Have you ever wanted to cycle sync your Pilates workouts but didn’t know where to begin? I gotchu! Keep reading to learn how I cycle sync using the Lindywell Pilates program. **This is not a sponsored post. If you sign up with Lindywell through my link, you’ll get $20 off your initial membership & I’ll receive product credit. First of all, what is cycle syncing? Great question! Cycle syncing is when you track your ovulatory cycle and then match up… Read more »
You may not think something as simple as charting your menstrual cycle could have such a significant impact on someone’s life, but it truly does. Charting your cycle is different than using a period tracking app. You chart your fertility biomarkers (cervical mucus, basal body temperature, bleeding, hormone tests) and you interpret that data. I’ve been charting my cycle using the FEMM method of fertility awareness for almost a year and a half. I love this method so much! … Read more »
At the beginning of the Covid Lockdowns, I discovered The Balanced Life Pilates (now Lindywell). I felt so excited to find a good at-home workout program! It definitely made those long days of being stuck at my apartment so much happier. Two years later, I still love this pilates program! I wrote an initial review a few weeks after I started the program that you can read here and I thought that since they recently rebranded from The Balanced Life… Read more »
When I was fourteen, I learned that some types of hormonal birth control might cause abortions. I shared this new information with my best friend. She told me that that’s one of the reasons that she wanted to use NFP when she got married. “That’s what my parents do,” she said. My best friend is Catholic and I’m so grateful for her introducing me to NFP from such a young age. Later on, in high school, I started having bad… Read more »
Guess what?? My best friend is getting married in a week! Yay!!! 🥳 🥳 🥳 It blows my mind that we are old enough to get married. It was just yesterday that we were playing “pretend wedding!” and now she’s getting married in real life! (This is a picture of me realizing she’s getting married in a week LOL!) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kara | Joy Because Grace (@kara_beth17) on Jul 9, 2020… Read more »
JULY 2022 UPDATE: I’ve been using this program for 2 years and wrote an updated review. You can read my new review here. Also, The Balanced Life is now Lindywell! New name, same awesome Pilates :) We may be stuck at home during this time, but that doesn’t mean we can’t work out from home! The Balanced Life Sisterhood is the perfect way to do that! But first, let me back up and tell you a story… During the summers I… Read more »
