Mega Challenges Choose one or more of the following to complete during the entire 31 day challenge: Sober October: Do not drink alcohol for 31 days. Daily Movement: Participate in some form of physical activity for at least 20 minutes every single day. This could be a full workout, leisurely walk, yoga, quick weight lifting session, [...]
With fall’s arrival, it’s the perfect time for all of us (adults, kids, drivers, office staff, etc) to get back to a healthier routine. Summer typically brings a lot of unhealthy food, drinks, late nights, and an overall lack of routine, so it’s important to get back on track and keep ourselves healthy before the [...]
As the temperatures rise and the schedules fill up, it can be easy to get caught up in the business of summer and let our physical and mental health take a spot on the back burner. Now, you may think that summer time means you’re more active, spending more time outside, and eating more fresh [...]
You’re stopping for fuel and you head inside to pay, but then all of a sudden you’re attacked by a bag of potato chips, which make their way into your hands and you’re forced to pay for them and eat them. Okay, that’s not exactly how it happens, but sometimes it can feel that way. [...]
Intermittent fasting is the practice of restricting your eating window each day, typically to 6-8 hours. For example, fasting from 6pm each night to 10am the following morning, providing a 16 hour fasting window and an 8 hour eating window in each 24h period. Each person sets their own time frame and hours depending on [...]
Drink a smoothie for breakfast 3x this week It's no secret that smoothies are my absolutely favourite breakfast: quick and easy to prepare, easy on the digestive tracts in the morning, and a great way to load up on fruits, veggies, and other supplements/adaptogens before the sun even comes up. Be creative and make your [...]
Last week we discussed meal prep, but sometimes prepping food for a few days isn’t realistic, so it’s important to have a plan for when you need healthy snacks or meals in a pinch. Whether you’re at a truck stop, grocery store, or fast food restaurant, there are always healthier options, but you need to [...]
When I talk to people who are beginning their weight loss journeys, they often focus the conversation on exercise, assuming that it's the quickest and easiest way to lose weight and get healthy. Many people even say that they exercise solely so that they can eat whatever they want. It burns calories, right? So why [...]
It’s simple, if you don’t have healthy food in your kitchen, desk, or truck (or wherever you are when you get hungry, for that matter), getting healthy is going to be really difficult. That’s why it’s important to make regular shopping trips to stock up on healthy staples that you can build many different meals [...]
