A Thankful Body is a Healthier Body

Itā€™s been heavy on my heart lately how much glorification Iā€™ve seen of superficial health and fitness goals on social media – the ā€œsix-pack abs,ā€ ā€œthigh gapsā€ and quotes insinuating ā€œwhatā€™s your excuse?ā€Ā  These types of posts that claim to be motivating, often leave those of us wanting to be inspiredĀ feeling hopeless or depressed instead.…

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Halloween Core Workout

As promised, here are some Halloween core exercises for you. Your kids will have a ton of fun with these as well. Do the three exercises back to back three times through.Ā There is a PDF/JPG at the bottom so you can print out the workout or save it to your phone. Itā€™s also available on…

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FREE FUN FALL WORKOUT

Fall is here but it definitely doesn’t feel like it here in Santa Monica! Even though the leaves aren’t falling, I’m reminded of my favorite fall activities growing up in the midwest. I created these exercises when I was living in Chicago and pregnant with my oldest, Landon. Hence, my sister modeling all the exercises.…

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Why You Should Eat More Watermelon

So yes today is National Watermelon Day, but really it’s just an excuse for me to share aĀ fun recipe and some health facts with you. Watermelon Slushie Recipe First off, I don’t know about you all, but sometimes, especially during the summer, I’ll buy and cut up an entire watermelon, but won’t finish it in…

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I Will Miss My Friend

I was going to go to yoga tonight. Yoga has become my therapy, but I was pretty sure I would start bawling my eyes out in class . . . I decided to write instead. I wrote an article on my blog about two years ago where I interviewed my friend Paula Hess who was…

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Stressing Over Traveling with Kids?

Some of us shudder when we think about traveling with our kids and, for others, itā€™s no big thingā€¦ I think I probably fall somewhere in between. I will say that, as with anything, planning is key to traveling (a little less) pain-free. From in the airport to on the plane, Iā€™m here to offer…

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