Author: thesarahburke
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The Power of Your Breath Postpartum
Take a nice big inhale with me for a moment. Feel where your body moves. Do your shoulders rise? Does your belly expand? Is there any shift in your ribcage? Now, as you exhale, continue to notice the shifts in your body. Did anything “stick” or did you return to the same position as where…
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A Quick Note and Welcome Back
Phew. I’ve had this website up and running for a while now, but it’s taken me until today to decide to step back into the realm of blogging. So much has changed in the almost seven years (!?!?!?) since my last post. A global pandemic, personal upheaval, and a 550-mile hike across Spain that led…
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Health Food Corner: Is Gluten Bad For You?
When looking to lose weight, one of the first things people do is look for something to cut out. It used to be fat, then carbs, then sugar. It’s sort of back to carbs again and gluten is one of the things that has come up as the catalyst of all inflammation and weight problems…
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Cortisol is Wreaking Havoc on Your Health–Here’s How to Fix It.
Are you feeling stressed today? Take a second here and pause–check your shoulders for tension, see if your jaw is clenched, take a nice deep breath….in……and…….out. Phew. Stress is something that most of us deal with on a daily basis. Sometimes it’s good; having a healthy amount of stress pushes us to do our best…
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What the Diet Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know About Cellulite
With summer fast approaching, I have had more and more conversations with people who are dreading swimsuit season. One of the top fears I hear is about cellulite–everyone wants to know how to make it disappear and everyone is scared of others knowing they have it. Cellulite is a tough topic because we have been…
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How This Personal Trainer Makes Eating Veggies Easy
I am all about adding to our diets instead of subtracting when we are feeling overwhelmed about what to eat. Starting a diet that is all about what you can’t do or eat is boring and miserable, let’s be honest. Rather than saying you’re never allowed to eat your favorite foods again, why not think about ways you…
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How to Create Your Dream Life With a Fitness Mission Statement
Fitness is a lifelong process. It can be so easy to get caught up in fad diets or the latest popular workout, but what happens when you get bored? Or, what happens when you reach your goal? Do you just stop working out and eating veggies? I think we all know that long-term fitness doesn’t…
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How To Set Goals That Work For You
What is the first thing you think of when it comes to fitness goals? Lose 10 pounds? Be able to bench press a certain weight? Be able to touch your toes? All of these goals have something in common–they are completely out of your control. That sounds crazy, but I mean it. You can do…
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The Case for Hiking as the Ultimate Workout for Mental and Physical Health
This past weekend I went on a quick getaway to North Carolina to reset. It was a much needed chance to regroup, plan for the months ahead, connect with my husband, Chris, and enjoy a LOT of really good food and really good hiking. Definitely more food than hiking, but sometimes balance means leaning a…
Root + Restore Training 