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Insights into fitness, spirit, & striving for wellness in all ways


Recently (Re)Started Exercise?
To keep going strong, keep these 8 tidbits in mind. If you’ve recently begun or returned to exercise, then be warned: This early period...
Jackie
Nov 2, 20224 min read


Thank You, Body
—In the Spirit Of Fitness— “Geez, you’re a mess.” “You’re so (substitute perceived imperfection of choice here).” “You'll never change.”...
Jackie
May 19, 20223 min read


Lift Lagging Motivation
Rekindle new year stamina with these sensible strategies. February has arrived. For many of us, this means that new year motivation has...
Jackie
Feb 1, 20223 min read


Sneak in Some Nature Time
Even short periods outdoors improve wellbeing. A couple of weeks ago, I sadly pulled our bird feeders down before they began to bustle...
Jackie
Jul 14, 20212 min read


Fitness, Fatness, Weight Loss & Common Assumptions
Here's something that often slides under our radar, a prevalent assumption that kind of rumbles under the surface as we work to be...
Jackie
Jun 30, 20212 min read


Still Not Exercising?
5 More Reasons We Quit & How to Get Going Again (Part 2) Just about every single exerciser quits their routine at some point in life,...
Jackie
Jun 2, 20213 min read


Did You Quit Exercising?
Why We Give Up & How to Regroup (Part 1 of 2) Were you exercising like a champ pre-pandemic but stopped amidst the sludgy angst of the...
Jackie
May 20, 20214 min read


50 Tips! Words of Wellness Advice
—It's our 50th post! Packed with 50 suggestions for preserving wellbeing– Wow, a year has passed, along with 50 posts from SomeBODY...
Jackie
Mar 31, 20217 min read


What’s Holding You Back?
5 Yes-No Questions to Investigate Obstacles People who proactively seek health & wellness ALWAYS face hindrances. It's just an expected...
Jackie
Feb 24, 20214 min read


What's Love Got to Do With It?
Feeding Yourself Like You'd Feed a Loved One Happy Valentine's Day, plus a few! Today, I jump on this opportunity to mention LOVE and...
Jackie
Feb 17, 20214 min read


5 Final Winter Wellness Tips
#4 in the Winter Wellness Series So far, in this winter wellness series, we’ve chatted about exercising outdoors, seasonal affective...
Jackie
Feb 10, 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
Jan 6, 20214 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
Dec 9, 20206 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 25, 20204 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 11, 20205 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 23, 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
Sep 2, 20204 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 26, 20203 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 19, 20204 min read


An Intro—Why "SomeBODY Strong?"
The title of this blog doesn’t refer to some amazing physical prowess I personally possess (though I do love my gym time!). No. It refers...
Jackie
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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