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How Do You Measure Strength When You Don’t Care How Much You Bench?

When people hear the word “strong,” they often picture a heavy barbell, a big bench press, or someone trying to set a personal record.   But what if you don’t care how much you can bench?   Maybe what you really want is to carry your suitcase through the airport...

Softcore no more

We know hardcore is better than softcore. We’ve all heard a strong core is important, especially as we age. it’s true You may have even said to yourself, “I need to strengthen my core”. Your Dr. may have told you that you need to strengthen your core. It’s clear a...

The sleep diet

Sometimes the key to reaching our health goals seems too simple, too good to be true simple! The truth is, we often overcomplicate things which makes achieving our goals harder than it needs to be. Well, this week, I wanted to share with you one of the simplest things most...

A Beginner’s Guide to Meal Planning

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your meal planning skills?   Maybe you do pretty well Monday and Tuesday but then Wednesday is your long day at work, then you have that appointment on Thursday and the rest of the week just goes downhill from there! If...

My frickin back

Thankfully my back has not flared up in a long time. One thing that has sat with me for decades is how painful, uncomfortable and frustrating it was to have back pain. Have you ever felt this way?   When I was 18, I remember waking up in the middle...

Stop “All or Nothing” Exercising with These Tips!

We have had a BEAUTIFUL week☀️ here in Knoxville, TN and it got me thinking… When warm weather hits, I seem to get extra motivation to be more active! Is that true for you? Sometimes, I can get into a rut when the weather is cold and it’s difficult to...

You think you need more motivation but…

If you’re working on some type of new eating skill or behavior change and maybe you “slip up” or get “off track”, and you feel like you failed or you need to start from square one again. Or maybe you’re like me and you start to hear those perfectionistic thoughts...