Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
WARNING! There is a rant ahead. As with the recent, and popular, rant on Fit and Fat Shaming, this is something that needs to be said. (Note: I wanted to title this An Article Every Woman Should Read That Can Drastically Impact Your Health and Fitness in the Best Way Possible or even Some Health and Fitness Stuff is Pissing Me Off but Complaining about It is Worthless so Here's How We Can Make a …
[Read more...] about Changing Women’s Health and Fitness. Join the Revolution!
I've achieved some of my greatest successes, attained better health and fitness results, and made my life more awesome by doing the opposite of what's popular and recommended by "experts". You can too. Society and some fitness resources have been telling women what to do for years, and in some instances it's time to do the exact opposite. Not in the name of defiance, but because doing so can …
[Read more...] about 10 Instances When You Should do the Opposite of What’s Popular
“Nia, why are you constantly telling women to ‘be the strongest, most awesome version of themselves’ and write motivation type-stuff? Why don’t you just post more workouts and training-specific things? After all, your website is called Lift Like a Girl.” There was a time I strongly disliked self-help and motivational "You can do it!" type stuff. I didn't like to read it and certainly never …
I'm all for people doing what they enjoy and what works for them. This undoubtedly means that some women will never lift progressively heavier weights - they'll always stick to the tiny, pretty pastel colored dumbbells that weigh less than the purse they carry around all day. Do I think strength training with a focus on getting stronger and improving performance is superior to lifting very light …
[Read more...] about 1 BIG Reason Women Should Lift Heavy Things
Take a glimpse at the cover of most magazines and you'll see several headlines promoting tips and tricks that will help you eat less and weigh less. "Lose up to 10 pounds in one week!" "Simple tips to eat fewer calories!" "Shrink your stomach with three easy exercises!" Eat less. Weigh less. Shrink. What is this obsession with encouraging women to be less? I don't know about you, …
How many times has this happened to you? You had your day planned - you were going to eat well at every meal and go to the gym in the latter part of the day for a strength training workout. But somewhere along the way, things didn't go as planned. Maybe you chose a dough-nut instead of a homemade smoothie or oatmeal french-toast cake for breakfast. Or maybe someone bought pizza for lunch at the …
[Read more...] about Things Don’t Always Go as Planned – This is What You Do
When trying to reach your fitness and body-transforming goals, what's the quickest way to fail? (I know that's a heck of a question, but bear with me because there's a good point). The answer: do too much all at once. Sadly, this is the approach most people take. Maybe you've experienced this yourself (I know I have) when you tried to do everything right. Because you were incredibly …
[Read more...] about These are the Bare Essentials, and They Produce Extraordinary Results
Do your health and fitness habits define you, or do they make your life better? There was a time I obsessed over what I would eat, and when. I'd literally revolve everything around my workout schedule. I'd turn down dinner invitations and other activities if they interfered with my trip to the gym or wouldn't easily fit whatever diet I was following at the time. Put bluntly: my diet and workout …
[Read more...] about You’re Not Your Diet. You’re Not Your Body Fat Percentage.
