The Wakeboarding, Yoga Handstanding, Pole Dancing Mom Although I haven’t blogged for a while, I haven’t been wasting time. I’ve been figuring out how to make wakeboarding, yoga handstands and pole dancing part of my daily life as a Mom. These three new sports have not only benefitted my fitness, they have also made me look and feel younger than the date … [Read more]
My Pregnancy Diary 3rd Trimester: slow down and breathe!
In the third post about my pregnancy I share my experience on yoga practices I’ve been doing. It includes the yoga asanas for the late months of the pregnancy, such as the reverse poses, shoulder stand, standing on the head, breathing practices and meditation.
Why I walk and never run
First of all, I don’t want to say “ditch running and go walking!” Running is beautiful; it’s healthy and I deeply respect people who run or jog, and I’m not even talking about marathons. Those people are like super athletes to me. I’d like to talk about why walking has served as the ultimate keep-in-shape workout for … [Read more]
My Pregnancy Diary Part Two: Sports Again!
In my first post, I mainly complained about how bad I felt, and how little of my old self I recognized, in terms of moving and doing sports. But, I’m happy to say, after I became an unwilling (almost) vegetarian, things changed for the better! So I had came back to my old self, in terms if being … [Read more]
Lean Food Recipes: Five Herb Chicken Nuggets
How to turn Nuggets into a Michelin restaurant dish I never thought I’d be writing about recipes in my sporty walking blog! 🙂 Still, I am a mom and I like to cook. What I don’t like are long, time-consuming recipes – complicated dishes that take ages to prepare and won’t be eaten by everyone in … [Read more]
My Pregnancy Diary Part One: I felt crappy and it was all my fault!
My first second pregnancy I feel like I’m pregnant for the first time, although this will be my second child. With my first son, I wasn’t “pregnant” if I’m being honest. My belly and my boobs grew a bit but that was basically it. I had the same level of energy, the same happy mood and no eating … [Read more]
6 mistakes I made while trying to lose weight with my stroller
Doing nothing causes no mistakes, but doing something with mistakes might cause negative results. …that’s why I made this post on easy tips on how to avoid the typical beginner’s mistakes. I was a stroller fitness beginner myself once – before I invented Strollnetics, I made a lot of mistakes. If you don’t want to repeat them on your … [Read more]
What’s your after-work routine?
Maximizing your after-work time In a survey carried out by Bloomberg Business Week, six successful multi-taskers shared how they maximize their after-work time. These executives (3 men and 3 women) spoke about what they do after they finish work for the day. More work again Here’s a summary of what they get up to (starting … [Read more]
Take your child out in daylight
Daylight is vital to your health Daylight fights seasonal depression and strengthens the immune system. For a child’s well-being, spend 20 minutes in direct daylight under the open sky every day. Rain or Shine To go out or not to go out with your child when the weather is bad? My answer is – yes, get out, … [Read more]
Love Handles Review – an elliptical trainer for your stroller
Stroller Fitness Attachment for Working Out with your Baby In Europe, you’ll rarely see yoga classes in the city parks, rollerblade dancing sessions, or even stroller fitness camps on the streets. So attaching something like Love Handles to a stroller and hitting the streets of Riga was something that had never been attempted before! So … [Read more]