We’re jumping right into Friday Favorites today!

If you missed any posts on F&F this week, you can play catchup here:

• Journey to Fit: Jackie’s Story: An inspirational weight loss story from my awesome friend Jackie
• Decreasing Row and Medicine Ball Core Workout: a new quick, but sweaty and effective workout
• Healthy Eating Essentials: Our Well-Stocked Pantry: a little look into the staples we keep in our kitchen cabinets to ensure we stay on track with nutrition
• You Can Do It All, But You Don’t Have To: just a little reminder to create space this holiday season, and a bit on what your local Whole Foods can do to help you get started

Fitness

• Need to add these to my routine: Step by step guide to mastering the kettlebell turkish getup
• Another barre/hiit blast. Love it! Barre BLAST hiit combo workout
• I seriously cannot get enough of Jen Sinkler’s weekly Lift Weights Faster challenge workouts! I’m obsessed. The Swing Dancer
• Fun fitness roundup: Calorie torchers
• Great tips for newbies: Getting started in the gym
• Yes: Should you focus on big muscle groups in a workout?

Foodie

• Eat real food: I stopped eating food that comes in a package
• Interesting: This new site will change the way you shop for healthy food

Recipes

• This salad! Shredded Brussels sprouts and apple salad
• Looks awesome: Walnut pear crisp
• Creative: Perfectly sweetened and spiced carrot cake shake
• Healthy bites: 30 protein and energy ball recipes
• Up my alley: Saweet potato casserole with a crunchy nut crumble
• Perfect for a chilly night: Slow cooker Moroccan chickpea and turkey stew
• Yum: Gluten free cranberry and white chocolate pumpkin bars
• Two of the best flavors in one breakfast: Pumpkin apple oatmeal protein pancakes

Self Image, Life, and Inspiration

• Truth: 5 reasons quick fixes don’t work
• Love, love, love: 22 things that happen when you start trusting yourself
• Hurts my heart! What would you change about your body? Adults and kids answer very differently
• Read this please: What a real runner looks like
• Yes! Totally relate: Fitness IS my hobby
• Yup: Your kind of balance is best
• This was awesome to read: Transformation Tuesday: I’m calling bullshit

–Let’s chat–
Did any of these reads speak to you today? What’s something positive that happened this week? What’s up for this weekend?

Happy Friday, you guys! Enjoy!