It’s late fall in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., and while September and October were marked by mild, summer-like temperatures, it seems like someone flipped a switch around Halloween. Now it’s definitely feeling like fall, with slightly below-average temperatures to match! The trees in the yard have now lost most of their leaves and…
Category: Healthy Lifestyle
Workout of the Week – CardioDance with and8 Fitness
If you read my blog, you know I love a good dance fitness workout. If you love them, too, you’ve gotta check out the ladies of and8 Fitness. Your instructors are twin sisters Danielle and Dominique Gillyard who, I just realized (as I’m writing and researching this post), are local to my area (they’re located…
Pancake Muffins!
The males in my house LOVE pancakes. My husband, Jason, is something of a pancake connoisseur and he is training our boys in his likeness. They would have them every day – or at least every weekend day – if I let them. We occasionally order breakfast out, but I prefer to make pancakes myself…
Breakthrough 100-Day Challenge: Workout of the Week(s)
I love January. It’s such a fresh start and a great time to refocus on wellness. After the holiday season, I’m always ready to eat cleaner and reinvest in fitness. And after the holidays of 2020, where we spent so much time inside and spent a lot of time baking for Christmas gifts – double…
Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude (Even for 2020!)
2020 will not soon be forgotten. I don’t know about you, but this year STRETCHED me in every way imaginable. But through all the ups, downs and curve balls, there was still a lot that was worth celebrating. As I look forward with positivity toward 2021, it feels equally important to shine a light the…
Hip-Hop Fit with Mike Peele: Workout of the Week
When I was a little girl, I was dancing ALL. THE. TIME. My mom enrolled me in ballet, tap and jazz from second through eighth grade. In fifth grade, I started cheerleading – which is also extremely dance intensive – and cheered through senior year in high school. To this day, it’s not uncommon for…
Workout of the Week: Podcast Walks
Recommendations for podcasts that will lift mind and spirit. These are great paired with a long walk.
7 Yoga and Dance Workouts for Lock-Down Survival
If you’re reading this post in real time, it’s a good bet that your life has been (or soon will be) changed by the coronavirus outbreak. I’m in Maryland and, like many other people across the country, my orbit has pretty much been reduced to my house, save occasional trips to the grocery store or…
One-Pan Vegetarian Meal: Cabbage, Potatoes and (Plant-Based) Sausage
If you love cabbage, try this meatless one-pan meal.
Workout(s) of the Week: Pilates!
I love Pilates. In some ways, I feel that it’s my fitness spirit animal. Part stretch, part ballet and all core-focused, I’ve loved Pilates since I first tried it more than 15 years ago. I even became a certified Pilates instructor along the way (though I haven’t taught since having kids 4 years ago). Over…
Stacy Whatley Wellness 