Even under the best of circumstances, striking a balance between “real life” and focusing on health and fitness is no easy task. Fold in military spouse life, and it kicks that challenge up a notch!
This category will give you insight from a milspouse perspective, including workouts, celebrating victories (large and small), and how to put your health as a priority, no matter what milspouse life throws your way.
Trust us. These great resources will make you “sit-up” and take notice. Don’t “weight” too long or “waist” any time. “Run” through these blogs. We are serious. “Jump” to it.
PS: Don’t skip leg day.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (as if you didn’t know), and you may be seeing pink everywhere.
I never liked the color pink. I’m not sure why; I’ve just never been a fan of it. When my daughter was born, she had a patriotic-themed room with no pink in it. The only pink clothes she had were gifts from other people. I never bought her anything pink.
I didn’t like the color pink.
It’s been almost four years since I was diagnosed with cancer for the first time. It can lead one to ask, “Why me?”
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.
Depression took one of our best and brightest. When Robin Williams died by suicide on Aug. 11, 2014, I’ll admit that it threw me for a loop, and I wasn’t alone. It seemed like the nation was sent staggering for a few days (or a week, or two). It, quite plainly, sucks.
Things have changed a bit since I was a little girl.
I listened to cassette tapes in a Walkman. My Little Ponies were my favorite toy. I rocked the side ponytail, birdnest bangs, and Scrunchies like nobody’s business.
Yes, I was a child of the ’80s.
What happens when you make a big change, everything is going along great, and you feel better than you have in years, then you think to yourself…
“This doughnut won’t hurt.”
I know that one of the greatest joys of a parent is to watch their children having fun. But why just watch? Why not join in?
Let’s face it. We are all time-starved these days. Exercise often goes on the back burner. But exercise provides energy, the energy you need for all those activities on your plate. Exercise is crucial to your mood, health, and longevity.
I know that when your life is packed with activity, the thought of adding a workout into that schedule sounds impossible. For one thing, the word itself includes “work,” like one more chore. Here’s my idea.
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