The other day, Facebook reminded me of the picture on the left that’s from 2011. It was a day when I ran another marathon. This is me stretching pre-race. I was pretty shocked for a second when I saw this… hard to believe I’ve ever even looked that way. But I did, many years! At … Read more
What Do You Need to Know About Working Out After You’ve Recovered from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea? Here are some questions I get a lot: ## 1️⃣ Can I ever get back to working out after recovering from HA? 2️⃣ If & when I start again, can I be sure that my cycle won’t go away … Read more
Can’t accept the imperfections of your body? Trying to achieve the “perfect” body is like trying to find the “perfect” diet and stay on it — it’s impossible. Just like diet trends come and go, what’s seen as the “ideal” body type comes and goes too. The Women’s Body Ideal Is Always Changing Here’s what … Read more
If our main or even only reason why we work out is to burn more calories, we’re doing it wrong. Do you work out to burn more calories? That’s okay… I’m not here to blame. I used to choose my workouts solely based on how many calories they burn. I’d even do jumping jacks before … Read more
If you’re someone who knows that she needs to take a rest day but feels guilty for doing it, this video is for you. Watch it here and don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! Let me know if you have any comments or questions!
How do you know that you actually are ready for your next planned workout, and are not burning yourself out instead? Many of us don’t even ask this question from ourselves, but jump right in to the next workout — even if we’re tired and not ready at all. I have a lot of experience … Read more
Have you heard about the term junk miles? These are the running miles that you do when you don’t focus on the quality of your training, but focus on getting through a bunch of miles or kilometers, just for the sake of getting them done. You’re choosing quantity over quality. But that’s not what’s making … Read more
Last week, I had the chance to chat about overtraining, hypothalamic amenorrhea and how to recover from them, on two podcasts. I’m really excited that more and more people are getting curious about these conditions, and help to spread the knowledge about them. So many women are suffering from overtraining and missing periods, and sometimes … Read more
For a very long time, I didn’t realize that my workouts didn’t feel at all the way they should have felt. Sleep deprivation, not eating enough and constant exercise fatigue may make workouts really difficult. The other day, I did a workout where I felt I was rally full of energy, excited to move, and … Read more
There are always people we inspire. In the health and fitness world, the one who is the leanest and smallest usually gets the most credit and admiration. For working out so much, for eating so healthy, for having so much willpower to go and work out no matter what. But this kind of example is … Read more
My morning routines used to revolve over weighing myself. Eventually, it lead to many problems that totally ruined my health. I would even say that for a while, it ruined my life. In this video, I tell you exactly how I spent my most mornings for about 5 years, what were the “rituals” I did, … Read more
Today’s interview is with Jenny de Marco, women’s health and fitness coach and a certified intuitive eating coach. Years ago, Jenny went through a serious burnout herself when she worked out a ton and ate a very strict diet to prepare for a figure competition. The combination of training hard, super stressful job and loss of … Read more