Yoga has experienced a tremendous surge in the last 40 years. According to Carolyn Gregoire, in a 2013 article for the Huffington Post, yoga has grown to be a $27 billion industry! Yes, that is - billion with a B. In just over a generation, yoga has grown from being an activity for hippie-new-age-weirdos, to being a completely mainstream activity … [Read more...]
Healthier Taco Tuesday
Everything is awesome when it's Taco Tuesday and you're part of the team. Taco Tuesday started at my house after a short-lived but fanatical obsession with the Lego Movie. Even though our monthly viewings of this epic movie have decreased lately, the Taco Tuesday tradition is still hangin' on. I stopped using the junky taco seasoning packets from … [Read more...]
How Functional Fitness Changed My Life
Functional fitness is more than just a buzzword. It's a way of life. I love playing sports and exercising my heart out. It makes me happy. Exercise-induced happiness makes me sleep sounder, drink more water, and find it easier to make lemonade out of life's lemons. It reminds me of this great quote. Dear husband, I exercise for you, too. So that … [Read more...]
Blog Journal January 2015
Thanks for checking back in! As promised, here’s a summary of my blogging experiences last month! If you want to see where the magic first happened the first two months, click here. Otherwise, please enjoy Blog Journal January 2015! January was a big month for me! I learned and tried so many new things for my blog. I also finished my Ed2Go … [Read more...]
How Foam Rolling Works
Have you ever tried foam rolling? Or perhaps you've tried it, but want to know more about how it actually works? In this article, I'll teach you the how's and the why's of this relatively new category of stretching techniques. Once you learn how foam rolling works, you'll want to do it every day! It's definitely changed my life for the better and … [Read more...]
