For this week’s Friday Five Link Up hosted by Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia from You Signed Up For WHAT?! and Mar from Mar On The Run! the theme is Five Things In My Gym Bag. I don’t exactly have a gym bag because I don’t workout at the gym but 2-3 times per week I go for my run with Zoë and our Joovy jogging stroller we…
Stretch your way to healthy and happy. Here are 5 reasons why stretching daily is beneficial to you physically and emotionally. 1. Reduce Stress Whenever you feel stressed take a few minutes to stand and stretch tall with your hands in the air. Stretch your neck from side to side and reach down to touch your toes. There are lots of exercises you can do to improve stress including meditation…
Last week Team FAB Mama member Wahida who is also my sister friend texted me saying how much she loves her new double jogger. She has a 2 and 4 year old . She is a working mom and has found it difficult to fit working out into her schedule. Well not anymore. We talked about her getting a jogging stroller for a few months. She took the plunge and…
Today is National Stress Awareness Day. Actually April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress can lead to physical illness and mental distress. I spent many years stressing situations that were out of my control. I stressed about decisions I could not take back. I stressed about not hearing from God (or so I thought.) I spent a long time in depression and even today if I feel stressed I feel myself drifting…
The FAB in FAB Haute Mama stands for Fit & Beautiful. When I started this blog, fitness was at the top of my list. Prior to pregnancy, I started running again. I joined the NYC chapter of Black Girls Run, trained and did two 5K’s. I was actually pregnant but did not know it during the last 5K. Fast forward, 39 weeks and 3 days later most of which was spent on bed rest,…