Are you looking for some extra fun - without the extra food - this Thanksgiving? Join Team Renov8 at the Drumstick Dash 5K/10K! You can walk, run, or do your best turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning before stuffing your little turkey at dinner. We've already got 15 of your fellow Renov8ers signed up for a 5K or 10K dash. There's a kids' run, too! The Drumstick Dash is a great way to get your family active before the big meal. Whether you decide to walk, run, skip, hop, or tr

Time – our most valuable resource. We only have so much of it, and we have to decide how to invest it. We urge you to make time for your health. It will be your greatest reward throughout life. As we’re told, “If you have your health, then you have everything.” Or, put another way, “Health equals wealth.” Here’s something we love about the relationship between the time we invest in my health – and how that investment pays off. We can spend just a few hours a week exercising

Let’s talk about money – specifically about the anxiety we all feel around certain expenditures. Sometimes we’re so worried about the cost of something that we don’t see its value as an investment in our own best interests. And when we think about our expenses, we try to remember that everything is a choice between spending that will move me closer to my goals – or take me down another path. Right? we mean, if we put away some money each paycheck, then we can feel better abou

Hey there! This is coach Heather Binns! The truth about why restrictive diets don’t work is because they’re unsustainable. If you’re required to cut out an entire food group, restrict calories, drink magic potions, or live off of soup, there’s a 100% chance you won’t last long. The real problem with restrictive dieting is that an ALL or NONE approach isn’t a long-term approach. When foods are “allowed” or “not allowed” and good or bad, you’re following an all or none plan whi

It's been a minute since I shared an update from my post-hip surgery recovery, so here you go! Hey! This is coach Heather Binns! Yesterday I posted on social media how I’m finally able to hold my legs off the floor in a bent position, using my core to stabilize me, without any hip pain. It was so exciting to discover that some of my strength has returned ! I attribute this "win” to my commitment of performing my physical therapy exercises once a day for 4-5 days a week during

They say we’re the product of the five people we spend the most time with, so we better pick our friends and associates carefully. How do you manage that without shopping for new buddies or editing out difficult colleagues from your workspace? Well, take a moment to assign one positive trait to each of your five people, even if one of them is an office frenemy or worse. Pick a quality you’d like to share, or something you can deliberately copy to improve your exercise, diet a

One of the most important days in American history is coming up: Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people. Juneteenth is short for June 19. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure all the slaves were freed. This was two months after the Civil War ended and two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. And Juneteenth has been celebrated as

Hello! This is coach Heather Binns. A lack of mobility can really get you down, so I've been looking for a lot of silver linings in this post-hip surgery recovery journey. Take last week for example: I dropped all of my vitamins on the floor. With crutches and a brace, I couldn't bend down to pick them up. My husband wasn't around either, so it was up to me to get the vitamins off the floor. So what did I do? Some single-leg deadlifts to pick them all up! A little fitness for

Sweet, creamy bananas... Toasty, nutty pecans... Filling, comforting oats... Who knew plant-based eating could be so delicious?! This Banana Pecan Weekend Oatmeal recipe is just one of the tasty breakfasts you will be enjoying in our 30-Day Plant-Based Transformation program that kicks off on June 14th! Learn more about the challenge and claim your complimentary Summer Abs Workout by clicking this link: https://renov8fitness.ck.page/products/30-day-plant-based-transformation

You’ve probably heard that you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with. It’s a good idea to keep in mind when you’re improving your exercise and eating routines. You want to be surrounded by supportive people who will encourage you, inspire you, and maybe even teach you. You don’t want to be spending time with Debbie Downers! Even the most upbeat people will be brought down by constant naysayers. Does your inner circle reflect your values and provide

Plant-based diets are skyrocketing in popularity, but are they really all that healthy? Where does a plant-based eater get their protein from anyway, and is it enough to support their physique goals? The truth is that we could all benefit from eating more plants. Plants are naturally low in saturated fat, calories, and cholesterol. Whole, natural fruits and vegetables are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cer

Think about a time when someone showed appreciation for you. Maybe your boss thanked you in front of the whole team, and even described how your extra effort made a big difference for the company. How did you feel? It felt amazing, didn’t it? And it spurred you to grow even more. You probably felt encouraged to do a good job again the next time, right? That’s a great example of a powerful principle we can apply in all aspects of our lives, including our exercise and nutrition

If you’ve been feeling like things are beyond your control for, oh, say, the last year or so, we get it. TOTALLY. In fact, we’re pretty sure everybody would understand that because guess what? A lot of stuff really has been beyond our control, even basic matters relating to our health. We’ve had to take extra precautions every day to stay safe, limit our interactions and activities, and wait for science to overcome the virus. Now, though? Things are looking up, and it’s time

Do you think your thoughts don’t matter? Think again. They do. “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.” - Buddha Ever since we started looking at life years ago with a glass half full instead of a glass half empty, it’s been so much more enjoyable to be alive! We truly value so much in our life and we want you to do the same. The next time you hear the voice in your head saying something negative, turn that stateme

Hi there! This is Coach Heather Binns. Today we honor the firefighters who put their lives at risk for our safety and well-being every single day. Not everyone knows this, but one of my dreams that I had since my 20's was to become a firefighter. I took Fire Science classes at Santa Ana College years ago (I was the only girl in my classes) and at the end of the program, I ran up and down the tower in my gear with a dead fire hose (no water running through it) and passed the p

We went for a run in the park the other day. People were out enjoying the sunshine, warmer temperatures, and just being out and about again after the restrictions of the pandemic. It was just … a nice spring day. It was … normal. Well, almost. Many people still wear masks. Some businesses are closed. But for the first time since COVID-19 hit, it seemed like a nearly normal day. We let the sun soak our face. We smiled at a cute dog. We felt so much gratitude. It’s still too so

Managing your time is all about expressing your priorities. So, when you habitually say things like, “I don’t have time to exercise” or “I don’t have time to” do something that’s important to you, then you’re saying this: My health and happiness are not priorities. Please, stop saying that! Here are a few simple time-management tools to prioritize yourself in your own life. Think about how you can apply them to use YOUR time effectively. Just say no. Crazy concept, right? Yo

We believe that risk is invaluable, and an inevitable part of life. The past year has taught us that! While risk can be terrifying, it can also generate huge rewards. If it weren't for taking big, scary risks, Renov8 Fitness would not exist, nor would we be pushed outside our comfort zone daily to become the happiest, healthiest version of ourselves. Recently Coach Heather Binns was honored to be interviewed by Shoutout SoCal as a leader in the health and business community.

We’re closing the doors to our Total Mind & Body Reset at the end of today. We’d hate for you to miss out on the opportunity to hit the reset button in 2021! Over the next 10 days, We'll be taking you through a Total Mind & Body Reset that you can customize based upon where you're at in your life right now. Get out of feeling stuck, stagnant, and overwhelmed (you know - that place you've been for months or even years) and back to feeling fit, strong, and healthy!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ He

A lot of people have a problem with happiness: They think they don’t deserve it! Is that you? Are you not good enough to be happy? Do you feel unworthy somehow? Or is it something you’re working really hard to get, and maybe someday if you keep trying…? Sometimes we just need a reminder that we’re good enough to be happy. Worthy enough. And that happiness isn’t a goal we march toward grimly. Because it’s not about being a certain weight, or being able to do this or that, or h