Fitness, Fitness Guides, Lifestyle, What Brooke Loves
The Energy Paradox: Why You Should Move When You Don’t Feel Like Moving
I’m sure a lot of people think I’m an energy machine, but that’s not anybody’s reality… including mine. I definitely understand what it’s like to go-go-go until I run out of gas. And I deeply appreciate the need to honor my body when I need to rest. What I also…
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Fitness, Fitness Guides, Lifestyle, What Brooke Loves
Fitness Traps: Stick To What Actually Works
It seems like wellness has never been more popular… or more confusing. Every scroll says something different. Do this. Don’t do that. Lift heavy. No… just walk. No carbs. Protein everything. Somewhere along the way, we are losing trust in our own bodies. So let’s talk about what’s real, what’s…
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Fitness, Fitness Guides, Lifestyle, What Brooke Loves
Extend Awareness To What’s Outside Your Body!
One of the things I’ve been paying more attention to lately is what I’m surrounding my body with. It’s been an enlightening process and absolutely worth the time and effort to explore. Awareness is power. I suspect you would be as surprised as I have been about how many convenient…
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Fitness, Fitness Guides, Lifestyle, What Brooke Loves
Advantages Of Hitting The App Instead Of The Gym
I’ve been reflecting lately on how much the fitness landscape has changed. For a long time, old-school gym memberships were the only option. Now there are also specialty centers and classes for everything from boot camps to yoga. But the shift toward digital fitness has completely changed the math on…
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Lifestyle, What Brooke Loves
New Beginnings: Planting the Garden of Your Life
There is something sacred about March. It is the quiet turning point… where the heaviness of winter begins to soften and the light lingers just a little longer. Spring doesn’t rush. It prepares. It nourishes. It roots before it rises. Nature teaches us everything. Before a garden can bloom, it…
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Lifestyle
Spring Cleaning for the Soul
When we think of spring cleaning, our minds tend to picture closets, cupboards, and collections of clutter. But the real deep cleaning… happens within. The effects of winter tend to accumulate and linger. Especially the mental, emotional, and spiritual ones – heavy moods, stagnant routines, emotional chaos, digital noise. Without…
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Lifestyle, Recipes
Shrimp, Mango & Shaved Vegetable Lettuce Cups with Avocado Mayo
Chef Giovanna Mosconi has given us another great nutritious and delicious recipe from her show, Nutrition Kitchen on the BB Body app. Tender shrimp finished in a white wine pan sauce, layered into butter lettuce cups with creamy avocado mayo, sweet mango, and shaved vegetables. Light, protein-forward, and deeply flavorful…
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Lifestyle
Body Whispers: Listening To Our Inner Signals
It seems that doing consumes most of our time and attention. We navigate our seemingly infinite series of tasks, commitments, and experiences on auto-pilot. And before we know it, another day has passed without us pausing long enough to listen. Our body is always communicating. Our mind is constantly speaking.…
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Romance Doesn’t Rush, But It Does Plan Ahead.
February is the month we celebrate love in all its many splendors – and that includes self-love. Of course, part of the way we are able to show ourselves love is by getting organized. Occasionally, we need to press pause so that we can stand strong… in sacred stillness… and…
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