Do You Have Realistic Weight-Loss Goals?
We've all seen the celebrity weight-loss shows like The Biggest Loser where the contestants drop 10+ pounds a week by working out (like crazy) and eating (not a whole lot). While those shows can be...
View ArticleJingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Run: My Post-Stomach-Flu 5K Recap
You know how I set that goal about a month ago to run the Jingle Bell 5K in 28 minutes or less? Well, that didn't happen yesterday. But I'm going to go ahead and blame that on a little something...
View ArticleWill You Make a New Year’s Resolution?
Dude. Where did the year go? We can't believe we're just two days out from the New Year. Insano in the membrano. And you know what New Year's means right? Time for us to make those resolutions---or...
View ArticleJenn’s Goals for 2013: A Healthy Tweak Here and There
This week, as part of New Year New Rear Week, each FBG is sharing her healthy goals and resolutions for 2013 and recapping how 2012's goals went down. So let's get to it! You guys know me; I don't...
View ArticleErin’s Goals for 2013: Buckets, Balance and Getting Bendy
This week, as part of New Year New Rear Week, each FBG is sharing her healthy goals and resolutions for 2013 and recapping how 2012's goals went down. So let's get to it! Happy New Year! While some...
View ArticleTish’s Goals for 2013: It’s All About Finding!
This week, as part of New Year New Rear Week, each FBG is sharing her healthy goals and resolutions for 2013 and recapping how 2012's goals went down. So let's get to it! Oh, beloved perky Fit...
View ArticleYour 2013 Fitness Road Map: 5 Principles to Add Purpose to Your Goals
We have mad respect for BRIK Fitness. And today, for New Year New Rear Week, we are wicked pumped that owners Nik Herold and Brian Nguyen are sharing some tips from their chapter in the new book...
View ArticleNeed Help Setting Your Next Running Goal? Answer These 8 Questions
Congratulations! You did it! You accomplished your running goal! So...now what? Whether you trained for a formal running goal (finishing a 5K race, for example), or set out to run 30 minutes without a...
View ArticleIs There Such a Thing as a Bad Goal?
I'm currently reading The Cool Impossible (and yes, a review is coming, I promise), and within the book, the author talks about the different types of athletes he's coached. It will surprise...
View ArticleA getFITkit to Track Your Progress and Reach Your Goals!
When you're getting fit and trying to lose weight, you want to be able to track your progress without going totally crazypants. You want to know how you're doing, what changes are going on with your...
View Article3 Ways to Trick Yourself Into a Better Workout
Everybody --- literally, everybody --- has days when working out is ... ugh. You just don't want to. Maybe you're tired. Maybe you're sore. Maybe you've got a crazy busy day and the idea of squeezing...
View ArticleDiary of a Wimpy Girl — Who Overcame!
It's You Can Do It Week here on FBG, so we thought it would be fun for each FBG to share a little something we overcame, conquered or faced --- plus a haiku (or two). Hopefully our stories inspire you...
View ArticleYes! Change Is Easy! (Or, at Least Easier With These Cards)
Want to work out more? Weigh less? Eat more veggies? Drink more water? Have more time for you? Get a promotion? If you've got goals --- and hopefully you do because goals are awesome --- you probably...
View ArticleMy Fitness Holy Grail: The Pull-Up
I remember when the movie G.I. Jane came out. (Am I dating myself here? Oh, God, I totally am.) I was enamored with it. So much so that I went as G.I. Jenn for Halloween that year. (Clever, I know.)...
View ArticleI Feel Passionate About Push-Ups
When Jenn came to visit recently, we got to chatting about workouts, of course. I was talking about how even the idea of her gym intimidates me, what with the people doing pull-ups and crazy fitness...
View ArticleJenn’s Goals for 2014: And the Big Why Behind Them
This week, as part of New Year New Rear Week, each FBG is sharing her healthy goals and resolutions for the year --- and the big reasons why they are what they are. Goals ... whys ... go! It's the New...
View ArticleErin’s Goals For 2014: Keeping It Simple
This week, as part of New Year New Rear Week, each FBG is sharing her healthy goals and resolutions for the year --- and the big reasons why they are what they are. Goals ... whys ... go! I love the...
View ArticleTish’s Goals for 2014: The Year of the Wise Why
This week, as part of New Year New Rear Week, each FBG is sharing her healthy goals and resolutions for the year --- and the big reasons why they are what they are. Goals ... whys ... go! Gasp! I...
View ArticleYou Can’t Do It All — And That’s Okay!
There's a well-known rule in the fitness world that's pretty common sense yet we tend to forget it over and over again: You can't do it all. What? That statement made you feel like a failure? That's...
View ArticleTurning Newer Every Day
For my birthday last week, Tish got me a card that really fit the bill --- and my feeling on birthdays in general. It said ... How true is that? I've found that as I've gotten older, I've somehow...
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