How to track your overtraining recovery progress? You’ve been tired a lot. Sleepy a lot. You’ve worked out hard, and finally realized that you may have done too much. You want to get better, but aren’t sure what signs to look for. Is there a way to measure your progress? Watch this video to find … Read more
WHO IS INTENSE EXERCISE GOOD FOR? You may have the impression that I’m anti high intensity exercise… Which is not true. I’m not against it, in fact, I teach quite high intensity bootcamp classes once in a while. I don’t think that they’re bad but we have to know who is the high intensity exercise … Read more
I know it may be hard to believe, but there’s no need to do anything extremely intense, fast, long duration, or absolutely depleting, to get good results from workouts. But we may have to change our gym mindset. Hard and Fast Workouts Aren’t The Only Way to Go You don’t have to do Crossfit, bootacamps, … Read more
This week on the blog, we’re talking about side effects of overtraining. Working out too much and too hard is one of the main contributors to BURNOUT 🔥 and feeling BEAT DOWN. The No pain no gain mentality is big in many fitness circles. While it may feel cool and even empowering for a while, … Read more
I have a confession to make: Last week was really hard for me, with so much stuff going on, running from one place to another, starting a side hustle, trying to get my shit together when it was nowhere NEAR together. I started getting my symptoms of burnout – which I’ve learned to recognize quickly … Read more
Let’s talk about exercise burnout… About 6-7 years ago I was really, terribly over trained — completely burnt out. I didn’t know it back then because it had never occurred to me that regular exercise can be a bad thing. Watch today’s video to see how what kind of training can lead you to exercise … Read more
Sometimes we believe that weight loss makes us healthier. And granted, there are people for whom this is really the case. However, if we take weight loss too far so that we lose too much and ruin our health while doing so, we need to step back and realize that we’re causing ourselves way more … Read more
I’ve gained some weight recently and in this post, I’m sharing what I’m going to do about it. It’s interesting because I actually found a post from several years ago when I was super lean (but didn’t realize it myself) and said that I had gained weight (which I cannot see, looking back – I … Read more
YES SEEING YOUR FITNESS LEVEL DECREASE SUCKS… but keep reading!! Until about 2.5 years ago, I was working out most days of the week. It had been like this for at least 10 years. In December 2016, I started my HA recovery and dropped my workouts down from 6x HIIT/weights/running to… well, yoga and walking. … Read more
ANNOUNCING: Eat for Health program + 25 recipes is now open and available! You’ve probably seen me on my Instagram stories, cooking more than usual, so that’s what I’ve been working on 😊 Eat for Health is a program meant for women who have been under eating, and as a result, developed symptoms like fatigue, … Read more
I haven’t lifted weights in weeks… A few weeks ago, we were in Costa Rica on a plant medicine Ayahuasca retreat. You can watch the videos about it here, here and here. When in Costa Rica, I lifted weights only twice, both times at the beginning of our stay when I still had energy for … 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