I hear from a lot of women going through fertility treatments that they aren’t sure what exercises are okay during treatments. I first want to point out that if you are already consistently working out before treatments, you should be fine to still exercise during your treatments. These are also great if you are just …
Hiking in Utah: Kyhv Peak Trail (Squaw Peak)
Chase and I attempted hiking squaw peak after me not being able to be active for over a month. It was SO hard for me to be inactive for that month. I didn’t want to sit around all day and had seen someone on Instagram post about hiking Squaw Peak, and Chase agreed to hike …
Hiking in Utah: Payson Grotto Falls
You can get to Payson Grotto Falls by getting off on one of the Payson exits. The trail is close to the beginning part of the Mountain Nebo Loop. There’s a turn that you come around and can see a sign off on the left. The trail is only about a half mile round trip. …
Best Motivational Signs During a Race
I’ve ran quite a few races, and I love the motivational signs. When I’m not racing I’ll either try and take pictures (if I have my phone) or try and remember them. Here’s some that I’ve taken pictures of. From the Disneyland Race in Orlando in 2016: “Spoiler Alert – You are killing this race!” …
Hiking in Utah: Big Springs Trail
You can get to Big Springs trail by driving up Provo Canyon turn right into Vivian park and continuing up the canyon road until until you reach the turn off for Big Springs Park. At the very top of the park there’s a parking lot. There are several paths to take, a dirt road, a …
My Favorite Fitness and Fertility Quotes
I’ve compiled all of my favorite fitness and fertility quotes from Instagram. There are lots more I haven’t posted, and may post them in the future. Favorite Fitness Quotes: When running or training for a race, it’s always about us being better than what we used to be. It’s improving our times, it’s being stronger, …
Memorial Day 5k/10k/1 mile Race Recap 2016
I ran this race last year and aside from the massive hills I loved it! I was hoping with more training, it wasn’t going to be too bad this year. Then I got an email from the race directors who said they changed courses and it will be fast and flat! Woo Woo! So I …
Five Ways to Stay Healthy During the Holidays
How are we going to stay healthy the holidays? After posting about Chase’s weight loss journey, I realized we are getting closer to the holiday season. Where you want to eat All. The. Foods. “How am I going to survive when I want to eat everything yummy?” is what I keep thinking. Training for the …
Running and Fertility Treatments
Running has been given a bad reputation when it comes to infertility, fertility and fertility treatments. You might be asking why? I had the same question. I started researching and trying to figure out if running while trying to get pregnant was okay. I’ve always been a casual runner, never an elite runner who can …
How exercise can improve your mood
So often we forget when we’re in a bad mood, or down and depressed that exercise can improve your mood. While I was writing, things that we wished we could change, I realized I haven’t been running or doing any type of exercise for quite a while. I have felt down, depressed, and not wanting …