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[fanfitnetwork]

I invite you guys to join me in this adventure at the start of the new year! (or hey! Anytime after!) I'm so excited about this. It's another 30 days of yoga (some of you may remember be going on about this back in October), and this time we're taking it to the next level! I don't mean physically, but instead with positive affirmations and self-talk! All the info you need is in the video, and you can go to any of Yoga With Adriene's platforms to find the sign up link.

[fanfitnetwork]

Some helpful tips on how to make your health goals (or goals in general) more attainable as we head into 2016!

[little-yogi]

Hey loves, I was just recently asked, “what poses are good for sleeping wrong and waking up with a sore neck/shoulders?” So I made this little guide for those times when you “slept wrong” and wake up a little sore:

1. Neck Rolls! Very simple, but super effective. Begin by doing some side stretching here, and then tilt your head side to side, side stretching through your neck. When doing this, focus on bringing your ear down towards your shoulder, but not letting your shoulder rise up towards your ear. To intensify, walk your opposite fingertips away from you. Then roll your neck side to side, clockwise and counter clockwise.

2. Seated twist You can sit with the legs crossed, in lotus, or any comfortable variation as long as the hips are level. Focus on twisting through the upper back and shoulder blades. Let your gaze turn with the twist to twist into your cervical spine and neck too! You can close the eyes if turning the head strains them. Use your arm behind your back as a support to prop your spine up straight and tall as you twist and use the hand on your knee to increase the twist.

3. Yogi Mudra/The Seal of Yoga One of my favorite shoulder openers (and it’s said to relieve headaches). Keep your hips stacked over the knees and interlace your fingers–or grab a strap–at the base of your spine. As you begin to pull the shoulders together, lift the hips up and come onto the crown of your head. Roll the arms side to side, up and down, whatever feels good, really working into the shoulders. For sensitive knees, this can be done from standing too!

4. Thread the Needle This is such a great shoulder opening and twist! From tabletop, extend one arm up into the air and then sweep it underneath of you, threading it under the other. Come down all the way onto the shoulder and the cheek, and then you can raise your opposite arm in the air for more opening, leave it on the floor for support, or bind it behind the back for even more opening! Try to keep the hips stacked over the knees and level.

5. Rabbit Pose This pose targets the space right between your shoulderblades and can feel so good when your back is tight. From child’s pose, sweep the arms behind you and grab onto the heels or ankles, come onto the crown of the head as you begin to lift the hips into the air–trying to get them stacked over the knees. Focus on pulling the heels with the hands as you lift the hips high.

6. Puppy pose/Anahatasana

This pose is like a baby down dog, and down dog or dolphin can be substituted in its place for similar benefits. Here we keep the hips stacked over the knees and we begin to walk the hands forward and drop the chest. Keep the arms straight and actively press into the floor through the palms to really strengthen and stretch into the shoulders. You can roll up a towel or blanket for your forehead to rest on.

7. Upward facing dog Up dog is a great pose for opening and expanding the chest and the upper back/shoulders. Focus on sliding the shoulder blades down the back and away from the neck/ears. Pull the chest and collarbones forward through the arms and really expand there. You can stay here or twist by looking over each shoulder side to side, getting deeper into the shoulders.

8. “Rag Doll” This is one of my favorite poses to do of all time because it’s so relaxing and comforting. Fold forward, bending the knees deeply enough so your belly can rest on the thighs–but keep the hips lifted so gravity can continue to lengthen the spine and the legs don’t have to work so hard. Interlace your fingers behind the back of your head, letting the weight of the elbows and hands cause the neck to release even more, becoming heavier and more relaxed. You can stay still or rock side to side and back and forth with the head and torso.

Hope this helps all of you who are waking up feeling sore!

[shiphitsthefan]

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[fanfitnetwork]

Just noticed we were tagged in this! So! Some yoga for when you sleep wrong! A little yoga can go a very long way!

[fanfitnetwork]

Congrats to Beka, Fishie, and Libby!

We here at FanFit would first like to apologize for the delay in getting this up. You guys have done awesome work, and due to obligations outside of here, we have not been able to congratulate you in the manner and timeframe you deserve. For that, we are very sorry.

However! These three awesome ladies have all met their first goal! Let’s give them a round of applause!

So here’s how this is going to work. Their desired rewards will be posted here. If you want to step up and fill it, shoot us a message to let us know, and we will inform them. If a week has passed since we posted this and no one has responded, we will randomly start tapping other members for the fills. But don’t worry, we won’t tap you for anything you can’t do.

Beka’s reward: A Destiel fic rec list. Preferred specs are rated Explicit, AU preferred but canon divergent accepted, longer fics (50k+ if possible), and angst with a happy ending.

Fishie’s reward: Destiel fanart. Preferred rating is General. Would love something in which Cas is comforted by Dean, but has stated she will be happy with something else if the inspiration strikes one of you lovely members.

Libby’s reward: Stucky fanart. Preferred rating is Teen. Wants an Avengers Pitch Perfect AU, either everyone together on the same team or on separate sides of a sing-off, but Bucky and Steve can’t stop making eyes at each other.

So one last round of congratulations and applause for these awesome woman! They deserve it and more!

[liveasbravemen]

“I like clothes now. I have more energy. I sleep better. My sex drive is up. Blood’s flowing. I’m less susceptible to impulse. I’m in a different mode. When I was way out of shape, the idea of using whitening strips on my teeth seemed terrible. I have to do that every day? I’ll never do it. What you want is instant results when you’re out of shape. You want your teeth whitened in 45 minutes with the use of lasers. But when you’re in shape, you know it’s the result of doing a little bit every day. Moments aren’t just moments. A moment might be a week or a month. So instead of Boy, I’d love to eat this hamburger right now, I’m considering a little further into the future. I’m thinking, I eat that hamburger and that’s 1,200 calories, and I’m gonna work out tomorrow and lose 800 calories. I may as well eat a salad here, still do that workout, and then I’m actually making progress.” — Chris Pratt

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chris pratt should get this quote tattoo’d on his abs

[kanoitrace]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5YvtYXSocw)

Since cold and flu season is quickly approaching for most of us, I thought I would share this with you guys. This is a great restorative practice for when you are feeling under the weather, and I swear by it! Just be sure to listen to your bodies and respect your limits, always, of course, but even more so when you are sick.

[kanoitrace]

For those of you that are maybe curious about the 30 day challenge I’ve been going on about so much lately, I thought I’d share. The videos are great together, or even on their own, so if you don’t want to do the challenge, feel free to pick and choose what works for you (or nothing at all, if that floats your boat :D)

[agirlfromottawa-deactivated2018]

21 Day Fix Fruity Oatmeal Bake - Potentially Lovely

21 Day Fix Fruity Oatmeal Bake

One of my favourite things to do on a Sunday is to make a big batch of something to get me through the week. Especially for breakfast because I hate having to think during the mornings (I do not start fully functioning until 12:00 pm).

Something that I’ve also been struggling with is finding recipes that are 21 day fix friendly and really learning how to convert everything into the containers which is why I decided to start with this one!

This makes 8 servings (and they look really generous) and it works out to the following:

1.25 Yellow  0.25 Purple 0.25 Orange 1.5 Tablespoon (that’s the maple syrup for ya)

The recipe also called for 1 egg (½ red) but it’s such a small amount that it almost doesn’t even register per serving size. 

I plan to bump this up a bit with a serving of greek yogurt (1 red), especially once I know how filling it is. 

[kanoitrace]

Didn’t think I’d make it through day 7 of the challenge (30 minutes of full body yoga) after being sick for two days and waking up with a headache and pressure in my head today, but I cast aside the negativity and kept the mantra of “I can do this” playing through my head (all while being mindful of my limitations, of course). And you know what? Totally did it! Had to lose the shirt half way through because WAY too hot, lol, but that’s what’s great about home practice. No dress code lol. Namaste, my loves! I hope you all have successful and fulfilling days, no matter how those words are defined by you.

[fanfitnetwork]

I woke up super grumpy this morning because I didn't sleep all that great, but I made myself go to the gym today anyway, because I want to make sure I hit my goal of 15 gym visits in October.  I grumbled the whole way there but once I got going I really got into the groove of it.  When I got done, I felt awesome (thanks, endorphins)!  And I'm wearing my new super cozy sweater (thanks, Costco!).  I'll have to keep it up to meet my goal but now I feel like I can do it.  =D

[agirlfromottawa-deactivated2018]

And this kids is what happens when you add too much liquid to your overnight oats. Hello overnight oats soup.

[whataboutthefish]

Had some super tasty foods today Here is a tuna pasta salad with baby toms,capsicum,red onion, basil, anchovies and homemade dressing The dressing totally makes it! Super easy just half cup of oil of your choice, half cup of vinegar or your choice, 1 tsp of tarragon, 2 cloves crushed garlic, desert spoon of honey, 2 tsp hot english mustard and ground black pepper to taste. Made a big batch for lunch this week! More recipes to come

[whataboutthefish]

A liquid start to the day

Here is my morning routine.  It’s a sure fire way to lose any stubborn water weight, kick start the metabolism and make your liver love you

I start with half a lemon squeezed into a cup of water

Next I juice about an inch of ginger and one small green apple. It’s a power shot of up and go and awesome for your immune system

I let those do their goodness for about 15 - 30 minutes then follow up with a carrot, celery and parsley juice

Onto breakfast. I’ve discovered this yummy power smoothy.  I don’t really go by measurements but I get a 600ml bottle and fill with one banana a handful of strawberries and some pineapple, add to that about a cup of non-dairy milk of your choice (I use coconut milk) some LSA and a drop of honey.  blitz that all up in a blender and you are good to go!

and of course you can’t go past the morning coffee.  Don’t believe everything you read, coffee is a diurectic and a metabolism booster, as long as it’s black and unsweetened you are good to keep coffee in your diet!

So this will keep you going to the bathroom all morning , but if your bathroom is upstairs like mine then you will just be adding more steps to your daily count!

that’s a win in my book

[fanfitnetwork]

A brilliant morning routine!

[kanoitrace]

Today I begin the journey to recommit and reconnect myself to my yoga practice. I hadn’t stopped doing yoga completely , but lately I’ve been just moving through the motions instead of letting them move and empower me. So here’s to a good day!

[agirlfromottawa-deactivated2018]

One of the advantages of being the person to organize breakfast events at the office is being able to load it up with healthy options to munch on after.

[fanfitnetwork]

How do I get more involved with you guys? I want to really immerse myself in this thing!

That is a fantastic question! We’re pretty active on Tumblr and over on Pinterest so I would track anything you think our members would like to see by using the fanfitnetwork tag - and any recipes that you think we’d like can then be posted over on Pinterest. 

We love hearing about how our members are doing and any tips or ticks that they might be using to achieve their goals :D

[apolymorphus]

Dead after day one dance workout. I did a Doonya Studios video.

[fanfitnetwork]

Sounds awesome! Keep kicking butt, you amazing and beautiful person, you!