Women’s Fitness

Fitness for women of all ages, including fitness advice for pregnant women and new mothers.

Sparkly Soul Headband Winner and 11 Things!

by Amanda Perry on February 8, 2012

in Fashion,Fitness Gear and Products,Giveaway

Thanks to everyone for entering the sparkly soul headband giveaway! Hopefully I will be having a lot more giveaways in the near future. And the winner is…. Lindsay from Running with Tongs! Now, if you didn’t win, but still want to score some of these great headbands, you can purchase them for 15% off in [...]

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Big Skill of Strength Announcement!

by Amanda Perry on February 1, 2012

in Fitness,Skill of Strength,kettlebells,strength training

The company that I own with my husband, Skill of Strength, is opening at a brand new location in Chelmsford, MA. We’ll be located at 73 Princeton Street (The Mill) in a 3,500 square foot facility decked out with kettlebells, barbells, dumbells, sleds and more. Skill of Strength will be offering: Personal Training/Kettlebell Training Adult [...]

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A Sparkly Giveaway!

by Amanda Perry on January 30, 2012

in Fashion,Fitness Gear and Products,Giveaway

Hope you all had an awesome weekend. I was able to get away Saturday night with a few of the best girlfriends in the world for an amazing (and much needed) massage, a lovely dinner and some girl time. Now I’m hopping back into Monday and reality, but that’s okay because this Monday is starting [...]

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Back on Track

by Amanda Perry on January 24, 2012

in Family,Fitness,RKC Preparation,Workouts,nutrition,strength training

No matter who you are and what type of nutrition plan you follow (or don’t follow!) you’re going to have days where you don’t eat well. Honestly, those days aren’t really all that important as long as they’re also not all that frequent. What is important is how you get back on track. I love [...]

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Strength Training Progress

by Amanda Perry on January 18, 2012

in Fitness,RKC Preparation,Skill of Strength,Workouts,kettlebells,strength training

Another month has gone by in my training for the RKC and now there’s just under 3 months to go! Halfway through December I posted a workout from my my training plan. I did 20 training sessions (4 workouts each week) and I’m really pleased with the gains I have made strength-wise. I did deadlifts, push ups [...]

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Banishing the Baby Bulge: Month 7

by Amanda Perry on January 11, 2012

in Banish the Baby Bulge,Fitness,Motherhood,RKC Preparation,Women's Health

My sweet little man is 7 months. Time for another post baby body update! Did you miss my other baby weight updates? One month progress Two month progress Three month progress Four month progress Five month progress Six month progress Connor is getting to be such a big boy. He sits up for long periods [...]

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Who is FitFluential Now?

by Amanda Perry on January 9, 2012

in Fitness

This girl. I’m so excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a FitFluential Ambassador! I’m joining a great group other other fitness-minded individuals. What is FitFluential? FitFluential is a nationwide network of fitness enthusiasts sharing their journey both online and offline through multiple social media platforms. What does this mean for you? Exposure to some [...]

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Building Strength

by Amanda Perry on December 19, 2011

in Fitness,RKC Preparation,Workouts,kettlebells,strength training

As mentioned in my 6 month banish the baby bulge post I started some new workouts last week. For the past several months I have been strength training 3 times each week and doing 2 easier move/sweat days. I am switching it up for now and completing 4 strength training sessions each week and just [...]

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Done Already?

by Amanda Perry on December 9, 2011

in Fitness,Workouts,strength training

I’ve been a little MIA this week for all good reasons. Work’s been busy and we’ve got a lot going on in the Skill of Strength world. Connor hasnt’ been sleeping well this week and I decided to snuggle him this morning instead of training at home. I squeezed in a quick session at the [...]

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Turkish Get Ups to Improve Shoulder Stability

by Amanda Perry on November 30, 2011

in RKC Preparation,Workouts,kettlebells,strength training

As mentioned in last week’s workout post, I have been nursing a shoulder injury on and off for the last few years. I first hurt it at the gym and re-injured the same shoulder when I was pregnant. This hyper-mobile joint stuff when you’re pregnant (and nursing!) is no joke. I need to get this shoulder [...]

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