Real-life wellness. No extremes.
No overwhelm.

Real-life wellness.
No extremes.
No overwhelm.

Honest conversations about strength, metabolism, hormones, mindset, and sustainable health — so you can feel strong, calm, and confident in your body again.

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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Husband Lunch Ideas

Those of you who follow me on Instagram are probably familiar the photos I post of my husband’s lunches. As you know, I’m a health-nut. My husband? Not so much. He’s come a long way over the past few years so I have to give him credit, but when given the choice, he’d rather eat

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Why do my hip flexors hurt when I do Pilates?

Q: Hi Robin! I’ve been reading your blog for awhile and really appreciate all the tips and resources you provide. Thank you! I’ve recently started doing Pilates and notice that sometimes my hip flexors really start to hurt. It’s usually when I’m lying on my back with my legs in “tabletop” position. Any ideas on

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Healthy Toddler Lunch Ideas with PlanetBox

This one is for the mamas out there… If you’re a mom you know the challenges of feeding a toddler all too well. My daughter was impossible to feed as an infant. Impossible. In fact, she would gag and throw up most of the food we gave her until she hit the 1 year mark. (To

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