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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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Is Your New Year’s Resolution Destined to Fail?
New Year’s Resolutions. You either love them or you hate them. I think most of us can agree we have failed to complete one at some point. Personally, I love planning and setting goals for myself–I do it at the start of every week and month, not just the new year, but it can be…
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Nashville Friends, This One Is For You!
A TON of stuff has been going on behind the scenes in the world of Sarah Zimmer Fitness over the past few months and I want to share a collaboration that I am beyond excited about. Drumroll please….I am officially teaming up with Franklin Strength to offer Nutrition Coaching to their members! Franklin Strength is…
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The Problem With Cheat Days That Could Be Ruining Your Progress
I get it. I really do. I used to love having one day a week where all nutritious thought went out the window and I could eat pints of ice cream and boxes of pizza until my pants got uncomfortably tight while still thinking I could reach my goals. That can be a fun bubble…
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No Gym? No Problem. At At Home Workout with No Excuses.
Keeping in line with our conversation about obstacles last week, I want to talk about one that comes up a lot: what do you do when you don’t have access to a gym? It’s a valid question. When you see all these workouts based around heavy weights and fancy equipment it can be overwhelming to…
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Grocery Stores are Trying to Trick You: How to Beat Them at Their Own Game
I don’t think it would be a surprise to anyone to hear that I love exercise and think that it is a crucial part of any healthy lifestyle, but there is one thing that is even more important than breaking a sweat and that’s what you eat. Diet is EVERYTHING when it comes…
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5 Misconceptions That Could Be Harming Your Progress
As a personal trainer, I get a lot of questions about the best path to follow to reach fitness goals. There is so much conflicting information out there about the best way to lose weight, gain muscle, decrease bloating, and improve stamina—some days it can seem impossible to dig through all the fluff and find…
Root + Restore Training 