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This month’s health tip is guaranteed to help you feel better and someone else! If you’re feeling down, a great way to feel a little better is to reach out and compliment someone. While you may not see the impact of your compliment, the recipient will remember it. Focusing on others is something that helps … Continue reading Health Tip
When most people think about health, they think about physical health – like eating well and exercising. Total health and wellness not only involves physical health but also emotional, social, spiritual and mental health. This health tip deals with emotional and social health. How people portray themselves (especially online and social media!) isn’t how they … Continue reading Health Tip
This next installment of monthly health tips seems small and simple but can have great benefits: go to bed 10-15 minutes earlier. The National Sleep Foundation recommends adults get between 7-9 hours of sleep and a few polls have shown that about 1/3 of American adults sleep less than the recommended amount. A good way to start getting … Continue reading Health tip (2)
Like most people, I make a health related goal at the beginning of every year. How are yours coming along? I feel like most people are super motivated in January and sometimes that motivation fades as the year goes on. To help all of us achieve our health goals this year, I will post a small health … Continue reading Health tip
One of my top health and fitness tips is to fill up with protein after exercising. The calories your body burns during exercise need to be replenished. If you fill up with unhealthy food, your body will hold onto those calories. This is why it’s important to be careful what you put into your body. … Continue reading My quest to find a good tasting protein powder
Since we’re trying to teach the kids Spanish, I love this idea of a subscription box. 12 interesting ways to clean with hydrogen peroxide. I haven’t tried any yet but the greasy pots and pans tip looks awesome! If you’re trying to grow out your hair, check out these tips! And no, this isn’t a post for any … Continue reading Fiesta Friday: links I love and things to celebrate
Even though Southern California isn’t the driest of winter airs, we’ve lived in some low humidity cities where winter is really harsh on your skin (especially when we lived in Utah!) I feel like my skin is naturally dry but I’ve found a few things that definitely help my skin and overall health in dry … Continue reading 5 Favorite Winter Essentials for Dry Skin
This is one of my new favorite leg workouts! I’ve been doing it twice a week for the last 2 months and have definitely felt my legs getting stronger and more defined muscles. As a runner and soccer player, I’ve always had fairly strong legs. However, when I was pregnant with Tessa (yes, like 3 years … Continue reading 100 rep leg blast workout
Every year I have a yearly fitness related resolution. We’ve done half marathons, bike races (including a century!), duathlons, etc. Last summer I injured my achilles tendon and was so bummed to not be able to accomplish my goals. I worked through 6 months of recovery and focused on strengthening my muscles and flexibility. This year … Continue reading How to get motivated: new year, a new fit you
When I had my first baby, who is now 4, I was pretty clueless about how to teach a baby to nap. This can be frustrating for most new parents since napping and sleeping well through the night are usually related and all new parents need sleep! I would highly recommend the book “Happy Baby … Continue reading Sweet dreams, baby
Jen Holtkamp 