Over the past year and a half, fitness has become a larger part of my life than ever. It’s something that I had to learn to love. If you would have told me three years ago that I would be one of those people who exercises on almost a daily basis, watches Youtube workouts for  [Continue reading...]

About two weeks ago, I jumped back into the world of textbooks, tests, flashcards, and vocabulary lessons because…I’m studying personal exercise training! Kind of exciting and something I never thought I would do. I never used to be interested in exercise, but since finding my path to good health and lasting energy through eating well,  [Continue reading...]

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Rancho La Puerta, a destination spa and fitness ranch located just south of San Diego in Tecate, Mexico. The hills of Tecate (and the sunshine and warm temperatures!) were such a welcome change from the gloom and gray of the Midwest! I’m so excited to journey back  [Continue reading...]

Update 2/20/13: This giveaway is now closed. Attention, all you active gals! Today I’ve got a giveaway that’s sure to get you jazzed to hit the gym and get moving! Albion Fit is a new-to-me company that makes women’s fitness clothing and swimwear. Albion Fit’s women’s workout clothing is stylish, functional, and good quality. I  [Continue reading...]

Back in September, as the cool autumn breezes began to hint at the impending Wisconsin winter, I sat down and started brainstorming some ideas of things to keep me busy once the weather turned cold. Truth be told, I’m a complete winter wussy. After Christmas, I’d just as soon skip over January through March and  [Continue reading...]

Fitness phobia? Is there really such a thing? If you want to get all sciencey about it, probably not. But for me, there definitely is—or was—such a thing as fitness phobia. Let’s hammer out a quick definition: Fitness phobia: The fear of exercise and what it will do to the body. Up until about a  [Continue reading...]

We’re just over a week into the new year, and I think it’s time we get right down to it and talk about the dreaded E word: exercise. You read mostly about food here, which is the way I plan to keep things in 2012. I’m not turning Daily Bites into a fitness blog (don’t  [Continue reading...]