Welcome to our Wild Workout Wednesday link up! Each week I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, and Nicole at Fitful Focus to bring you workout ideas, motivation, inspiration and recipes to try. Join us for a wild workout each week by reading along or grab the button and link up if you have a fitness or healthy living post to share! [Tweet "It's #WildWorkoutWednesday! … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About HIIT Workouts
What is HIIT? High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, are workouts that utilize multiple exercises performed in short bursts of high intensity. There is typically a short rest period between exercises and each workout can be performed multiple times. The rules for HIIT workouts are loose, not to be confused with Tabata workouts, which have a specific set of rules. Because of the loose rule structure, HIIT workouts are extremely popular, … [Read more...]
3 Tips to Outsmart Visual Eaters
If only eating were all about taste. We could all be happy with a tiny serving of beautifully dressed, decadent gourmet creations. But alas, our brain knows what we want—and what we have been conditioned to want are large, overflowing portions. A few simple changes to your diet delivery can help you outsmart your visual desires and keep your portions sizes under control. … [Read more...]
Running for Weight Loss
With approximately 60% of Americans having a desire to lose weight, it is no wonder our lives are bombarded with weight loss options. Some of these options are completely ridiculous, some actually dangerous, most with over-exaggerated results. However, in reality, simply running helps lose more weight than any pricey product out there. Studies show that running burns twice as many calories as walking.[1] Walking is a great … [Read more...]
6 Tips to Control Portion Sizes
Portion control is one of the biggest contributors to obesity in America today. Hectic, fast paced lives tend to distract us from paying attention to the food we put in our bodies. Starving until dinner, over-sized restaurant portions, and high calorie treats are virtually surrounding us. If our willpower is down, the chances are slim that we will be able to fend off these temptations. To get a grip on portion size at your next meal. pay … [Read more...]