When it comes to cardio, self-motivation as a driving force sometimes requires a little creativity. So when I recently logged in 40-minute cardio sessions for 4 days straight, I knew I had found the “I hate cardio” solution.” But let me…
We’ve all heard of beauty sleep. I like to think of it as youth sleep — and it’s a real science-backed thing. I’ve always understood the importance of sleep for me personally. When I was younger, it was hard for me…
For some time now, I have been stuck at a weight I wasn’t happy at. I had tried clean eating, intuitive eating, no eating…and more cardio, but the pooch was still pooching, and the muffin top (formerly known as love handles)…
Do you need an energy boost? “Are you tired, rundown listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all your problems is in this little bottle…” If you’re around my age, then you know exactly…
Exercise, youth, and the length of your telomeres. What do those three things have in common? And what the hell is a telomere? If you are asking these questions, then read on, Chicky, because the next time you start to…
I haven’t felt like myself these days. I’ve already confessed to the feeling that seems to come out of nowhere and leaves me feeling bored and uninspired. The gym, a usually enjoyable daily habit is exhausting these days, my weights…
If I am to enjoy my life, my travels, find balance, and still maintain any semblance of a youthful body, I need to figure out how to snap back quickly after a trip, which means I have to put working out back…
I’ve been on a diet since I was thirteen years old – and I’m done. I think I’ve tried most fad diets since then, hoping that the latest one would magically transform my body to the desired weight. My first…
If you have been drinking gallons and gallons of water in the hopes of properly hydrating everything from your skin to your vagina (she needs hydration too), only to find yourself going to the bathroom like 50 times a day,…
I have lived my entire life surrounded by water and engulfed by the sun. My happiest childhood memories are twisted up in the sunshine; it’s part of who I am and where I come from. I’m an island girl, a…
Hi there, Chicky, This year I turn 54! This means I will be in my mid-fifties — technically, chronologically but not in my mind or in my spirit — nevertheless, with the big day looming 6 months from now, I’m making…
