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Cold Weather Fitness Tips

When the weather is bad, it’s hard to stay motivated. On a really cold, wet day, it’s hard to even want to leave the house to head for the gym or go for a walk. Don’t give up on your health during the colder months! These tips can help you stay warm when the weather turns brisk. Dress in layers for your workout. When you start your exercise, you’ll still be cold and will need the extra warmth. As you heat up, you can take off as many layers as you need to — and put them back on if … Continue reading →

Remember the Word of Wisdom During the Holidays

It is important to remember to care for yourself as the holidays approach. It is a wonderful time of year to remember the counsel of the Word of Wisdom. With the onset of winter, it is also the onset of comfort foods, sweets, and no time to exercise. It is little wonder that many people end up over-indulging, and feeling sick and drained. The way you feel physically will affect your emotional and spiritual well being as well. Here are five things you can do to keep yourself on track for a good Christmas season. 1) Remember to take time … Continue reading →

10 Reasons to Be Thankful for Fitness

Good morning and Happy Monday! We’ve got a little over two weeks left till thanksgiving and today I want to talk to you about the 10 reasons I am thankful for fitness. As I have often said here in the fitness blog, our fitness is contingent on more than just our physical well being, but also our spiritual, emotional and mental well-being. I am thankful for: Daily cardiovascular exercise because it helps me cope with stress and anger, I always had an anger management problem as a child, but daily exercise seems to release a lot of that tension and … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review October 28-November 3rd

Good morning and welcome to our first week in review for November. It’s the 11th month of the year and it’s getting cold outside! With 19 days left to go till Thanksgiving we have a lot to be thankful for and we’ll start with our ten reasons to be thankful for fitness later on today. In the meanwhile, here is our Fitness week in review: Saturday, October 28 In It’s Beautiful Outside: Get Out of the House discussed that getting your kids off the sofa and out of the house is something we should take every opportunity to do. In … Continue reading →

Nine Ways to Avoid a November Exercise Funk

Tick, tick, tick, Halloween is past and November is here. Welcome Jack Frost, Old Man Winter or whatever you want to call it. In most parts of the country, the weather is cooling down and even if it’s pleasant during the day, it’s getting colder and colder at night. It’s getting dark earlier and earlier and even that early morning run is going to feel brutal when the cold air slaps your face and fills your lungs. Your motivation for working out may be dwindling as more severe weather wanders in. Trips to the gym may decline and let’s be … Continue reading →