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Archives for Nicole Crawford

About Nicole Crawford

Nicole's passion is helping women stay active and strong during and after pregnancy. She is a mom of four and RYT 200 certified yoga instructor. Nicole is also a certified personal trainer and women's fitness specialist (NASM) and completed the AFPA's pre- and post-natal fitness specialist program in 2009. She is also completing DONA International's requirements to become a certified birth doula.

A bookworm and lover of research at heart, Nicole has her Masters degree in philosophy from the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she wrote her thesis on the ancient Greek characterization of nature and movement. She loves running, kettlebells, dance, and yoga. The primary obstacles to her own fitness are her love for books, homebrewed beer, and good food.

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Fitness

  • 5 Steps to Work Through Your Fear of Handstands
  • A 4-Week Plan for Getting Started With a Jogging Stroller
  • Training For Two: The Cardiovascular Effects of Pregnancy
  • Diastasis Recti and the Athlete
  • How Fit Is Your City?
  • Organized Sports or Trees? Choose Your Risk
  • Obesity Is Bigger Than BMI
  • The Dark Side of Fitspiration
  • Dad Bod Is a Lie
  • Postpartum: The Gift of Starting Over
  • First Trimester Fitness: 3 Ways to Overcome Fatigue
  • Exercise for Moms on Bed Rest: Is It Safe?
  • Pregnancy and Exercise: 4 Findings From Recent Studies
  • Off to a Running Start: 6 Tips to Get You Ready to Run
  • Life After Kids: 4 Weeks to Get Your Fitness Back
  • 4 Tips for Building Your Own Bodyweight Training Programs
  • How to Outsmart “I’m Too Busy” and Make Fitness a Habit
  • How to Train for Success in Your Next Obstacle Course Race
  • A Winner’s Guide to Obstacle Course Racing
  • When Pregnancy Is a Pain: Solutions for 3 Common Problems
  • Meditation 101: Why and How to Start a Meditation Practice
  • 5 Ways to Cultivate Healthy Competition in Young Children
  • Safe and Sane Fat Loss Advice From People Who Care About You
  • An Asana Evolution: 3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Yoga

Fuel

  • “It’s Not You, It’s Me:” 3 Signs You Need to Break Up With Your Diet
  • Re-Wild Your Plate: 3 Easy, Tasty Game Meat Recipes
  • 3 Easy Paleo Recipes for Busy People (Sponsored by TX Bar Organics)

Healthy Eating

  • A Week of Healthy Dinner Recipes to Support Your Workouts
  • Get the Lowdown on Low-Carb: Is It for You?
  • 5 Champion Breakfast Recipes to Start Your Day Right
  • Smoothies For Everyone: 6 Muscle-Building Recipes to Try
  • Let’s Talk About Protein: When, Where, and How Much Do You Need?
  • 4 Nutrition Lessons That Can Benefit Anyone
  • Seared Rosemary Ribeye with Tomatillo Cream Sauce (Recipe – Sponsored by TX Organics)
  • A Paleo Primer: Benefits, Limitations, and Misconceptions
  • Unconventional Nutrition Advice From Sally Fallon of the Weston A. Price Foundation
  • Backyard Protein: An Urbanite’s Guide to Raising Chickens
  • DIY Fermented Foods, Part 2 – Homemade Sauerkraut
  • DIY Fermented Foods, Part 1 – Easy Homemade Yogurt
  • Thanksgiving Dinner: Fresh vs. Processed – Does It Make a Difference?
  • Two Heads Are Better Than One: An Interview With Andrew and Sarah of Squarebar
  • Mesquite: Southwest Superfood
  • Kids and Sports Drinks: Healthy Hydration or Soda Incognito?

Learn

  • #Fitmoms: Can We Stop With the Tiny Baby Bump Thing?
  • Respect Your Pelvic Floor
  • Yoga and Sports: A Winning Combination
  • How Does Your Yoga Practice Serve You? (Yoga Teacher Training Journal 2)
  • Fight for the Right to Recess: 3 Reasons Kids Need Break Time
  • 8 Keys to Back-to-School Fitness Success
  • The Reality of Stretch Marks: My Body Will Never Be the Same

Reviews

  • Great Coaching, Solid Workouts: “The Kettlebell Body”
  • The BOB Ironman Duallie Review – A Beast Mode Jogging Stroller for Two
  • Manduka LiveOn Mat, GO Free 2.0 Backpack, Yoga Towels (Product Review)
  • Gaiam Restore MultiGrip Stretch Strap (Product Review)
  • “Move Your DNA” (Book Review)
  • The Dia Method: 10 Minutes Flat Post-Pregnancy Fitness System (Product Review)
  • “Nutritional Grail” (Book Review)
  • “The PrayFit Diet” (Book Review)
  • “Sexy By Nature” (Book Review)
  • “The 28 Days Lighter Diet” (Book Review)
  • “High Protein, No Powder” by Tiffany Terczak (Book Review)
  • Book Review: “Fermented” by Jill Ciciarelli
  • Book Review: “The 21 Day Sugar Detox” by Diane Sanfilippo
  • Book Review: “Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go” by Diana Rodgers
  • Book Review: “Make Ahead Paleo” by Tammy Credicott
  • Nicole Crawford’s Active Kids Holiday Wish List
  • DVD Review: “Yoga for Energy and Stress Relief” by Rodney Yee
  • Book Review: “Fire Your Gym” by Andy Petranek and Roy M. Wallack
  • Product Review: Farmaesthetics New and Nursing Mothers Set
  • Take Your Cod Liver Oil: Supplement Advice For Athletes From the Weston A. Price Foundation
  • Product Review: Gaiam 18″ Muscle Therapy Foam Roller
  • Book Review: “Beyond Bacon” by Stacy Toth and Matthew McCarry
  • Book Review: “The 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking,” by Hayley Mason and George Staley
  • Product Review: Farmaesthetics Deep Lavender Rub

Train

  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 12, Day 3
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 12, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 12, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 11, Day 3
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 11, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 11, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 10, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 10, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 9, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 9, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 8, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 8, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 7, Day 3
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 7, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 7, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 6, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 6, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 5, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 5, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 4, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 4, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 3, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 3, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Postpartum Cycle – Week 2, Day 2

Workouts

  • 12 Weeks of Workouts to Rebuild After Diastasis Recti
  • Trying to Conceive? Exercise to Optimize Fertility
  • C-Section Recovery: Restorative Sequences for New Moms
  • Mommy Workout: First Trimester – Week 12, Day 1
  • Mommy and Me Workouts for Moms On the Go
  • Mommy Workout: First Trimester – Week 12, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Week 6
  • Mommy Workout: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Week 5
  • Mommy Workout: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Week 4
  • Mommy Workout: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Week 3
  • Mommy Workout: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Week 2
  • Mommy Workout: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Week 1
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 40
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 39
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 38
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 37
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 36
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 35
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 34
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 33, Day 3
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 33, Day 2
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 33, Day 1
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 32, Day 3
  • Mommy Workout: Third Trimester, Cycle 2 – Week 32, Day 2
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