Broccoli Cupcake

Welcome back! We’re all learning together so please ask a question, leave a comment or share a tip. You can also subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I recently received an email from Katie Kowalski, the local owner of KID-FIT Tennessee, introducing me to a new preschool program designed to enhance fitness skills and [...]

There’s nothing like swimsuit shopping to inspire me to amp up my workout routine.  I went a few weeks ago, in preparation for our beach trip, and I came home ready to  recommit to more regular workouts.  But there was one problem.  It wasn’t lack of desire that had kept me from working out.  It was [...]

Makeover Monday is a new series that’s all about making healthy lifestyle changes one baby step at a time.  I know from personal experience that taking in a lot of information and trying to apply it to your life can be incredibly overwhelming.  The first time I saw Food Inc. I stood paralyzed in the grocery store [...]

As a brand ambassador for Nintendo, I had the opportunity back in October, to co-host a Nintendo/American Heart Associationevent with the lovely Tori Taff of BabyBloomr.   It was a great event designed to promote physically  active play as part of a healthy lifestyle.  We experienced the physicality of various Wii games, including Wii Sports Resort and [...]

I’ve seen so many commercials for the the NFL Play 60 and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaigns that it has me wondering, “how many minutes of active play do we get a day?”  The number of commercials I’ve seen for these campaigns may be an indication that it’s time to turn the tv [...]