I have been struggling with what to talk about this month as you probably noticed from the lack of posts. Originally, I was going to write about mental health during the pandemic but then I realized that I did not want to give this pandemic any more energy, so I scrapped it. Instead I want…
Health
Stuff I’ve Tried: Apple Fitness+ Review
Everyone’s got a fitness app! Your favorite fitspo, your preferred exercise equipment maker, your neighbor with the weird fascination with crystals…EVERYONE! So it’s not surprising that the behemoth that is Apple wanted to find yet one more way to run your life. And here it is Apple Fitness+ designed to integrate with your Apple Watch…
At-Home Exercise App Comparison: Obé Fitness / Open Fit / iFit
2020 has been the year that we realized that we don’t need to leave our house to do anything. Well, you know, other than stay sane. Some of us decided when everything shut down to make commitments to our health. I was one of those people. Initially, I relied on my own fitness knowledge and…
Coronavirus Diet: Eating While Stuck at Home
**Disclaimer: Satire Ahead** Charleston just passed a “Stay at Home” ordinance for the next 14 days. I’ve already spent the last 14 days pretty much stuck at home except for a The Walking Dead-style baby supply run over a week ago. I spent the whole time terrified that I would let out a seasonal-allergy cough…
Postpartum Fitness: Getting in Shape After Losing Your Shape
If you were to only look at Instagram you would probably think that a baby is born and within two weeks Mom is back in her pre-pregnancy skinny jeans and crushing plates at the gym. You might also assume that if you don’t start working out as soon as you’re cleared by your doctor that…
Do You Want to Be Strong or Thin?
A lot of women spend their lives wanting to be and thinking about being thin. They look at the scale and judge their progress, sometimes even their worth, by what the scale says. As a teen I was naturally very thin, some might have even described me as scrawny. On more than one occasion I…
Why I Decided to Go Back to School
I remember pretty vividly orientation for law school. Being told that if I wanted to do something easy I should go to business school. Well, I did the hard thing. I was trained to think in the most negative way. I was taught to think about worst-case scenarios, duplicity, and adversaries. My training has made…
Training for Your Body Type
I’ve been to the doctor a lot in the last month, you can read why here. I first got a high read on my blood pressure right before a blood test. I get really anxious before I get blood drawn so I figured the 132/89 blood pressure read was just the result of Doctor Anxiety…
10 Movies to Get You Motivated
You’ve got things you want to accomplish but sometimes you wonder if you’ll ever get there. Whether it’s losing those last ten pounds or finally turning a profit on that business sometimes you need a little something extra to get you back in the good fight. While a lot of people get reinvigorated to continue…
The Other Reasons to Get in Shape
For most people, the reason they want to get in shape is that they want to lose weight so they can look good. But just losing weight may not equal getting in shape. In fact, losing weight for some people can actually put them in worse health than when they started. The number we see…