Curb your sweet tooth cravings.
I feel your pain if you have cravings for sweets! Sweets are/had been my battle. When I was a kid, all the way through college and beyond, I ate a lot of pasta, rice, cereal, bread - this…
Try one of these five things over the weekend to improve your health and fitness
The weekend is a great time to try something that moves you closer towards your health and fitness goals. You probably got some much needed catch-up sleep and, hopefully, your schedule isn't as stressed or tight. The idea…
How to battle THIS excuse for NOT exercising
You want to want to exercise, but you still don't do it, and the most common excuse is, "I don't have enough time." Can I tell you? I've said the same thing. Sometimes we get it in our…
Your weight loss journey
Why do you always hear people talk about their weight loss "journey?" I looked up the word journey, and to no surprise, the definition of journey is, "the act of traveling from one place to another." As I…
Let’s talk about strength training!
Are you afraid you're going to bulk up, ladies? It's not gonna happen! This won't happen to you! What WILL happen is that you will build some muscle that will boost your metabolism and allow your body…
Breathing: The new core workout
Actually, breathing is not so new. ;) Training breathing is not so new either, but it is certainly not commonplace. And if you DO hear about it, it's usually in yoga, and it's all belly breathing. BUT, we're…
A quicky total-body workout – how to piece one together.
I feel like I am always short on time, so I am the Queen of quick workouts! If not having enough time to workout is your excuse for not doing one at all, I am here to blow that…
What do Alzheimer’s, migraine headaches & type II diabetes have in common?
What do Alzheimer's, migraine headaches, and type II diabetes have in common? They are all associated with low levels of magnesium. But, wait...there's more! Below is a list of signs, symptoms, or conditions that are associated with…
Changing behavior is HARD, but not impossible.
"They" say you don't get rid of old habits, you just build new ones to override the old ones. Well, I'm trying to build some new behaviors and habits, and I am having a hard time with it. …
Do you show up?
Boy, I was tired yesterday. I had fitful sleep the night before. But I worked out last night. It wasn't my best workout, but it was good for how I felt. That's how I showed up.…
