Picture this: You do all the preparations you can possibly think of to ensure that you will follow through with your plan to hit the gym after work. You are so motivated to get back into an exercise routine because it will be good for you! You arrange child care, you set out your new, …
Lack of Motivation: Reason #2 Why Moms Don’t Exercise as Much as We’d Like Read More »
In this series of posts, we will be looking at the top ten reasons why moms don’t exercise as much as we’d like. Let’s bring together our awareness of these legitimate reasons, and at the same time we can creatively discover ways to step through these barriers in order to give ourselves access to the …
Lack of Time: Reason #1 Why Moms Don’t Exercise as Much as We’d Like Read More »
“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to our true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose …
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I can still vividly remember one winter day in high school at cheerleading practice. Fun Fact: I was a cheerleader for wrestling for two years in high school. It was a blast pounding that mat! It is what I did to keep myself active in the winter between volleyball and softball seasons. At this one …
Recall your favorite workout you have ever done- one that made you just filled with euphoria and like you worked so hard (in a good way) that the benefits just oozed out of you in the form of sweat droplets. Can you think of one very specific workout? Can you also recall what type of …
Create Your Own Hybrid Workout- So That Your Fitness Routine Can Thrive! Read More »
As parents, we juggle a lot of tasks, we wear a lot of hats, and we expect a lot of ourselves and of our children. Do you ever wonder if you are doing too much? Or on the other hand, do you wish you could be doing more? This is a difficult balance to find …
A shocking statistic was shared in a message I heard at church that the average person in the world spends just shy of 2 ½ hours per day on social media. I have had a hard time believing this because personally, I have to force myself to spend five minutes a day on social media. …
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How often do you sit down and think about all the different routines you have? Similarly, how often do you consider the rituals you have? Do you know what the difference is? In this post, I will share with you what each of these mean by definition and how they also have unique meaning in …
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Have you ever started doing something for a particular reason and then during the process, you realized that this thing had given you an unintended benefit? Here is one of my favorite stories that gives a great example of this. In 2009 I was leading an exercise class at a community center. One day, one …
The Bra Story- And How Exercise Gives Unintended Benefits Read More »
This post is going to be very honest and come from a place deep in my heart and soul. I think that for a variety of reasons, many of us have reached a breaking point (or a few) since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic. I hit a breaking point last week. It was the …
My Breaking Point- And 3 Lessons to Help You Get Out of a Funk Read More »
