LIVING VIBRANTLY

If you were setting out to learn the Russian language as a beginning student, you wouldn't expect to show up to your first class and have a complicated discussion of philosophical ideas, all in Russian. In fact, if that's how your instructor handled it, you'd be completely lost... right? When learning a new language, we start with the most basic of basics—food, colors, furniture, animals—and we do it that way for a reason. If during the first lesson, the instructor started as

Keeping healthy snacks in the house has been my saving grace in overcoming my former hard-core junk food habit! I do get hungry between meals... and I DON'T keep junk in the house anymore... so I've learned that a bit of time and effort invested in planning healthy snacks makes for a much healthier and happier Elizabeth! (Not to mention I'm no longer mentally preoccupied with the idea of going to PDQ to get some candy.) Enjoy this recipe for black bean avocado hummus—a nice b

The cover art and promo materials may look silly, but Hip Hop Abs is serious stuff! There's a basic "tilt, tuck, tighten" move that activates the core muscles... and this move is carried throughout almost every more for the entire program!! You'll learn the "tilt, tuck, tighten" move during the initial "Secrets to Flat Abs" intro session... The challenge is to keep it going throughout the longer workout sessions, even as your abs get tired! It takes concentration, but I can r

Over the last 3.5 years, I've been extremely consistent in my coaching business, offering group programs every single month, and putting those programs in front of enough potential customers to connect with people who want, need, and can benefit from my programs. I don't always show the ups and downs of the business, although I do have friends (and my husband) to talk with about them on the back end—but that doesn't mean the ups and downs aren't there. Being an entrepreneur c

Rockin’ Body definitely has the silly factor that will keep you smiling through the entire workout. Whether it's the fact that there's a live studio audience watching Shaun T and his dancers on stage, or the ’80s-style metallic spandex... you're sure to find something entertaining in this program. But it actually is a decent workout as well. Most of the music is just instrumental/synthesizer music, which I think is a bit less fun than popular songs you'd recognize, but the ro

Healthified comfort food is one of my specialties. I just can't resist taking classic foods people love and showing how easy they are to make at home. The recipes are usually rather simple, and end up costing less than buying a processed version of the same food. Win-win! Now, for the "baked" beans, I do take one shortcut, which is to start with canned beans. You certainly could soak and cook dried beans if you like; this would make the recipe cheaper still! But as it is, the