The Fitnessista

137: Top 3 body composition mistakes to avoid with Sara Frenza137: Top 3 body composition mistakes to avoid with Sara FrenzaJuly 13, 2023 at 07:50PMHi friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful day!I’ve got a new podcast episode up this morning, and am chatting with Sara Frenza about changing body composition.137: Top 3 body composition mistakes to avoid with Sara FrenzaHere are some of the things we talk about in this episode:– Top mistakes we see when it comes to changing body composition– What body composition means– Different factors that affect metabolic health– How to eat more proteinand so.much.more!Here’s a bit more about Sara and her background:Sara Frenza is a published fitness model and writer, nutrition and body transformation coach, and the owner of Sara Frenza Fitness and Nutrition. After overcoming her own struggles with chronic dieting and post-pregnancy weight gain, Sara discovered…

Friday Favs 7.7Friday Favs 7.7July 07, 2023 at 11:53AMHi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? P’s best bud in the world is here from Florida, so we’ll be spending lots of time with them. I’ll also be recording some podcast episodes, studying IHP2, and finishing up my first Italy recap post – it will be live next week!I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend ahead.It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.Friday Favs 7.7Life:4th of July fun! We invited the fam and a couple of friends over for a low-key 4th of July celebration here at the house. We were still…

How to make sprouts at homeHow to make sprouts at homeJuly 05, 2023 at 02:50PMSharing my tips on making your own sprouts. It’s so easy to do at home and much cheaper than buying them at the store!Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having a lovely morning! I hope my US friends had an amazing 4th of July.Today I wanted to chat about something I’ve been making at home and enjoying for the past few months: sprouts!So, what is sprouting and why would you do it?Sprouting is the process of germinating seeds or grains, typically by soaking them in water and allowing them to grow into sprouts. This process has been used for centuries to make food more nutritious and easier to digest. In this blog post, I’m sharing the details on how to make sprouts at home and sharing some…

Friday Faves 6.30Friday Faves 6.30June 30, 2023 at 02:24PMHi friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’re having a wonderful morning. I’m off to the eye doctor today and am crossing my fingers to get the all clear to start wearing contacts again. It’s been a bit hard to function in glasses for the past five weeks so I’m really, really hoping I’ll be able to wear my contacts, even just for a few hours each day.We are back in Tucson after 12 days in Europe and it.was.magical. I’ll be posting a full recap of our trip, so stay tuned for all of the details! I’ll prob split it into two posts: Rome and the 7-night Italy and Greece Disney cruise. If you have any questions I can answer or include in my post(s), please let me know.It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party!…

5 Clean Eating Recipes For Weeknights5 Clean Eating Recipes For WeeknightsJune 20, 2023 at 11:25AMI’m sharing 5 clean eating recipes for weeknights that are on repeat in our house and the whole family loves!While we love our special treats and gourmet eats in the Harney household, on the day to day, we try to focus eating whole foods, fresh produce, and quality protein. But if I don’t do a little planning (i.e. easy meal planning for busy moms), putting healthy recipes on the table night after night can be a challenge with our busy schedules.It can be temping to order takeout inside of preparing a homemade meal when we’ve been working, at school, and dance practice (for multiple hours!), but I know all of us feel better when we have a nourishing homemade meal at the end of the day.Today I’m  sharing a…

5 Clean Eating Recipes For Weeknights5 Clean Eating Recipes For WeeknightsJune 20, 2023 at 11:25AMI’m sharing 5 clean eating recipes for weeknights that are on repeat in our house and the whole family loves!While we love our special treats and gourmet eats in the Harney household, on the day to day, we try to focus eating whole foods, fresh produce, and quality protein. But if I don’t do a little planning (i.e. easy meal planning for busy moms), putting healthy recipes on the table night after night can be a challenge with our busy schedules.It can be temping to order takeout inside of preparing a homemade meal when we’ve been working, at school, and dance practice (for multiple hours!), but I know all of us feel better when we have a nourishing homemade meal at the end of the day.Today I’m  sharing a…

136: Tips for being your own health advocate136: Tips for being your own health advocateJune 14, 2023 at 11:29AMHi friends! How’s the week going? I hope you’re having a great one 🙂 Popping in with a solo episode today and sharing some of my tips for being your own health advocate, and how it’s helped me in my health journey. I hope you’re able to get some tips from the episode. If you enjoyed it, please consider sharing on social media and/or leaving a review.136: Tips for being your own health advocateMore resources from this episode:If any of my fellow health professional friends are looking for another way to help their clients, I highly recommend IHP. You can also use this information to heal yourself and then go one to heal others, which I think is a beautiful mission. You can absolutely join if…

136: Tips for being your own health advocate136: Tips for being your own health advocateJune 14, 2023 at 11:29AMHi friends! How’s the week going? I hope you’re having a great one 🙂 Popping in with a solo episode today and sharing some of my tips for being your own health advocate, and how it’s helped me in my health journey. I hope you’re able to get some tips from the episode. If you enjoyed it, please consider sharing on social media and/or leaving a review.136: Tips for being your own health advocateMore resources from this episode:If any of my fellow health professional friends are looking for another way to help their clients, I highly recommend IHP. You can also use this information to heal yourself and then go one to heal others, which I think is a beautiful mission. You can absolutely join if…

20 Summer Dresses and Cover-ups Im Loving20 Summer Dresses and Cover-ups I’m Loving June 08, 2023 at 01:00PM  Sharing some of my favorite casual and date night dresses for summer. Hi friends! How’s the morning going? I’m catching a barre class on demand and then heading out for a walk with the fam before it gets too hot. I hope you have a wonderful day ahead. For today’s post, I thought it would be fun to chat about summer dresses! To be honest, my streak of getting dressed in “real” (aka non-athletic) clothes didn’t last very long. I wear Lululemon until mid-afternoon, we head to the pool, and then I’m in a swimsuit and cover-up the rest of the day. Even though I haven’t been getting dressed up much – the Pilot and I haven’t been on a date since the end of…

20 Summer Dresses and Cover-ups Im Loving20 Summer Dresses and Cover-ups I’m Loving June 08, 2023 at 01:00PM  Sharing some of my favorite casual and date night dresses for summer. Hi friends! How’s the morning going? I’m catching a barre class on demand and then heading out for a walk with the fam before it gets too hot. I hope you have a wonderful day ahead. For today’s post, I thought it would be fun to chat about summer dresses! To be honest, my streak of getting dressed in “real” (aka non-athletic) clothes didn’t last very long. I wear Lululemon until mid-afternoon, we head to the pool, and then I’m in a swimsuit and cover-up the rest of the day. Even though I haven’t been getting dressed up much – the Pilot and I haven’t been on a date since the end of…