July 17, 2019

10 Lessons Learned From People Who've Reached Their Health & Fitness Goals

July 17, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

Are you tired of the same old negative story you tell yourself — the story that you can’t reach your goals or the one where you’ve tried everything and nothing works? Done getting winded when you walk up a flight of stairs? Are you fed up with not living the happy, active, self fulfilling life that you truly want to live? Frightened that your doctor might be right and you need serious change? Struggling to make those important health changes?

July 09, 2019

Dosha Mat Review: Benefits Of An Acupressure Mat

July 09, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

Before I get into my findings of the Dosha Mat, I want to explain acupressure. I’ve posted pics and video of using the mat on Instagram and many people have reached out asking exactly what acupressure is and what it can do for you. Acupressure is a technique similar to reflexology or even acupuncture.

July 06, 2019

8 Fitness Vacation Ideas For Your Next Active Getaway

July 06, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

Thinking about taking a fitness vacation? There are so many benefits to going on an active getaway versus the traditional vacation of overindulgence. We are all familiar with the typical vacation where there’s way too much food, maybe some adult beverages, over indulging in sweets and not getting in regular workouts. There’s nothing wrong with over indulging here in there but many vacations lead to over consumption and under activity — which leads to feeling sluggish and tired.

July 02, 2019

Struggling To Get Enough Sleep? 4 Things To Try

July 02, 2019/ Guest Author

With our day-to-day lives becoming busier, fitting in an adequate amount of sleep is becoming more and more of a challenge. If, when you do finally get in to bed, you struggle to drift off, it can all feel like something of a disaster. Research by the Sleep Help Foundation shows that one in every three people suffer with at least mild insomnia. Difficulty sleeping can arise at different points in our lives for a variety of reasons and can often be related to stress in our work or home lives, anxiety or depression. In fact, at any given time, around 10% of people are suffering with insomnia.

June 20, 2019

6 Tips For Maintaining Weight Loss

June 20, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

Congratulations on reaching your weight loss goal! Weight loss is hard for most people so reaching your goal should be celebrated. You’ve reached your goal and you should be proud. Don’t get too comfortable just yet though. Maintaining your weight loss is next on the agenda and it can be an even tougher feat if you’re not careful.

May 26, 2019

The 4 Pillars Of A Healthy Lifestyle (And How To Build Them Into Your Life)

May 26, 2019/ Guest Author

We all understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle to keep us living longer and better. However, there is so much conflicting and confusing advice out there about what a healthy lifestyle actually looks like that it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly what we need to do. Even when we do figure that out, we then have to deal with the challenge of building these habits into our busy schedules.

So, let’s take a step back and make it simple. Here are the four basic foundations of an effective head-to-toe strategy, and how to best incorporate them into your life.

May 09, 2019

70 Simple Daily Habits You Can Do For Health, Fitness & Wellness

May 09, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

One of the biggest road blocks that people tell me they have is time. We are all living in a super busy, wound up, go all day kind of world. Getting in eating healthy and workouts and stress reduction can actually be a challenge when you’re trying to juggle work, family, relationships and more. (Believe me — I am right there with you!)

I was talking with one of our fitness retreat guests the other day and she wanted simple, broken down ideas of what she could do immediately when she returned home. Change seemed overwhelming for her and I know it is for many other people too. So I decided to create this easy list of 70 simple daily habits to give you ideas of what you can do right now to make small changes in your daily routine.

May 07, 2019

10 Reasons To Lose Weight For Health

May 07, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

Many people want to lose weight because they want to look better. They want to feel good in their skin, look healthy and fit into their jeans. If you’ve ever needed to lose weight, you know how this feels — the need and desire to feel better about yourself no matter what mirror you look into and no matter which article of clothing you put on. We meet so many people on a daily and weekly basis at our fitness retreat and in our nutrition coaching that are trying to reach weight loss goals. I totally get it! I’ve been there myself and who doesn’t want to like how they look? I think we all do. The benefits of weight loss aren’t just about looking good though.