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top tricks on kicking your soda pop habit for a sugar free year

Top Tips For Kicking Your Soda-Pop Habit (For a Sugar-Free 2022)

Kicking your soda-pop habit is one of the best dietary choices you can make. Here are a few reasons why you should kick the bad habit now. Prevent diseases Many diseases have been ...

a healthy and tasty vegan taco salad recipe

A Tasty & Healthy Spicy Taco Salad (Plant-Based Recipe)

My spicy vegan taco salad is a nutritious idea for anyone who enjoys a hearty, healthy vegan meal with a spicy kick. Your mouth and metabolism are going to love this dish! Taco Salad Ingredients ...

Shoes, weights, water bottle, and fruit laying on wood floor

How to Smash Your New Year’s Vegan Fitness Goals (in 9 Easy Steps)

Do you find New Year’s resolutions difficult to keep? Believe me, I know the feeling; we’re all guilty of setting ourselves unrealistic or unsustainable goals, especially when it comes to ...

Why You Need Your Own Online Personal Trainer (10 Compelling Reasons)

Why You Need Your Own Online Personal Trainer (7 Compelling Reasons)

New to fitness or a plant-based lifestyle and not sure where to start? Frustrated because you don’t seem to be making any progress? Lacking motivation to workout from home? Whether you’re an ...

the best metabolism boosting tips

5 of the Best Metabolism Boosting Tips

Try these nutritious metabolism boosting tips for your busy week! Metabolism Tip 1: Sip on black coffee to boost your metabolism.  Caffeine, especially natural caffeine, like unsweetened ...

surviving christmas as a vegan fitness fanatic

How to Prepare for a Healthy Vegan Christmas 2022

Thanksgiving has been and gone and you know what that means, right? It’s nearly Christmas 2022! But for many, Christmas can be a very stressful time of the year and often an incredibly unhealthy ...

the ultimate guide to vegan health and fitness

The Ultimate Guide to Vegan Health & Fitness (updated Oct 2022)

Hoping to embark on your vegan health & fitness journey but don’t know where to start? Then you’ve come to the right place! My name is Justine and, as a vegan certified personal trainer and ...

why eating carbohydrates is healthy

The Importance of Carbohydrates (and why you need to be eating them!)

Carbohydrates. Are they good or bad? Or somewhere in between? Keto, South Beach, Atkins, Dukan…plenty of fad diets recommend cutting back on this important macronutrient. The concept that ...

vegan fitness goals and mindset

4 Steps to Improve your Fitness Mindset

Try These Small Changes that can Lead to Big Results Committing to a healthy lifestyle takes consistency and dedication. You have to find what makes you happy in an active lifestyle and go for it ...

the nutritional health benefits of edamame

The Awesome Health Benefits of Edamame Beans

Eda-WHAT?! . . . a Japanese word for soybeans that are not fully matured, picked then boiled in their pod. I am bringing up edamame not only because of its amazing taste, but it’s amazing ...

why you should always warm up before a workout

How Should I Warm Up Before a Workout?

Today’s blog post will teach you the importance of warming up before a workout and guide you through some of the best dynamic warm ups using easy-to-follow YouTube and Instagram videos. The ...

vegan meals you must try

Healthy & Tasty Vegan Meals You Need to Try Right Now

Whether you identify as flexitarian, plant-based, lactose-intolerant, pescetarian, or vegetarian, cooking delicious vegan meals is a great way of expanding your cooking repertoire.  Even if ...

the best plant based protein guide made by vegan personal trainer

The Importance of Plant-Based Protein in Fitness

As a vegan fitness instructor, I often get asked about plant-based protein and its importance for fitness. To help answer some of your FAQs, I’ve compiled the latest research in science and ...

discover the health benefits of yoga and yoga therapy

Yoga and Yoga Therapy Health Benefits

Yoga and yoga therapy health benefits are unending, but I’ll share the most important reasons why its attracting people of all ages and all health ranges. What is Yoga? Yoga is a ...

If you are vegan or plant-based and you are heading to Houston or Austin soon, don’t worry you’ll have plenty of options!

Houston and Austin Vegan Style!

This was me and Kona’s (my dog) first adventure by ourselves and we sure as hell kicked its butt! Kona was an angel. I highly recommend traveling with your dog. It makes for such a fun adventure ...

a yummy vegan green smoothie recipe

Justine’s Nutritious Green Smoothie (Vegan Recipe)

Justine’s nutritious green smoothie is a blender made juice with all the fiber and nutrients packed into one big glass! I like to blend my fruits and vegetables instead of juicing so it ...

the health benefits of berries for body and beauty

The Amazing Health Benefits of Berries for Beauty & Body

Berries are packed with nutrients to help give you a healthy body and a beautiful appearance. Here are some of the rewards you can look forward to by including berries in your diet. Daily ...

healthy vegan meals to eat before a workout

Healthy Meals to eat Before a Workout (Vegan-Friendly!)

Healthy vegan meals before a workout can keep energy levels high, support muscle building and increase weight loss. For all my fellow exercise lovers who deal with stomach problems and fatigue ...