Research shows that up to half of the functional decline we experience between age 30 and 70 is due to lack of physical activity. HALF! Wild. It is also proven that children with active parents are more likely to be active themselves. By increasing our heart rates for a minimum of 150 minutes (or 2.5 hours) per week, we can significantly decrease our risk (and therefore also our children’s risk) of over 25 chronic health conditions, including coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, breast cancer, colon cancer, Type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis. Now, this all sounds well and good…but I know what you are thinking. HOW are you going to come up with 150 minutes per week to move your body enough to sweat and discover these amazing health benefits while continuing to be the best mom, wife, friend, colleague, and/or whatever other roles you carry each week? I am going to go through my best three tips on how to begin shifting your mindset on creating healthy habits while raising chil
Hello and welcome back to another post in our FYLMealPrep series! We are grateful to have you follow along with us as we share our tips for fueling our bodies with nutritious food and having a little fun along the way! In this post, we are sharing many of our go-to meals! We love to use cook books, Pinterest, and our favourite food bloggers when looking for inspiration. We hope you find some here as well! Salads The Best Shredded Kale Salad - Oh She Glows Soba Noodle Salad - Oh She Glows Thai Quinoa Salad - Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow Chickpea Apple Broccoli Salad - Ambitious Kitchen Tomato and Roasted Broccoli Quinoa Salad - The Dish on Healthy Shredded Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad - Eating Bird Food Veggie Lover’s Pasta Salad - Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow Ingredients ½ box penne or rotini pasta 1 head broccoli, cut into bite size pieces 4 cups baby spinach 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 cup crumbled feta ½ cup Ka