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How to Workout at Home with Minimal Equipment and Limited Space

March 15, 2020 by Valerie

With coronovirus officially a pandemic and health organizations around the world encouraging people to stay home, many have been scrambling to figure out how they can workout from home. If

Fitness

My PWR Tracker is Now Available!

January 1, 2020 by Valerie

In August, I had posted on Instagram showing the tracker I had created in Excel to track the weights I use in Kelsey Wells’ PWR. The Sweat app does not

Fitness

PWR 2.0 Progress: What I Learned

December 27, 2019 by Valerie

My progress isn’t as visible as other people’s. These aren’t transformation pictures that go viral. I wasn’t consistent during this time. I didn’t hit the gym every week, let alone

Fitness

PWR 4.0: What’s New in Kelsey Wells’ Latest Program

November 4, 2019 by Valerie

PWR 4.0 has been released, and if you’re like me, the number one question on your mind is, “What’s new?” I took a quick peek and am here to share

Fitness

What to Expect the First Time Riding Peloton – My Review

June 1, 2019 by Valerie

This past weekend, my friend let me come to her apartment’s gym and try out her Peloton (thanks, Erin!). I have been curious about it for a couple years, and

Fitness

Steps to Improving Your Push Ups

May 22, 2019 by Valerie

If you’ve never been able to do a full push up, you’re not alone. Many people feel self-conscious about not being able to do a push up, and are afraid

Diet Fitness

Lost 5 Pounds of Fat and Gained 2 Pounds of Muscle in 2 Months!

March 17, 2019 by Valerie

I didn’t expect my body recomposition to be so noticeable so early. In January, I got a DXA scan from Composition ID. This scan tells you the distribution of your

Motivation Personal Well-Being

Staying Motivated to Stay Healthy is Too Hard

October 17, 2018 by Valerie

This is where I’ve landed. The past six months have proved to me that it is hard to stay healthy–and I mean hard. Having my foot in a cast for

Food Health

My Extended Whole30 Reintroduction

March 2, 2018 by Valerie

With Whole30, my reintroduction phase was what I was most excited for. It also is what made me see the value of Whole30. By the time day 30 of Whole30 hit, I wasn’t feeling that Whole30 had really benefited me, and I was frustrated that I didn’t feel big changes. My extended Whole30 reintroduction period allowed me to see the value by figuring out what my body liked and didn’t like. By having those additional days after reintroducing foods, it made me see the difference in how I felt when eating certain foods versus being on Whole30.

Being positive has become a new form of moral correctness

Personal Well-Being

The Pitfalls of Positivity

February 12, 2018 by Valerie

When I listened to Susan David’s recent TED talk, The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage (below), it really spoke to me. One thing I love about the online fitness community is how positive everyone is. Everyone is supportive of one another’s goals, encouraging when someone hits a roadblock, and always positive. But, there’s also a good amount of false positivity, where some people don’t believe it’s helpful to be sad, or angry, or have any non-positive thoughts. Dr. David refers to this kind of positivity as “a new form of moral correctness.” She’s absolutely right, and it’s absurd.