This has been a rough week for me, so I apologize that it’s been a little quiet on the blog front. I got hit with not one, but two illnesses back to back. Last Sunday morning, I woke up and felt like a bus hit me. Fever, chills, achy, headache… random flu-like stuff. Three days later, just when I thought I was coming out of the woods… Wham! Sinus infection. So much for feeling better!
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Our Adventure with Aquatic Survival Instruction
Friday was a big day in the Heck household!! This little lady graduated from Aquatic Survival Instruction (ASI) (and earned her very first trophy!)
I decided to enroll her in this program for two reasons:
- I saw my best friend’s kids go through the program and loved their results. Her 2-year-old son (at the time) was so confident in water and could find his float easily. This was a big draw for me.
- All the recent drowning stories I’ve heard. Did you hear about Bode Miller’s daughter? If you didn’t, click here. This is so heartbreaking. I can’t imagine having to cope with such a devastating loss… especially if I knew there was a way to prevent it.
With swim classes and these stories of drowning on my mind, I took a deeper look at this issue. What I found out was hard to believe:
According to the CDC, drowning is responsible for more deaths in children aged 1-4 than any other cause outside of birth defects. In those same aged children, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death behind car crashes (See complete fact sheet here).
Continue reading “Our Adventure with Aquatic Survival Instruction”Lessons Learned – Part 3
Toxic Workplace Culture
This is something I knew nothing about prior to my last business venture. Every company I had ever worked for prior to this had blips of drama or difficulties here or there, but they were nothing compared to what I experienced in my most recent career chapter.
Improve Your Fitness With Friends
I just got home from a killer and FUN (yes, I said fun) workout with one of my oldest, dearest, and best friends and felt like I needed to write a quick post.
Lessons Learned – Part 2
I thought about quitting…
This was obviously not the post I planned on writing next for this series. But sometimes you can’t plan for the twists in the road of life. So, here we are.
First Birthday Luau Fun!
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Hey Y’all! I’m sure there will be another, more sappy, post coming about how my little girl is growing up, because she is… sniffle.
But before I get there, can we just talk about how much planning goes into a first birthday party?!
I mean, seriously, I called my Mom and said… when did I stop planning a birthday and start planning a wedding?!?! Honestly, that’s how it felt the whole time!
Continue reading “First Birthday Luau Fun!”
My New Favorite Workout App
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So, I am a self-professed hater of traditional strength training… or at least I was. Continue reading “My New Favorite Workout App”
Lessons Learned – Part 1
I talk about new beginnings a lot… probably because I’ve had more than my share!
Degrees, businesses, break ups… Been there, done it all. Amongst all the beautiful moments on this ride, I’ve failed a lot and made a lot of mistakes. Some of those mistakes were small blips on the radar, while others were heartbreaking.
My Fav Core Workout
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I am, as of yesterday, officially 8 months postpartum… say what?! Time moves SO DARN FAST, doesn’t it? I remember being just a month postpartum and wondering how I was ever going to get my core to work like it used to. I mean, someone literally cut through my abdominal wall and took a human out! I didn’t foresee strong abs anywhere in my near future.
Learning from #Fails
Alright kids, here comes a little slice of humble pie… I posted on my Instagram last month (p.s. do you follow me on Instragram? Healthy As Heck Instagram) that I was doing the “Gallon a day” water challenge. I lasted a total of 14 days. Yup, Health Coaches fail too! I was standing in my kitchen on that 14th day, still working on my long gone cold cup of coffee and realized it was about 3 pm and I had yet to drink any water… oops. That meant there was no way I was getting in my gallon that day. The next day seemed to go about the same way and after about 72 hours of this, I realized I was going to have to wave the white flag on this one.
So first let me say, that I do want to talk about water and all its benefits. So stay tuned for another post all about that under the Body section. But today I really wanted to talk about what happens when you fall off the wagon. How do you get back on?