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Insights into fitness, spirit, & striving for wellness in all ways
Jackie
Jan 13, 20216 min read
20 Meal Planning Pointers
Aiming for Weight Loss? Be strategic with these tips. If you’re trying to shave off pounds, then pre-set programs with ready made meals...
Jackie
Jan 6, 20214 min read
What to Say to Yourself When You Want to Skip a Workout
The phrases in your head can make or break motivation. No matter how much you tout your love of exercise (and believe me, I’m the queen...
Jackie
Dec 9, 20206 min read
10 Holiday Season Fitness “Hacks”
Losing your "mojo" this month? Try these strategies. It happens to just about everyone at some point during the holiday season: We...
Jackie
Nov 25, 20204 min read
Gratitude: Surprising Health Benefits
Why We Should Give Thanks Year Round Yep, I did time this post with Thanksgiving, but its concept is even better applied at other times....
Jackie
Nov 11, 20205 min read
Let's Get Practical!
The 10 Basic Ingredients of a Wellness Plan Whether you’re getting ready to jump into a brand new plan to get fit or you're plugging away...
Jackie
Nov 4, 20205 min read
Super Human Syndrome
Physically Pushing Yourself A Little Too Hard? Caught myself doing it again just last month—believing myself to be just slightly super...
Jackie
Sep 30, 20206 min read
Seeking Sleep? 10 Do's & Don'ts
It seems like the holy grail of our era: a sound night’s sleep. Almost everyone I know struggles with (or has faced bouts of) ongoing...
Jackie
Sep 23, 20204 min read
5 Fitness Attitudes that Carry You Far
—In the Spirit of Fitness— What we say to ourselves colors the little reality we live in at that moment. For decades, self messages like...
Jackie
Sep 9, 20204 min read
10 Ways to Cut Calories
Small Subtractions Add Up If you’ve watched your food intake for what feels like FOREVER, then you probably instinctively know what tends...
Jackie
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Stopping the Food Fight
Eating Habits & Beliefs Seesawing? In western culture, many of us manage food like we’re riding wildly on a seesaw. No need to find fault...
Jackie
Aug 26, 20203 min read
Follow Your Heart
What Motivates Your Wellness Plan? Exercising and eating well don’t happen on autopilot. If you do these things, you do them for a...
Jackie
Aug 19, 20204 min read
Pity Parties: Why Briefer is Better
We all feel sorry for ourselves sometimes. When we can flip the switch on self-pity more quickly, our health benefits. Here's how.
Jackie
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Cultivate Mental Endurance, Too
Trouble Sticking With Workouts? Strengthen the Mind. When you start working out, you spend a lot of time focused on learning technique,...
Jackie
Aug 5, 20203 min read
50 Potential Reasons To Be Proud Today
—In the Spirit of Fitness— When’s the last time you said, “Wow, I’m really proud of myself for [fill in the blank]?” If you’re like most...
Jackie
Jul 29, 20205 min read
WHY Are We Apologizing??
Pointless Guilt & Feelings of Inferiority Undermine Healthy Living I do it. The majority of women, of ALL ages, do it, too. We apologize,...
Jackie
Jul 22, 20205 min read
Midlife Fitness Takes Finesse
When Life & Body Change, Change with Them Midlife turns topsy-turvy for most people, women and men alike. Physically and emotionally, it...
Jackie
Jul 15, 20205 min read
10 Reasons Why Diets Don't Work
Just about every single one of us, at some point in our lives, has tried dieting to lose weight. Think about this: According to the...
Jackie
Jul 8, 20205 min read
Crucial Caregiver? Care for YOU, Too.
Almost every human, at some time, lives the experience of consumingly caring for someone else—Be sure to care for you just as carefully.
Jackie
Jul 1, 20203 min read
10 Things the Best Weight Loss Groups DO NOT Do
When it comes to weight loss, having support is a huge predictor of success, so no wonder groups are a popular way to find it.
Jackie
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Putting Off a Fitness Plan?
Postponing Workouts til We're No Longer "Distancing?" Keep it Simple & Jump Back In. If you’ve been suspending your workouts or dragging...
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