By now, you've may have heard about the dangers of sitting too much. Standing desks are becoming more and more popular, and there is growing recognition that our sedentary lifestyles may be contributing to the decline in our general health. However, I didn't realize...
More than Exercise: Building Children’s Bodies and Minds
**See the bottom of the post to check if you won the myMix giveaway, and for a special offer for everyone!** If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen some Girls on the Run pictures popping up lately. When I said back in November that I was "sure I'd find a...
My RRCA Running Coach Training
Happy Workout Wednesday! Before I get into recapping my training experience, I wanted to call attention to the fact that yesterday was American Diabetes Alert Day, when people are encouraged to weigh their risk of determining Type 2 Diabetes. You can take the...
7 Interesting Things I Read This Week #8
Thank you so much for all the positive feedback on Friday's post on food intolerance testing. I'm so glad that sharing my experience was helpful, and I hope to be able to help many of you work on your intolerances as well! If you emailed me about your own testing...
7 Interesting Things I Read This Week #7
Happy Sunday! Hope you had safe and fun St. Patrick's Day celebrations, if you chose to celebrate yesterday. I ran a local 5K (just for fun, not for speed) with some former colleagues ... it was a fun start to the morning and there were TONS of people dressed in...
7 Exercise Tips for Workout Wednesday
I got in a groove with the "7 Interesting Things I Read This Week" Sunday series (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ... and then Brazil happened (the recap is here!) ... and I already know I won't do another one this upcoming Sunday. Well, sometimes you just have to go with the...
7 Things I Experienced in Brazil
I'll start by saying that, for those of you who are only here for the nutrition and fitness tips, this is a post you can likely skip. It's not that I was unhealthy (I talk a bit about it in #4), it's just that this is more of a personal recap of the trip, for my own...
Healthy Restaurant Tips + Fitting in Exercise
I know, I know ... Thursday posts are supposed to be reserved for product reviews. I do have a good one on deck, but I couldn't let another day pass without making sure you checked out two guest posts that I recently did. The first contains 4 tips for eating...
The Benefits of Foam Rolling
Hello! We're back from Brazil, and had an amazing time! I'll be posting a recap of my trip this weekend, so stay tuned! Did you get to check out my two Motivation Monday posts, Jillienne's guest post on marathon training with a group, and Caroline's guest post on...
Don’t Fall!
It's Motivation Monday! If all goes according to plan, I should be landing from Brazil a few hours after this is posted. If you have actually received 4 posts from me in the time I've been gone, I probably deserve some kind of medal. This technology-fearing blog...