Welcome back! If you haven’t already, please drop me a note at calie at broccolicupcake dot com. You can also subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Several years ago I was regulalry attending yoga classes at multiple studios across Nashville to help alleviate pain and tension headaches from a herniated disc in my neck.  [...]

It is barley June and the temperatures are already rising. It’s the summer the summer heat we all look forward to in January and February when we’re snowed in, but it’s also the summer heat that makes us grateful for Fall when our legs are sticking to the seats and we’re sweating just thinking about [...]

I’ve been thinking on this all day and wondering how to sum up two days of workshop, speaker and attendee interactions.  I’m still exhausted and a little overwhelmed, but I’m so encouraged by the positive feedback we’ve received.  At the end of the day Saturday, we asked the attendees to write down what their next [...]

Being busy is one of the most popular excuses for making poor choices when it comes to diet and exercise. With two boys under 5, my job, blog and upcoming women’s wellness conference I understand how busy can get in the way. I’ve used it as an excuse on more than one occasion. But over [...]

After a long “snow” day, working on the Women’s Wellness Weekend and cleaning the house for my baby’s second birthday I’m exhausted. But I’ve had some things floating around in my head that I wanted to share with all of you so instead of going to bed without writing at all I thought I’d give [...]

I come across lots of things every day that inspire me, but I didn’t expect to find it when shopping for workout clothes. But hey, I’m grateful for it where ever and when ever I find it. I’ll admit, it was the stylish workout clothes that attracrtred me to this company initially, but it’s their [...]

While I’ve always enjoyed working out, I haven’t always enjoyed running.  I  thought…I’m just not a runner.  For some reason, I really didn’t like the way running made me feel.  It seemed like running made me more out of breath than a Zumba class, a bootcamp, or 30 minutes on the elliptical.  I enjoyed a challenging [...]

Hello from Disney World!  I’ve committed this week to my family so I’m not blogging, checking email or doing any other work.  But I have lined up a series of guest posts that I hope you’ll find interesting and informative.   The first one comes from Brenda Oakes, a Postural Alignment Therapist and owner of BVibrant.  I [...]

We posted a DVD workout review from Autumn Calabrese-Guzman, owner of P3 Fitness, back in May.  Since then, I’ve received numerous comments and questions about other DVD workouts that really work.  This is a tough question to answer considering the sheer volume of workout videos available.  There are some that are good for cardio, some that are good [...]

I have a special guest post today from the founder of P3 Fitness and Mighty Mommies in Los Angeles.  Autumn offers some advice on quick and affordable workouts you can do at home.   Visit her at P3Fitness for more suggestions on finding time and inspiration to meet your health and fitness goals.    DVD Workout That Really Works In [...]