MOTIVATION: making fitness a habit. The timing could not have been more perfect when I saw that goop’s latest newsletter was all about making (and breaking) habits. Why? Because tomorrow is May 1st and MYB is kicking off yet another 22 Workout Challenge!  The 22 Workout Challenge** tasks its followers with completing 22 workouts in the month of May. Why 22? Because do something 22 times and it becomes a habit. Workout 22 times and the action becomes unconscious. Magic!  But don’t take my word for it…take it from Gwyneth Paltrow. How to Break a Habit… or Start a New One Habits are much more powerful than we realize. So often we act out of what we are used to, what we know, what we have done in the past instead of making a better choice. A choice in the moment that might be for our higher good. In researching for this issue, I saw that oftentimes, detrimental behaviors can be modified by focusing on changing patterns, and forming new neural pathways. Now, I am not saying I don’t need a shrink. But how empowering to have the tools to make significant change by identifying the kind of choices you want to be making and habitualizing them? Love, gp **Want in on the workout challenge??? Email YES to moveyourbootyblog@gmail.com to join (it’s free)! High-res

MOTIVATION: making fitness a habit.

The timing could not have been more perfect when I saw that goop’s latest newsletter was all about making (and breaking) habits. Why? Because tomorrow is May 1st and MYB is kicking off yet another 22 Workout Challenge! 

The 22 Workout Challenge** tasks its followers with completing 22 workouts in the month of May. Why 22? Because do something 22 times and it becomes a habit. Workout 22 times and the action becomes unconscious. Magic! 

But don’t take my word for it…take it from Gwyneth Paltrow.

How to Break a Habit… or Start a New One

Habits are much more powerful than we realize. So often we act out of what we are used to, what we know, what we have done in the past instead of making a better choice. A choice in the moment that might be for our higher good. In researching for this issue, I saw that oftentimes, detrimental behaviors can be modified by focusing on changing patterns, and forming new neural pathways. Now, I am not saying I don’t need a shrink. But how empowering to have the tools to make significant change by identifying the kind of choices you want to be making and habitualizing them?

Love,

gp

**Want in on the workout challenge??? Email YES to moveyourbootyblog@gmail.com to join (it’s free)!

3 weeks ago
MOTIVATION: think outside the gym. Let go of what you think counts as a so-called “workout.” Throw out any definition you have. Open your mind. Think big. Think outside the gym. Break free of what you’ve always done. That workout you have to drag yourself to kicking and screaming and hate so much you often skip? Ditch it. A workout doesn’t have to take place in a gym or even a class. It doesn’t have to be a 7 mile run. It doesn’t have to include spandex leggings or $200 hi-tech running shoes. It does, however, need to make you work up a sweat and get your heart pumping. Quite literally it needs to move your booty. Take those words literally and truly move your booty ANY WAY you like. And while you’re at it, make it awesome. Make it social. Make it fun. Any workout that does anything less than inspire you and leaving you feeling like you could take on the world shouldn’t be given the time of day. Your time is too precious, your life is too short. A workout shouldn’t beat you down, it should lift you up. You hold the power to seek out that workout that takes you to the next level. Don’t wait for it to find you because it may not. Seek it out! Fitness is YOUR time. Make it awesome. Don’t just join a gym. Join a MOVEMENT. Don’t just workout. MOVE YOUR BOOTY®! Don’t just survive. THRIVE. Any way, any how. Just keep moving. #moveyourbooty   Also from MYB:  Music: www.mybjamz.tumblr.com Nutrition: www.moveyourbootyeats.tumblr.com Gear: www.mybgear.tumblr.com High-res

MOTIVATION: think outside the gym.

Let go of what you think counts as a so-called “workout.”

Throw out any definition you have. Open your mind. Think big. Think outside the gym. Break free of what you’ve always done. That workout you have to drag yourself to kicking and screaming and hate so much you often skip? Ditch it. A workout doesn’t have to take place in a gym or even a class. It doesn’t have to be a 7 mile run. It doesn’t have to include spandex leggings or $200 hi-tech running shoes. It does, however, need to make you work up a sweat and get your heart pumping. Quite literally it needs to move your booty. Take those words literally and truly move your booty ANY WAY you like. And while you’re at it, make it awesome. Make it social. Make it fun. Any workout that does anything less than inspire you and leaving you feeling like you could take on the world shouldn’t be given the time of day. Your time is too precious, your life is too short. A workout shouldn’t beat you down, it should lift you up. You hold the power to seek out that workout that takes you to the next level. Don’t wait for it to find you because it may not. Seek it out! Fitness is YOUR time. Make it awesome.

Don’t just join a gym. Join a MOVEMENT. Don’t just workout. MOVE YOUR BOOTY®! Don’t just survive. THRIVE.

Any way, any how. Just keep moving. #moveyourbooty

 

Also from MYB: 

Music: www.mybjamz.tumblr.com

Nutrition: www.moveyourbootyeats.tumblr.com

Gear: www.mybgear.tumblr.com

(Source: moveyourbooty, via moveyourbootynation)

4 weeks ago
MOTIVATION: revolutionizing the dinner party. We’ve all been there. The dreaded big group dinner. Whether it’s a group birthday party, an expensive bachelorette celebration or a girls night out, you might as well throw $200 bucks down the toilet. And don’t forget to get ready for an upset stomach, limited healthy menu options and a random guy sitting next to you who refuses to agknowledge that you just dropped “my boyfriend” in every sentence since he sat down and started hitting on you. And you didn’t actually expect to talk to the guest of honor, did you?! Well, last night I was lucky enough to get an invite to the answer to all your big group dinner woes! Two @NutritionSchool grads (and friends!), Caline of Health with Caline + Danielle of Vital Dish have launched The Seasonable Social, a private cooking class + dinner party business that offers group classes and private events in the NYC area featuring originally created recipes tailored to fit all kinds of events. While last month’s event featured healthy “game day” eats, last night’s focus was gluten-free recipes using whole foods and none of those wannabe-healthy “gluten-free” processed faux-foods. Check outwww.moveyourbootyeats.tumblr.com for the delicious Kale Salad with Mape Dressing recipe that Caline + Danielle created! Instead of dining out with your friends in a super loud and expensive restaurant, #SeasonableSocial is awesome because you’re in a kitchen with your friends, drinking wine, learning cooking tricks of the trade, cooking up your own dinner and learning new recipes and ingredients along the way. THEN you’re dining together and digging in just like you would a restaurant, but this time you’re chowing down on your very own creations! Now show me some fancy Manhattan restaurant that can do that?! Want to bring @TheSeasonableSocial over for your next event? Want to attend their next group class? Connect with them over at The Seasonable Social Facebook page and get seasonably social! Thanks Caline, Danielle and everyone in the class last night! High-res

MOTIVATION: revolutionizing the dinner party.

We’ve all been there. The dreaded big group dinner. Whether it’s a group birthday party, an expensive bachelorette celebration or a girls night out, you might as well throw $200 bucks down the toilet. And don’t forget to get ready for an upset stomach, limited healthy menu options and a random guy sitting next to you who refuses to agknowledge that you just dropped “my boyfriend” in every sentence since he sat down and started hitting on you. And you didn’t actually expect to talk to the guest of honor, did you?!

Well, last night I was lucky enough to get an invite to the answer to all your big group dinner woes! Two @NutritionSchool grads (and friends!), Caline of Health with Caline + Danielle of Vital Dish have launched The Seasonable Social, a private cooking class + dinner party business that offers group classes and private events in the NYC area featuring originally created recipes tailored to fit all kinds of events. While last month’s event featured healthy “game day” eats, last night’s focus was gluten-free recipes using whole foods and none of those wannabe-healthy “gluten-free” processed faux-foods. Check outwww.moveyourbootyeats.tumblr.com for the delicious Kale Salad with Mape Dressing recipe that Caline + Danielle created!

Instead of dining out with your friends in a super loud and expensive restaurant, #SeasonableSocial is awesome because you’re in a kitchen with your friends, drinking wine, learning cooking tricks of the trade, cooking up your own dinner and learning new recipes and ingredients along the way. THEN you’re dining together and digging in just like you would a restaurant, but this time you’re chowing down on your very own creations! Now show me some fancy Manhattan restaurant that can do that?!

Want to bring @TheSeasonableSocial over for your next event? Want to attend their next group class? Connect with them over at The Seasonable Social Facebook page and get seasonably social! Thanks Caline, Danielle and everyone in the class last night!

1 month ago
dailyMYB: WHAT IS “BEING HEALTHY” EXACTLY?? We say it all the time: I’m going to “be” healthy today. I’m trying to “eat healthy.” I have to “get healthy.” What does that really mean exactly?! Let’s be honest here. “Being healthy” isn’t arriving at some shining temple of kale. It’s a pile of good decisions we make day after day that eventually envelopes us and makes us feel awesome. But it’s not a constant. It’s something we have to fight for. Luckily it just so happens that exactly as much effort as we put in, we get the same amount out. Remember that when you don’t feel the perks right away. You will benefit from your efforts. Promise. Awesomeness is on the way. In fact, it comes even faster when you release the pressure we put on ourselves to “be” healthy or “be” this or that. Even to “be” happy. Drop it. Instead, simply start DOING. And be proud of every “DO” you accomplish. All of a sudden we become a happier, healthier us. So get DOING healthy, people! ;) xoxo, Emily @ Move Your Booty High-res

dailyMYB: WHAT IS “BEING HEALTHY” EXACTLY??

We say it all the time:

I’m going to “be” healthy today. 
I’m trying to “eat healthy.” 
I have to “get healthy.”

What does that really mean exactly?!

Let’s be honest here. “Being healthy” isn’t arriving at some shining temple of kale. It’s a pile of good decisions we make day after day that eventually envelopes us and makes us feel awesome. But it’s not a constant. It’s something we have to fight for. Luckily it just so happens that exactly as much effort as we put in, we get the same amount out. Remember that when you don’t feel the perks right away. You will benefit from your efforts. Promise. Awesomeness is on the way. In fact, it comes even faster when you release the pressure we put on ourselves to “be” healthy or “be” this or that. Even to “be” happy. Drop it. Instead, simply start DOING. And be proud of every “DO” you accomplish. All of a sudden we become a happier, healthier us.

So get DOING healthy, people! ;)

xoxo, 
Emily @ Move Your Booty

2 months ago
MOTIVATION: “being” healthy. To be or not to be? We all set goals like “getting in shape” or “being healthy.” But what exactly does that mean? Is it that we’re “getting” in shape or “being” healthy? Or is it rather that we have the opportunity to make healthy decisions along our path? Are we “being” or are we “doing” healthy?? Rebel yogi Tara Stiles weighs in on the topic… Read her article here: What It Truly Means To *Be* Healthy via MINDBODYGREEN High-res

MOTIVATION: “being” healthy.

To be or not to be? We all set goals like “getting in shape” or “being healthy.” But what exactly does that mean? Is it that we’re “getting” in shape or “being” healthy? Or is it rather that we have the opportunity to make healthy decisions along our path? Are we “being” or are we “doing” healthy??

Rebel yogi Tara Stiles weighs in on the topic…

Read her article here: What It Truly Means To *Be* Healthy via MINDBODYGREEN

2 months ago
dailyMYB: ADULT PLAY DATES. When we’re kids, we’re signed up for team sports, group activities and play dates. We’re encouraged to play well with others and make friends doing sports, in dance class, gymnastics and ride bikes with our neighbors. But come adulthood, we’re on our own. Get a job, pay the rent, see ya later. In some ways, we still seek out that same sense of community — we move to desirable neighborhoods, we go to church or temple, we belong to book clubs and go out with groups of friends. Turns out that as an adult, we still like being part of a group, a member of a community, being a part of something bigger than ourselves. So why is our health an every-man-for-himself situation? We recoil away from the masses to eat, workout and attempt to “be healthy” on our own without the support of a community. Why do we do that? Wouldn’t it be easier, if our health was everyone’s problem?! If it was a group activity we all did together?! Here’s how. Just like you shop with a friend, go to the gym with a friend. Just like you meet up with friends to catch up, hit up your favorite workout with them and then catch up. Just like you consult your friend about your hairstyle or the type of car you want to buy, share with your friends your latest fitness goal—chances are they’ll join you. Just like you keep track of all your friend’s boyfriends, girlfriends, annoying bosses, cute co-workers and mothers-in-laws, keep up with their fitness! Share the brutal details with each other. Enjoy the ups and downs together. Carrying the weight of it all is easier when we carry it together. PS - it also makes it a lot more fun. Whether your workout buddies are close by or connected through social media, you can create your workout community within your friends, family and loved ones. Adults can have play dates, too ya know. ;) xoxo, Emily @ Move Your Booty

dailyMYB: ADULT PLAY DATES.

When we’re kids, we’re signed up for team sports, group activities and play dates. We’re encouraged to play well with others and make friends doing sports, in dance class, gymnastics and ride bikes with our neighbors.

But come adulthood, we’re on our own. Get a job, pay the rent, see ya later. In some ways, we still seek out that same sense of community — we move to desirable neighborhoods, we go to church or temple, we belong to book clubs and go out with groups of friends. Turns out that as an adult, we still like being part of a group, a member of a community, being a part of something bigger than ourselves.

So why is our health an every-man-for-himself situation?

We recoil away from the masses to eat, workout and attempt to “be healthy” on our own without the support of a community. Why do we do that? Wouldn’t it be easier, if our health was everyone’s problem?! If it was a group activity we all did together?!

Here’s how. Just like you shop with a friend, go to the gym with a friend. Just like you meet up with friends to catch up, hit up your favorite workout with them and then catch up. Just like you consult your friend about your hairstyle or the type of car you want to buy, share with your friends your latest fitness goal—chances are they’ll join you. Just like you keep track of all your friend’s boyfriends, girlfriends, annoying bosses, cute co-workers and mothers-in-laws, keep up with their fitness! Share the brutal details with each other. Enjoy the ups and downs together. Carrying the weight of it all is easier when we carry it together. PS - it also makes it a lot more fun.

Whether your workout buddies are close by or connected through social media, you can create your workout community within your friends, family and loved ones. Adults can have play dates, too ya know. ;)

xoxo, 
Emily @ Move Your Booty

(Source: hannabreehanson)

3 months ago
MOTIVATION: detoxifying foods. via MindBodyGreen: Think the only way to detox is with a juice cleanse? Think again! Our bodies are naturally built to detoxify us. Everyday, we eliminate and neutralize toxins through our colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph, and skin. It’s just that, in this day and age, these organs often get over-worked from the constant barrage of toxins from pollution, animal products, and processed foods. Luckily, Mother Nature has the perfect antidote!  Below are 9 potent detoxifying foods that support your body’s natural cleansing system…and you don’t have to juice them to get the benefits. You’ll receive benefits just by incorporating more of the following foods into your diet: Click over to 9 Foods That Will Naturally Detox You to see all 9 foods. Image via. High-res
MOTIVATION: detoxifying foods.
via MindBodyGreen:
Think the only way to detox is with a juice cleanse? Think again!
Our bodies are naturally built to detoxify us. Everyday, we eliminate and neutralize toxins through our colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph, and skin. It’s just that, in this day and age, these organs often get over-worked from the constant barrage of toxins from pollution, animal products, and processed foods.
Luckily, Mother Nature has the perfect antidote! 
Below are 9 potent detoxifying foods that support your body’s natural cleansing system…and you don’t have to juice them to get the benefits. You’ll receive benefits just by incorporating more of the following foods into your diet:
Click over to 9 Foods That Will Naturally Detox You to see all 9 foods.

Image via.

3 months ago
dailyMYB: IT’S ABOUT BIGGER… Yeah, we run. Yeah, we yoga. We race, we cycle, we walk, we bootcamp, whatever.  But it’s not just about that.  It’s about bigger. Way bigger. We all come to yoga early morning, mid-day or late night and we line up our mats, we focus in on that tiny bit of real estate and we flow. We breathe, we sweat, we zen the f* out. But it’s not just about the yoga.  It’s about bigger. Way bigger. We sign up for a race. We’re not really sure that we even CAN reach that many miles. But we sign up anyway. We train, we fret, we practice, we push ourselves that one more mile. Two miles, twelves miles, it’s all hard. We’re still not sure if we can do it. But we line up at the starting line and we push through every mile, one mile at a time, one step at a time, one breath at a time. And we do it all with a huge smile on our face.  But it’s not just about the race. It’s about bigger. Way bigger. I’ll explain.  Meet Audrey. Three years ago she wasn’t running any races. In perfectly fine health, she may never have signed up for something as crazy as a half marathon. Except somewhere between this Sunday’s Philadelphia Half Marathon and back then she found herself struggling to survive an infection, a coma and open heart surgery. And after miraculously surviving all that, she thought it might be a good time to sign her body up for 13.1 miles. Sounds like a runner to me.  For Audrey, yeah it’s about taking on the challenge that training for and executing 13.1 miles on race day brings. But it’s about bigger. WAY BIGGER. It’s about not just surviving that insane health experience to see another day. Running the race is about LIVING in the face of adversity—and living hard, wild and free. It’s about sweating in the sun, pushing her body to the brink, proving it’s capable of more than even she knows, having FUN, doing something crazy, running for the love of running, not just being good but IMPROVING with every step. It’s about feeling her heart race, trusting it to not just work for her, but WORK HARD for her—and she for it.  It’s probably about even more than that. And it’s not just Audrey who’s running this or any race for a reason that’s bigger—WAY BIGGER. It’s everyone out there. Whether it’s something as unbelievable as open heart surgery or simple as self confidence, health and drive, running and achieving a fitness goal is something HUGE in all our lives. Running—or any fitness activity—is a BIG deal. It can truly save your life and I don’t say that in an over-dramatic or fancy way. It can mean the world to someone and truly heal them from the inside out. Audrey is proof that we should put more faith in our physical abilities to heal ourselves. And every time you think about running or heading out for a great workout, but feel too tired, not into it, afraid of getting sore, too busy, or whatever the excuse of the day, think of those who’ve overcome all that and THEN SOME and found peace in the struggle of sweat.  So get out there no matter what. Get your sweat on. Your mind and body will thank you for it. And it just may heal you more than you thought possible. via Audrey: I ran the Philly half marathon last year for the first time because the date fell on the day after the 3rd year anniversary of my heart surgery. I felt like it would be a great celebration of my life and show appreciation to my resilient heart. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. I love training and I love running in these races. This year I wanted to run for a charity and GOTR’s mission struck a tone with me. Running has meant so much to me in the past 2 years. It has raised my self esteem, increased my energy, and has given me the time to think when my world is hectic. I sometimes think I run just to stay sane. Encouraging young girls to realize the joys of running and all of the positive things it can bring to your life, is a great undertaking and I am happy to be a part of the team. Please consider donating to this great cause in celebration of four years of happy and healthy heart pumping. First I ran for my heart. Now I run to run. Girls On The Run shows girls how to find their own passion for running that they may carry with them for the rest of their lives. You can support Audrey and Girls On The Run here via ActiveGiving.com Donations. High-res

dailyMYB: IT’S ABOUT BIGGER…

Yeah, we run. Yeah, we yoga. We race, we cycle, we walk, we bootcamp, whatever. 

But it’s not just about that. 

It’s about bigger. Way bigger.

We all come to yoga early morning, mid-day or late night and we line up our mats, we focus in on that tiny bit of real estate and we flow. We breathe, we sweat, we zen the f* out.

But it’s not just about the yoga. 

It’s about bigger. Way bigger.

We sign up for a race. We’re not really sure that we even CAN reach that many miles. But we sign up anyway. We train, we fret, we practice, we push ourselves that one more mile. Two miles, twelves miles, it’s all hard. We’re still not sure if we can do it. But we line up at the starting line and we push through every mile, one mile at a time, one step at a time, one breath at a time. And we do it all with a huge smile on our face. 

But it’s not just about the race.

It’s about bigger. Way bigger.

I’ll explain. 

Meet Audrey. Three years ago she wasn’t running any races. In perfectly fine health, she may never have signed up for something as crazy as a half marathon. Except somewhere between this Sunday’s Philadelphia Half Marathon and back then she found herself struggling to survive an infection, a coma and open heart surgery. And after miraculously surviving all that, she thought it might be a good time to sign her body up for 13.1 miles. Sounds like a runner to me. 

For Audrey, yeah it’s about taking on the challenge that training for and executing 13.1 miles on race day brings. But it’s about bigger. WAY BIGGER. It’s about not just surviving that insane health experience to see another day. Running the race is about LIVING in the face of adversity—and living hard, wild and free. It’s about sweating in the sun, pushing her body to the brink, proving it’s capable of more than even she knows, having FUN, doing something crazy, running for the love of running, not just being good but IMPROVING with every step. It’s about feeling her heart race, trusting it to not just work for her, but WORK HARD for her—and she for it. 

It’s probably about even more than that. And it’s not just Audrey who’s running this or any race for a reason that’s bigger—WAY BIGGER. It’s everyone out there. Whether it’s something as unbelievable as open heart surgery or simple as self confidence, health and drive, running and achieving a fitness goal is something HUGE in all our lives. Running—or any fitness activity—is a BIG deal. It can truly save your life and I don’t say that in an over-dramatic or fancy way. It can mean the world to someone and truly heal them from the inside out. Audrey is proof that we should put more faith in our physical abilities to heal ourselves. And every time you think about running or heading out for a great workout, but feel too tired, not into it, afraid of getting sore, too busy, or whatever the excuse of the day, think of those who’ve overcome all that and THEN SOME and found peace in the struggle of sweat. 

So get out there no matter what. Get your sweat on. Your mind and body will thank you for it. And it just may heal you more than you thought possible.

via Audrey:

I ran the Philly half marathon last year for the first time because the date fell on the day after the 3rd year anniversary of my heart surgery. I felt like it would be a great celebration of my life and show appreciation to my resilient heart. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. I love training and I love running in these races. This year I wanted to run for a charity and GOTR’s mission struck a tone with me. Running has meant so much to me in the past 2 years. It has raised my self esteem, increased my energy, and has given me the time to think when my world is hectic. I sometimes think I run just to stay sane. Encouraging young girls to realize the joys of running and all of the positive things it can bring to your life, is a great undertaking and I am happy to be a part of the team. Please consider donating to this great cause in celebration of four years of happy and healthy heart pumping.

First I ran for my heart. Now I run to run. Girls On The Run shows girls how to find their own passion for running that they may carry with them for the rest of their lives.

You can support Audrey and Girls On The Run here via ActiveGiving.com Donations.

6 months ago
MOTIVATION: feel your workout on the inside. Working out and fitness isn’t just a muscles and weight game. That’s not even the half of it. Because when you’re working out you’re impacting your body from the inside out. Before you start to tone up on the outside, your insides are immediately feeling the benefits. I’m talking stomach and digestion, lungs and breathing, muscle soreness and stretching, mental happiness, better sleep, clarity and focus. These aren’t just coincidences. Your sweaty workout is scrubbing your body of the unnecessary bullshit. It’s working out all that crap that doesn’t need to be there. It’s flushing your brain of poisonous thoughts and negativity. It’s bringing all the great stuff to the surface. It’s drawing your eyes to the great stuff about yourself and your body instead of the stuff you hate and harp on. Sure working out will make you look better, but you’ll FEEL better too. High-res

MOTIVATION: feel your workout on the inside.

Working out and fitness isn’t just a muscles and weight game. That’s not even the half of it. Because when you’re working out you’re impacting your body from the inside out. Before you start to tone up on the outside, your insides are immediately feeling the benefits. I’m talking stomach and digestion, lungs and breathing, muscle soreness and stretching, mental happiness, better sleep, clarity and focus. These aren’t just coincidences. Your sweaty workout is scrubbing your body of the unnecessary bullshit. It’s working out all that crap that doesn’t need to be there. It’s flushing your brain of poisonous thoughts and negativity. It’s bringing all the great stuff to the surface. It’s drawing your eyes to the great stuff about yourself and your body instead of the stuff you hate and harp on. Sure working out will make you look better, but you’ll FEEL better too.

(Source: fitspoholic-barbie, via toned-tanned-fit-andready)

7 months ago