If you’re trying to get into better shape and aren’t thrilled with your body right now, take heart. It turns out your mind is pretty important when it comes to getting fit, which means the pressure shouldn’t be totally on your body. In fact, the brain and body really are connected when it comes to fitness. So you can have …
How to Be the Energy You Want to Attract
Many of us aren’t familiar with energy, but energy is all around us, all day every day—and we all have an energy field. Energy is this thing that we can’t measure or see on a lab test, yet we can’t live without it. Energy is kind of like breath in that way. You are constantly breathing, but the breath itself …
Are You Suffering From a Fitness Disorder?
Maybe you started a new diet or fitness routine because you truly needed to lose weight for your health, but now it’s spiraled into an addiction that actually threatens your life. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between a proper fitness program and a dangerous fitness disorder. But there are some signs. For example, if everyone says you’re looking …
Why It’s Smart to Compare Prescription Medication Prices Before You Buy
Prescription medication costs are high, and they can vary depending on where you live. The price is impacted by the cost of living, where you purchase your prescriptions, and many other factors. Today, there are many ways to shop for prescription medications, whether online or in person. No matter where you live or where you plan to buy the drugs …
Why Your NEAT Matters in Weight Loss — and How Accountability and Tracking Help
Why your NEAT matters in weight loss is really pretty simple: NEAT is an acronym for “non-exercise activity thermogenesis.” Your NEAT matters in weight loss because it encompasses the energy we expend for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating, or sports-related exercise. Makes sense, right? The energy you use throughout the day to walk across the house or …
Want to Start Tracking Your Period? These are the Best Apps for That
There are apps for everything, but we all know that a period doesn’t always arrive when you expect it. More importantly, we’re all crazy busy, so it’s easy to forget the day Mother Nature is going to come knocking on your door with her special dose of monthly joy. So, there’s every reason to start tracking your period, now, what’s …
Practicing Mindfulness Matters to Your Health and Well-Being
Life is full of stressors for the typical adult these days. There’s pressure to succeed at work, be the perfect parent, reach fitness goals, maintain relationships, fulfill lifelong goals, and more. Basically, it’s no wonder you’re feeling overwhelmed! Most people are at some point. But that doesn’t mean you have to just accept it. Instead, you can get some serenity …
The Science Behind Confidence
Confidence is a great trait to have. When you’re confident, you’re just more excited and energized regardless of which challenges you’re taking on. That, in turn, can lead to more persistence and less hesitation as you tackle your goals—which can make you more likely to succeed! But having confidence doesn’t come easily to everyone. If you’re not feeling very self-assured …
Body Confidence Rocks — So Love and Celebrate Your Body Exactly as It Is
Body confidence rocks, but sometimes it feels easier to focus on the negative aspects of our bodies rather than on all the positive features. You probably know all too well what I mean. It’s incredibly common for people to focus on the minutiae: How much they weigh, how big their thighs are, how many wrinkles they have, how they wish …
Every Kid Healthy Week — Ensuring Your Kid Leads a Healthy Life
It’s the last week of April, which means it’s Every Kid Healthy Week! If you’re not sure what that is, it’s a yearly observance that focuses on what schools are doing to keep kids healthy in numerous ways, from improved nutrition to more physical activity. Basically, this is the week to recognize—and build on—any school’s accomplishments related to health and …
Random Acts of Kindness Week – Kindness Keeps You Healthy
At FitFormula, we typically focus on the first three on that list, but we figured we’d focus on the last one in honor of Random Acts of Kindness Week! Here’s how being kind can improve your health, and some examples of how you can be especially kind this week.
10 Superfoods That Your Children Might Actually Eat
Thinking about getting your kids healthy, nutritious meals? Here are 10 superfoods that are not only tasty, they are things your kids might actually eat—and love.
Why You Need to Be Checking Out FitMenCook
FitMenCook and Kevin McCurry make eating right, getting healthy, and losing weight fun. Here’s why they will be your new BFFs.
Dairy-Free Ways Moms Can Get Kids the Calcium They Need
Dairy-free ways for moms to get kids the calcium they need doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it can be easier than you think. Here are some ideas.
40 Ways to Empowerment and Well-Being
Here is a list of 40 ways to empowerment and well-being. Practice them; it doesn’t take much time and watch your life blossom right before your eyes.
Workout Hacks to Get Your Steps In Even if You Aren’t Counting them
Whether you are counting your steps or not, here are some great workout hacks to get some extra steps into your day.
How to Fix the Food Plate for the Lactose Intolerant
The food plate addresses how to eat a healthy, balance diet, but it doesn’t address those that are lactose intolerant. Our Lactose Intolerant Healthy Food Plate does.
Yes You Can Still Exercise While Pregnant, Here’s How
According to James Pivarnik, the vice president of the American College of Sports Medicine, “physicians aren’t trained to counsel pregnant women about exercise.” This means that there’s often a lot of misinformation surrounding what pregnant women can and can’t do. A general guideline is that if you were active before becoming pregnant, you should continue to remain active while pregnant. …
5 Spices to Help Welcome Fall
Fall is on its way, and you know what that means: the return of the infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte (and pumpkin spice-flavored everything else, for that matter). It also means we’re cozying up with warming comfort foods and fall flavors. Spices can be a great way to add tons of comforting flavor to foods without drowning them in sugar, salt, …
Avoid these 3 sweeteners and what to use instead
Let’s talk sugar. At this point, we all know that excess sugar isn’t good for your health. It’s linked to diabetes, liver disease, heart disease, obesity, and more - and we’re all looking for ways we can cut it back without swearing off dessert forever. When you have a sweet tooth, eating healthy and avoiding excess sugar can seem impossible. …
August Health and Fitness Links We Love
Every month, we round up the latest in health, fitness and nutrition so you don’t have to. Click on the links below to read more about: Which items from Costco can help promote weight loss: Advice from top dietitians, including Cal-EZ’s own Danielle Omar (Women’s Health) What the aging community’s top experts are talking about: Top of mind topics include …
7 Ways to Practice Self-Care
The term self-care has gotten a lot of press in recent times. You can find tons of posts urging you on the importance of finding the time to take a bath or get a massage, among many other examples. The concept around self-care is about listening to your body, mind, and heart to figure out what it is you need. …
The Truth About Detox Diets and Cleanses
If you’re looking to lose weight, chances are you’ve considered a cleanse of some sort - whether it be juice, shakes, or one of those plans that promises weight loss by eating nothing but ice cream for three days. Promises of major weight loss in almost no time at all sounds enticing. But do they live up to the hype? …
Read These Quotes to Get You Through the Week
Sometimes, one just needs a good laugh (or cry, or that glass of wine). We can relate. To help get you through the week, an illustrated round up of our favorite “this is totally me” moments: Want more funny? Follow us on Instagram. SaveSave
On Body Positivity and Self-Acceptance
I think I started disliking my body when I was in middle school. There were always girls who developed faster than I did, were taller than I was, and had some feature that I didn’t (but wanted). I’m 5’3’’ and felt like if I could be taller, I could be thinner, that would be ideal. I wanted longer, thinner arms …
