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April 12, 2017

Why telling a mom her pelvic/back pain is “normal” is the WORST advice..

Today in Facebook Mom’s Group land… Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely positives to these groups and they can be really awesome for support and advice from time to time. BUT. Today is saw a mom (pregnant) complaining about pubic/pelvic pain at 19 weeks and asked “is this normal? What […]

November 26, 2016

All or nothing? Nope, doesn’t work

Each Monday in my E2C2 group, we talk about Mindset. We discuss anything and everything that might be getting in the way of us accomplishing something. Doesn’t matter if it’s health related; it could be career, family, friends, money, whatever. I wanted to share some of them with all of […]

November 14, 2016

Feel awesome – No Exercise Required!

Guess what. I haven’t worked out in over a week. Which for me, is a lot of time to do NOTHING. I haven’t walked much, I haven’t lifted, I have been stretching, foam rolling and doing self care exercises – but no working out. Partly because I have been sick, […]

October 25, 2016

Why working out at HOME is the bomb-diggity

Have you ever had that conversation with yourself: “Oh it’s been forever since I’ve been been to the gym! I could use a good workout.” I actually had this thought the other day, because I haven’t been to a gym outside my home studio in quite a while. And it […]

October 3, 2016

My secret? I work out smarter NOT harder

As you can imagine, I get asked about my business and fitness lifestyle quite often. Which is totally cool – in fact I love it. I have other moms confide in me about how they feel and I get asked questions about eating and working out a lot. One particular […]

July 14, 2016

My top 3 tips to sticking your diet on a busy day

July is in full swing, the kids are out of school and people are planning their summer get aways. Many of our friends go camping, some travel to BC to stay in the Okanagan (just like we did!), and others travel to abroad for big events like Calgary Stampede. […]

June 30, 2016

My before & after macro pictures

I started working out waaaayyy back in high school. I am from a small town (was a small town, now it’s a “city”) and when the gym opened, my dad took me down and showed me around. He then said he would pay for my membership if I wanted one. […]

June 16, 2016

Keep Calm, It’s Just an UnBirthday

It’s that time of year again!! The invites are being addressed and will soon be delivered to excited youngsters that anticipate the fun and excitement of Uriah’s UN-birthday party! What the heck is an UN-birthday party? Well, it’s exactly that. It’s a party to celebrate Uriah’s UN birthday! Poor kid […]