Skinny-Teatox

By: Laura Peill – (Check out her blog Chronicles of Passion & Facebook)  

Sleep is VERY important. You hear it all the time, but there is merit to everything you read and listen to about the importance of sleep and how much is affected when you don’t get enough shuteye.

And believe it or not, your weight loss efforts and that bikini body you are working on are affected too!

Here’s what you need to know:

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter)  

"Eat this, not that." That is personally one phrase I’m tired of hearing, and though it may be true to limit your consumption of certain foods, that doesn’t mean all the good stuff has to be cut out. Moderation is key, and that’s something I continuously discuss when I’m writing about how to maintain your weight, or lose weight, or becoming healthier.

I know this may be hard to believe but there are actually some foods out there, that may be labeled as unhealthy, that are actually really good to add to your diet! So let’s not worry about what you can’t eat, but rather, what you can.

By: Laura Peill – (Check out her blog Chronicles of Passion & Facebook) 

Whether you procrastinate your exercise, your homework and to do list, or your plans to eat a healthier diet, it’s a habit that nobody wants to have stick around.

Here are 7 tips on how to stop procrastinating and to get on track with what you want to achieve. 

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter) 

Pilates – you either love it, or you hate it. Personally, I’m in the middle. I can sit here and brag all day about how much I think Blogilates is amazing, and Cassey Ho is a lifesaver in regards to helping me shed fat. However, I will never be caught in a Pilates class because I’m that person who struggles, and screams from frustration, during half of the poses.

Pilates has some fantastic benefits, though, that make it worth those struggles and screams.

One of the top reasons to get out there and try Pilates is because it’s a killer core worker – which is why this article is happening.

Pilates also is nice for easing back pain, loosening our joints, improving our performance in sports, and making us more flexible. Let’s get back to that first reason, though, the core strength. Having core strength is great for endurance, keeping balance, doing yoga, and we end up feeling great because we look good naked. To achieve all of those benefits of having a hardcore core (ha, see what I did there?), let’s take a look at five of the best Pilates moves for our abs.

The Hundred

There are a lot of variations to this pose, but no matter how you do it, you’ll have burning abs by the end. You can start with your legs on the ground and bring them up as you curl, or you can bend your knees at a tabletop position if the pose is too difficult at first.

By: Laura Peill – (Check out her blog Chronicles of Passion & Facebook)

I have a confession: I don’t have a gym membership.

In fact, I haven’t for over a year now. Initially it was because I was travelling and moving countries and wasn’t in a place long enough to get one, then it was because I didn’t have a lot of extra funds to spend on one.

But now it’s because I’ve figured out how to be fit without one. It helps that I’m a runner, and that covering 80-100 km per week keeps you pretty fit. But over the last little while I’ve focused on other fitness (i.e. more than just cardio), and figured out that I am doing just fine without the monthly $200 expense.

Here’s how you can do the same.