Please enjoy this guest post from Hana Rehman and Hippo on Home Wellness Ideas that match your personality type. Self-care is so important, especially these days! Wellness is all about nourishing your body and mind. Especially since many of us have been spending so much time at home recently, it’s important to prioritize wellness and …
Just Add the Outdoors
As a kid, I spent hours in my backyard. We were lucky enough to grow up with a huge yard that backed up to a hill. I was only a Brownie Girl Scout for a year and while I bridged to Juniors, I didn’t get to participate that full year. Being outdoors is my happy …
Guest Post: A Beginner’s Guide to Topical Vitamin C: What You Need to Know
Looking to switch up your skincare routine? Then it’s time to experience the wonders of Vitamin C! Due to its several benefits, the vitamin is used as an active ingredient for various health and beauty products. Today’s guest infographic comes from Spiralytics, Garnier’s partner agency. Topical Vitamin C Benefits When applied to the face, it …
Book Review: Nature’s Best Remedies
While I’m all for going to the doctor when needed, it’s good to know what remedies can help with which ailments. Our whole household has been battling rounds of the winter crud, so getting to review Nature’s Best Remedies, published by National Geographic, made perfect sense. The book is arranged by use – respiratory remedies, …
Triathlon Training, Here I Come!
A few weeks ago, I was sitting around, thinking about how best to lose the pregnancy weight, and the pre-pregnancy weight that was hanging out after my bout with tendonitis. I cannot remember what it was that made me say, “Hey, this would be cool; I’m going to do a triathlon this year.” It was …
Do You Incorporate Interval Training into Your Workouts?
Whenever I’ve begun a running regimine, something I’m taking a break from due to an injury and pregnancy due (doctor’s orders…), I use interval training as a great way to get back in shape and increase my stamina. What I wasn’t expecting was to read the article “Interval Training Makes You Efficient At Work” at …
Running after a Break
When you start running again after a long break, it’s important to ease back into it. Otherwise, you could end up with muscle cramps – or worse – a knee or ankle injury. Instead, you’ve got to start out slow and build up slowly and steadily over a period of several weeks. As you may …
Running Gear – Finding Shoes
When running, it’s so important to have the proper gear. One of the best parts of starting up a running routine is that you need very little by way of equipment. That equipment, however, is very important. The shoes you run in can make or break your run. The wrong shoes can lead to …
Why I Run
Theme Song: “Run Baby Run” by Sheryl Crow So, today is National Running Day. I’m not currently able to run, and I won’t be until I get clearance from a doctor that it’s okay to start up again. I miss it. Running is such a freeing experience. Not only does it help my health and …
Run For Food!
So, on Thanksgiving, I participated in the Run For Food fundraiser to help the local shelter – The Jesus Center. It was my second 5K, and overall, I’m pleased with my results. I came in under 40 minutes at 39.11.3. Not bad for someone who was coughing up a lung last week. Here are the …