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Are you finally ready to pick up the weights for the first time but you have no idea where to start?? Then today’s blog is for you! Hands down picking up weights for the first time can be one of the most intimidating and scary things for women and today I want to share someContinue reading “Just Starting Out? Here’s What You Need to Know About Strength Training”

What is your favourite muscle group to train?! For me training lower body is probably one of my favourites and I think it’s because training your lower body makes you feel so strong and powerful. Your legs are large muscles and they allow you to more weight around than some of the other muscles groups…andContinue reading “A Lower Body Workout for Pregnancy and Beyond (Modifications Included)”

Diastasis Recti generally gets a bad rapport. Women learn about it, usually for the first time during pregnancy and then their goal is to prevent it from happening to them. Diastasis Recti is a necessary and normal part of pregnancy. As the belly grows the tissue between your two six pack muscles (linea alba) isContinue reading “Top 5 Exercises to Help with Diastasis Recti”

The SI joint (sacroiliac joint) is the junction between your sacrum and your pelvis and is located on the back of your pelvis. This is a major point in your body where load is transferred from your upper body to lower body and vice versa. Basically this is a fancy way of saying that thereContinue reading “SI Joint Pain During Pregnancy and 3 Exercises That Can Help”

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful and showing appreciation for yourself and others. We aren’t just talking about being thankful at specific times of the year but finding things each and every day to be thankful for. Being grateful doesn’t cost you anything and doesn’t require any fancy resources or equipment…and the benefits ofContinue reading “What Are You Grateful For? 3 Reasons You Should Start A Gratitude Practice Today”

I had something else planned for today, but I’m going to deviate from it because this is freaking important and I don’t want to sit quiet on it anymore. And for me writing is therapeutic so here goes… If you live in Ontario, Canada you know we are currently in the midst of our thirdContinue reading “Your Health and Wellness Matters, You Matter”

Welcome to your second trimester. This is a follow up to our 5 Exercises for your First Trimester which you can find here if you are in that stage in your pregnancy. The second trimester is considered weeks 13-27. For a lot of women the second trimester is a point when they start to feelContinue reading “5 Exercises for Your Second Trimester”

Motivation…it’s a word that haunts most people’s health and fitness goals. Most people who are striving to improve their health and fitness know they should improve their nutrition habits, or they should become more active but finding the motivation to do it can be daunting. On the flip side of this, many people who areContinue reading “Motivation Waning: 3 Tips to Kick Your Health and Fitness Routine Up a Notch”

So mommas, are you sleeping? Yes I realize that is a loaded questions and today I want to talk about how not getting enough sleep can impact your fitness goals. Before you come at me and say “but Ashlee, I have a newborn so what you’re saying wont work for me” I want to tellContinue reading “Are You Sleeping? How Lack of Sleep Can Impact Your Health and Fitness and Stand In the Way of Your Goals”