Beating Winter Blues with the May Fitness Challenge The goal of the Beating Winter Blues May fitness challenge is to make time to move every.single.day. In March I did 15 minutes a day and in April, my mini trampoline broke (my all time favorite workout) and I stopped altogether. Not sure what I was thinking. There was plenty more I could do.... (Kev has rigged the … [Read more...]
Exercise At Home: Here’s How to Make it Fun for the Whole Family
Exercising is important! But sometimes having enough motivation to do it can be tough. More people are abandoning their exercise bikes and at-home workout videos because they’ve started to consider these routine programs more of a chore than a benefit and started to dread the thought of it. It's not meant to be a burden. Some people like to keep their exercise routine the same … [Read more...]
Happy New Year! Welcome 2019
Yep I know, it's already halfway through the month. Better late than never. Life took over for a few months so I wanted to do a quick life update and share goals for this year. In November, we went on a last minute cruise. Our first one. And we loved it. I'm still writing that post over on Newton's Travels, our travel blog but should have it up no later than next week. … [Read more...]
How Does Exercise Help Beat Stress? Get Yourself Moving and Find Out!
How Does Exercise Help Beat Stress? Before we talk about exercise for stress relief, let’s begin by talking about what types of things cause stress. There are many things that can cause stress. Anything from work to family situations and beyond. For example working long hours, being unhappy in your current position and losing a job can cause stress. The death of someone in … [Read more...]
The Perfect Fitness Fashion This Winter
Athleta has released their NEW winter collection! I'm not a huge fan of winter BUT I do live in Chicago and have to deal with it so what better than to get all bundled up with Athleta. It would have been nice to have a comfy warm coat this past weekend. As you saw in my last post, we went apple picking and there was a freak burst of high winds AND snow. It only lasted for a … [Read more...]