Live Fit and Sore

Category: Parenting/Family

  • School Physical Ed Not Helping In The Fight Against Obesity

    No shocker in this info….   Physical Education Programs In School Not Enough To Combat Obesity In Most States: Study Only six states nationwide require the recommended 150 minutes of elementary school-based physical education, according to a study by University of Georgia kinesiology professor Bryan McCullick. For older students, two states mandate the appropriate amount of…

  • Is Your Daughter’s Wish To Be Thinner?

    What Do You Do When Your 10-Year-Old Girl Says She’s Fat? According to MissRepresentation, 80% of 10-year-old girls say they have been on a diet, and “the number one magic wish for girls 11-17 is to be thinner.” Now, personally, I’m pretty sure I didn’t figure out that I was fat and unlovable until I was around…

  • Bring Home The Bacon…

    I am so happy that someone who has been there, done that wrote this. I think many of us Moms – in our mid 30s to 40s have or are now realizing the choices we have to make in order to have a career. I remember my single Mom working long hours to further her…

  • A Case of Mommy Guilt

    This someecard cracks me up but yet is so true. I’m sure that many of the Moms out there can totally relate — there are so many times that I feel like I am not doing my job as a Mom, not living up to the expectations I have for what my role should be.…

  • The Special Bond of Having a Pet

    I’m an animal lover. I don’t have any pets living with us right now — too much going on, not enough time to give them the attention they deserve. But there is something really special about having a pet. They affection and love they can show for their owner, the support they give during hard…

  • Girl Scouts vs. Health and Fitness

    Today is a much needed rest day for me — I’m sore! Not over crazy sore but definitely a good day to rest. What’s crazy is that I miss the gang though — that’s part of the draw about CrossFit. You want to go workout because you miss your pals if you don’t! So last…

  • living fit and healthy brings inspiration

    i love the people i workout with in the morning. i missed them so much and have so much fun with them each and every morning. it’s nice to be missed and told how quiet it was without you. i take that as a compliment – i bring my energy and passion for what i…

  • Back to Reality

    It’s always tough to return from a great trip away. It’s even harder when you spend your time with the people that know you best – your family. It was such a lovely time and to see my big brother Jon so happy and in love with his bride, Kristin was beyond awesome! Kristin is one…

  • School Lunches: We can do Better!

    I make my kids’ lunches almost every day — Nate is gluten free so it’s almost a no choice issue if I want to ensure he eats properly and Hannah – is a picky eater and prefers what I put in her lunch on most days. I have attempted to eat the school cafeteria and…

  • Getting sweaty is not feminine and other myths

    What can we do as parents and mentors to encourage and support young girls to embrace physical fitness?  I don’t know about you all, but I know for a fact that women do sweat! Feminine, girly, frilly women – they do. I have seen women in the gym – leaving sweat angels all over the…