When it’s 48 degrees in January and the first thing you think is “I need to lace up my running shoes and get outside,” you might be a runner. Even if you’ve spent the last year insisting you’re really not a runner. This is “new year, new me,” so I’ll just put it out there: …
Healthy Holiday Countdown Calendar
The 25 Days of Fitness: Healthy Holiday Advent Activities I have one goal this holiday season and one goal only: NOT to gain the 5-10 pounds the average person does from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. If Thanksgiving weekend (and, um, the week that’s followed…) is any indication, I’m going to need to seriously up my …
The Hardest Fitness Goal: Acceptance
Over the past two years, I’ve lost almost 50 pounds. I’ve dropped 4 dress sizes. And while I now don’t cringe at every photo I see of myself, there is one hang-up I just can’t seem to get past. My uneven, why-won’t-they-just-get-thinner legs. Yes, my left leg is visually larger than my right leg. It’s …
Listen to Your Body, Not Your Apple Watch
Why You Need to Put Aside the Guilt and Take a Rest Day My Apple Watch has been buzzing each morning as soon as I put it on over the past few days. “You set a new Move streak yesterday, Kate. 15 days in a row! Keep it going today.” But today is the day …