Miracle pills and diets don’t work yet women spend thousands of dollars praying that a little miracle pill will burn off all their fat and leave them thin and happy in all areas of their life. There’s one big problem, nothing changes once they lose the weight. When women diet and deprive their bodies, they lose the weight and feel just as empty. They still have little passion with their husbands or partners and have no patience with their children. What’s been overlooked by all of the dieting gimmicks is one’s mindset. Until a women’s mindset is addressed she’ll continue yo-yo dieting and end up fatter and emptier after each attempt. Read the rest »
By Sara on 04/16/08 in Health, Columns, Fitness, Fit By Sara
We all need a little help to get motivated sometimes! Life is hard and we are tired at the end of the day. Who wants to work out? Well, we know we must so we can live a healthy life and look great! Here are some tips to help you keep you motivated!
Have a plan at all times.Try to schedule your workouts the day before or, better yet, the whole week. I know this is hard when you have a busy life, but without at least a loose plan you will find it difficult to be consistent, which can lead to failure.
Don’t procrastinate.
The earlier in the day that you work out, the more time you have throughout the day to focus on your family, work or yourself without constantly thinking, “I need to exercise.” We’ve all been there, putting off exercising until finally we’re too tired and can’t be bothered. I could kick myself for wasting so much time procrastinating! If you just do it, it’s over before you know it! Read the rest »
By Tracey on 04/10/08 in Parents, Health, Columns, Fitness, Fit Mom, Fit Family
Are you in the Raleigh/ Durham/ Chapel Hill area? Come support a wonderful cause and have fun with the whole family! The WonderGirl 5K & Fun Run celebrates the Girls on the Run organization and its commitment to helping make a difference in the lives of girls everywhere.
The WonderGirl 5K & Fun Run brings together the greater Triangle community to celebrate young girls along their journey to choosing healthy lifestyles
and adopting a strong sense of self. Read the rest »
By Clever Parents Editors on 03/26/08 in Charity, Featured, Columns, Raleigh, Fitness, Raleigh Activities
Interested in what to and not to do in terms of exercise when you’re pregnant? The 10 Commandments of Pregnancy Exercise. Plus, Baby Celebration in LA, The Perfect Playhouse Design competition and lots of product reviews on the Clever Parents Weekly Blog Roundup.
News, Events and Competitions:
Moms Buzz: 10 Commandments of Pregnancy Exercise
For those busy moms who are expecting their first baby, second or other #, and love to and can exercise, here are 10 handful tenets worth warding.
Healthy Bump: Baby Celebration LA
Call your best friends or moms and plan to spend the entire day at Baby Celebration LA April 12 & 13, 2008! If you went to Baby Celebration LA last year you know that it is a truly magical experience! Guess what? It is even more exciting this year!
Coochicoos: The Perfect Playhouse Design Competition
10 Grain and coochicoos.com sponsor a kid’s design competition - “What’s your perfect playhouse?”
Product Reviews and Giveaways:
Boston Mamas: Food Fight
To serve the need for repeated mealtime tee changes with a dose of humor and sass, there’s food fight’s impressive menu of trendy onesies and tees for babies and kids.
MomFinds: The Best Time-Savers for New Moms
Your day is hectic enough, so we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite time-saving products to use with baby, at home and on-the-go to make life easier.
One Chic Mama: A Tutu for Your Tee
We review Tu for Tee’s adorable new spring collection - make sure you register to win one for your daughter!
The Nest Baby: DwellStudio Crib Set Giveaway
One lucky user will win a crib set of her choice from DwellStudio! Submit your best nursery decorating tip to be eligible.
By Kris on 03/21/08 in Gear, One Chic Mama, Columns, Fitness, MomFinds, Parent Blog Roundup, Pregnancy
The first thing you should do in the morning before getting out of bed is to stretch.
I love to do the following cross over back stretch which helps release tension in the lower spine accumulated through the weird positions we put ourselves in through our sleep. Also, if your family is anything like mine, we always end up having two kids in our bed and me sandwiched between them.
Perform the stretch every day and hold for 30 seconds. This will ease any awkward kinks that sleep can bring and place the spine in better alignment. Read the rest »
By Tracey on 03/21/08 in Parents, Health, Featured, Columns, Fitness, Editor Picks, Fit Mom, Fit Family
Life is hectic and busy for all of us.
No matter where we work or what we do it can feel, at times, like a balancing act.
As a result, I thought that this time we’d break it all down into easy, bite sized portions.
Things that we can all do *starting today* but which wont take forever to read (I know. I can get verbose) or to understand.
The basics which we all may know but all need reminding of as well. Read the rest »
By Carla on 03/10/08 in Food, Columns, Fitness, Food Tips, Diet, MizFit
ok.
Chances are you’re scratching your (non-bandanna clad) head & perhaps uttering a DUH or two.
Bear with me. I have some good news here.
For most of us the deterrent to working out isnt that we dont enjoy exercise. Even the most die-hard exercise resistant among us can thing of a workout she would enjoy if given the gift of time.
Hula hooping? Dancing? Yoga? In-line skating?
The list of options? ENDLESS. Read the rest »
By Carla on 02/26/08 in Columns, Fitness, Clever Living, MizFit
