9.25 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy weekend! Hello from the other side of the plague. We had the domino effect of sickness in our house. P got sick, then the Pilot, then Liv, and I thought I had fought it… and it got ...

How I Rebuilt a Healthier Relationship With Running

I’ve been a runner for a long time, but it’s taken me years to claim that identity.It’s taken me even longer to do it in a healthy way.For one thing, I started running when I was a teenager, but ...

8.21 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy Friday! How are you? What’s going on this weekend? We’re finally finding our groove with the kiddos back in school and the Pilot’s travel schedule. Liv is back in dance, P is taking a ...

How to Do Squats: Beginner-Friendly Variations to Build Lower Body Strength

Let’s talk about squats!Love them or hate them, squats are an essential exercise for building strength in your lower body.Why Squats Are a Powerful Lower Body Strength ExerciseSquats are a compound ...

7.24 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We’re enjoying some pool time after lots of rain this week, the Pilot is home (wahoo!), and we have an NCL event. I hope that you have a fun ...

Perfectionism in Motherhood: Learning to Let Good Enough Be Enough

For a very long time, I believed one of my greatest strengths was my ability to work hard. I was the kind of person who liked making plans and seeing them through to get the best possible ...

6.26 Friday Faves  – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? P has double soccer games and double basketball game, Liv and I are seeing a musical and grabbing lunch with friends, and looking forward to some ...

How to Make Fitness Fun Again as an Adult

Remember gym class or playing outside at recess? (No, not the awkward rope-climbing part or when you fell and scraped your knees)… the part where you were just running around, laughing, playing ...

things that Lola has done (eaten)

Lola has never had a formal blog introduction, but she’s now 6 months old and I’m sharing some of the mischief she’s gotten into instead. It’s much more fitting this way. We knew that we ...

The Truth About Menopause Belly Fat (What Science Actually Says)

If you ask the average woman going through perimenopause what she is most concerned about, you’ll probably find a few things near the top of the list: hot flashes, for sure. Vaginal dryness, ...