Let’s talk a little more about goals, shall we? My goal is to eat peanut butter without freaking out. As I type this, I am drinking a delightful cup of coffee and licking spoonful upon luscious spoonful of peanut butter (house-made, nonetheless) in the outdoor cubicle of our favorite cafe. I feel minor anxiety, but […]
Nutrition for Weightloss vs. Nutrition for Healthy Living
I like to think of “eating” as fueling and “working out” as training. It puts things in perspective. When we mindfully eat to fuel our training, we can’t help but to focus on quality. There are an abundance of dogmatic diets– yet, even more abundant, are the options for nutritionally-sound eating habits Before we really […]
The Almighty “What” and “Why” of Fitness: Setting goals for sustainable success
“All of the training has paid off. I just caught a case of beer falling off my car with 3 fingers of one hand,” he texted. “It was seriously the most athletic thing I think I’ve ever done in my life.” After a week of fun yet excruciating weightlifting sessions during our family vacation, my brother […]
Fitness on the Fly: A Minimalist Approach to Vacation Workouts
How to handle vacation Most of us struggle to some degree with how to approach a vacation. Whether you are hosting or traveling, any time your routine is thrown off, anxiety can slither in. Consider this your how-to guide for keeping your health and fitness a priority while keeping friends, family, and memory-making front and center. […]
Plank Variations for a Stronger Core, Plank You Vary Much!
Have you ever come up with one really fantastic pun and then couldn’t stop punning with it the rest of the day? That’s what just happened. “Plank” offers a lot of options. If you don’t like puns, I don’t like you. I will totally non-judgmentally suggest that you DO NOT scroll past the workout at […]