Erica Villanueva

Erica Villanueva

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Salmon Lunch Recipes

10 Mar 2025

Making a habit of your diet If you’re like me, you’re juggling work and life priorities like a professional circus act. So, everyday is a new balance between what you had originally planned to do and what you’re ACTUALLY going to do. Your nutrition journey is a part of that balance too. It’s ultimately up […]

The Negative Side Of Fitness Tracking

9 Mar 2025

Fitness Tracking: The Double-Edged Sword of Perfection A common goal in the fitness world is to achieve perfection. Absolute perfection across the board. Perfect sleep, food, workouts, heart rate, breath rate, blood sugar. The list can go on and on. Thankfully, fitness tracking came in to fit this need for perfection. And many people came […]

Breakfast Staple: Boiled Eggs

6 Mar 2025

Boiled eggs aren’t only for deviled eggs. However, if that’s your jam…then don’t let me derail you!  After all, all delicious foods can and should be included in our lives. Boiled eggs, though, are one of my daily breakfast staples. They can be made ahead of time and travel well when needed.  They allow me […]

Dealing With Fitness Information Overload

20 Feb 2025

We’ve all experienced fitness information overload. Try searching for “fitness tips” on any search engine or social media platform. I’m sure that you’ll have the same experience than I just had and got bombarded with millions of websites and articles promising to have the ultimate tips to success.  My content is definitely a part of […]

Strength Training Safety Tips for Beginners

1 Feb 2025

The chance of injury is always there when you’re strength training. The probability of injury though, can go up slightly when you’re starting something new. Or even if you’re coming back to the gym after some significant time off. Knowing that fact though shouldn’t stop you from starting in the first place. It’s more about […]

Home Gym: Strength Training Equipment Suggestions

27 Jan 2025

Want to start a strength training program? Well, I think that’s downright fantastic. I’m so proud of you for making this decision and walking into the unknown. Now it’s time to answer the ultimate question: what do you do about equipment? The easiest way to answer this question is to join a local gym. Paying that […]

Redefining What It Means To Be An Athlete

27 Jan 2025

What exactly pops up in your head when you think of the word “athlete”? You are probably thinking of the powerful men and women that you see on ESPN or the Olympics.  The ones breaking world records after spending countless hours honing in on their sport of choice. Thinking of what it means to be […]

Better Sleep Is Essential To Your Goals

13 Jan 2025

Quality sleep is one of those things that quickly gets cut out when we make a fitness routine. 5am workouts have gotten very popular lately. The one and only time that many find to be convenient to get the work in. Here’s my pushback to that though: What Happens When You Don’t Get Enough Rest? […]

Redefining Failure in Fitness

9 Jan 2025

Redefining Failure in Fitness Failure is something that hurts.  Probably more than most physical injuries. It really beats down your ego and can make you feel like you’re not enough. As if you don’t DESERVE to reach your goals… When in reality you really do. So how can we look at failure from a different […]

Taking Action Is The Key To Finding Motivation

4 Jan 2025

Feeling motivated to start a new chapter of your life? Nope, I don’t either Motivation is something that is often deemed to be “necessary” in order to create change Finding motivation though, can be tough, almost impossible to find Leaving us in the same place that we don’t want to be  So what is the […]