"If it were easy, everyone would do it." This is one of the MOST common reasons for somebody to fall off a fitness program. To truly be successful in our fitness journeys, we first have to accept that difficulty is necessary in order to reach our goals, and decide that those goals are more important than taking the easy road. Make that decision, and you'll find that reaching those goals and becoming your best self will be well worth all the hard work it took to get you there!

Should you exercise when you feel under the weather? Or should you take a few days off to rest?

Check out these tips to know whether or not you should work out when sick!

Our battles are won and lost in the actions we take everyday. What can you do today? Drink more water? Get a workout in? What we do doesn't need to be big or even perfect, but the important thing to remember is it should always push us closer to our goals.

There are three areas I come across that become major obstacles to someone’s long term health and wellness.  The first is Getting Started.  The second is Achieving Sustained Progress.  The third is Achieving the Lifestyle and Routine (without Injury) that makes you successful for years to come. 

Today I’m going to break down the first one…Obstacles to Getting Started.  You’ll hear someone say, you just need to get up and move…and if there was a mute button on the person who tells you, you’d push it in a heart beat. 

The most common reasons I hear when not starting a program are more common than you think and studies back them up.

“I can’t workout when there are people around.” Intimidation is real.  Studies show that more than 20% don’t set foot in a gym because of the intimidation.  Added onto that the feeling silly whether you are doing an exercise correctly, and the inhibiting...

How can you grow more vibrant with age? The conventional way to stay in shape we've been taught leads us down the path filled with aches and pains, no energy, and we start doubting ourselves. But You CAN start believing in yourself again-and grow younger-with this... 

Nutrition is one of the most important, and also most difficult, aspects of any fitness program.
If you've fallen off track recently or are concerned about doing so in the future, check out these tips from Ashley on what to do!

Are you finding yourself unsatiated throughout the day, or needing a snack but not sure what you should have?

Check out these tips from Dakota to choose healthy, filling snacks!

Be the light in someone else's life today and every day. Lending a hand to others won't lessen your pot, rather fill it even more.

Creating a Healthy Image of ourselves begins with overcoming what we’ve been taught to think of ourselves. 

 Your Weight does not define you.  This photo is of all the same weight (154 lbs) with different body types and shapes.  

They are all beautiful.  The weight does not define them or you.  Yet, most are not happy with their weight and use that as the only gage of progress. Why is that?  Well, a few reasons…

BMI has failed us.  BMI that is used by the medical field as a gage for healthiness has come with a baggage that leads to poor habits.  A high BMI tells us one thing…my weight is too high and I need to lose weight.  It tells us that I need to go on a restrictive, low calorie diet. 

But it's not the right approach, because ...

Diets have failed us.  Have you ever heard someone say they lost 10, 20, 30, even 100 pounds, but they have very flabby skin...those underarm...

What do workouts and flowers have in common? Your day will feel much brighter with them included!

On the other hand, exercise programs are like flower gardens. If done well and consistently cared for, they can be sustainable enough to provide those brighter days for life!