Diary of a Sweaty Mom

  Do You Even Lift?!!   I got that quote from a motivation playlist on Apple Music. It’s one of my fav selections as well because it gets me so pumped to LIFT and go hard. However, at one point I did NOT lift! I avoided it like the plague.  Listen , I used to be the cardio QUEEN!!!!! I would do everything but touch the weights. If I had to, I usually kept it light because I was afraid of bulking up.  I was completely ignorant to how beneficial strength training can be. As a result, my upper body strength suffered.    Many women, avoid the weights at the gym or in their home gym. Personally, I’ve had weights for a long time but barely touched unless I was doing some aerobic exercises.  However, it’s not uncommonly to just neglect strength training all together. According to a study by the American Journal of Preventative Health, nearly 60 percent of people do NOT do any strength training of any kind at all (2018). That’s a huge problem!    My ...

  Don't Stop December     Have you ever stopped or put a “hold” on your weight loss goals until it was “convenient” for you?!! I don’t know about you but I do. Don’t Stop December is about not making any excuses and proving to yourself that you can still maintain your priorities while fitting in your fitness!!! No need to put it off and start again after the New Year!!! No, you need to continue to your healthy lifestyle change and maintain your mission to have have optimal health!!!