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Not a Reward or the Boogeyman: It's Just Food

Food shouldn't have to be BAD vs. GOOD or a reward vs. something to fear.

It is not the enemy. It is not a reward or a punishment.

It is nourishment that enables us to roam and travel the world, our tastebuds to be thrilled, our brains to create and think, our bodies to run, jump, dance, love, and live in all expressions possible...

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Gym Time

We've all been there. You're at the gym, you look at the clock and oopsie— an hour has passed by, and you've barely made a dent into your workout. Distractions can be plentiful at the gym, and the way in which you approach your workout will inevitably be reflected in the results you get. No one wants to be wasting time at the gym of all places, so make sure you're not half-assing your valuable time. Phoning it in for an hour at the gym taking selfies is not going to get you anywhere compared to a focused, efficient workout for 40 minutes. Learn how to optimize your gym time and efforts to get the most bang for your buck!

Make sure you're making the most of your time at the gym by keeping these 5 things in mind:

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Being Grateful

Another Monday is here, and I can't believe how quickly November has flown by! With the holidays approaching, and particularly Thanksgiving, I've been reflecting even more on...

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4 Reasons Why Lack of Sleep Stalls Fitness Progress

There are 3 major components to overall physical well-being: Movement, Nutrition, and Recovery. People are really starting to get on that movement and nutrition train, but I would say that pretty much everyone is lacking in the regeneration department. Sleep/regeneration is the glue that keeps all three together. Let’s talk about why you should be prioritizing sleep above all, and HOW to do it:

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Being Present

The amount of times that I say out loud how I wish I had two bodies or two pairs of hands is a bit obnoxious. I have become the queen of multitasking and can easily type with one hand on my laptop while scrolling through my Twitter feed on my phone, while talking to my friend.

While that skill is something I would have boasted about back in college, I now actually despise my tendency to do this and the fact that I do this far more frequently than I would like. 

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Fitness: One Size Doesn't Fit All

The world of fitness among professionals is unfortunately still a lot like the cafeteria cliques that Mean Girls describes. But instead of the varsity jocks, burnouts, cool Asians and Asian nerds, we have personal trainers, group fitness instructors, pilates instructors, and...

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The Beauty Battle: No One is a Winner

A few months ago, I started writing a version of this article. Then it started getting really intense (started using way too many expletives) and I left it be for awhile to sort out my thoughts. But then this Renee Zellweger thing blew...

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Build-a-Booty PART 3

The amount of times I've written the word "booty" in the past 3 weeks is rather alarming. It's even creeping into my spoken vocabulary a bit too casually in my coaching; this came apparent when...

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Training Tuesday Roundup

Hello friends!

Real life training with my clients and my rehab work is taking precedent at the moment, so for this training Tuesday (and a later post than usual, sorry!), I present to you a fun little round-up of previous fitness related posts of mine you may have missed/may find useful:

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Build-a-Booty PART 2.

Last week, I kicked off this "Build-a-Booty" series, thinking it was going to be two posts total. Now, I'm thinking it'll be more like three or maybe four posts, since I got...

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Build-a-Booty PART 1

Butt. Derrèire. Booty. Tail. Buttocks. Bootock. Badonk. Glutes. A**. Seat. Hiney. Rear. Behind. Backside. Hind. Caboose. Tailfeather. Arse. Britches. Tush. Fanny. Bum. Trunk. Money-maker. There is a grand reason why there is an endless amount of words for your butt. There are...

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Strength in Caring (and actually giving a shit)

Out of the problematic social phenomenons in our world, I think one of our worst is the lack of caring- or let me rephrase: the caring is there but for so long now we have been encouraged to play it cool and act blasé or indifferent. So when we're faced with actually showing feelings, we are paralyzed in fear of putting ourselves out there and actually revealing that we give a shit.

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Nail the Plank

I wasn't even sure I was going to do a post on the plank because the majority of people seem to be doing it nowadays and understanding that the crunch belongs in the 90's. But then I realized I still...

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