Lots of people think that healthy living has always come easy to me. They assume that I’m just naturally small, I’ve always loved working out and eating healthy, and that I’m naturally flexible. Totally not true! I actually hated yoga for a very long time and was completely inflexible. Today I’m sharing the path I…
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How To Become A Runner (Even If You Hate It)
It’s easy to think that those crazy people who just bound out the door for a run at 5 in the morning were born with that kind of enthusiasm. But that’s typically not true! I fell in love with running after high school when I realized you don’t actually have to feel like you are…
How To Stop Making Excuses and Start Working Out
Do you want to get into a fitness routine but it just hasn’t happened? You’re not alone! Especially this year with the challenges of COVID, I’m hearing a lot of reasons why people aren’t working out. While I understand it can be overwhelming to get started, you are going to feel SO much better in…
6 Life Lessons I Learned As A Type-A Yogi
So often I hear people say that they hate yoga. And I totally get it! I despised yoga for a super long time. I wasn’t flexible, I didn’t really like to slow down and breath, and I only saw value in workouts that made me sweat. But (super) slowly, I learned to love yoga. As…
Pumped Up Pumpkin Workout And Playlist!
October abruptly arrived here in North Carolina. One minute it’s 90 degrees and everyone’s spending their weekends out on the lake, the next minute the temperature drops 40 degrees and BAM – pumpkin spice everywhere. Now we can all transition to warm comfort food, sipping steaming beverages, spending time outside in the crisp fall weather,…
BOSU Ball Full Body Workout
Ever since Matt gifted me a BOSU ball for my birthday I’ve been loving playing around with it. I should probably be clear that I ask for these gifts, he doesn’t just buy me exercise equipment. I think he’s always a little concerned people will think he’s “that husband” that’s purchasing exercise stuff as a…
Friday Favorites #33: Lime Juice Recipes, A Gift Idea, and More
Happy Friday! How’s your week going? I got a few runs in this week, and that put me in a super good mood. I missed my running shoes! Last weekend was very low key, which was exactly what I needed. I didn’t end up tackling my garden, and some of my basil seems to be…
Workout Journals and an Instagram-Inspired Full Body Functional Workout
If you’re looking for an epic full body functional workout with creative moves, I’ve got you covered! This workout made me so happy…and sweaty in the best way. I’m still doing Alexia Clark workouts Monday through Friday and putting together my own workout on Saturdays from inspiration I find on Instagram. Last week, I discovered…
My Latest Workout Playlist + An Awesome Weekend Workout
Music is such an awesome way to naturally boost energy and enhance workout performance. I workout first thing in the morning, and sometimes I’m still half asleep when I’m starting my workout. Often I listen to podcasts (I’ll be sharing one I’m currently obsessed with on Friday). But on the mornings when I’m dragging despite…
How To Get Into Yoga When You’re Type-A
8 Tips to embracing taking a deep breath I’m a first born and my parents named me Amelia. In Latin, Amelia means “industrious”. Basically, this means that a synonym for my name could be Type-A. I’m only now realizing how appropriate that is given the first letter of my name. All of this to say,…