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Where we help women redefine their relationship with body image, self-care, exercise and nourishment.

Barbie’s New Body

Hi Beauties! Did you hear the news? Barbie’s got a brand new body! Mattel recently announced that Barbie will now be available in 3 new bodies: tall, petite and curvy. The original Barbie will still be available as well. I can’t really believe it’s taken Mattel this long to address the concerns that consumers have been

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5 Minute Pilates Plank Challenge

Hi Beauties! I’ve got a fun little plank challenge for you this morning! If you’re tired of the same old boring plank you’ll love this routine. In this video I lead you through a 5 minute Pilates plank challenge that’s perfect to add on after a cardio workout or simply to use when you’re short on time. Planks target

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3 Simple Strategies To Reduce Stress and Find Peace

Hi beauties! As you know, I’ve been taking a little time off from blogging to focus on building The Balanced Life to set us up for success in 2016. The majority of my time has been spent creating smart systems on the back-end so that we can improve our productivity and level of service and also

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Body After Baby: 3-month update

Hi Beauties! I can hardly believe I’m already 3 months postpartum. The time has flown. While in many ways I’d like time to slow down, I’m also happy to be wrapping up the “fourth trimester.” I love the newborn stage, but it’s hard in a lot of ways too. It’s nice to feel more settled

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Healthy Holiday Gift Guide (part 2)

Happy Monday Beauties! Today I’m sharing Part 2 of The Balanced Life’s annual Healthy Holiday Gift Guide… (If you missed Part 1, click here) Some of the links below are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, The Balanced Life receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Full disclosure. Healthy Holiday

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Healthy Holiday Gift Guide (part 1)

It’s that time of year again… Time for The Balanced Life’s annual Healthy Holiday Gift Guide! If you’re looking for ideas for your health-minded friends and family this gift guide is for you! You may also be inspired to add a few of these things to your own list as well. 🙂 HEALTHY HOLIDAY GIFT

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Resuming exercise after pregnancy…

  I’m officially 8 weeks postpartum and starting to put a little more time and energy into my exercise routine. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you know I’ve been walking since just a few days postpartum. The walks were very short to begin with and have gradually gotten longer over time. On

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Kincade’s Hypnobirthing Birth Story…

Hi Beauties… I’m finally getting around to introducing my little guy and sharing his birth story for those of you who are interested! Meet Kincade… We couldn’t be happier that he’s finally here. If you follow me on Instagram you know…he made us wait. And wait. And wait. 12 days past his due date to be

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30 day gratitude challenge…join me?

How grateful are you feeling these days? Do you find that you go through your days focusing on all the good that surrounds you or do you get caught up in the the challenges and frustrations you face instead? As someone who is currently sleep deprived, short on childcare and behind on just about every kind

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Pilates Workout Videos Online

Hi Beauties, It’s been awhile since I shared much about The Balanced Life Sisterhood so I figured it might be a good time to pop in and remind you of this unique component of The Balanced Life. The Sisterhood is the membership side of this blog. It’s for those of you who want MORE full-length Pilates

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Body After Baby: 6 week update

Hi Beauties! I’m popping in with another update on how things are going on my postpartum journey. Before you read this post, please go read my first Body After Baby post to read my disclaimer and hear why I’m sharing all of this with you. I’m officially 6 weeks out from giving birth and things

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A confession about balance…

Today’s guest post is so perfect for The Balanced Life. I can relate on so many levels to the way Hanneke describes what “balanced” used to mean to her. I hope you enjoy her words and feel as encouraged as I do after reading this post….enjoy! A Confession About Balance… Guest post by Hanneke Antonelli

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