Today's Fitness Friday! I know it's an extended 4th of July weekend for those of us in the States. With that, I'm pretty sure the majority of you will be out picnicking, partying and indulging in some good food (not necessarily good for you food though). If you want to enjoy healthy 4th of July recipes, you have to check out fannetasticfood.com. The Hummus Guacamole … [Read more...] about Fitness Friday- simple tips for healthy living & healthy 4th of July Recipes
Fitness/Nutrition
Review: Generation UCAN & 855 calorie workout
I recently connected with Generation UCan on Twitter during a Fitblog chat. They bring so much energy and life to the chats and actually communicate with people! I was thrilled when I got a box of Generation UCan goodies in the mail! It was like Christmas! I got a tee shirt, a Blender Bottle (more on this in a few), and 5 different flavors of drinks...Cranberry … [Read more...] about Review: Generation UCAN & 855 calorie workout
Wellness Wednesday-eat colorfully
Today's Wellness Wednesday and it's all about color! A recent governmental nutrition survey found that we're falling short of our recommended colors quota (when eating fruits and veggies!). 69% of Americans don't get enough green; 78% don't get enough red; 8%don't get enough white; 88%don't get enough purple/blue; and 79% don't get enough yellow/orange. It used to be … [Read more...] about Wellness Wednesday-eat colorfully
Review & Giveaway: 22 Days Energy Protein Bars-5 winners
I was given a case of Energy/Protein bars from 22DaysNutrition.com to review. Their site says Satisfy the mind, body, and spirit. And, I certainly did get satisfied! This pack of 12 came with 2 of each of 6 flavors-Cherry Chocolate Bliss, Enlightened Pumpkinseed, Goji Mate Firecracker, Nut Butter Buddha, Fruit Nut Karma and Daily Mocha Mantra. My favorite was the … [Read more...] about Review & Giveaway: 22 Days Energy Protein Bars-5 winners
Motivation Monday-workouts without equipment
Today's Motivation Monday and I'm going to cover a common excuse many use to not work out.... I don't have any fitness equipment. You don't need any special equipment to exercise. You can workout anywhere, anytime using your own body weight and other things you have on hand. You can walk, run, ride your bike, roller blade, do jumping jacks, burpees, push ups, squats, … [Read more...] about Motivation Monday-workouts without equipment
Review: Attune Foods-Uncle Sam Honey Almond Cereal
AttuneFoods offers a variety of cereals, bars, crackers. They make foods for digestive health including Uncle Sam high fiber cereal, Erewhon organic cereal and attune chocolate probiotic bars. From their site: What’s inside the box: Simple, pure ingredients that help you feel your best every day. What’s inside you: Something different in each of us – something worth … [Read more...] about Review: Attune Foods-Uncle Sam Honey Almond Cereal
Do you still exercise even when you don’t want to?
Well, I did not feel like riding my bike yesterday, but I did... because I knew if I didn't, I'd regret it. I'm 106 calories off from my 842 calorie 75 min bike ride the other day. Now to make myself feel better I could say it's because I've lost weight so I wasn't expending as many calories per minute as before but that'd only justify a few of the 100+ I just did … [Read more...] about Do you still exercise even when you don’t want to?
Fitness Friday- do at least one thing
Today's Fitness Friday again! Every Friday is! Do at least one thing today... And, if you need help getting active, consider hiring a coach to help you along the way. … [Read more...] about Fitness Friday- do at least one thing
Wellness Wednesday-do something!
Like it says, any exercise is better than doing nothing. So, today get up...get active...do something...anything! Wellness is defined as The condition of good physical and mental health, especially when maintained by proper diet, exercise, and habits. Do what it takes...eat healthy, feel healthy and you'll be healthy. No more excuses, no more … [Read more...] about Wellness Wednesday-do something!
Tempting Tuesday-tips on overcoming temptation
It's Tuesday, that means a "T" word theme for the day. And today's is two T's but variation of same word: Tempting & Temptation Tempting-enticing or inviting Temptation-–noun 1.the act of tempting; enticement or allurement. 2.something that tempts, entices, or allures. 3.the fact or state of being tempted, especially to evil. Temptations can come in many … [Read more...] about Tempting Tuesday-tips on overcoming temptation