Oh, yay. It’s time for spring cleaning. And who doesn’t love clearing out closets and washing the baseboards? Seriously, though, “spring cleaning” is a great metaphor for healthy habits – and besides, have you ever wondered where the phrase came from? Some historians say it dates back to the ancient Jewish practice of thoroughly cleansing the home in anticipation of Passover. Closer to modern times but before vacuum cleaners, people waited till it was warm enough to open the

When you want something, do you search for reasons you can’t have it? Or do you look for reasons you’ll get it? If you start a new project, are you secretly searching for an excuse to fail? Or for support to help you win? Either way, the result is the same: If you seek it, you will find it. Try it the next time you set a goal. For example, like getting in your workout today. Will you do it? You could search for an excuse to NOT exercise, and quickly find any number of them: T

Coach Heather Binns’s here… Sometimes I look at others who seem to have it all and make it look easy. It’s like everything just fell right into their laps. But then I remember what someone said to me once when I was talking about my commitment to leading a healthy lifestyle. “Sure! That’s easy for you to say,” she said. But, trust me, being fit and healthy isn’t “easier” for some people. They’ve just made different choices… that have led to different actions… that have produ

Coach Heather Binns’s here… I have a friend who always used to say, “Why does everything bad happen to me?” It got so tiresome to hear, and I finally told her that she needed to rearrange the way she was looking at things. First, negative things happen to everyone…it’s the human experience. Second, and most importantly, we can often control what happens by controlling what we think about. As Gandhi said, and I’m paraphrasing: Thoughts become words Words become actions Actions

On life’s journey, you face certain obstacles that are blocking you from where you want to go. We all do. The secret to success is removing those obstacles ourselves. We can’t expect anyone else to do it for us. That job is ours and ours alone. We see two categories of obstacles, speaking super-generally. First, we all have the lies we tell ourselves, self-limiting beliefs that we’re not good enough, strong enough or SOMETHING enough. That we don’t deserve health, happiness,

Coach Heather Binns here…As I'm sure you've already heard elsewhere, it's International Women's Day! The theme for 2022 is #BreakTheBias. Did you know that International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women? It also raises awareness about women's equality and promotes gender parity. Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias can make it difficult for women to move ahead. But just knowing that bias exists isn't enough. Action

Coach Heather Binns here…Even though I'm running a race on the trails in Calabasas, CA this morning...I'm actually excited about my Renov8 Your Lifestyle Challenge that starts on Monday! BUT, there are only 28 hours left before the doors close (once the clock strikes 1:00pm PST tomorrow, registration is closed), so I can deliver to you everything you need to get started the next day :) And if you haven't joined yet...why not? Maybe you're crushing it and don't need any help

Here we are in March already. How did that happen so fast? Let’s pause a moment to check in and see how you’re doing compared to your expectations back on January 1st. Everyone can benefit from taking inventory and changing directions where needed. Ask yourself how it’s been going so far in 2022. How do you feel? Are you healthy? Thankful? What are some highlights of the year so far? What has held you back? Consider the goals you set for the year. Measure your progress. Li

Why are we so obsessed with perfection? The fitness industry constantly hits us with images of perfectly sculpted bodies who perfectly perform their perfect workouts without fail. And society in general demands us (especially women) to be ideal in every way – pretty, skinny, loving, successful in their careers, etc., etc… Enough! Let’s call an audible right now and say that the idea of perfection is both overrated and a complete lie. And in fitness, at least, it’s also entire

Fear is nothing more than False Evidence Appearing Real. Coach Heather Binns’s talking… I’ve thought about that at scary points throughout my life. When I was afraid I might fail at something. When I was afraid someone was mad at me. Anytime I’ve tried something big, new, different, and scary. Fear is natural, and sometimes it’s a useful alert to our “flight or fight” system. It can keep us safe, but for many, it keeps us paralyzed. Rather than being afraid and concerning you

As we celebrate another Valentine’s Day, let’s remember to express love and appreciation for all kinds of people we care about, and not just our significant others. So, let us just say how much we value you and thank you for letting us be a part of your healthy living journey. We know it’s an incredibly personal, private experience, and it means so much that you trust us enough to let us join you. We love sharing information and perspective with you. We love hearing from yo

There are many reasons to exercise, eat right, and lead a healthy lifestyle, right? It’s better for our health. We feel better, look better, and move better. It helps ensure we’ll remain able to care for our loved ones and enjoy life. And what’s at the root of all those and other reasons to practice health & fitness? It’s self-love. Why? Because if you can’t love yourself, you won’t be able to love anyone else. If you don’t care about yourself enough to take care of your heal

At the end of every year, we can’t help but look back on the good, the bad, and everything in between...and self-reflection is great. But don’t stop there. Pay it forward into each new year by being deliberately, mindfully grateful about all your blessings. We all shared some of the difficulties of 2021 in this past month. And we’re sure we each suffered our own individual losses and challenges. Neither reflection nor gratitude is meant to diminish any of those. But when we l

You Are Not Alone We’re all special. Unique. Wonderful, complicated, and sometimes challenging. That’s true. But our challenges around living a healthy lifestyle are not so unique to each of us. Many times we tell ourselves that no one else has the same problem we have with weight, so no one can relate or help. Or that no one else knows how hard it is to exercise. Or that we just can’t find time to manage stress, even while other people tell us that they manage to do s

Which of these sounds like you when starting a new challenge or program? “I’ve got this! I’m 100% in!!” Or: “I’m terrible at this. I always quit anyway.” Surprisingly, that kind of all-or-nothing thinking is super-common in all kinds of activities, including exercise and eating right. We convince ourselves that we must be the 100% on point, and if we’re not, then we might as well not even try. “I win or I lose – that’s all there is to it.” But this is really a no-win proposit

Coach Heather Binns here… If we accept that it’s hard to be fit and eat healthy sometimes, then let’s also accept a complementary fact: It’s harder being unhealthy, inactive, sick, and incapable of living your best life. I mean, we all get to choose which path to take. They’re both difficult in their own ways. It’s up to you. Me? I’ll take the path that lets me enjoy a better quality of life with greater physical and mental health… looking more like I want to look… and feelin

Want to know a secret about exercising and eating right? IT’S HARD. You won’t always like it. You won’t always feel motivated. In fact, especially at the beginning, you’ll search for reasons to not get off the couch and move your body. That’s the simple, hard truth. Here’s the power of that truth: Realistic expectations set us up for success where fantasies (“I will be motivated 100% of the time”) fail us. Acknowledging the depth of the challenge prepares you to meet it. It h

Here’s something that always amazes us – and also frustrates us... It’s when people say they’re not “ready” to start exercising, or eating right, or making some change they’re always talking about. And now is a good time to discuss this, because so many of us insist we’ll be “ready” in January – and then find another reason to put off change. Right? You know people like this! Maybe you’ve said it yourself. See, it’s a lie we tell ourselves – that we have to be ready to make a

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Or do you want to set some goals for yourself that you can actually measure and attain? If it’s the latter, we have a fun little challenge for you to kick off 2022: 7 Days of SMART Goal Setting! Are you in? Comment YES below and we’ll send over the details!

Have friends who just can’t get enough of watching sports? The ones who watch every minute of every game? We know we do ✋ Think about it…that’s an average of 4 hours spent in front of the TV (game time & lots of commercials). And this is common for most people. The Nielsen Co. says the average person watches more than 4 hours a day. And that doesn’t count how much time we spend staring at our phones or laptops – hours more for most people. Our point is: We need to monitor how