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The Little Black Shorts Workout
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Can I Do Too Many Kegels?
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How to Freeze Smoothies for the Week
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Do This One Thing To Ensure You Reach Your Fitness Goals!
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Weight Loss: Stop Saying that You’re Missing Out
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11 Weight Loss Tips a Personal Trainer Swears By
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Treat yo self this fall…. responsibly! I talk with people all the time who are confused about why they aren’t losing weight. Indulging every now...
A Safe and Effective Workout Program for Postpartum Mamas
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Get Fit In Only 20 Minutes- A Program That Works For Your Schedule!
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2 Killer Ab Workouts You Can Do At Home
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The Cheat Meal: 13 Tips to Do it Right!
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How Holding a Grudge Can Make you Gain Weight
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Healthy Burrito Bowls
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Why You Should Workout Your Butt
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How To Remove Rust from Dumbbells
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5 Tips To Simplify Your Healthy Eating Journey
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The Importance of Learning How to Workout
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Post-Workout Nutrition: What You Need To Know
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10 Easy Pre-Workout Snacks To Help Get You In Shape
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Tips for Avoiding Vacation Weight Gain
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Knee-Friendly Lower Body Exercises
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7 Health Benefits of Coffee
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How Much Water Should You Drink?
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How To Lose Belly Fat Now And Why It Is So Dangerous
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How To Take Body Measurements At Home
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15 Reasons to Workout at Home
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How Fragrances Are Harming Your Health
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The #1 Reason to Exercise During the Holidays
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Fish Buying Guide: Detox Your Life in a Year
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Handling Setbacks: In Fitness and in Life
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Read This Before You Buy Deodorant
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Whether you are the mom who cried by the bus on the first day of school or the mom who opened a bottle of bubbly to...
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10 Exercises To Correct “Mom Posture” (Rounded Shoulders)
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This Detox Your Life in a Year topic is one I’m extremely excited about! Ridding your lives of this chemical will help you to not only detox...
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The idea of fix one thing is how I live my life. You will rarely ever see me jump on a bandwagon and drastically transform...
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How To Evaluate Your Relationship With Food
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When Should I Increase the Weight I’m Lifting?
If you have ever wondered when you should increase how much weight you lift, then you’ve come to the right place. This post is tailored...
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The Busy Trap plagues our society, leaving us stressed, with full schedules, and no time for ourselves. “Being __________ is time consuming, hard work, and...
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One of the biggest reasons that trainers hear about why people don’t workout is they lack time. If you’ve read my past posts, you know I think that...
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We are from all walks of life, have different genes and varying body fat percentages; we have different careers and levels of education, but I...
How Rest Days Can Help You Reach Your Goals
What if I told you that you should NOT workout every day? That rest is vital to your weight-loss, your health, and your ability to build...
How to Set Goals You Can (Actually) Achieve
I’m sure by now you have all heard of SMART goals. I 100% believe in their effectiveness, and this is not the only blog I will...
How to trick yourself into enjoying exercise, even If your hate
Today I want to use Psychology to trick you into enjoying exercise even if you hate it. As many of you know, I was...
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips! (Part One)
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips There are a bazillion calories waiting for you during the Holidays- but good news!- there are also a bazillion tips on...
7 Tips For Surviving Holiday Parties
I know you have been anxiously awaiting Part 2 of my Healthy Holiday Eating Tips blog post! :) These are my tried-and-true ways to survive the Holiday Party scene...
How to Stick to Your Resolutions!
‘Tis the season for resolutions, goals, crowded gyms, and inspired people! I love this time of year (minus not being able to get an elliptical...
Why it is important for women to lift weights
Lifting weights is by far my favorite way to exercise. There are so many health benefits to it, and it’s good for those of us...
4 Awesome Reasons to Modify Exercises
Have you ever tried an exercise that was too challenging for you? There are many reasons why we may need to change an exercise to...