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My 3 Least Favourite Exercises of All Time (And Why I Try to do Them Anyways)

We all have them…those exercises we just don’t like, the ones we don’t want to do, the ones we aren’t good at. Whatever your reason is for avoiding a specific exercise there are situations where we all do it. Even health and fitness professionals have exercises we avoid. So today, I’m throwing my hands inContinue reading “My 3 Least Favourite Exercises of All Time (And Why I Try to do Them Anyways)”

Second Trimester Workout

Welcome to your second trimester. It is at this point (if you haven’t already) that you may find you start to need some adjustments to some of your exercises. When you will need to start making these adjustments will vary from one individual to the next. I will try and give you examples of feelingsContinue reading “Second Trimester Workout”

Current Fitness Routine

My original goal with this post was to give you a glimpse into my current fitness routine and when I went to write it out I realized just how all over the place my fitness routine has been in the year of 2022. So yes I will share my current routine with you, but IContinue reading “Current Fitness Routine”

Diastasis Recti Through Pregnancy & Postpartum

Diastasis Recti has been portrayed often as a “bad thing” during pregnancy and the postpartum period. It’s presented as something that needs to be avoided… But…here’s the thing. During pregnancy your belly is going to grow as baby grows, that is a fact. Because your belly needs to grow the tissues of the belly areContinue reading “Diastasis Recti Through Pregnancy & Postpartum”

Why is Nutrition Even Important?

When starting on a health and fitness journey nutrition is often one of the biggest and most talked about topics…but why is nutrition important? Healthy eating and nutrition has become one of the most talked about health topics while still remaining the most difficult for people to tackle and probably one of the most confusing.Continue reading “Why is Nutrition Even Important?”

Upper Body Workout

I honestly am not sure where the heck the month of April went, but here we are with another new month, which means another new monthly workout! May’s workout is going to focus on training upper body. Generally, I find women tend to neglect their upper body more often and although I love training lowerContinue reading “Upper Body Workout”

Overcoming the Mental Roadblocks While on Your Health and Fitness Journey

When on a health and fitness journey the mental roadblocks often become the hardest battle you have to fight. Physically your body is capable of doing so many things, but overcoming these mental roadblocks can sometimes be the downfall. So today, I’m going to share some simple tips that can help keep you in aContinue reading “Overcoming the Mental Roadblocks While on Your Health and Fitness Journey”

Exercise Modifications Throughout Pregnancy

Now that you’re pregnant you may need to consider some adaptations and modifications to your exercise at some point throughout the course of your pregnancy. This doesn’t mean that you will need to stop exercising altogether…however some exercises may become uncomfortable or need to be adapted as your little one grows. Today we’re going toContinue reading “Exercise Modifications Throughout Pregnancy”

Building Confidence in Your Health Routine

Starting out on a new health routine can be scary, intimidating, overwhelming and so many other feelings. All the emotions you feel around starting on a health journey are valid, so today I’m going to share a few of my favourite tips for building confidence on the journey to a new health routine. When startingContinue reading “Building Confidence in Your Health Routine”

Returning to Exercise in the Postpartum Period

So you’ve just had a baby…now what? You’ve got to your six week postpartum checkup and the doctor has given you clearance…now what? Generally the belief is that you want to wait until 6 weeks postpartum to begin exercise and when you reach 6 weeks postpartum you can return to whatever normal exercise is forContinue reading “Returning to Exercise in the Postpartum Period”