Journal Articles
This head isn’t just for rocking cute hats and sunglasses! There’s lots going on in there I want to share with you (don’t worry, I’ve self-edited first…)
Keep reading for loads of inspiration and information to support your fitness & wellness journey.
Article Topics
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Movement
Mindset
Recovery
Lifestyle
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Not sure where to start?
Check out my favorite journal articles below to get you well on your way to feeling like a badass in and out of the gym.
The fitness industry is notorious for making some pretty grandiose claims. I’m here to debunk eight of the biggest wellness myths.
Food isn’t punishment. It’s nourishment. Here are some ways to overcome food shame this holiday season.
For too long, the fitness world has made working mostly about physical appearance. Here are five more important reasons to celebrate your body’s ability to move.
In a world filled with a lot of free content, I challenge you to pick a training program. Here’s why.
There is a level of athleticism that is achievable. Period. It all depends on your approach. In this blog, I highlight six areas of focus for you to start to increase your athleticism today.
Recent Musings
A deload week gives your mind and body the opportunity to take a break from the intensity that consistently tough workouts can provide. Taking a break has been proven to prepare you for increased intensity in subsequent weeks.
Movement
Helping women like you consistently integrate movement into your lifestyle is one of my most favorite things ever (okay, maybe a close second after ice cream).
These journal articles are loaded with my top tips to help make movement accessible and enjoyable for you (some might even surprise you!).
The fitness industry is notorious for making some pretty grandiose claims. I’m here to debunk eight of the biggest wellness myths.
How working out with your partner can positively impact your relationship (when you both respect how the other likes to move). Plus, one of my favorite partner workouts.
Everyone like a juicy peach, but here’s all the reasons why strength training your glutes is about so much more than aesthetics.
For too long, the fitness world has made working mostly about physical appearance. Here are five more important reasons to celebrate your body’s ability to move.
In a world filled with a lot of free content, I challenge you to pick a training program. Here’s why.
Goals are good. SMART goals are better. Here’s how to incorporate them into your strength training.
Mindset
It’s taken me many years to learn how to be my own greatest cheerleader instead of a constant critic (one of the most crucial aspects of wellness), and it’s a journey I’m still on.
These journal articles share strategies for mastering the internal chatter that goes on inside our own heads (nothing else gives you a peek into my brain quite like these journals).
Our access to infinite streams of information is unparalleled, and if you’re anything like me, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. In this blog, I offer up some tools to maximize your productivity.
The diet industry likes us to believe that we HAVE to eat a certain way in order to deem ourselves “healthy.” What I believe is that no one knows my body better than me. So I ditched the titles.
These two words are often used interchangeably. Here’s why they’re different and how the difference can positively impact your wellness journey.
Our bodies were designed to take care of themselves, and diets actually work against us. My answer: intuitive eating.
This is a real-life look into what I eat in a day. I explain how I plan my meals around work and workouts, and which meals I choose to fuel-up or recover after a good sweat.
On Sundays, I prep several meals (or parts of meals) that I always keep stocked in the fridge. When it comes to breakfast, this always means overnight oats.
Recovery
Fitness isn’t just about sweating in the gym—it’s also about what happens in between those killer workouts.
These journal articles help you think holistically about your fitness—from resistance to rest (c’mon you didn’t think I was a hit-it-hard seven days a week kind of gal, did you?…)
A deload week gives your mind and body the opportunity to take a break from the intensity that consistently tough workouts can provide. Taking a break has been proven to prepare you for increased intensity in subsequent weeks.
While it's tempting to go ham at the gym in January, often it's more recovery—not more workouts—that our bodies really need. Find out my top ten methods of recovery and how to implement them into your routine.
I will push you to stretch, cool down, do mobility work, and take rest days as much as I’ll get in your face at one of my classes. Why? Because these things help you move better—that’s a fact backed by science.
Lifestyle
I’m about the whole person—helping you live a life that feels like a full expression of yourself.
These journal articles dish about all the other things that matter in life (you know, like travel, relationships, and ice cream, of course).
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Our access to infinite streams of information is unparalleled, and if you’re anything like me, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. In this blog, I offer up some tools to maximize your productivity.
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Four months and 13,582 miles later, Teddy and I (and Frankie) made it back to Denver after living life on the road. Here is our detailed travel itinerary (and what I do and do NOT recommend).
These two words are often used interchangeably. Here’s why they’re different and how the difference can positively impact your wellness journey.
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I have lived in Denver for 22 years. Here’s my “must visit” list for veterans, newbies, and tourists alike.
When I lost the title of being an “athlete” and a “teammate,” I struggled for many years with replacement nouns to define myself. Here’s what I learned in the process.
