A good friend recently told me, “Helen, you need to set sleep goals... and chase them down.” Amen, sister. Look, we all have those times in our lives, in our year, where the going gets tough, the stress piles on and it’s everything you can do to put one foot in front of the other. Me last week. I tried my very first jury trial last week. Both the week leading up to the trial and the week of …
Workout
A Little Bit of Everything
OH HAAAAY!! I wish you could know how many different workouts, recipes, thoughts I wanted to share with you this week. Seemed like everything I did was "good material" for Chasing Helen. The problem is, I have not stopped long enough to write any of it down. But tonight, it all came together. You know those Thursday nights when you open the fridge to find several random ingredients left that you …
Push up//lunge workout
PUSH yourself through the week with this push up - lunge workout. See what I did there. I recommend 3-5 sets for a full workout. You can always start with 1 set and work your way up. Do each workout for 30 sec to 1 minute, depending on your level. But PUSH YOURSELF. Come on. Summer's around the corner. Goals need to be met. No excuses. Hustle. Push up//lunge workout Workout notes: One …
Make it STICK—Four Steps to Finding a Routine and Sticking With It
Kristi Thompson looks forward to waking up for her 6 a.m. Hustle class each morning in Cary, NC. If you told her seven months ago that she would have the energy and the drive to wake up at the crack of dawn every single weekday, workout for an hour, get her three-year-old daughter off to day care and herself ready for work by 8:30 a.m., she would have laughed at you. Why? Because seven months ago, …
Keep On Keepin’ On—Even on Vacation
Guess what it says when you search the phrase "keep on keepin' on" in Urban Dictionary?! "You just have to keep on, keepin' on until you've achieved your goal." YEP! That's right, friends. I traveled to Charleston, SC this past weekend. Gorgeous weather. Top priorities included eating good food, drinking good wine and exercise. Wait waaat. Exercise on vacation? Why? Because you just have to …