Fitness

January 1st hits and BAM, you decide you are on the road to a new beginning, a new way of life, and new health goals. But where do you begin?  Do you pick an exercise to start doing every...

If the pandemic and lockdown have taught me anything, it's the importance of exercise. Any kind of physical activity to get up off the couch is beneficial because research has linked sitting for long periods to numerous health problems....

“It’s not that bad when there’s no wind.” Ah, a timeless classic. I have said this a time or two, almost always when I’m justifying why I continue to run outside in the Midwest during winter. And it’s more than just...

Diastasis rectus abdominus (DRA), aka the "mommy belly," is something that a lot of moms have experienced. For most, a DRA looks like a "bulge" running vertically down the middle of their belly. It may also look like a...

When you’re a new mom, it can be daunting to figure out how exercise can fit back into your life. And it’s not all about fitting back in your pre-baby clothes (does that ever happen to anyone?), but more...

I'll admit it— I love working out. But that hasn't always been the case. When I was in college, there was a beautiful, brand new wellness center available and I probably went there a total of five times. Then in law...

Looking back a year, I would not have seen myself waking up at 5:00 a.m. to intentionally make a sweaty mess of myself at Fly Fitness in Fargo. Now, I get up five to six mornings a week to...

I can tell you how much I’ve weighed every year since I was six years old. It's pretty messed up that a child would even have any awareness of weight. In kindergarten, we made a paper doll cut-out with our...

Looking for some close places to hike in Fargo or Moorhead that the kids can do? There are tons of parks and conservation areas in our region ready to be explored! Gather up your family (and your walking shoes) and...

One of the most common complaints I hear from women in my yoga classes is about pain and tightness in their upper back, shoulders, and neck. And it’s no wonder why — we are constantly bending over children, hunched over...