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Update on My Favorite Workout App!

Posted on April 25, 2019March 10, 2020 by kristinheck

5 Reasons I continue to love my favorite workout app - FitBod!

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A while back, I wrote this post and this post about how much I love the FitBod app and how it has absolutely become my favorite workout app. (I also posted an awesome Fit Bod Promo Code so you could get a discount on your membership – more information on that can be found at the bottom of this post!) Since then, I started doing Pilates regularly and got away from using my app as frequently as I used to. But all the festivities of this Easter weekend made my normal routine hard to manage, so I pulled out my FitBod app and got to work at home.

Two things I noticed:

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Social Media and Your Health: 4 tips to Help You Know if your Health or Wellness Coach is the Real Deal

Posted on March 13, 2019April 9, 2019 by kristinheck

I have a real love/hate relationship with social media. I was in graduate school when Facebook first came on the scene, and I don’t think anyone (including me) could have imagined what it would lead to, for better or worse. On one hand, I think social media has created amazing opportunities for our generation that we could have never imagined. Take communication for example – the ease and speed with which we can disseminate information and the reach people and businesses can now have is pretty incredible. On the other hand, I think we all know that social media has a darker side.

As you scroll social media, how often do you see accounts for influencers and coaches that are providing health, wellness, or fitness information? How often do you stop to consider whether the person behind that account really knows what they are talking about?

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Do I have an Eating Disorder? Common Warning Signs and Resources for Help

Posted on February 28, 2019April 9, 2019 by kristinheck

This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and it’s something that’s so near and dear to my heart that I wanted to make sure to get a post out to you all on this topic. I’ve been blessed to have had a very full professional life and pursue multiple passions over the years. In the world of psychology, I was an eating disorder recovery therapist for about 10 years and in the health, fitness, and dance world, I have worked with a surprising amount of women and men who have struggled with disordered eating and negative body image.

Even beyond the people I interact with professionally, it’s increasingly common for me to run across women and men having difficulty finding the right balance in regards to eating, exercise, and their mindset. It doesn’t take much for things to shift from healthy to disordered. If I’m candid, that line can even be a hard one for me…

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Beyond the Physical: The Non-scale Benefits of Exercise

Posted on February 7, 2019April 9, 2019 by kristinheck

Stay motivated for your workout by focusing on 5 non-scale benefits of exercise

In the barre class I taught this past week, I closed with a quote on calmness to remind my class of the psychological benefits of exercise. Of course, I now can’t find that exact quote for the life of me, but I did find this one that is as close as I can get:

“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do, is calm yourself. The storm will pass.”
Timber Hawkeye

After I shared it, I talked a little about how each person in that class had taken a step towards achieving mastery of mental calmness by getting through class that day. I decided to share that both with them and here, because it’s something that people don’t often think about when they think of exercising. People get wrapped up in the number on the scale, the size of their pants, and the number of calories burned on their fitness tracker, and they forget that some of the greatest benefits of exercise happen in the mind.

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3 Reasons Losing Weight is a Bad Goal

Posted on January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 by kristinheck

Bet I made you read that title twice, didn’t I?

This may be an unpopular post topic, but I’m writing it anyway, because I think it’s a perspective worth considering.

Now is the time of year when gyms fill to capacity, people set resolutions, and everyone believes this shiny new year will be better than all those that came before it (if you want to read about my thoughts about new year goals, click here or here). So, I thought it was a perfect time to talk about why setting the goal of losing weight is not the best game plan.

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My Fav Finds for a Healthy and Happy New Year

Posted on January 9, 2019March 10, 2020 by kristinheck

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Last week, I talked about how to set goals for the new year that you can actually achieve. This week, I want to share with you a few products that I am incorporating into my life to ensure a healthy and happy new year!

Before I get to the good stuff, I do want to clarify… If you read my last post, you’ll see a section where I said that I think the whole “resolution” idea is driven by those who want to sell us more stuff. I still stand by that. At the same time, I also love products that actually help you work towards being a better, healthier, saner you. I think our goal as consumers should be to remain focused on whether our purchases add value to our lives. And if they do, then I think you should go for it. So, there ya go.

Now, on to the good stuff! My first two faves are for the mental wellness side of things:

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Achievable New Year Resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2019January 3, 2019 by kristinheck

And just like that, 2019 is here!

A new year ALWAYS comes with talk of resolutions. Did you know new year resolutions rarely work?

U.S. News reports that 80% of people will abandon their resolutions by the second week of February… yikes!

And yet, all I hear this time of year is people talking about making those darn, ill-fated resolutions! It strikes the same chord in me as when I hear people talk about going on crash diets… they are both set-ups for failure, self-loathing, and despair… and yet, here we go again, right?

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Healthy as Heck 2018 Gift Guide

Posted on December 14, 2018January 17, 2019 by kristinheck

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Oh, it’s that time of year again! Anyone else feel lost trying to find the perfect gift for each person on your list every year? This girl does!

Below you’ll find my ‘favorite things’ list for both babies and their Mommas! If you are like me and find yourself wandering around stores having no idea what to pick up, I hope this list will help give you a little direction.

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Holidays and Dieting

Posted on November 21, 2018January 17, 2019 by kristinheck

Heading into Thanksgiving Eve, I wanted to put out a little PSA for you:

Don’t “diet” away your holidays!!

I know, that is totally counterintuitive to everything else you hear. But I’m really being serious here. Our society is brainwashed by the diet industry into believing that to enjoy eating on a holiday is like committing a cardinal sin. They do this because the diet industry makes a fortune off of it.

The two most common themes you will come across about thanksgiving dinner is the image of people sitting on a couch with their pants unbuttoned and people vowing to avoid all the deliciousness of the holiday so they can maintain their diet.

But, what if there were another way?

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My Quick, Easy, and Healthy Breakfast Favorites!

Posted on November 15, 2018January 17, 2019 by kristinheck

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We are starting to get those cold mornings here in Atlanta… you know the ones, right? The ones where you have to will yourself out of bed and then go searching for the warmest, most cuddly thing in your closet? And then you go to the kitchen looking for something easy for breakfast, because who wants to work for their meal on a cold morning? Not me!

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