These 5 ways to get your family active will help you bond as a family and have more fun too! As both kids and adults spend more time on electronic devices, it can feel like all anyone ever does is sit around on staring at screens. Since screen time has become such an ingrained partRead More
6 Creative Ways to Exercise at Home
Sometimes you have to multi-task and squeeze a little exercise in wherever you can. Get up and get moving with these 6 Creative Ways to Exercise at Home. After such a long winter and now that the warm weather is back, you probably want to get off the couch and get moving again. One ofRead More
How to Start an Exercise Routine and Stick With It
Have you ever started an exercise routine, only to ditch it a week, two weeks, or a month later? It’s extremely common! Many people start an exercise routine, get busy or bored, and drop it shortly after. It can be absolutely overwhelming incorporating a steady exercise routine in to your life, but these tips will showRead More
100 Free Fitness Apps for Weight Loss and Work Outs
In the past we have discussed Ways to Get Fit on a Budget and shared Frugal Work Out Ideas because you shouldn’t have to pay a fortune to get fit! My friend Erika has helped me create a list of 100 free fitness apps that you can use on your phone, or in many cases a tablet, toRead More
Parenting Over 40: Staying Active
Staying active as an older parent, not only allows me to have fun with my youngest child, it helps strengthen my bones. While many of my high school friends are becoming grandparents, I am chasing after my very active 7-year-old son. There is not a rocking chair in my foreseeable future! Our oldest kids wereRead More
5 Stress-Free Ways to Get Fit
When we talk about “getting fit”, most of the time our minds automatically go to “losing weight”. There is a difference, so let’s talk about both! We all know how to lose weight, right? There’s no magical pill, and no magical formula. It’s simply calories in, calories out. If it’s soooo simple, why do soRead More
Fun Ways to Get 10,000 Steps Per Day
I recently got a FitBit as a work bonus, needless to say I was super excited. I had been eyeing the FitBit for some time but couldn’t justify spending $100 since I really don’t exercise all that often. After about a week of wearing my FitBit, I realized I wasn’t getting in the suggested 10,000Read More
How to Work Out on a Budget
Health is extremely important, and not just physical health. Mental health is important as well. Stressing about bills is extremely common in today’s economy, and while it’s nice to have a gym membership, it definitely isn’t required for physical health. Remember that paying for convenience is a big additive to costs! There are plenty ofRead More
5 Tips for Power Walking for Weight Loss
Use these tips for power walking to get more from your walk. When it comes to losing weight, picking the right exercise for your situation is absolutely vital. Not everyone can go out and pump iron or run for a few miles. Most people that need to lose some weight can, however, walk for aRead More
A Guide to Gyms and Fitness Centers
Ready to make the big commitment to join a gym, get in shape, and feel better? Did you know there is more than just one option to consider? Finding the right fit for you and your needs is one of the most important first steps of the fitness journey. A Guide to Gyms and FitnessRead More
How to Train for Your 1st 5k
A lot of people want to run a 5k as either a way to get back into fitness or as something they can check off their Bucket List. In order to run a 5k in 30 days for the first time, you need to know how to train for it. These steps are meantRead More
Sneak Exercise Into Your Day so Your Body Doesn’t Notice
No one said starting to exercise was easy and getting started can be the hardest part. When I first started exercising on a daily basis, I had to sneak it in so my body didn’t notice. I found that exercising in small snippets throughout the day was easier to do and my body started toRead More
8 Yoga Poses to Help You Detox
Meghan Gerrity is sharing 8 Yoga Poses to help you detox: 8 Yoga Poses to Detox If you’re one of the more than 15 million people in the United States practicing yoga, you already know how beneficial the poses and breathing techniques can be for your body, mind and overall well being. Yoga, a centuries-old practice,Read More
Making and Keeping Fitness Resolutions
January 1st is just around the corner and with that comes the millions of people making New Year’s Resolutions. The #1 Resolution every year is weight loss and sticking to a fitness routine. We splurge Thanksgiving to Christmas and then spend New Year’s to Halloween trying to make healthier choices. Scratch that, most New Year’sRead More
