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5 Fitness Tips To Stay Motivated

Getting into shape can be tough and requires a lot of internal desire to stay motivated along the journey but here are some tips to help you stay focused so you achieve your fitness goals. I’m going to keep this post fairly short and sweet....

How to Reduce Your Belly Fat with Ab Workouts

Reduce belly fat with ab workouts but be sure to also pay attention to nutrition and cardio as well.   Have you been looking out for a flat and well shaped stomach? It is something that makes you look fit. You cannot depend on the regular workouts ...

Back Exercises You Can Do at Home

Get your back toned and tight at home with these effective back exercises. Come on, you know where the back machines are in your gym right? Well if you don’t, it’s the group of machines that rarely have anyone on them. That’s because people ...

Eating Habits: Unhealthy Habits Making You Gain Weight

Are you participating in unhealthy eating habits?  Keep reading and find out if your current eating habits is holding you back from successful weight loss.   Have you been trying hard to lose those extra calories or the extra ...

How To Combat Stress Eating

I had the pleasure to speak with certified nutritionist TaVona Denise of So Fit Ladies about the causes and triggers for emotional and stress eating.  Many of us tend to eat even when we aren't hungry.  Why is that?  In this discussion we ...

How to Avoid Making Unhealthy Choices at The Grocery Store

You've been there - intent on going into the grocery store to pick up a few health-conscious items only to get swayed by the music, the smells and the rows of rows of food (good and bad) on the shelves. Before you know it you are leaving having ...

7 Little Known Fitness Hacks That Will Change Your Life

There is so much to learn about workout properly, it can be as confusing as you want to make it. However, there are some simple tips, tricks and hacks that anyone can do to make working out easier and more effective. Below are some simple ...

Losing Weight 5 Surprising Reasons Why You’re Not

If you've been struggling along your fitness journey here are 5 surprising reasons you're not losing weight. Have you been working hard at losing weight and shedding off those extra pounds that you've been carrying? Have you been following a ...

Healthy Fats and My 3 Favorite Options

Guest post by Anna Lavonne Richardson From a young age we are taught to avoid the “f” word, FATS. Fats have a reputation for being the cause of obesity or weight gain, but what if I told you there are healthy fats you should be eating?! Yes, ...

How to Know If Your Diet Is Working For Or Against You

Is your diet actually bad for your body? It’s possible! Diets that restrict calories too much, and even some fad diets, can be harmful to your health in many ways. Don’t let the appeal of diet's quick weight loss promises trick you into harming ...

How To Eat Clean + Interview

I had the pleasure to speak with Robin Marion of Velvet & Steel Fitness, LLC about the elusive subject of eating clean.  I remember when I first heard of eating clean.  It was 2008, I started working out with a new personal trainer and I was ...

Busted! 5 Weight Loss Myths that Will Make You Cry

Keep reading because we but 5 of the most repeated weight loss myths of all time.  Do you believe any of these myths?  It could be the reason why your weight loss efforts have stalled? This guest post was written by Michael Volkin, inventor ...

How to Make a HEALTHY Smoothie

Learn how to make a healthy smoothie so it doesn't turn into a sugar bomb and to ensure it is the healthiest possible. I have been drinking smoothies for years (at least since 2005) and when I first started I really thought I knew what I was ...

Starting A Fitness Program – Interview with Sheila Simmons, CPT

Are you ready to start a fitness program but don't know where to begin?  Keep reading as Certified Personal Trainer, Sheila Simmons shares strategies to help get you started. Starting a new fitness program can be challenging.  That's why Femme ...

Get a Beach Body in Half the Time

The warm weather is upon us and the skimpy clothes are coming out of the closet.  If you always wanted to look great in skimpy clothes but didn’t want to spend an hour a day at the gym, then use the below time-saving workout tips to tone up ...

A Great Way To Start A Fitness Program

Get your mind right when it comes to starting a new fitness program.  You can find part 1 of this topic here. Here's the next chapter in the How To Start A Fitness Program series which may also work for you called mind over matter.  One ...

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

I just learned that May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.  This was started back in 1983 by the President's Council on fitness as an effort to promote healthy lifestyles to the American people.  You can imagine I am excited about ...

S is for Snacks

// The letter "S" is for snacks.  If any of you are like me, working out multiple times a week constantly leaves me hungry throughout the day. On one hand that is a good thing, gives me an inclination my metabolism is burning but on the ...

Q is for Quiet Time

There's something to be said for those individuals who have quiet time in the morning to meditate and spend time with themselves and God during the quiet hours of the morning.  They tend to be less stressed and happier people.  I know people ...

P is for Push Ups

Any and everyone who knows me knows I enjoy doing push ups.  I know that sounds strange but I do.  You know why?  Due to another "P" word, powerful.  It makes me feel powerful. I do them in boot camp and with my personal trainer.  I do ...