What Is Gym Anxiety: And Our Tips For Curbing It Walking into the gym is a different experience for everyone. Some feel at ease when they cross the threshold—these are the people who tend to see fitness as a form of self-care and the gym a temple in which to grow (both physically and mentally). Others feel pumped up as they enter, fueled by adrenaline (and maybe a little bit of pre-workout) and ready to accept the challenge of crushing a new … [Read more...]
5 iChuze Fitness Exercises To Try At The Gym
5 iChuze Fitness Exercises To Try At The Gym Some days, it can be a mental task to come up with your workout. All of us have walked into the gym at one point or another without a plan of action and left with a subpar workout. It is perfectly normal. But what if we told you, even on your most blah days, you could have a workout library in your pocket? Well, you can! And what’s better is we are going to lay out some iChuze Fitness exercises that … [Read more...]
What Is Stress And Our 5 Favorite Ways For Managing It With Self-Care
What Is Stress And Our 5 Favorite Ways For Managing It With Self-Care Work. Family. Friends. Spirituality. Hobbies. Emotional maintenance. Physical health. A pandemic. How are we supposed to balance it all? For many of us, feeling a lack of control over our lives is more present today than ever before. And after a while, if we don’t address this feeling, it becomes an overwhelming cloud of stress that lives rent-free in our psyche, unwanted and … [Read more...]
What Does It Mean To “Make Space” For Self-Care?
What Does It Mean To “Make Space” For Self-Care? Self-care has gone from a tight corner of the personal growth section of the bookstore to an internet-fueled sensation. If you have an interest in wellness and spend any time on Instagram, you’ve probably been bombarded with messages about self-care that all look pretty similar: intricate yoga postures and green juices and 20-step nighttime routines that might seem, for many of us, a … [Read more...]
Dear Moms, Your Self-Care is Paramount.
Dear Moms, Your Self-Care is Paramount. As we enter Self-Care September 2021, it’s imperative to be reminded of the importance of putting our mental, emotional and physical care first. We all know the expression we hear on planes prior to taking off, “Put your oxygen mask on first before assisting others.” Why? Simply put, if you aren’t taking care of yourself, your ability to care for or even support others will be compromised. Moms, I’m … [Read more...]
Why Is A Cool Down Important After Exercise?
Why Is A Cool Down Important After Exercise? There are two types of people in the gym: those who love cooling down after a workout and those who think it’s an arduous chore that they will never, ever do. If you happen to land in the latter category, give us an opportunity to change your mind. If you’ve ever wondered, “Why is a cool down important?” this is the article for you. Whether you’re doing cardiovascular exercise, strength training, or … [Read more...]
Active Recovery Exercises: What to Do on Your Rest Day
Active Recovery Exercises: What to Do on Your Rest Day Rest day truly is the best day—you feel accomplished because you worked hard the day before, and you have an entire 24-hour window to chill out on the couch, right? Well, not quite. Maximizing rest days to best serve your workout routine and exercise goals involves active recovery. What Is Active Recovery? Rather than passive, movement-free rest days, active recovery takes rest days up a … [Read more...]
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self care giveaway Are you ready to get your self care on?? We’ve partnered with some of our favorite brands to give you the ULTIMATE self care package worth over $2,900+ in this amazing self care giveaway! The Future is Bright Sweepstakes gives you the chance to win a $400 gift card to the Love Sweat Fitness shop (!!!!!) PLUS a ton of other prizes such as clean and effective probiotic skincare, professional hair care, subscription … [Read more...]
5 Self Care Habits To Add to Your Daily Routine
ideas for self care Self-care is kind of tricky, right? On the one hand, there’s the easy self-care you want to do, like taking a super long, relaxing bath. On the other, though, there’s the self-care that feels like harder work. It’s easy to just want to do the stuff that doesn’t feel like it takes any effort. But just like your workouts, doing the self-care that challenges you will help you get even better results. And when we’re talking … [Read more...]
What Is The Difference Between Mindfulness vs. Meditation?
What Is The Difference Between Mindfulness vs. Meditation? Every health journey, regardless of why you started it, is about both the mind and the body. If you ignore one piece of this duo, you can only get so far along that journey. If you are anywhere on the mental health side of this path, there’s a good chance that you’ve come across the terms “mindfulness” and “meditation.” Sometimes these are used interchangeably, which can make figuring … [Read more...]
How To Meditate At Home: Our Expert Guide
How To Meditate At Home: Our Expert Guide So you’ve decided you want to start a meditation practice. You’ve heard about all of the benefits, looked into what meditation actually is, and maybe you’ve started delving into how to go about meditating for the first time. Firstly, congratulations! Meditation is such a valuable mechanism to support holistic wellness. Now that you’re schooled on the basics, you may be wondering how you can meditate at … [Read more...]
What Are The Benefits Of Gratitude?
What Are The Benefits Of Gratitude? A Look At The Science. We have talked about gratitude on here before. It’s important to our organization and as individuals because we aim to create a culture of gratitude inside and outside our clubs. But why? Why are kindness, gratitude, and self-care so dang important to us? Well, we are going to dive into the benefits of gratitude today to find that out! What Does Gratitude Mean? We know what … [Read more...]
What Is Self-Love? 4 Ways You Can Start Practicing Today
What Is Self-Love? 4 Ways You Can Start Practicing Today Self-love. Wow. Sometimes that can feel like a strange concept, huh? It is an integral part of our wellness and how we show our light to the world each day. Without getting too sentimental right out of the gate (We want to keep you around, after all.), you are worth loving. So, let’s start this article off with something that may seem a little cheesy. Either say the following out loud … [Read more...]
How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others
How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others: Our Best Tips We’ve all had those moments, you are sitting on the couch, chip crumbs laying a track across your sweater, and you open your phone to see your friends out picking berries, completing a race, or, even worse, swimming in crystal clear waters on some beautiful vacation. Panic sets in. What am I doing sitting here with empty Ruffles bags while Lisa is in Tahiti!? You immediately decide … [Read more...]
What Is Flexibility Exercise?
What Is Flexibility Exercise? If there was a way to reduce the impact of your workout on your muscle groups, lower the chances of future injury, and create a body that will keep moving farther into old age, would you do it? Fortunately, there’s an easy route to achieving all of this and a healthier you: flexibility exercise. What Is Flexibility Exercise? Flexibility exercise is just another word for stretching. To put it simply, it’s the group … [Read more...]
How Are The Mind And Body Connected?
How Are The Mind And Body Connected? Our mind and body work together like a machine. Our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs all help us come to life as we step into the world each day—informing our actions and how we physically get through the day (tired, anxious, stressed, alert, energized, etc.). When we use terms like mind-body connection, we are really talking about how everything you do, say, and feel, connects together to make you, you. What … [Read more...]
A One-Hour Self-Care Routine For You
A One-Hour Self-Care Routine For You Self-care looks different for us all, and that is beautiful. Your routine is as unique as your fingerprint. But, some of us enjoy a little guidance when getting started. We want to equip you with a one-hour self-care routine to follow as you practice self-care. But don’t worry if you don’t have a full hour. You can take any of these self-care routine ideas and practice them on your own … [Read more...]
The Science Of Self-Care
The Science of Self-Care: Why Is It Important Self-care is a term that we hear so often outside of its actual boundaries that it’s easy to muddle up precisely what it is and where it fits into our lives. Self-care isn’t just about bath bombs and luxurious meals and meditation (though it can definitely include any or all of those); it’s about taking conscious and necessary steps to maintain our health. While our bodies are absolute powerhouses of … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises
The Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises We have all heard the term, “Just breathe!” when displaying overwhelm to our friends and loved ones. And, while that advice may have invoked an eye-roll or grunt of annoyance, the advice is solid. Deep breathing has several benefits and is as easy as pausing, focusing inward, and taking a minute to slow down. What Are Deep Breathing Exercises? According to Wonderopolis, adults take breaths up … [Read more...]
Breathe Into Calmness With 3 Deep Breathing Exercises
Breathe Into Calmness With 3 Deep Breathing Exercises When faced with anxiety and stress, our bodies think that we are in imminent danger. So, our bodies get ready to fight or run. Breath gets shorter, our heart rate spikes, and—depending on how you respond—it can get pretty scary. The good news is, breathing can help. Today we want to walk through three breathing techniques with you to give you tools to ground yourself as you move … [Read more...]
How Self-Care Can Help To Manage Stress
How Self-Care Can Help To Manage Stress S-T-R-E-S-S. In one way or another, we all feel it. But, it is essential to try to keep our stress levels low to fend off its adverse side effects. Today, we want to dive into some self-care stress reduction techniques to keep your stress at bay. Side-Effects Of Stress Stress can do a lot of bad to your body. In small doses, though, stress is essential. It is what tells us, ‘This situation is … [Read more...]