Apple cider vinegar is incredibly versatile and these 25 uses for it will change your life.Sign up for our weekly newsletter for tips on how to select non-toxic products!Did you know that It's been used as a healing elixir since 400 B.C.?Vinegar was used by the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates - he prescribed it for up to 17 …
The Mamavation #2WeekChallenge is back! August 9th-August 22nd
One of the most frequent things I'm asked is "when is the next Mamavation #2WeekChallenge?" I'm happy to announce that the 18th Mamavation #2WeekChallenge is starting August 9th. You can do this and we are here to help. **Please note that you will need dumbbells for many of the exercises. 5#, 8#, 10#, 12# and 15# is a great starter set. You can …
Training Tips for the 2 Week Challenge
The latest episode of Mamavation TV kicked off the #2WeekChallenge with Leah and Mark Segedie teaming up to prepare us for the challenge and getting into a fitness routine. We also had Mamavation Bootcamp 18 Graduate Dee Copeland as a guest to talk about her personal journey with fitness and weight loss.Dee has taken the long road to health and …
Get Back into Fitness
As summer comes to an end and kids go back to school, it's a great time to get back into a routine. The same goes for fitness as well. This Monday's episode of Mamavation TV will be all about how to get back into fitness. What better way to do this than with a #2WeekChallenge? You heard me right! It's time to dust off those barbells and pull out …
Mamavation #2WeekChallenge Campaign #17 – August 25th-September 7th
Back to school, back to fitness. We are back in business and ready to sweat! The 17th Mamavation #2WeekChallenge is starting August 25th. You can do this and we are here to help. **Please note that you will need dumbbells for many of the exercises. 5#, 8#, 10#, 12# and 15# is a great starter set. You can easily cut this down to 5# and 10# if …
Tips for Strength Training
Have you ever done any strength training? Is your answer no because you're not sure you can or think you aren't strong enough to begin?On our most recent Mamavation TV show, we talked with Joel Harper and Sarah Stanley, who provided us with some really great tips for strength training. You may be surprised! You don't need a gym The first …
Strength Training for Women
When you work out, do you include any strength training? Many of the women in our Mamavation community are runners. Many attend classes at local gyms for their workouts. Still others walk or exercise to at-home DVDs to get their daily movement in. But how many of us are working out with weights for the purpose of strength training?Perhaps one …
Ab Blaster Workout
This week adds one of the most popular #2WeekChallenge workouts to the Mamavation Workout Library: the Ab Blaster. Looking to tone up those abs? Give this workout a try. Tired of doing 1000's of situps and not seeing the results you want? Time to mix things up with this workout. As always, you can incorporate these exercises into your existing …
Back to Basics Workout
The two most common questions that I get regarding the Mamavation #2WeekChallenge are: "When is the next challenge starting?" and "Can a beginner participate?" My answers are typically "Soon" and "Absolutely". Of course this doesn't help if we are in between challenges and you want to get started working out today. In the past I would recommend …
Mamavation #2WeekChallenge Campaign 16 Results
Another Mamavation #2WeekChallenge has come and gone and the results speak for themselves: of the 95 people that signed up 46 lost a combined total of 124 pounds and 76 inches! This brings our grand total over 16 campaigns to 1715 pounds and 1171 inches lost!!!Without further ado, here are the winners of the 16th Mamavation …
Tips for Strengthening your Core
After having a baby, what is the one part of our bodies that we tend to complain about? Most likely, you've just said, "My stomach." Nine months of carrying a baby and then the process of giving birth or undergoing a cesarean can really do a number on the muscles in our abdomen. That's why it was so great to have Micky Morrison (BabyWeightTV) on …
Strengthen your Core
After having babies -- and even before -- one area of your body that tends to become weak is your core. Keeping your core in shape and healthy means preventing many common issues. To become stronger in multiple ways, you can strengthen your core. How do you do this when you're so busy? And what are the best means to build this area of your …
