Build Your Own Workout

Build Your Own Workout

It’s time to workout. You’re all suited up, ready to hit the gym and tackle this thing. You walk in and head over to your favorite machine that you always do. It’s getting kind of old and monotonous but you go anyway — day after day. Sound familiar? This is exactly what most of our boot camp vacation guests have a problem with too. One thing we hear all the time is that it’s hard to know what to change or how to mix it up.

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20 Simple & Healthy Lunch Ideas

20 Simple & Healthy Lunch Ideas

It seems like so many people are searching for easy to make, healthy and delicious meal ideas. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner, finding inspiration to eat clean can sometimes feel hard. Simple to make, healthy dishes are always a request from our fitness retreat guests. We’ve compiled a list of 20 ideas for lunch that are healthy yet still taste great. After all, clean eating should still be satisfying and delicious.

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Fitness Retreat Updates: Weight Loss, Weather & More

Fitness Retreat Updates: Weight Loss, Weather & More

Summer is a beautiful time at the retreat and it’s approaching fast this year. This morning brought pretty warm temps. Luckily, we still had a breeze. We always adjust the schedule based on the current weather when it starts heating up. This year, we’re trying a new strategy along with our need to be outside earlier in the morning. In addition, we’ve got a few other updates including our June retreat sale, new Vita Quick Assessment and additional fitness sessions. Keep reading to find out the scoop!

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

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

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.

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10 Healthy No Bake Breakfasts

10 Healthy No Bake Breakfasts

Everyone is juggling a million things in today’s day and age. Work, family, career, relationships, friends, hobbies, school activities and more are filling up calendars. When I talk with guests of at our weight loss retreat and ask what their biggest challenges are, one of them is always time. There is little to no time to prepare food — healthy food at that. When you’re running out the door and running from appointment to appointment all day, it’s hard to even think about stopping to make a healthy meal.

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Fitness Retreat Tips: Healthy Cooking Websites

Fitness Retreat Tips: Healthy Cooking Websites

If there’s one conversation that takes place more than any other at our fitness retreat, it’s about food. If you’re like me, you love delicious tasting food but sometimes need a healthier version of your favorites. Most of our guests usually ask for our favorite “go to” healthy cooking sites so they can have ideas for when they head home. Luckily in 2019, there are so many great websites out there dedicated to delicious tasting food that it also really good for you! Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, paleo or just a regular eater, there is something for everyone.

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4 Bad Habits That Lead To Overeating

4 Bad Habits That Lead To Overeating

Have you ever felt that feeling where you just overate and you’re not sure why? I know I have and I have spoken to many of our weight loss retreat clients and health coaching clients over the years who have all said they struggle with over eating at times. For some, overeating is a situational issue and only occurs here and there. For others, overeating happens on somewhat regular basis. There are so many things that can cause this problem including stress and health issues. There are also other less serious reasons for overeating.

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6 Ways To Alleviate Aches And Pains Naturally

6 Ways To Alleviate Aches And Pains Naturally

Dealing with physical pain? At some point in time, most of us deal with different types of aches and pains here and there. Almost every single person that walks through our doors for a fitness vacation has some type of current ache, chronic pain or a past injury that causes them problems. The common theme is that people want to be pain free — and for good reason. While there’s always the potential for relief in a pill, there also comes side effects. Even over the counter pain relievers can cause stomach upset, digestion issues and more. While these taking a medication might seem like an easy fix, treating the root problem is a better option. Here are a few natural ideas to combat your problem areas.

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