Why Women Should Lift Heavy Things – Part 2

Part 2: Confidence/Body Image + Stress relief/Mental health Lifting for women has it’s many benefits, including the two we touched on last time related to the increased rate of the metabolism (therefore more efficient function and fuel usage) as well as the positive effects it has on bone and joint health. If you missed thefirst…

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5 Tips To Make Your New Year’s Resolution Stick

Happy 2018! The new year is a great time to evaluate your priorities and make goals. However,  the reality is that most people don’t keep their resolutions for more than a couple of months! There are many reasons why this happens-maybe you lose momentum, or can’t realistically keep the resolutions. Here are some tips to…

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Taking Charge Of Your Fitness Routine With Stretching & Balance Exercises

The four main components of fitness training are cardio, strength, stretching, and balance. Of those, the latter two are often overlooked. Cardio and strength training are obviously very important for developing a strong and healthy body. However, overdoing those and skimping on stretching and balance can lead to muscle tightness, imbalance and asymmetry, eventually leading…

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How To Incorporate Fitness Outside The Gym

Fitness outside the gym…sounds contradictory, doesn’t it? For most, the idea of working out, getting in shape, being fit, or losing weight is directly tied to being in the gym. Or even further, it’s this idea that it’s 45 long minutes on a treadmill, or trying to figure out weights and machines you’ve never been…

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How Can I Determine My Baseline Of Fitness & Create Goals From That?

What does it mean to be well? That’s a tricky question, and certainly the question in the healthy living world. Health and wellness is rooted in individual perspective. Its definition differs from person to person, gym to gym, and athlete to athlete. At Achieving Your Best we seek to create an inclusive understanding of health…

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I Should Be Doing WHAT Before I Workout?

With there being multiple factors that affect how you perform during your workout, it is crucial that we do a better job to take care of the ones that we can control. One of the most neglected and overlooked factors is how much sleep we consistently. With out the recovery that takes place during that…

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Why Women Should Lift Heavy Things – Part 1

Lifting is such a controversial subject for women, and one that I’m rather passionate about. (Shocking, I know :D) Anyone who knows me knows that I love to lift, but not only because I find a sense of enjoyment and accomplishment in it, but also because it has countless benefits to overall health and wellness!…

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5 Tips To Stay Healthy While Enjoying Halloween

I love candy as much as the next person, but I don’t love how it makes me feel if I eat too much. I also know what a slippery slope eating candy can be, increasing sugar cravings, taking the place of healthy foods your body needs and contributing to eating too many calories. So, instead…

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RECIPE: Roasted Vegetable Soup (Orange Soup)

Ahhh fall. This season full of vibrant colors and a cooler temperatures that are perfect foroutdoor activities. During this busy season, we need healthy fuel to give us energy for ourbusy schedules. My garden is overflowing this year with butternut squash. So I am having funexperimenting with new ways to use this beautiful squash. Winter…

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5 Tips To Staying Healthy While Traveling

Traveling can be stressful when you are trying to eat healthy and exercise, but with a little planning, it can be a relaxing and fun experience that can improve your health! Here are my top 5 goals for traveling: 1. Exercise every morning-you can do a tabata workout or something in your hotel room (see…

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