by Jimmie King | Jul 10, 2023 | Food, Mindset, Transformations, True Health
Understanding wellness comes from guest blogger Jimmie King, a personal trainer, sports nutritionist, West Point Grad, cyclist, and phenomenal athlete and human being. He is also my husband and co-author (with me) of Raging Love, An Athlete’s Journey to...
by Lori Ann King | Jul 1, 2023 | Cycling
They say to find your true passion in life you need look no further than your childhood. Oprah, for example, as a little girl supposedly lined up her dolls and interviewed them. For me, as a child, I was always on my bike. I have SO many stories about biking – I...
by Lori Ann King | Jun 24, 2023 | Food, Holidays, Transformations, True Health
The 4th of July marks the kick-off of summer and an assortment of fun activities- camping, boating, beaching, water slides, fireworks and, EATING! And despite all this fun, if you are committed to living a healthy lifestyle, social eating can prove to be a challenge,...
by Lori Ann King | Jun 19, 2023 | Raging Love, The Tough Stuff
As a white woman in America, I have struggled to understand prejudice from a black perspective. I did not understand white privilege growing up in a predominantly white area. I had no experience or understanding of what the phrase “driving while black”...
by Lori Ann King | Jun 18, 2023 | Holidays, Life Lessons
May brought us graduations and Mother’s Day. Now June is a time of celebration: There is a day for fathers, #Juneteenth, gardens are planted, schools get out, the days get longer, and summer officially begins. This is Dad’s favorite time of year, and in honor of...
by Lori Ann King | Jun 16, 2023 | Menopause
Peak or valley? Setback or comeback? Whichever you are going through, you are not alone. We all experience these highs and lows in life. This post was an original essay and personal story I wrote in 2018, which led to my recognition as an IsaBody Finalist in 2019....
by Lori Ann King | May 18, 2023 | Menopause
Perspective plays a huge role in how we enter menopause, whether natural or surgically induced. Think back to when you first got your period. What was your perspective? Did you consider it an honor as you confidently stepped into womanhood? Or did you view it as...
by Lori Ann King | May 10, 2023 | The Tough Stuff
I’m not a mom. The Beauty of Mothering. Originally posted on The Bearing All Project. It was Sunday morning. We were packed into the pews like sardines. The pastor’s message was about hope, new beginnings, and the blessing and joy of mothering…that...
by Lori Ann King | May 1, 2023 | Transformations, True Health
We only have so many hours in a day and much to do, which can often mean no time for exercise. We schedule date nights, family time, and workouts. Then we try to work in socializing with friends, self-time, God time, and of course, work or producing time. All of a...
by Lori Ann King | Apr 19, 2023 | Master Key Experience, Self-Care
God’s winking at me. Or maybe he’s doing an outright belly laugh. That’s what I think when I experience irony or coincidence or when I have one of those profound “aha” moments, like this week when we followed organization with kindness in our Franklin exercise. The...
by Lori Ann King | Apr 19, 2023 | Self-Care
For most of my life, I lived by the philosophy of Work Hard and Play Harder. Self-care and balanced wellness was not a concept I was aware of. My order of priorities was to work and then play. Rest was simply not in my vocabulary. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” I...
by Lori Ann King | Apr 17, 2023 | Cycling, Transformations, True Health
My husband, Jim, and I love road cycling and over the years, we’ve had the opportunity to ride with many people of all levels and skill sets, from amateur to pro. It’s one of our passions and a great form of exercise and physical activity as part of a healthy...
