Maybe you’ve been a runner or road cyclist in the past but lately your body is just not responding like it used to. In fact, maybe you are feeling a little more stiff and sore after after that 5 mile jog and you know it’s beginning to take its toll on your body. We allContinue reading “The Best Low Impact Cardio Workouts”
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Exercise Your Way Through Arthritis
The knuckles and joints of every finger ache… the wrists feel fatigued and you’ve barely lifted a pen today. The groaning seems to get louder every time you sit or stand because your knees are so stiff and sore it’s tough to move them. The last thing on your mind is exercise. How can anyoneContinue reading “Exercise Your Way Through Arthritis”
Posture…It Matters
Lately there’s been a lot of talk about our posture especially as it relates to sitting for longer periods of time and sitting hunched over our computers, tablets, or phones more than we used too thanks to the pandemic. But there is more to posture and it’s importance to living our best. If you’re anContinue reading “Posture…It Matters”
Your Home | Your Gym – No Fancy Equipment Needed – Part 1
As you can guess this is the first post in a multi-part series where I’ll be showing you some creative ways to workout from home – no fancy equipment needed. You’ll be surprised what you can use in and around your house for an easy, effective workout. I’m starting with a 3 move leg dayContinue reading “Your Home | Your Gym – No Fancy Equipment Needed – Part 1”
Are You Overwhelmed By All The Health Advice?
Are you overwhelmed by all of the health advice this time of year? Coffee is good for you! ️ Coffee is bad for you! Eat tomatoes! Tomatoes are bad for your digestive system! High-Intensity Interval exercise is the best! Wait! Slow down! High-Intensity Interval Training is too much! 🥵 As you’ve been on the search for theContinue reading “Are You Overwhelmed By All The Health Advice?”
Healthy Weight Loss 201
Look at that! Moving onward and upward already! Great Job! In last weeks post, Healthy Weight Loss 101 I covered the basics of losing weight with the calorie deficit concept and I touched on replacing high calorie/low nutrient foods with low calorie/high nutrient foods. Today I want to dive a little deeper into high nutrientContinue reading “Healthy Weight Loss 201”
Healthy Weight Loss 101
There are no quick fixes for weight loss! Well let me restate that…There are no healthy, sustainable quick fixes for weight loss. Yes, there are thousands of products and programs in the marketplace that tantalize us unknowing folk into believing we can lose 20 pounds in 10 days. Not only do these quick fixes costContinue reading “Healthy Weight Loss 101”
An Interview with NickiFit AZ
Thank you to Life at McDowell Mountain for the feature in the July 2019 issue. Click here to view the full issue in PDF (I’m featured on pages 46-47).
Hydrate Baby!
Water… it tends to be one of the elements we take for granted. We reach for a diet coke or new juice claiming to provide everything our body needs but never a thought of good ol water. That is until our throat is dry or we begin to feel dizzy and faint from the heat.Continue reading “Hydrate Baby!”
Getting to Know Your Body Inside and Out
It doesn’t matter where you are in your health journey – thinking about starting a diet and/or fitness program; well into a diet and/or fitness program; or not at all interested in starting a program – wherever you are it is only a benefit when you take the time to know your body inside andContinue reading “Getting to Know Your Body Inside and Out”
NickiFit A to Z 