You’re about to be inundated, if not already, with messages encouraging you to get into a new fitness routine this new year for the purpose of losing weight, or achieving other body composition changes like gaining muscle/losing fat.

If at the dinner table this weekend you have the urge to… - talk about your diet - comment on someone’s body - vocalize shock that someone is getting seconds - calculate out loud how many jumping jacks it’ll take to burn off your dessert … just keep it to yourself! 🙂🙏

Everybody (and every body) should feel welcomed into a gym/fitness space

This new year here’s to deleting MyFitnessPal and downloading Goodreads instead.. We’re tracking our books not our looks in 2024 👏

Working out in December is for burning stress from the holiday season… Not for burning calories.

Holiday reminder: you will not be put on the “naughty" list for anything you eat from now until January, allowing all foods is optimal for health, and on average people will gain a measly one pound of weight over the holidays (Yanovski et al, 2015)

Do you feel tired & run down because you ate too much food/sugar/carbs or is it because the holiday season can be completely emotionally draining and overstimulating? Let's not be so quick to blame all of our ailments on food, when stress has a much larger impact on wellness

MY WINTER BODY CHECKLIST: • strong back & legs to shovel my driveway • sturdy core to keep from slipping on ice • fast feet to run from my house to the car when it’s -30°C • limber legs to bend over and put on boots • resilient mind to battle the winter blues

A few reasons to take a Pilates class that have nothing to do with getting “Miley Cyrus arms” or “long lean muscles” - increase core strength - better flexibility & coordination - you prefer low-impact exercise - the machines are fun to play on

A few reasons to run that have nothing to do with losing weight: - you love running - improve endurance for sports - care for cardiovascular health - zombies

A few reasons to lift weights that have nothing to do with "getting toned": - increase bone density & reduce risk of osteoporosis - stress management - you love feeling strong - to better lift society's body expectations off your shoulders

Reason #53 why tracking macros doesn’t make sense: Your body’s energy needs do not stay the same day to day, they vary, especially if you are a menstruator Meaning you will need to eat MORE, not less, during certain times of the month to ensure your body functions as it should

Your workouts should be a celebration of what your body can do - not a punishment for what it looks like.

Heads up for anyone already tired of seeing “summer body” weight loss ads on Instagram, go to.. 1. Accounts centre 2. Ad preferences 3. Ad topics 4. Click search bar then “body weight control methods”

Excitement of the day is an email that Scotland will not roll out the 'calories on menus' policy after reviewing the current evidence base. We love to see it !