The Gym Rat’s Guide to Guacamole

Join Gym Rats Arielle and Haley in a discussion all around creating habits, how to choose them, introduce them, create consistency, and build the healthy lifestyle that serves you best. As Arielle's baby girl is growing inside the womb, Haley's baby is growing outside the womb and making appearances within this episode. These tangential mama's are both sharing their tips and secrets toward building habits reasonably throughout all the stages of life, including when you are so busy it feels like its impossible to do anything for yourself.

Find our Gym Rats on Social media:

Arielle Bloom

Instagram: @Arielle-bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

Haley Heaton

Instagram: @balanced.living.co

www.balancedlivingco.com

Join gym rats Arielle and Haley in a discussion around preconception prep and the main pillars to address in readying your body for creating, and growing, your mini me. The episode starts off with a catch up on Haley's experience with breast feeding thus far and how its always a great idea to reach out to professionals and get mutliple opinions. If you are looking for clear and simple tips to optimize your fertility, this episode gives an overview of how to address your mental, physical, and spiritual health specifically for fertility and pregnancy. Be sure to read what we consider the gold standard of everything pregnancy nutrition by Lily Nichol's: "Real Food for Pregnancy" and "Real Food for gestational Diabetes". Additionally, her new book "Real Food for Fertility" is out now.

Find your gym rats:

Arielle Bloom

Instagram: @Arielle_Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

Haley Heaton

Instagram: @Balanced.living.co

www.balancedlivingco.com

We love a good glute training session in the gym. Why? Not only did we (Haley and Arielle) both lose our glutes after giving birth, but we worked really hard for them before that! 

Listen in this week for why glute training is so important, and what you can do to grow your glutes (without spending hours in the gym, or lots of money on plastic surgery).

If you want to learn more about growing your glutes, or want to chat with Haley or Arielle more about any topics we've covered so far on the podcast, don't hesitate to reach out! 

Find Haley on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/balanced.living.co/

Find Arielle on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arielle_bloom/

Did you know that In other parts of the world, mothers cosleep with their babies from the day they are born?

Cosleeping is really only stigmatized here in the U.S.

In this week's episode, Arielle and Haley discuss cosleeping: the benefits, how to do it safely, and why even if you don't plan to cosleep you should know about the option for your own growing family. 

Here are some resources mentioned in this week's episode:

Safe Infant Sleep by Dr James KcKenna

La Leche League International

The Big Letdown by Kimberly Sears Allers

Find Arielle on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arielle_bloom/

Find Haley on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/balanced.living.co/

Do you set New Year's Resolutions?

Haley and Arielle don't, but they do something else (they argue even better) instead! 

Listen in on this episode for:

• Baby reflections and updates from Haley
• Setting intentions vs goals at the start of the new year
• Questions to reflect on from the past year
• When to actually set goals for the year
• Treating your family like a small business
• Shirtless Andrew Huberman (you're welcome 😉 )

If you need support in identifying and setting your goals, reach out and let's chat! 

Find Arielle here: https://www.instagram.com/arielle_bloom/

Find Haley here: https://www.instagram.com/balanced.living.co/

Just a few short weeks ago, Haley and her husband JP, welcomed their baby boy into the world! 

Arielle and Haley sit down to chat about Haley's home birth experience, including her very short labor, and Haley shares some of her insights as a first time home birthing mama. 

As always, find us on Instagram:

Find Arielle here: https://www.instagram.com/arielle_bloom/

Find Haley here: https://www.instagram.com/balanced.living.co/

Join the Gym Rats this week as we talk to our guest, Jess McElroy! 

Jess is a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and Enneagram Coach. In this episode, we dive into what the Enneagram can show us about ourselves, we figure out Arielle's Enneagram, and we talk about how you can get your own Enneagram identified if you're interested! 

Find Jess here:

https://www.instagram.com/healthynumbersnutrition/

https://linktr.ee/stepn2healthy

Join the Gym Rats as we talk about the basic principles of body recomposition! 
Use these basic principles in your training and nutrition to achieve the body composition you want. 

Arielle's 12-week Strength/Hypertrophy Program:

https://www.ariellebloom.com/shop/p/powher-physique-1-strength-program-only

Use the code STRONGYEAR24 to get the program for $55 until 1/6/24! 

Other Hypertrophy programs we love:

FLEX:

https://www.th.fit/

Paragon Training Methods:

https://paragontrainingmethods.com/

Join the Gym Rats in discussing why Millenials are obsessed with Minimalism and how it helps your health. The ladies dive into how this translates into the holidays and ways we can utilize love languages, experiences, and practical needs a part of our gift giving strategies. Explore all things personality tests, like aura quizzes, and how that correlates to your organization/pull towards minimalism and ways you can start to incorporate it into your life. 

Mind Body Green Aura Quiz:

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-color-is-my-aura-quiz

Mystic Michaela Know your Aura Quiz:

https://knowyouraura.com/aura-quizzes/

Haley's Favorite Holiday Movies:

1. The Night Before
2. The Fatman
3. The Grinch
4. The Family Stone

Arielle's Favorite Holiday Movies:

1. Love Actually
2. The Grinch
3. The Holiday

Find your hosts on social media:

@Arielle_Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

@balanced.living.co

www.balancedlivingco.com

Join the Gym Rats in discussing how scents effect our health and how we can find healthier alternatives to purchase or to make at home. Ever wondered what ingredients are used to create the fragrance in your perfume, candles, laundry detergent, wall plugins, etc? Well Arielle and Haley break down some of the common materials found in these products, what we know about their manufacturing and their effects on our health. Between carcinogens, allergens, respiratory irritants, and others, learn how you can shop smarter and create delicious holiday scents out of natural ingredients that don't negatively impact your health and positively impact your nose!

Mentioned Resources:

EWG Skin Deep

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

ThinkDirty

https://www.thinkdirtyapp.com/

Trash Panda

https://www.trashpandaapp.com/

Home made scents:

https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2013/06/homemade-air-fresheners.html

Make your own candles:

https://nestingwithgrace.com/easiest-way-to-make-candles-non-toxic/

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

Join the Gym Rats in a discussion around Osteoporosis and the increased rates we have been seeing over the last decade and a half. Why should we be concerned about Osteoporosis earlier than later, how our food and minerals effect our bones, and the forms of exercise that not only are proven to slow bone loss, but also encourage new bone growth. This post Thanksgiving episode starts off with a little friendly catch up between the Gym Rats on their holidays, their cranberry sauce preferences and childrens toys. Listen in to chat all things bone health with two friends. Please rate and review so we can keep growing our audience and reaching more Gym Rats. Thank you all!

Find your Gym Rats:

Arielle Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

Join the Gym Rats in a fun interview with Rafa Quintero, 2x Olympic Men's 10m platform diver turned mechanical engineer with a passion for his newfound hobby: Crossfit. Explore the background behind this athletes success within his first sport and how he is now utilizing his previously learned skills, mental strategies, and ability to control his fear, to aid him in progressing within the sport of Crossfit. These friends dive into all the fun facts, like what you love and love to hate about Crossfit, biggest challenges as a new crossfit athlete, including some unsoliscitated nutrition advice to this new up and coming competitor. You can follow Rafa's journey on Instagram here: @rafa_quintero

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

The Holidays have arrived! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, join Gym Rats Arielle and Haley as they discuss how to enjoy your holidays without fretting about the scale and other stressors. These two gym goers cover all aspects of stressors around the holidays from managing family dynamics, travel stress, decrease in movement and increase in all your favorite holiday dishes. The holidays are definitely not about restriction but about creating memories with loved ones and enjoying yourself over community gatherings and delicious food. See how the ladies stay on track while getting their fix of all their favorite foods. 

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom:

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton:

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

Halloween is over and the holiday season is in full force, usually accompanied by colder weather and runny noses and coughs. Does the temperature change really cause viruses to spread more easily? Join gym rats Haley and Arielle as they cover the heavy hitters that truly effect your immune system strength and some of their favorite tools to support these systems. Enjoy an intro where the gals share about broken wells, showers shutting off, and a neighboorhood cat playing their feelings for free milk and a nap by the fireplace. 

Products:

https://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Right-Drug-Free-Strips-Congestion/dp/B07FHM225F/ref=sr_1_4_pp?crid=1QBEXJG57S94H&keywords=breathe+right+nasal+strips&qid=1699234132&rdc=1&s=hpc&sprefix=breathe+right+nasal+strips%2Chpc%2C119&sr=1-4

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom

@arielle_bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

Haley Heaton

@balanced.living.co

www.balancedlivingco.com

Its Rogue invitational here in Austin! Join Gym rats Arielle and Haley as they discuss Tia-Clair Toomey's return to competition post baby as well as the dangers of comparing ourselves to professional athletes. The tangents spiral quickly into discussing equality versus equity in sport and opinions on the differences between male and female athletes, their sports, and the fan bases supporting them. Stick around to hear about obscure sports that your hosts participated in growing up and how the skills learned in these activities have molded their training styles today. Before diving in, both hosts catch up on their recent travels and continue to discuss their obsession with water Tumblers. Cheers Gym Rats! 

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

Gym Rats Haley and Arielle share an exciting announcement that, suprise!.... has to do with more babies! Dive into a fun conversation between two expecting moms about their personal journeys so far in their pregnancies. Learn from Arielle about the wisdom she gained in her first pregnancy and delivery and what she is focusing on/changing with her second. Listen to discussions around Birth Plans and when they can be really useful. Additionally, join their brainstorm around how moms can feel more empowered in their births while turning the volume down on judgy mom culture and fear tactics.

Find your gym rats:

Arielle Bloom:

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton:

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

Gym Rats Arielle and Haley welcome Physical Therapist and Founder of "I Fix Your Sciatica" Ashley Mak to discuss all things back pain and physical therapy. We get Ashley's professional take on what Sciatica is, why back pain is so common in our modern society, things we can do in our day to day life to prevent/improve joint pain, and even fun extras like preferred footwear, and mattress rotation, for overall joint health. Be sure to check out Ashley's podcast "I Fix your Sciatica" on all platforms and those listeners living in the San Francisco Bay Area can capitalize on meeting with Ashley in person for your physical therapy needs.

Find Ashley Mak:

https://ifixyoursciatica.com/

Instagram: @ifixyoursciatica

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

Instagram: @arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton

www.balancedlivingco.com

Instagram: @balanced.living.co

Join Gym Rats Arielle and Haley in a fun edition of "is it underrated and overrated?" Discussing the gnitty gritty of all the Hot Takes the audience submitted related to our health and fitness. The episode begins with some fun stories that dog lovers can relate too and after some friendly catch up, the Hot Takes begin. If you have ever wondered about timing your protein with workouts, opinions on Avocado toast, morning routines and even our thoughts on Alcohol, this is the episode for you. 

Find our hosts on their websites and instagrams:

Arielle Bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

@arielle_bloom

Haley Heaton

www.balancedlivingco.com

@balanced.living.co

Join gym rats Arielle and Haley as they peak behind the curtain of the Coach behind the TL Method, Tara LaFerrara. An accomplished personal Trainer, coach, and fitness influencer well known for her quippy and informative social media content, dives into her journey behind becoming the coach and athlete she is today, what she focuses on the most with her clients, and discussing mindset and thought! Ofcourse, all of this juicy conversation around shifting mindset takes place among some classic Gym Rats tangents and are followed up by some exciting announcements. Tara's podcast, "The Tara Talk" will be available Tuesday October 3rd. Be sure to follow her on all platforms. 

Tara LaFerrara:

Instagram, Threads, & TikTok

@taralaferrara

@tl.method

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom:

Instagram: @arielle_bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

Haley Heaton

Instagram: @balanced.living.co

www.balancedlivingco.com

Find yourself continually trying to track your progress solely by relying on the dreaded scale in your bathroom? Join Arielle and Haley in walking through multiple different modalities that you can utilize to help track your progress. From easily accessible at home methods to advanced technologies that breakdown detailed data points, theses fitness and food minded mama's break down all the tools you need to know about and how to know how to use or find each one. Also enjoy some fun shoutouts towards other rockstars in the industry like Tara LaFerrara and be sure to rate and review to let us know what you think! 

Mentioned accounts:

Instagram: @taralaferrara

Find your hosts:

Arielle Bloom

Instagram: @arielle_bloom

www.ariellebloom.com

Haley Heaton

Instagram: @balanced.living.co

www.balancedlivingco.com