...
Fitness Friday: 10 Sneaky Ways to Squeeze Fitness into your Day
Last week on Fitness Friday, one of my lovely readers, Alina, commented that she tries to workout everyday, even if it's just for 20 minutes. Â It really got me thinking about how much better I feel when I've gotten some form of fitness into my day. Â We all have days where despite our best ...
Fitness Friday: 30 Minute Whole Body Track Workout
After I published the post about gaining weight and mentioned a little about exercising, a few of you emailed me asking why I don't talk as much about fitness anymore. Â I realized that I wrote about it a lot when I was pregnant with Luke and postpartum, but then just let that part of the blog go ...
Summer Fitness Bucket List: Success or Failure?
Remember when I told you about my Summer Fitness Bucket List? Â At the beginning of summer I created a list of fitness tasks I wanted to complete before the leaves started to change. Â It was to be a motivator of sorts, staring at me from the wall of my workspace, taunting me if I dared be too ...
At-Home Circuit Workout
This At-Home Circuit Workout is a whole body workout that anyone can do in their home. I’ve been a huge fan of group fitness classes for the last 5-ish years. When the kids were babies and toddlers, I spent so much time working out at home, squeezing in workouts in my living room whenever I ...
State of the Blog Address
Since President Obama gives his State of the Union address last night, I thought it would be perfect timing for a State of the Blog Address. Â I've never done this before, but I think it's good for a blogger to openly talk about her blog once in a while. Â I like to be transparent and I think it's ...
7 Years Later: A Story of Faith and Hope
I have a few new recipes to share. Â I had a fun idea for Fitness Friday. Â Yet, today, there is only one thing I can write about. Â The thing that happened 7 years ago that changed everything in my life. My mom was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer with a solitary brain met 7 years ago today. ...
Spiced banana almond smoothie
One food that I've been incorporating into my diet every day is fresh ginger. Â Before I started researching anti-inflammation foods, I'd never used fresh ginger in a smoothie. Â I've used it countless times in meals as it's one of my favorite flavors, but never in a smoothie. Â Now I'm kind of ...
Leg burner stroller workout
Would you like to know my favorite part of having a blog?  Well, I love having my favorite recipes saved all in one place.  That's pretty cool.  But what I love the absolute most is the community.  So many of you commented on my last post about why I started a strict anti-inflammation diet and ...
What motivates you?
Are you a naturally motivated person? I've been thinking about the motivation to workout and where it comes from. I'm not a person for whom wanting to workout comes easily. Maybe it's because I grew up in athletics where exercise was built into my life and I just knew I had to go to practice and ...