This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. Free childcare has meant my girls have literally been growing up at National Fitness Center. Before they could be active in programs, they could stay with watchful, caring adults while I got the time I needed to clear my head and move […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. You don’t need me to tell you that getting fit or staying fit is hard. Or that fitness gets lower priority for many parents, especially those commuting to an office job. A study posted by the National Institutes of Health documents how […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. You ever start on a hike and get a little off course? Decide to slow down or stop for your picnic instead of hiking full force? That’s how I feel about my fitness journey. I’ve been full-speed ahead, with noticeable progress. Then […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. The rain held off on an overcast fall day for runners and riders to explore a popular trail in downtown Knoxville. It was the inaugural Rollin’ On Rocky Top 5K for Ainsley’s Angels of East Tennessee. Ambassador Angie Lanciano had spent months […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. How do you enjoy making a splash? As summer draws to an end and we find less time to spend in the sunny outdoors, the indoor pools give our family more ways to keep moving together. Here are 5 reasons my family […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. Don’t Zumba? Don’t dance? Not coordinated? No problem. Just start moving to the beat and this Friday night party will make you want to Zumba for life. It’s time for the annual Zumbathon on August 24 at the National Fitness Center Signature […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. How does your family enjoy playing together in the summer? What would your kids do for fun if they weren’t on the couch or on their phones? Seems like all of our families struggle sometimes to keep our kids active enough. This […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. Is working out more work or play for you? Come on in and make yourself at home at the newly renovated National Fitness Center in Morristown! This part of East Tennessee has some of the most beautiful outdoor venues around. Now it […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. No homework, late bedtimes, lots of swimming…just a few of the things kids look forward to each summer. But summer break for kids is anything but a break for busy parents. It can mean major adjustments for childcare. It can also be […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. A chandelier in the dressing room, and other ways the ladies’ VIP area makes you feel special: An hour or so of sweating to instructions by someone who tells me “just one more time,” will be good for me can sometimes make […]
Anne is a mother, wife and independent journalist blogging about carrying on the best of Grandma’s traditions while improving on what we know better.