strong. healthy. engaged.

Friday Roundup

 

It’s Friday! I’m sharing some weekend (or unproductive Friday afternoon at the office anyway) reading about women’s fitness. These are links I’ve seen tweeted on @StrongBride or have read on my favorite blogs. I hope you enjoy the links and your weekend!

How to Track Progress - @SteveKamb at NerdFitness offers a very thorough approach to tracking your progress. He offers tips on how to track food intake, workouts, and weight loss (by ditching the scale!) Remember the fitness mantra: what gets measured gets improved!

The Secrets of Fit People - @MizFitOnline, blogging here for FitStudio, reveals the “secret formula” that all fit people know. Clearly, you won’t want to miss it!!

What’s Holding you Back with Weights? - @WorkoutNirvana busts some more weight training myths for women.

It Might not be your Back - A great reminder that low back pain isn’t always what it seems. I had low back pain from age 16 until I started lifting about 10 years later. Weak glutes are common for almost everyone with a desk job and learning how to strengthen and activate them can relieve lots of back pain. The exercises described in this video are extremely beneficial.

5 Secrets Fitness Magazines Don’t want You to Know

Fitness Magazine Secrets

Fitness magazines are always trying to let you in on their special weight loss secrets. But the magazine industry has 5 secrets that they don't want you to find out about. Fitness magazines can be great for keeping you motivated or coming up with new … [Continue reading]

Your Wedding as a Motivator

Lose Weight for your Wedding

Weddings trump birthdays, beach vacations, and even New Year's resolutions for motivating women to lose weight or get fit. It makes sense; a wedding marks the start of your new life with your husband, so why not get off to a healthy … [Continue reading]

The Cheating Bride

Diet Cheat

We all do it. With the stress of the wedding mounting, who can fault a bride for cheating? I mean, who can be perfect all of the time? Oh, you do realize that I’m talking about diets here, right? The cheat meal, cheat day, and cheat weekend are … [Continue reading]

10 Myths we Tell Ourselves: A Healthy Mindset

Clear your Mind

This is the final part of a 3-part discussion of women's fitness and diet myths. You won't see any of these myths on magazine covers, but these are implied myths. We absorb these from the media and general negative body image discussions. We … [Continue reading]