Life Well Lived Blog
6 steps to getting toned arms for women
You want your arms to move when they're flexed - not when the wind blows. Jiggling, sagging, drooping - these are all undesirable characteristics especially when it comes to our arms, ladies.
How Sleep Affects Your Weight
Our relationship with sleep changes with age: as a child, we fight sleep, and as adults, we embrace sleep. But one thing remains constant: sleep is a fundamental part of health. As you’re about to find out, sleep affects every part of our body – even your weight management.
Round up of my favorite bars
Often times granola bars/protein bars are filled with sugars, additives and what.is.that ingredients. I am very picky about what bars I eat and only keep a few around at a time for those busy grab and go days when I am in a pinch.
Why Women Should Lift Heavy
Most women aren't trying to obtain Hulk-like physique from their efforts in the gym (and I'm right there with ya!). And so many women continue to follow the old adage that lifting heavy will make you bulky so they resort to lifting light weight with high reps. Because as we’ve all been told, “Lifting heavy is for bulking up and lifting light with high reps is for toning,” right?
Carbs Are Not the Enemy
Ask anyone and they will probably say: "To lose weight you must cut out carbs." Sound familiar? I know many people who have success losing weight when they have cut carbs out – in fact, so have I.
5 Tips to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy
It’s an often asked question: “How do you get London to eat so healthily?” To be honest, it takes me by surprise because I don’t think we did anything “special.”
27 ways to eat healthy on a budget: the definitive guide to cheap, clean eating
Dollar menus, processed foods, protein fillers: they offer cheap value...saving your bank account pennies but costing your health greatly! Between the exorbitant price of organic foods, and how much more convenient it is to buy prepackaged food, eating healthy can be difficult...and expensive!