Easy Plant-based Snack Ideas to Fuel Fitness Goals

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It’s a new year with new fitness goals! Whether you are starting a new fitness routine for the first time or just hitting the “reset” button for 2020, choosing the right pre- and post- workout snacks (and even bedtime snacks) can help you optimize overall results.

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Today, I am sharing some of my favorite homemade workout snacks that can be incorporated into a training diet to help you make the most of all that hard work. All are vegan-friendly and gluten-free, but also tasty for us omnivores who are looking to add more variety and plant-power to our plates. Read on to learn more about pre- and post-workout nutrition and get my ideas for plant-based snacks to fuel fitness goals. Continue reading →

How to Become a Runner and Love Running for Life

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A new year is just around the corner, and countless new health and fitness goals are being set across the planet with almost giddy expectation for success. Unfortunately, most resolutions don’t even last a month until good intentions give way to less favorable old habits. Starting and keeping a running routine to lose weight and/or improve health, is one of these popular goals that often fizzles well before the figurative finish line. jennifer fisher running since 1988

But that doesn’t have to be the case; everyone can begin a running routine AND KEEP IT for a lifetime. In fact, being a runner is an easy, inexpensive, versatile, empowering way to maintain health and fitness throughout the decades. Over my 30 years as a runner, I’ve relied on various mental strategies to stay in a committed relationship with the sport. Today, I’m sharing these tips can that can also help you start running, keep running, and actually like it! Continue reading →

No-Bake Pomegranate Chocolate Protein Cheesecakes

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You could consider my No-Bake Pomegranate Chocolate Protein Cheesecakes a healthy dessert, but I actually meal prep them for breakfast! That’s because they are so nourishing, filled with ingredients like cottage cheese, protein powder, chia seeds, pomegranate arils and nut butter to power me through the morning. No Bake Chocolate Pomegranate Protein Cheesecakes

These little protein cheesecakes are layered up in individual servings, a great tactic when it comes to portion control . . . and keeps me from “accidentally” grabbing the biggest slice. Read on to get the easy no bake recipe and find out why you should be eating cheesecake for breakfast. Continue reading →

12 Days of Christmas Workout | Gym & Home Versions

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Looking to “sleigh” your holiday sweat session? Today, I’m sharing two workings based on on the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”  A 12 Days of Christmas Workout is nothing new, there are countless versions floating from gym to gym and around the Internet. They will all get your heart-pumping and make you want to sing (or gasp) along, plus there is something for everyone from the hard-core fitness beast to someone just looking to get in a light workout while on vacation.

12 Days of Christmas Workouts

I have put together two 12 Days of Christmas Workout Versions today — one for the gym where you have access to various fitness equipment and another one that requires NO equipment and can be done anywhere — in a hotel or at home!

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Homemade Soup Mix in Jar | 3 Recipes

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Assembling Homemade Soup Mix in a Jar is smart way to stock the pantry for winter, an easy and nourishing meal is just minutes away. Today, I’m sharing three different soup mixes to meal-prep for enjoyment later . . Vegan Italian Bean & Lentil Soup, Black Bean Chili Starter, and Lemony Chicken Rice Noodle Soup.

Jar Soup Mixes - Three flavors, great to meal prep and stock the pantry for easy meals or to give as a thoughtful homemade food gift. Something for everyone including gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan.Make one, or all – there is something to suit nearly every type diet including gluten-free, low-carb, vegetarian and more. Also, Homemade Soup Mix in a Jar is a great idea to give as an edible holiday gift or hostess gift– the colorful layers in the jar are the “wrapping” and then just tie up the homemade food gift with a pretty bow and the instructions. Continue reading →