Fitness

Live Free is a weight loss, life, and fitness planner that will help you change how you think about weight loss. This scientific approach removes emotion from the equation and allows you to move forward with confidence based on a collection of data, rather than make hasty decisions based on emotions associated with a single discouraging weigh-in...

I wasn’t fit as a kid, a teenager, or in my twenties even though I should have been. After all, I was supposedly in my “prime.” Don’t get me wrong, I always wanted to be in shape, but understanding how to get in shape was a different story. I never knew quite what to do, and honestly I never had the drive to figure it out. That is, until I had kids...

Within the SWEAT app I have taken advantage of 8 of the 11 available programs, led by 3 of 5 trainers. Below is a full overview of what is included with the app purchase and a brief explanation of the accessible programs...

With the world experiencing quarantine from the Corona-virus, people are trying to figure out how to move their workouts into their homes. This isn't too hard to do if you have a decent home gym, but most of us do not...

As I have gotten older, I have gotten rid of more and more stuff. I just can't stand the clutter, and if it doesn't serve a purpose, to the trash it goes. The problem is that when holiday season rolls around, (not trying to sound ungrateful) people sometimes give me gifts that end up cluttering my house. Then I end up getting rid of it because it's just one more thing I don't use...

I can write a comparison of the things I like and don't like about BBG and PWR, as I have given them both a fair shot...

PWR is composed of 3 parts beginning with "Activation," followed by "Pyramids," and ending with "Supersets." As you get further into the program, you will also have the option to complete "burnouts."...

The problem for us mom’s is always time. It doesn’t matter whether you stay at home or work. I’ve done both, and I was shocked to discover when I quit my job that I still had no extra time. So that night I chose it, even knowing that may other at-home workouts had failed. ...

I purchased Kayla Itsine’s Bikini Body Guide (BBG) because I could save money on a gym membership and I read it could be done without equipment. A few weeks in, I realized that while BBG says it is an at home workout program, it does require some additional equipment. Since I was trying to save money, it became apparent that I must have an imagination and modify these moves, or I’d spend money that I didn’t have. Below are the modifications I made to BBG 1.0 so that I didn't have to buy equipment...

I purchased Kayla Itsine’s Bikini Body Guide (BBG) because I could save money on a gym membership and because I read it could be done without equipment. A few weeks in, I realized that while BBG says it is an at home workout program, it does require some additional equipment.

If you are tight on money, I understand. You can still do BBG at home without buying any additional equipment...

The thing about being a mom is that excuses find you, you don’t even have to look for them! There is nothing but obstacles on my way to workout. I’m not going to list them because if you are reading this then YOU ALREADY KNOW THEM ALL!...

I wanted to provide a quick reference for BBG newbies to see all the moves that use equipment, what equipment is needed, and how you can substitute the required equipment with free alternatives to help alleviate some of the stress you might be feeling so I compiled this list...

So much of getting through an injury is your mental game. I used to be a defeatist and be like, "If I can't go full throttle, what's the point?" The point is that if you back off and let yourself heal, while keeping yourself as fit as possible, you will return stronger than ever eventually.

If you stop completely or keep going at full speed, you will set yourself back much further than if you had listened to your body...

When I first bought the program, I had no idea there were different levels within the BBG program.  That is why I just started at 1.0 and almost died. (It used to start you in the actual program, now it starts in beginner.) When I figured out how to access the beginner program, IT CHANGED MY LIFE. It really did. In April, I started BBG Beginner week 1. The program was still HARD, but mentally I knew I could do it. ...

I often ask myself, "How have I been able to keep going? This is hard." Jumping is definitely not my favorite activity.  When you are overweight, it's jiggle city and uncomfortable.  I once made a New Year's resolution to not do burpees or jump, and I kept that pretty easily. That's how much I hate most of the moves in this program, but here I am doing those things I hate because of the RESULTS...