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How to Create a No-Diet, Joyful Cardio Routine
If thinking about cardio fills you with dread, this post is for you, mama. You're not alone! When we talk to our mama community and Member Community, cardio comes top of the list for movement styles we all love to hate. Maybe it's the burning legs, the breathlessness...
How Body Acceptance Improves Exercise Motivation
Many people expect us to loooove every minute of working out because we're fitness pros, but we'll let you in on a little secret. While we may have to move more as a part of our jobs, trainers and coaches aren't always "super motivated" to work out, just like you....
5 things you’ll never hear us say as body neutral coaches
Having worked in this industry for almost 20 years, from time to time we're reminded of things we've said while teaching classes or working with clients that are just, as the kids say, sooooo cringe! 🤦♀️ Once in a while we're smacked upside the head with a FB memory,...
Postpartum Fitness Myths that Crush Your Motivation
We're always working on our secret sauce recipe over here. 🍔 No, not that secret sauce. The staying-consistent-with-movement throughout the months and years kinda secret sauce. We always THOUGHT when we were younger that the secret sauce was better willpower. And...
My Daughter Calls Me Fat. This Is Why I Don’t Correct Her.
Soooooooo... It's almost 4 years since I had my third baby. And I've never been fatter. When I got pregnant almost 5 years ago, I wasn't happy with my body. I was thinner and fitter than I'd been in years, but still only saw the squishy parts I hated when I...
The Truth About Breastfeeding & Fat Loss
"Breastfeeding burns 500 calories a day!" Cue: the celebrities in the magazines showing off their toned abs, crediting it all to “just breastfeeding and chasing my toddler around.” Meanwhile, you're over here wondering why your leggings still feel like compression...
10 Inspiring Instagram Accounts (and how #fitspo sabotages your fitness goals)
"Strong is the new skinny." "Fit is the new black." Well, Instagram is the new Facebook. If you, like us, turn to Instagram for fitness tips and meal inspiration, you might have noticed more and more images like the one above. Aside from shielding your kids' eyes when...
This Is Why Your Willpower Sucks, Mama
I can't tell you how many times I've heard about mini eggs this month. I'm sure fully 50% of my clients have "confessed" to overindulging on mini eggs over the past few weeks, sometimes multiple times per day. Sound familiar? So WTF is wrong with you? Why do you wake...
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20 Not-Sad Resolution Ideas [Printable]
'Tis the season of introspection and self-loathing! Happy New Year! Just kidding. Kind of. If the indulgence and consumerism of the holidays has got you cracking the whip on your own ass, might I suggest you pause for just one minute? Here's something I know from...
Why Isn’t Exercise ‘Joyful’ for Me?
“Joyful exercise” is a trendy term but maybe a lofty goal if you’re an exercise beginner trying to get healthy during your pregnancy or someone who’s coming back to exercise in postpartum after a long hiatus and MAJOR body changes. Don’t feel like exercise can be...
C-Section Shame, Healing + Exercise Tips
You've got your birth plan all laid out. Awesome music, no medication, your trusted doula. Then the big day comes and despite all your prep, planning and positive imagery, you're whisked to the operating room for a cesarean section before you can even wrap your head...
Running In Postpartum: Tips From A Physiotherapist
You've had the baby. You've got the jogging stroller. You've been cleared by your OB-GYN to "return to exercise." So you should start running, right? Not so fast. Running is not just fast walking. Running involves form. Speed. Gait. Incline. Endurance. Impact....