Ready to tone up for summer from the comfort of your home? You're invited to join the Fit Armadillo Drop 2 Sizes Fitness Challenge or steal the tips and try it out on your own. Today's episode reviews some tips that will help you set up your home gym space and detox...your schedule...(please don't try a detox - your body does a great job of this on its own - REALLY!).  Learn how to make your routine more efficient and effective with some basic fitness program design tips and home gym equipment ideas.  You can get results at home in 10 weeks or less so don't forget to take action and keep us updated on your fitness journey this spring. Notes:FitArmadillo.com/Podcast  The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 47

Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort snowshoe and hiking guide, Greg Frei, took me on my 1st snowshoe expedition during my 1st visit to Utah. I'm more beach bum than snow bunny, but I definitely fell for the winter sport and state and wanted to spread the snow shoe love with you when I got home! Learn how Greg aka Crazy Snow Shoe Guide and his brother-in-law turned snowshoeing extreme 25 yrs ago, about the Wasatch Mountains and Greg's other jobs (marketing manager for adventure resort Zion Ponderosa in Zion National Park and founder of The Glowosaurs Foundation, which helps ill and injured children in a time of need). Notes:FitArmadillo.com/Podcast  The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 46

Digital strategist for The Content Factory and co-host of the Workationing podcast, Kelly Chase, shares how she lost 85 lbs in a year while traveling the world. Kelly discusses why she feels workationing helped her on her weight loss journey, lessons she's learned, her struggles and how she's addressed them and her best advice for those looking to start a fitness journey.  Whether you're a digital nomad or not, you're sure to be inspired by Kelly's story which has been featured in Women's Health. Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast  The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 45

Digital strategist for The Content Factory and co-host of the Workationing podcast, Kelly Chase, shares how she lost 85 lbs in a year while traveling the world. Kelly discusses why she feels workationing helped her on her weight loss journey, lessons she's learned, her struggles and how she's addressed them and her best advice for those looking to start a fitness journey.  Whether you're a digital nomad or not, you're sure to be inspired by Kelly's story which has been featured in Women's Health. Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast  The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 45

Is eating like our ancestors the answer to our current health problems? Can we eat like cavemen? Should we try? Dr. Amy Ryan joins us to chat science, nutrition, and our ancestors to help us figure out why, if at all, we should follow diets like the Paleo Diet. Join us to take a peek behind the scenes of her primate research and learn about other cool scientific studies that can help us understand the validity of trends like the Paleolithic Diet. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 44

Tempted to go on a detox, juice cleanse or diet? STOP! Steal these tips from the Drop 2 Sizes Fitness Challenge to learn how to get summer ready while enjoying life.  Fit Armadillo founder and ACE-Certified Personal Trainer, Catherine Basu, might be risking her job to share this fitness advice, but if she hears one more person going on THAT diet and living off lemon water, she might lose her mind. Stay healthy and happy friends and put the lemon water down!  Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast. The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 43

Today's episode is a relaxation exercise I use at the end of many of my Pilates classes.  Try listening to it after your own workout or at the end of the busy day as a form of meditation.  The sequence takes you through a series of moves where you will contract and relax various muscles groups to release tension in the body and work on your breath.  I hope you enjoy it! Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast. The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 42

Want to tone up and lose weight before the summer, but don't have a lot of time? The Fit Armadillo Drop 2 Sizes Fitness Challenge is coming back this April! Learn more about this small group fitness program where you're guaranteed to graduate two sizes smaller, if that's your goal, from one of the fall program participants, Megan, a busy toddler mom who was able to reach her goal in spite of a surgery during the program.  Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast. The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 41

Expecting? Congrats! Have NO idea what to eat during your pregnancy? You're not alone! There often seems to be a longer list of foods you should not eat when pregnant than tips on what you can enjoy.  Scientist and author Dr. Nicole Avena has published a great book, What to Eat When You're Pregnant: A Week-by-Week Guide to Support Your Health and Your Baby's Development to make pregnancy nutrition less stressful.  Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast. The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 40