by Brooke Selb | Sep 28, 2015 | Exercise, Family, Gym, Health Coaching, Health Goal Planning, Health Time Management, Home Workouts, Mom Life, Personal Training, Working Out With Kids, Workout Plans, Workouts, Workouts for Women
The past few weeks have been busy. Things like teaching four separate classes, grading, coaching cross country, helping put in the new kitchen, and camping, this is the first weekend I haven’t had a full agenda. And it has been glorious. The downside to all that...
by Brooke Selb | Sep 11, 2015 | Hydration, Nutrition, Sponsored Posts
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. I appreciate your support! #SipandBeFit #CollectiveBias Hydration is so important not only for your daily life, but for when you’re living an active lifestyle....
by Brooke Selb | Sep 8, 2015 | Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel, Vietnam
It’s no secret that while living in Vietnam, I had a tough time eating. While I enjoy Vietnamese food, it was hard for me to get past the constant upset stomachs that students and teachers alike seemed to suffer from. Food poisoning was a very real issue and one I had...
by Brooke Selb | Sep 2, 2015 | 30 Minute Workouts, Dumbbells, Exercise, Home Workouts, Strength Workouts, Total Body Workouts, Workouts, Workouts for Intermediate, Workouts for Women
Congratulations on making it to Wednesday! It’s all downhill from here (in a good way). Since I’ve had something after school every night so far, I am looking forward to a mellow Thursday and Friday apart from work and cross country practice. Our neighbors have...
by Brooke Selb | Sep 1, 2015 | Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel
During my study abroad in London while in college, I had the opportunity to travel to Bruges, Belgium solo for a few days. Since it was my first solo trip in a foreign country, I was a bit nervous about the whole endeavor. However, Bruges proved to not only be...
by Brooke Selb | Aug 31, 2015 | Health Coaching, Personal Training
Hello Hello! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. Rob and I finally had a garage sale (and subsequent multiple Goodwill runs) to get rid of the things that were left in our house when we bought it. It is so cathartic to clean out the stuff! A few bargain hunters...
by Brooke Selb | Aug 25, 2015 | Health Coaching, Health for Moms, Healthy Eating Mindset, Mom Life
Welcome to another week everyone! I hope you had a fantastically relaxing weekend. Things were dusty around here as Rob and I prepared for a garage sale we’re having this weekend. If you remember, we bought a hoarders house “as is” and as such,...
by Brooke Selb | Aug 21, 2015 | Blogging
Happy Happy Friday! (source) It’s been a super busy week at work with planning for 4 separate classes, helping teachers in their classrooms, and the start of cross country. The weekend is definitely very welcome! For a something a bit different on this Virtual...
by Brooke Selb | Aug 20, 2015 | Recipes
You know how eggplant has been on sale for super cheap these past few weeks? We’re talking 99 cents per eggplant. I just can’t help myself when an unusual-to-me food is affordable, a gorgeous purple, and just asking to be taken home. (Apparently produce...
by Brooke Selb | Aug 18, 2015 | Hiking/Camping, Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel
The Joshua Tree is fascinating. It looks like a cross between a cactus and palm tree with it’s prickly bark and unruly branches. It looks like something Dr. Seuss would have drawn. That’s why when you’re in Joshua Tree National Park you can’t help but feel like God...
by Brooke Selb | Aug 18, 2015 | Health Coaching, Health for Moms, Healthy Eating Mindset, Mom Life, Nutrition
One of the main reasons we overeat is because we do not listen to our hunger cues. Meaning, we wait until we are so hungry we cannot think and then attack the first things we see, which tends to result in eating too much and eating poorly (hello all the chips!)....
by Brooke Selb | Aug 12, 2015 | Health Coaching
When potential clients, friends, and teaching colleagues learn that I am a Health Coach in my non-teaching hours, one of two things happens: They tell me about their diet, fitness routine, and show me their food logs. Often this turns into a mini consultation session....