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Eating healthy is a lifestyle. Exercising regularly is a lifestyle. Rigggght. Pardon the French, but I’m calling bullshit. Healthy eating is not a lifestyle. Regular exercise is not a lifestyle. If it’s not a lifestyle, than what is it?   Healthy Eating and Exercising Regularly Are Choices Choices we make every single day.  Not just […]

Every Friday my alarm clock goes off at 3:30am. I’m at the gym working out by 4am. My workout routine is sacred to me. This past Friday however, my alarm went off, I hit snooze, and didn’t get up. When I finally did open my eyes, it was 3:55am. Darn it!   Cue The Mental

I can’t believe that this year is almost over and that 2016 is quickly coming to an end. There’s 66 days left in the year. That means we’ve had 298 days to do whatever it is we planned to do this year. Here’s a question to think about and consider as we slowly close out

Have you you ever asked yourself… “Am I good enough?“ Good enough to be healthy. Good enough to be happy. Good enough to feel alive and fulfilled. What answer do you come up with? More importantly, who gave you that answer?   “To escape criticism – do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.”    Nike recently

“How’s your eating?” Pretty good. “How are your workouts?” Pretty good. “How’s your water intake?” Pretty good. “How’s your rest and recovery?” Pretty good. There’s nothing pretty about “pretty good“. Pretty good is equivalent to average, at best. And just being average isn’t cool in my book.   Episode #10 Why Being “Pretty Good” Isn’t Good Enough   When

This guest post is by Brooke Benlifer. Brooke is our incredibly awesome resident Dietitian here at The Wellness Bucket. This is her sixth installment of her 2016 Back To Goodness Series. It’s going to be one awesome summer with Brooke’s 20 minutes per day movement challenge. Learn more of how and why below.   Thanks

Time seems to always fly on by when I’m either traveling, having lots of fun, or both. I’m guessing you may be able to relate. It also got me thinking about the following… As quickly as time seems to pass sometimes, it passes as quickly as it always does. No faster, no slower…. it may seem faster,

Is it possible to create more time? Yes, it is possible to create more time. There are so many places, people, and things we can invest our time and energy into. Regardless of where you’re from, where you live, what you do, how much money you have, there’s one thing we’ve all been given equal

“Don’t give up“… it’s such a basic message. A message we’ve all heard at some point. The message itself is a simple one. Abiding by it however, not so much. When it comes to goals, staying the course, and sticking it out…  There’s nothing easy about not giving up.   Not Giving Up Is Hard

I’ve been asking myself the same question every single week for as long as I can remember. And that question is… Did I have a productive week? Lately though I’ve been wonderful how to even answer that question. I mean, productive in what? What does productive or being productive even mean?   Does it even