As part of a well-rounded healthy diet, fruits are always encouraged to be consumed in abundance, but one fruit we hold dearly here at Happily Ever Healthy is the pineapple! This fruit not only reminds us of the tropical lands it originates from (and we hope to visit one day), but it really does pack … More Our Favorite Tropical Fruit, The Pineapple
Have you ever tried some sort of diet or program meant to help you “become the new you” or lose weight quick? Let’s be honest, a lot of people do. Usually these diets don’t work because there are too many restrictions or you become too overwhelmed with all the information and rules you need to … More How to Make Healthy Swaps
Today for our training topic let’s talk about weight training! As I discussed in our fitness origin stories, weight training has been a passion of mine for quite a while now. I believe that in order to get stronger each and every day you must break yourself down to build yourself back up again. This … More Benefits of “picking things up and putting them down” – Weight Training
Here we are for another fitness feature! We usually like to use these posts to talk about the latest fitness research or a technique to add into your exercise routine, but today we decided our topic could be more fun and personal. You may be wondering what got us interested in health and fitness in the … More Our Fitness Origin Stories
This week for our training topic let’s take a step back by not necessarily focusing on exercises per se, but how we get to the conditioning portion of a workout session. You might think that exercise is exercise, but wait, did you start your last session feeling extremely stiff beforehand or possibly suffer an injury … More Warm-up
Happy Monday, all! I am so excited to share this week’s meal prep with you because it is honestly one of my favorite meals! It is so easy to make, so yummy to eat, and is sure to impress your lunch table (or your surrounding cubes, if you eat at your desk like me). At … More Red Curry Chicken
Today we are talking about the thing that you should be doing now if you are alive and reading this blog: Breathing! But as some of you may notice, breathing isn’t always as easy as we would like it to be, especially during exercise or times of stress. Proper breathing technique can help decrease any … More Proper Breathing
Yesterday was such a nice day that once I got home from work Chester and I decided that we would go slacklining by the river. See, exercising doesn’t always mean working out in a gym. It can also mean going outside to play and be active! To get your own slackline, simply visit our Just … More Hump Day Highlight
This week’s training topic is about a pulling motion called the row. This movement can take many different forms such as a seated row, bent-over row, or even an inverted row, but the idea is still the same. The row can encompass movements of pulling objects toward you from a level height, picking up objects … More The Row
Cheers to the weekend! Usually at the end of a week people want to let loose and indulge themselves for a day or two. That is certainly fine every now and then, but going overboard on sweets/snacks/alcohol every weekend can seriously hinder any progress you are trying to make on your health. That’s why we … More Tea
