8 Tips for Talking About Weight With Children
January 28, 2012 by Erin
Filed under Mamas, Tips, Weight Loss
This post on the topic of talking about weight with kids was part of our first Active Kids Week on Fit Bottomed Mamas. For all of the special content, click here! All parents want happy, healthy kids. But with childhood obesity at high levels, odds are that not every kiddo is as healthy as possible. [...]
5 Tips for Buying a Good Workout DVD That Doesn’t Totally Suck for You
January 26, 2012 by Jenn
Filed under Beginner, Fit Journey, Motivation, Tips, Vlogs, Workout DVDs, Workouts
With so many workout DVDs on the market, it’s easy to occasionally get hoodwinked by one or two. You think a dance workout will be totally fun and easy, yet the moves are so complicated it would take you years to master. Or you go to do a simple yoga DVD and end up needing everything but [...]
FBG Tish Shares Her Fave Fit ‘Appetizers’ With AT&T
Tish loves technology. Like loves it. She’s addicted to her iPod, iPad and iPhone, and she’s constantly hipping me to some new app, be it for photography, food or fitness. Now her love for the tech world has been shared with more than just me and the FBG readers (remember her recent review of fit [...]
How to Become a Runner, One Step at a Time
January 19, 2012 by Kristen
Filed under Beginner, Endurance Events & Training, Fit Journey, Running
Most runners I know have said, at some point in their life, something along the lines of, “Running is stupid and only for crazy people.” Shoot, I’ve said it myself. Sometimes I say it in the middle of a run. But you know what? Over the past decade, I’ve slowly (very slowly) but surely learned [...]
Got 20 Minutes? Try to Finish This Workout!
January 14, 2012 by Erin
Filed under Circuit Training & Boot Camp, Family, Fit Journey, Intermediate, Mamas, Strength Training
If your New Year’s goals have already slipped, here’s a quick workout to ramp you up again! Sara Haley (who previously shared her top belly-blasting moves with us), Global Reebok Master Trainer and creator of the upcoming Daily Sweat Pregnancy Program: Expecting More prenatal fitness DVD, has come up with 12 moves for 2012 that are sure [...]
10 Songs to Add to Your Running Playlist, Like Now
We’ve already done a whole songs-about-running workout playlist, but we thought it was high time we put together a list of new tunes to help you power through those runs both long and short. Partially inspired by this little device that helps you to determine your “Fit Song” and partially needed by me as my [...]
How to Set Fitness Goals That Set You Up for Success
January 5, 2012 by Jenn
Filed under Beginner, Fit Journey, Motivation, Tips, Videos, Vlogs, Weight Loss
This how-to-set-fitness-goals post is a part of our second-annual New Year, New Rear Week to help you to be fitter, healthier and a touch (okay, a lot!) more awesome in 2012. Read all New Year, New Rear posts here! If you’re like most people, you probably have set a resolution/goal or two or three for the [...]
5 Tips to Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind
January 3, 2012 by Jenn
Filed under Motivation, Tips, Weight Loss
This post on how to lose weight is a part of our second-annual New Year, New Rear Week to help you to be fitter, healthier and a touch (okay, a lot!) more awesome in 2012. Read all New Year, New Rear posts here! This time of year, almost everyone is looking to lose a few pounds. [...]
Dude, We Want This Lady’s Sweet Treadmill Dance Moves
There are skills. And then there are skills. And this woman at Planet Fitness? Well, just see for yourself… (Oh, and the “commentary” has quite a few curse words in it, so put your earbuds on if you’re watching at work!) Can’t see the video? Click here to see the treadmill dancing queen! Talk about [...]
Best Workout Songs of 2011 Playlist!
Oh, girlies, it was a great year for workout music. From hip-hop tracks to pop to some—let’s be honest—hilarity (I’m talking about you, LMFAO), along with your suggestions from Facebook and Twitter, we’ve rounded up a playlist of the best workout songs of 2011. Running about 40 minutes long, it’s perfect for just about any [...]








