So you may have heard that it’s a good idea to read the nutrition facts and ingredient labels of anything that you buy at the grocery store. But sometimes when you’re looking at the ingredients, it can be really hard to know exactly what you are looking at. Hidden sugars are sneaking their way into […]
Five Simple Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Health
The world is super busy these days, right? Everyone has somewhere to be, five minutes ago…and somewhere else to be ten minutes after that. We have jobs, significant others, children, parents, siblings, friends….never mind hobbies or other interests that WE want to have time for. Now add in leading a healthy lifestyle, going to the […]
Struggles of a Coach Turned Business Owner Trying to Get My Message Out There…
Hey guys! I hope you are all doing well, and having a fantastic week. So.. this post is going to be a little different. A peek inside the operation here at Grace Fitness and Nutrition. I have been struggling with the marketing side of business. I am confident in what I offer, and my “product”. […]
CrossFit Open 18.5 Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
The last workout for the 2018 Open is upon us. 18.5 is something we all voted for and the results are in! I think we all knew thrusters were going to be somewhere in there. Which workout did you vote for? .. here are my play by play considerations for pregnant and postpartum athletes. Workout 18.5 […]
CrossFit Open 18.4 Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
18.4 has been announced and it’s another one to help dive the pack from your everyday CrossFit athletes to those who will be moving onto Regionals. We have a double Diane medley with Deadlifts, handstand pushups and handstand walks (I do believe this is the first time we are seeing handstand walks in the Open! […]
18.3 Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
Ok guys, 18.3 has been announced wow its a good one.. here are my play by play considerations for pregnant and postpartum athletes. Pregnant Athletes *Steady pace is the name of the game on this workout. Piston breathing strategy is going to be important here. (check out Julie Wiebe if you haven’t heard of this […]
CrossFit Open 18.2 and 18.2a Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
18.2 and 18.2a has been announced! Read on for pregnancy and postpartum considerations. The workout is: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 DB Squats and burpees Then Find 1 rep max Clean (12 min cap) Pregnant Athletes * 18.2 is meant for the average athlete to go hard and fast. While you are in this chapter of […]
Incontinence and Working Out. Five Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Alleviate This.
Ladies…. we’ve all been there, right? Maybe it’s coughing, sneezing, box jumps, running, or going for that max attempt on a lift when all of a sudden you’re a bit wet. So you try squeezing or holding your breath, or maybe you try not to drink as much and wear a panty liner on those […]
New Years Resolutions and Setting Goals
Happy New Year! 🎉 (a couple of weeks late).. I wrote a series of FaceBook posts to help people tackle the idea of setting New Years Resolutions, or really goals of any kind during any time of year. I’m compiling them into this one blog post. They are geared towards fitness/health/nutrition goals, but the information can really […]
Here I Am Again… Three Years Later!
So. It’s ‘only’ been three years since I’ve last posted, and a LOT has happened in that time. I’ll try to not be too long winded while filling you in what’s happened, and what’s happenING 🙂 . Since my last post, I have since gotten: A coaching job one class a week at NoRisk CrossFit […]