Reviewing the wellness scene from fitness to food and everything in between.
Helping you find the OM in Mom.
Barry’s Bootcamp is the Tesla of the HIIT studio phenomenon. It's 50 minutes of very hard work. You can be sure the music is pumping, perfectly timed to the exercise of the second. As is the new-ish trend with fitness studios, the room is dim. Barry's signature lighting is deep red.
In order to exercise efficiently and effectively, knowing your percentages of body fat, muscle distribution and body water balance is a game changer. It’s the same as keeping your engine tuned for maximum fuel efficiency and performance. Without this information, the number on the scale is practically irrelevant.
Due to my Ravenous Hunger Issues (RHI) and macro style of eating, I must keep high-protein, low-fat food options within a tongue’s length or my kids can kiss their Pirates Booty good-bye...In order to save the (insert anything cheesy, salty, crunchy) for a movie night treat and not a regular go-to, here is a list of food items I like to keep handy in order to keep my RHI in check:
The more thought I gave to matrescence, the more I kept coming back to postpartum fitness. This being the fitness transition that occurs upon entering new motherhood. I am now 2 years postpartum and my fitness - namely strength and power - is just now returning to where it was before getting pregnant. Sure, this entire time I have been making it to my weekly yoga session, going for runs, and taking some weight classes. But the pace at which I truly “bounced back” has been excruciatingly slow.
Pilates reformer classes can be ideal, since they are short and the workout is complete. Also, the reformer machines are SO fun. You slide around and pull on straps and it feels like an amusement park ride…for about 3 seconds. Then you start shaking and sweating (in the best way, of course).
Exercise can be time consuming and let’s face it, we are not always motivated to #gogetit. The excuses run the gamut from “too tired” to “don’t feel like it” to “I'm too busy” with an occasional “not feeling well” sprinkled on top...Here are our top #motivationmantras for when that workout-highjacking voice tries to mess with our mojo
We all know that when it comes to fitness, the F word (franchise) does not always have the best reputation...CKO and OrangeTheory Fitness have broken the mold. They are both popular and reliable fitness franchises that seem to be popping up faster than nail salons.
...skin care, which can easily bring us down the overwhelming product rabbit hole. There are so many choices and so little time. Which is why we consulted with Monika Kozlowska, from Rescue Spa in Philadelphia (and soon to be in NYC), and an aesthetician for 15 years, to help us cut through the noise.
I personally return home from such trips needing an actual vacation. The kind where you sleep late and take care of only yourself. Point being, go easy on yourself when it comes to working out while traveling. With or without kids, for that matter. But just know that if you *are* able to sneak away to get your sweat on, you will feel immensely better about applying sunscreen to squirmy bodies over and over and over again. Guaranteed.
