Daughter: Mom, I know the two things you really want for Mother’s Day.

Mom: Really, what?

Daughter: Peace and quiet!

That’s a conversation my daughter and I had a few days ago. She is one wise 11-year-old!

As I pondered what to write about for a Mother’s Day blog with gift ideas, I had to admit those are the two “presents” at the top of my list. I bet they are at the top of many moms’ real gift lists. As Bridget …

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13. Our fitness consultant, Taylor Bennett, shares a few ideas for the healthy mom in your life.

Perhaps the most important gift you can give or receive is something that improves overall health. Who doesn’t want to look and feel better?

For Mother’s Day, flowers and candy are nice choices, but how about something that lasts longer? Fitness and health-related gifts can be incredibly valuable, motivating and long lasting and they don’t have to be expensive. Here …

Raise your hand if the playground you played on when you were a kid had a big metal merry-go-round. (Better yet, leave a comment below.)  You won’t find too many of those merry-go-rounds anymore. Something about them being dangerous — kids falling off or falling underneath when trying to run around in circles to get the thing going quickly.

Now, how many of you know someone who has been hurt by falling off the monkey bars? Is it time to yank …

If you will remember, from my introduction, I am the home schooling mother to three very active boys. Between completing their schoolwork, fixing them nutritious meals, maintaining a (somewhat) clean home, working on my health counseling business (realhealth365.com), and chauffeuring them to their various sports and social activities that left very little time for me to concentrate on getting me back into the best shape that I can be. Upon my induction into the FitCity …

Kris is back! That’s Kris Parmelee,  the owner and operator of Avec Moi, a take-out spot for healthy, homemade food to go. She has an update on how she is getting back on the healthy track.

In my last blog, I talked about mission creep, how I had lost sight of my personal mission to live a healthy and clean lifestyle. Since that time, I have made significant efforts to clean …

I have a friend who is very motivated by having a fitness calendar.  Having a set plan of what activity needs to be done that day gives her a plan and also a sense of satisfaction at having completed the workout.  She has given me some great resources for calendars to help with a walking plan, fitness plan, and more. 

Calendars have helped me on parts of my fitness journey.  Couch to 5K required following something of a calendar.  …

For those of you that don’t know, I have a 7-year-old autistic son. Autism does not control our lives anymore, and we are completely blessed for having such a wonderful and sweet son. April is Autism Awareness Month and because of this there are many wonderful events and meetings planned around the city. There are actually a few autism walks planned.

Now, I have never done a walk, run or marathon of any sort and quite honestly the thought …

After searching online for recipes for easy, quick and healthy snacks, I found some that look fun and are incredibly easy. In fact, they look so fun that I might be able to trick my picky kids into eating (and enjoying them!). From fruit-filled ice cream cones to a cheese cracker man, I think I’ve found our next after school snacks. Of course, I’m always looking for more, so please post your most creative snack.

I say all the time that Indianapolis is blessed to have many not-so-hidden gems. They’re called parks.

Since spring is officially here, now is the time that I really take advantage of all the parks have to offer. I thought I’d share my favorites, and then maybe our blog readers can add some of theirs. Here are my favorites (in no particular order):

1) Eagle Creek Park. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been to Eagle Creek. I’ve …

Our guest blogger this week is Tanya Parrish, one of the finalists in our recent FitCity Moms contest.

Thank you to everyone who voted for me in the FitCity Mom contest a few weeks ago! I was thrilled to come in second place…and was even happier to be given the runner-up prize of a nutrition counseling session and grocery store tour with Alec Smith of Feel Good Nutrition.

I spent over …