The TRUTH About Your Weight.... Now I got an email from Jen this weekend, headline subject "Discouraged" and what Jen wrote to ask me about echoes what I hear over and over again from people right around days 8-14 of any program they do. Hi Bree, I'm doing your 30 day challenge and I bought your 30 day meal plan as well. I was on a very unhealthy path of eating crap every day and feeling awful, like I was waiting to have a heart attack or something. I have 2 little ones so I knew I had … [Read more...]
Pear Crisp Green Smoothie
Last week I was in Denver, filming our next 30-day challenge and I stayed in an adorable little cottage that I found on Airbnb. It turned out the cottage was owned by some friends of friends, which was a total bonus! They were absolutely awesome people, and they loaned me their Vitamix to use while I was there - which as you can see I made good use of! If you love pears and apples and Fall and Winter flavors, you are going to love this green smoothie. If you're wondering what the best blender … [Read more...]
10 Simple Rules of Fitness
10 Simple Rules of Fitness #1: Never go 3 days without exercise. Staying consistent with your fitness program is KEY in getting results - and keeping them. This applies to eating as much as it does to working out. It is less important what kind of exercise you do - what matters is that you get your body moving. #2: Work out at least 3 days a week. This goes hand in hand with rule #1. Aim for at least 2 days of strength training per week, and 1-2 days of fast-paced interval training - … [Read more...]
Top 7 Reasons to Exercise
Yes!! I workout for all of these reasons, what about you? Exercise is such an important part of a healthy lifestyle. You are making lasting changes in your health by choosing to make fitness part of your life! Top 7 Reasons to Exercise (paraphrased and selected from the CDC) 1.Helps to control your weight: Work your way up to 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or an equivalent mix of the two each week. Strong … [Read more...]
Banapricot Green Smoothie
I could not resist the plump, delicious organic apricots that just showed up at the store last week, a sure sign that we are on summer's doorstep! 3 Health Benefits of Apricots: Antioxidant -Apricots are a wonderful source of vitamin C and beta carotene, antioxidants that protects the body from the damaging effect of free radicals. Antioxidants help boost our immune system and are important substances that reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. Good source of fiber - having healthy … [Read more...]