Keeping a strong core during pregnancy is an essential to a (near) blissful pregnancy and postpartum recovery. In this 10-20 minute pregnancy safe ab workout I’ll show you how to gain and maintain core strength. As a newly pregnant woman, I found it difficult to find pregnancy safe ab workouts and feared I would make…
Prep for a smooth postpartum recovery is equally as important as prepping for labor and the newborn phase. Although, in our fast paced american culture this isn’t often the case. Here are my top tips as a soon to be fourth time mom! There’s no reward for bouncing back quickly Moms are thought of as…
It won’t take long in a google search to find all kinds of things said about pregnancy fitness. Today I’m going to bust several of these pregnancy fitness myths so you can have your healthiest pregnancy without all the overwhelm. Pregnancy fitness myth #1: Kegels will make labor easier I’m going right in for it…
Summer is upon us, woohoo! With that being the case, I don’t like to spend a ton of time in the kitchen over a hot stove. My solution to this is to have some healthy chicken salad on hand every week for easy sandwiches, wraps or over a bed of lettuce. Once or twice a…
Setting yourself up for a meaningful and productive day starts with a solid morning routine, especially for us moms. Here are my tips to make this an enjoyable yet productive time before the littles awake! 1. Morning Routines Should Be Enjoyable and Productive I understand that a lot of people dread mornings but it doesn’t…
Dieting in today’s world is pretty normal, though, you wouldn’t know it as not many people are still chasing after their dream bodies. Tracking macros is a great tool to lose weight without giving up your favorite foods or depriving yourself. What is macro tracking? Macro is short for macronutrient, which is made up of…
Pregnancy can be quite a hungry experience! I’m hungry all the time regardless of if my body is housing tiny people or not. But I especially need quick, easy and healthy pregnancy snacks now that I have three (almost four!) kids to keep myself and them happy throughout our busy day. What Makes for Healthy…
You don’t have to save getting in shape for after pregnancy. You can do it from the day you find out or in your last trimester! *A disclaimer to start: I am not a doctor or your personal trainer. All information found on this page should be discussed with you’re doctor/midwife to see if it’s…
Oatmeal is an easy morning go-to and for many reasons including weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and maintaining a healthy gut. Oats can get a bad rap. My husband used to hate oatmeal because he thought of them as boring, flavorless, and had soggy raisins as a topping. Who can blame him as that’s what many…
Sweet potatoes are basically life. If I was stuck on a deserted island I could live off these things! Maybe you’re not as obsessed as I am but you could use a good sweet potato fry recipe. Keep reading as I share my go to recipe today. Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes Orange foods promote…
Walking isn’t usually where people think to begin a health journey. They think they need to spend hours every day in the gym to become healthy. While I am an advocate of lifting weights at the gym, it isn’t the only way to achieve results. Walking is an exceptional and often underrated form of exercise….
Playgrounds are pretty sad these days. Have you been to a playground recently? Not only is the play equipment getting less challenging, therefore “safer” for children, but we also have fewer and fewer parents able to keep up with their children. As mothers, we can use functional fitness to regain strength and mobility, while reducing…