Postpartum Motivation

Postpartum Motivation

For some reason we have this crazy notion that by six weeks postpartum a woman should automatically be the same size as she was before she was pregnant… or smaller.

But it doesn’t work like that. It took MONTHS for your body to make changes and grow a human. And it takes time for your body to make even more changes (not to mention while juggling a newborn!)

So take a deep breath mama, you’ve got got this!

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Starting A Home Gym

Starting A Home Gym

Working out from home doesn’t have to be boring. Yet after a while you may start to get sick of bodyweight workouts.

You can easily add some variety to your workouts by building a small home gym. While it’s impossible to give an exact list that will work for everyone (since circumstances, goals, and budgets are all different), what I can do is give you some sample lists and guidelines of what to choose and why.

So… here we go!

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Should You Modify When Exercising?

Should You Modify When Exercising?

Do you ever use modifications when you workout? Should you be modifying?

Modifications don’t necessarily mean you’re not strong enough, young enough, or good enough. There are many reasons you may want or need to modify a workout or exercise, and that’s okay. MODIFYING allows you to continue to progress and get results no matter your circumstances.

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Workouts Inspired by the Holidays

Workouts Inspired by the Holidays

How are your workouts going this holiday season? Or maybe I should ask… are they going?

Needless to say, the Holiday season can wreak havoc on our workouts. So, instead of a long (but very motivating!) lecture about the reasons it’s important to keep up with you workouts over the holidays, I thought I’d do something a bit more… fun.

Here are a couple of holiday inspired workouts for you to enjoy over the next month (and beyond, if you’re into that sort of thing!). 

*Bonus points for singing along ;)

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