“If only I had more willpower I’d be able to lose this weight.” If you are like many women, this weight loss thought has crossed your mind more times than you can count. Yet, no matter how much willpower we attempt to summon, we find ourselves repeating the same cycle of losing (and finding) the same 10/25/50 pounds over and over.
This is because we’ve bought into the myth that all it takes is self-control to achieve your goal, …
Exercise: 3 Mommy-To-Be Workout MovesThese three unique exercises are by Sara Haley, Reebok Global Master Trainer and star of the prenatal fitness DVD “Expecting More,” designed for interval training at appropriate levels for mommies-to-be.
3 Exercises for Mommies-to-Be
Sculpts & strengthens the back & core
Keep
Fitness: How to Make Winter Fitness into Family Fun Timefamily fun • activities-parties
How are you doing on your physical fitness New Years’ Resolutions? The middle of March finds some women training for marathons… and others waylaid by the winter blues. No matter where you are on that spectrum, it’s a good time to either assess the progress you’ve made towards your 2012
Healthy Lifestyle: 6 Tips to Easily Manage Time and Fitnessmom • meal time • lifestyle • health-wellness
It’s amazing how staying fit somehow always seems at odds with our busy schedules! Whether it’s finding time to cook a healthy dinner while also getting your kids to and from soccer practice, or finding snacks without refined sugar that offer enough of an energy boost to get you …
Healthy Living: Baby Steps to Better Fitness in 2012me • time management • lifestyle • health-wellness
What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Are they the same ones you had last year? As new moms — and experienced moms — the goals we set… for ourselves do not get accomplished as quickly as they did in the past. Where does the time go?
For me, it
Health and Fitness: How To Work Out During the Holidaysme • health & fitness • lifestyle • health-wellness
As a RockStarMom myself, I know how hard it is to stay motivated when fitness and your own health are involved, but we just gotta do it! This is especially difficult during the holidays which is a time full of stress…, little sleep, lots of yummy foods, and perhaps
Weight Loss: 10 Tips to Help You Stay in Shapeme • health & fitness • lifestyle • health-wellness
It’s fair to say that the benefits of being in shape are pretty clear: less risk of diabetes, heart disease…, and other chronic and difficult health conditions; better self-image; more energy, etc. It’s also safe to say that the wonders and attractions of the very foods that make it
Women’s Health: How To Understand and Overcome PremenopauseI first heard about premenopause in my early thirties when we were trying to get pregnant and found I suffered from pretty severe endometriosis, chocolate cysts, and fibroids. You could say I was bit of a mess really! My nutritionist recommended a fantastic book by John R. Lee, M.D., called…
Addiction: Recognizing and Overcoming Unhealthy HabitsThe pressure surrounding motherhood in the 21st Century is extraordinary. Everywhere we turn there’s an expert (yes, including me) telling mothers how to do it “right” and “better.” And while this wealth of information is incredibly valuable, it also sets an impossible standard for mothers. In addition, it exposes mothers…
Movement: Service Ideas That Will Get You Movingmy world • Mom It Forward Mondays
…This week’s Season of Service challenge is to Move. This is inspired by this week’s #gno party with PBS Kids, about making science fun for kids and keeping their brains moving with shows like Dinosaur Train and others. Here are 10 bite-size ideas for service involving moving.
10 Bite-Size Ideas
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
