Starting a new workout – or starting exercise in general – can be scary. When I first started my own fitness journey, I was nearly paralyzed by fear. The general anxiety: “What if I fail?” The self-consciousness: “What if I’m so bad and everyone is judging me?” and “I’m going to be the slowest runner,…
I don’t think it’s a new revelation to say that a mom has an incredibly powerful influence over her daughter’s body image. This includes her approach to exercise, her relationship with food, and how she feels about herself as “a woman” entering adulthood. In a report from USA Today, Dr. Leslie Sim, clinical director at…
When I was in high school and feeling overwhelmed or down, I’d force myself to make a list of things I was grateful for. If bad feelings progressed, I’d continue to write this list every night before bed. I’d just get out my little journal or a piece of paper and write down every single…
At any given point in our lives, most of us struggle with body-image issues and can have trouble coming to a point of love and acceptance with our bodies. If you’re nodding your head, saying, “yep, same,” then Christen Press has some pretty inspiring words for you. The US Women’s National Team soccer star knows…
Every single person deals with stress in some form – and we’re always trying to learn the best ways to deal with stress so it doesn’t take over our lives and we can be happier, healthier people. One of our favorite ways to mitigate stress is to do yoga, but which poses are the best…
We love at-home workouts; they’re an incredible way to get in some much needed “me time” and do something great for yourself. They’re also a low-cost way to set your own challenges and goals, better yourself, and add a dose of mood-boosting endorphines to your everyday life on your own schedule. There’s also something to…
When was the last time you had a good cry? If you’ve been stressed, try to just let it all out – it’s actually good for you! We asked Dr. Pete Sulack, the “stress expert,” if it was better to cry out our stress or take some deep breaths to avoid tears. He told us…
Meditation is a powerful, life-changing practice, and it’s easier to integrate into your everyday life than you’d think. Take my word for it: I’ve started with simple apps (specifically, the Headspace program and OMG. I Can Meditate! app) that only take 10 minutes of my day. Just 10 minutes! It’s less time than you’d spend…
The following post was originally featured on Fit Bottomed Girls and written by Jenn, who is part of POPSUGAR Select Fitness. Ever wish you were more mindful? Or that, honestly, you had a better idea of what “being mindful” actually meant? If so, this post and infographic from Ideapod is fantastic. Because it’s one thing…
We know that Pokémon Go is helping people get active and crush their Fitbit step goals, but we discovered that it’s also helping combat depression and anxiety, while improving overall mental health (from personal experience, it was a major stress reliever after work yesterday). Related Stories: Pokémon Go Is Helping People Deal With Social Anxiety…
