All Entries in the "Stories" Category
The Secret to Using Mantras for Motivation
Are you the type of person who needs someone to light a firecracker under your derriere to get you moving? If you are part of the procrastinators club, the following mantras will help to null and void your membership. Find one that resonates with you and repeat it several times a day, to yourself or [...]
5 Tricks to Portion Control your Plate
Guest blogger, Monique Muro earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a Creative Writing emphasis from Cal State Long Beach. She currently assists with the PR and Social Media marketing for the revolutionary supplement AllDaySlim, and works as a freelance writer on the side. An avid reader and writer, her articles can be found at [...]
6 Crazy Fitness Myths you May be Doing
When you don’t know a lot about health and fitness and you start a fitness or nutrition program given to you by a person who lacks experience in the industry, it’s a lot like going to buy a new car, but not knowing how the car is built. You just have to trust whose doing [...]
Foods that help you Sleep and Lose Weight
It has been a sleepless several nights for me, mainly because of troubling events. But it made me start thinking about food, and how it’s intimately connected to our patterns of sleep. If you can’t sleep, and life is calm and happy, maybe it’s something you ate–or didn’t. The foods we eat can dramatically affect [...]
11 Steps to Create Powerful Goals
Craig is a 21-year-old student currently studying psychology at Bournemouth University. He runs a self-improvement site filled with free summaries and articles created from his own self improvement path. He has worked extensively in areas such as dating, health and fitness, social interaction, psychology and computer skills to improve himself, as well as to spread [...]
How a New Mom Gets Fit While Dancing
We’re thrilled to have Staci Lawrence, co-founder of Flash Mob America (www.flashmobamerica.com), give GirlGetStrong an exclusive workout. Her company, Flash Mob America, is the #1 flash mob production company in the world and has produced flash mobs for “Modern Family,” “Rachael Ray,” “The Bachelorette,” Dell, Oscar Mayer, Suave and Oreo. Staci, a new mom, stays [...]
People Exercising Less in Bad Economy
As goes the economy, so goes the exercise habits of U.S. citizens. According to a Gallup poll, Americans started to let their fitness activities go by the wayside in the fall of 2008. While there was a partial rebound in 2010, exercise levels are still not what they were before they fell. Gallup based their [...]
Your Story: I Run for Life
~Allison Burbage This is a long post that is well worth your time, so grab a cuppa, get comfy, and enjoy ~ Melanie There are several upcoming races in the Atlanta area, and there has been a lot of talk about running, tips, preferences, gear, etc…so I figured I do a blog about it. I [...]
Naked Yoga: The Naked Truth
.Naked Yoga?! Downward Dog in the buff? I’m no prude but really, is this necessary? Diets in Review sheds some insight….. Naked and yoga are not two words or actions that I would with any comfort place together. But obviously given the recent popularity of naked yoga classes and studios sprouting up all over the country, my resistance is [...]
Have you ever Run ‘Til You Vomit?
Last week I started the P90X program (upcoming post). I also did the Grouse Grind, tried kayaking (post upcoming Sunday) and continued to run. All in the summer heat. Turns out (no surprise, right?), it was too much for my body. This I found out on a hot, muggy run. In retrospect, I could have [...]
I’ve Been OverWeight my Whole Life…
Another great success health story from one or our GGS readers…. I’ve been overweight my whole life, but never really saw it as anything that defined me. I didn’t see anything wrong with packing a few extra pounds, and I definitely thought I looked smaller than the scale said, so I just ignored the numbers [...]
Who Else Wants a Super FREE Spring Fitness Routine?
As the winter doldrums fade away and we finally see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, many fitness enthusiasts start to think about ways to get out of the gym and maintain their fitness through the beautiful spring and summer months ahead. Break away from the artificial lights and humming treadmill — all you need [...]
Personal Training with Gunnar Peterson
The GGS Crew was asked to go to a Gatorade launch event in Los Angeles, CA. However, having 11 kids between the 3 of us, we were unable to pack our bags to get to the event. Total Downer. We didn’t want to completely miss out on this great experience so we asked our good friend Jody from [...]
The Secret of Coming back STRONGER than ever!
Another great success health story from one or our GGS readers…. I had such a great childhood growing up in a small Northern BC town and I had the best parents a girl could ask for. So it would be an understatement to say I was completely devastated when my Dad died of [...]
21 Days Fitness and Health Challenge
My daughter, Lauren (11 years old) and I have started the Fitness Town Challenge for 21 days. The 21 Day Family Fitness Challenge was created to encourage the community to make a choice towards living a healthier lifestyle. With the steady rise in North America of childhood obesity rates, Fitness Town’s challenge mission is to engage families of all sizes to [...]
How to Score the Best Deal on your Gym Membership
Who doesn’t love a great deal? Whether it’s a pair of summer sandals you found during a January sale or an amazing price on automobile insurance, these days it seems increasingly more important to spend that extra bit of time doing your homework and bartering your way to a great deal. When it comes to [...]
