Fit Tip Friday: An Easy Way to Keep Those Workout Headbands On
March 15, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Apparel, Beauty, Fit Tip Friday, Videos
We’ve been chatting a lot about workout headbands lately. First, we reviewed these hair ties and headbands for workouts. And then we put things to a poll to see if you had trouble with keeping workout headbands on your head, too. Where, I learned that I am by no means the only one who has [...]
4 Dos and Don’ts for a Better Cardio Workout
March 15, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Beginner, Cardio, Fit Journey, Guest Posts, Tips, Workouts
There’s nothing worse than doing a cardio workout and not getting the most out of it because you weren’t using the right form or weren’t mixing things up enough. Or, worse, getting injured because you did something that put too much strain or stress here or there. This is why today we wanted to share some tips [...]
12 Tips for Running With a Stroller
Many new mamas find they have some pregnancy pounds to lose postpartum and little time without baby to get their sweat on. So working out or running with a stroller? Well, that’s just the perfect solution, don’t cha think? That’s why Fit Bottomed Mamas recently got Tara Zimliki, certified trainer and fitness expert, to weigh in on how you [...]
5 Tips for Weight-Loss Management
February 27, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Hot Topics, Motivation, Sponsored Posts, Tips, Weight Loss
The following is a post sponsored by Holland and Barrett. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Here’s a secret a lot of people don’t tell you: while losing weight can be challenging, keeping it off can be as hard—if not harder. Over time, we can tend to slip back into old familiar not-so-great habits, especially if [...]
Work at Home? 10 Ways to Stay Healthy
February 26, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Hot Topics, Motivation, SparkPeople, Tips
Having a home office and working from your casa may seem like a perfect dream. You have no boss popping up behind you. No coworkers to interrupt you with the latest office gossip. No donuts to avoid. But, working from home—with all of its perks—also presents some unique challenges when it comes to maintaining a [...]
Fit Tip Friday: Make a Healthy Living Dream Board
February 15, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Advanced, Beginner, Fit Journey, Fit Tip Friday, Intermediate, Motivation, Tips, Videos
Every year around my birthday, I make a healthy living dream board. A mix of fitness goals, personal dreams and just overall being-my-best kind of stuff, it’s a fun and creative endeavor that helps me focus and visualize my best possible life. Since FBG is all about you doing pretty much that—especially this week with Love Yo’Self [...]
Fit Tip Friday: A Good Way to Dodge the Flu Bug
February 8, 2013 by Tish
Filed under Fit Tip Friday, Motivation, Tips
It seems like everyone and their sick dog is talking about this year’s dreadful flu season. Even Ellen Degeneres won’t hug you unless you’ve gotten your shot or confirmed you’re germ free! It’s dreadful, contagious as a mother trucker, and it makes working out almost next to impossible. That’s a no-go in this Fit Bottomed Girl’s [...]
10 Tips to Be Healthy When You Travel
February 2, 2013 by Erin
Filed under Mamas, Motivation, Tips, Travel
Your bags are packed and ready to go, but wait! Don’t forget your healthy traveling musts and workout know-how! Although it can be tough to keep your health and fitness top of mind when you’re traveling, a change of scenery doesn’t have to mean a total change of your fit routine. That’s why we just had to share these [...]
Fit Tip Friday: Stand Up
February 1, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Fit Tip Friday, Motivation, Tips, Weight Loss
By now, you’ve probably heard about how bad sitting is for your health. Study after study has shown that sitting on your duff for hours at a time can increase the risk of all kinds of not-so-fun things like weight gain, diabetes, heart attack and even a shortened life span. Um, boo on that. So [...]
How to Prep for Your Best Ever Home Workout
January 25, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Beginner, Fit Journey, Guest Posts, Hot Topics, Motivation, Tips
Today’s post is written by core performance guru, Linda LaRue. Linda is the creator of Crunchless Abs and the constant resistance, 3-dimensional workout, The CORE TRANSFORMER, which burns nearly 1,000 calories per hour. Whether it is a newborn baby, feeling “too big” to want to step onto a gym floor or a 24/7 work-day/work-week schedule, sometimes making [...]







