Ahhh summertime! The joyous (translation: stinking HOT) season here in Arizona full of pool time, popsicles, and playing with my kids. However, it’s also a time of pressure to cram in as many quality experiences as possible in just a few short months. It seems nearly impossible to prepare for all of the things on our summer bucket list, and before we know it, August is here, and we’re already in back-to-school mode. To save you time (and some sanity) in preparing your summer calendar, I’ve gathered some of my favorite and most popular blogs?from smoothie recipes to staying fit to kid-friendly activities?all in one place!
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BONUS: To get you started on your summer transformation journey and beyond, we’re running the FIRST?and maybe the last?LIFETIME subscription special to The TRANSFORM App! For ONLY $299, you can get a lifetime (that’s decades!!!) of over 430 (and counting!) yummy recipes, a customized nutrition and workout program that adjusts as you progress towards your goals, and amazing and inspiring Life Lessons (the TRUE key to transformation!), all backed up with content and videos galore.
And lucky for you…I?m giving away TWO of these LIFETIME ACCESS MEMBERSHIPS right here on the blog…for FREE! Scroll to the bottom of the blog for details on how YOU and a friend can win free coaching with us on the app for the rest of your life!!
Ummmm?but back to the sale. If you do the math, it?s like buy 20 months, get the rest of your life for FREE! So what are you waiting for? This (maybe) once in a lifetime deal ends May 31st, so go sign up now at www.thetransformapp.com, or click -> here! Then head back here and continue reading?.
**NOTE: If you sign up today and end up winning, you have my word we will refund you the money!
Now on to the important stuff …?
My Favorite Ways to Stay Fit This Summer: Preparing your summer bod starts way before the temperatures hit the 100s and continues throughout the summer!
In order to save you some time researching and planning out your workouts for the summer, I’ve put together my top four favorite workouts to keep you fit (while still leaving you time for the kids!):
- Four Minute Tabata Workout
- Oxygen Magazine Booty Building Workout
- Dog Friendly Workout
- Top Ten At-Home Exercise for Total Body Toning
*And if you’re just beginning your transformation journey or want some amazing transformation tools, here is THE all-in-one post (filled with lots of links!) to get you started: How to Begin Your Transformation Journey?Step-by-Step
My Go-To Smoothie and Shake Recipes: On a hot summer day (and really, any day, right?), a smoothie or shake is a perfect meal! Smoothies help pack in those healthy micronutrients without even realizing you’re drinking your veggies.
They’re also a great way to stay cool and save yourself some time with meal prep?exactly what this mama needs with four littles running around all season long. Just add the ingredients to your blender and voila! Total plus: All of the recipes below are Powell Pack approved, kid-friendly treats that our family loves to drink! YUM.
Top Family Activities + Family Workouts: For me, summer is all about savoring that extra time with the kids and trying new things. While swimming and splash pads are a great way to cool down, we can’t ignore the fact that workouts are still a necessity too!
Adding a kid-friendly element to things like a Tabata workout is a great way to stay fit AND enjoy quality time as a family. Fit some “screen free” time into your daily summer schedule and get your whole family moving this summer with some of my favorite kid-friendly activities below.
- Mommy & Me Tabata Workout
- Get Outside and Celebrate Earth Day!
- March Madness!!!! A Powell Pack Family Workout
- Powell Pack Workout | Deck of Cards
- 5 Spring Break Activities for a Fit Family
Here’s to a happy, healthy, fulfilling summer full of wonderful moments with your family! What’s on your summer bucket list?! I want to know your summer plans?I might need to steal an idea or ten! Leave your comments below and share your ideas!
Now…for the giveaway! To enter to win LIFETIME access to The TRANSFORM App for you and a friend, follow these simple steps:
- Comment below and tell me why you should win this life-changing prize!
- Find my Facebook or Instagram post about this giveaway and tag your friend who you would love to give the other membership to!
The giveaway ends this Sunday (May 27, 2018) at midnight, and the lucky winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Monday! And please feel free to enter as many times as you want. 🙂
xo,
Heidi
And here are even more posts you might enjoy!
3 Ways to Stay Fit This Summer!
Fun in the Sun: Healthy Summer Popsicles!
Yummy Summer Strawberries ?n Almond Creme
Making Summer Night Memories
Sexy Summer Shoulders
611 Responses
Hi Heidi!
My name is Loran, I am a single mom and a special education teacher. I have always worked out and tried to stay healthy and in shape the best that I can. The last few years have been so filled with activities and hard work and joy and time for my kids and students that I haven?t taken that time for me. Working out at home is my goal, watching you and all you do definitely inspires me constantly. However home work outs are hard to do without the motivation and techniques that your app provides! Unfortunately that isn?t something I can afford, you saw me say teacher and single mom right? 😉 I would be so grateful and honored to be able to have access to your app and stay healthy and happy for all of children who?s lives I work so hard to enrich every day! Thank you for giving all of us a chance to win such an invaluable subscription!
Hi! My name is Abril. I tagged a friend on the inatagam post.
When I was 12, I lost my dad to a violent crime. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. At the same time, I lost my mom too, because she had to support 3 children on her own while dealing with her pain and grief, so for a while she became someone else. I turned to food for comfort, and started gaining weight.
I have had weight issues all my life, once even losing 84 lbs and regaining them when I broke up with my then boyfriend (still have a hard time dealing with emotions and food). Recently I got married and I have a little baby boy (he?s almost 1), I?m 32. I started going to a nutritionist for assistance because I?m 110lbs overweight, and she just diagnosed me with insulin resistance, and told me that if I don?t take control, I will become diabetic in the near future. She also basically told me she recommends me to have bariatric surgery, which scares me to death, but also for which I have no money or insurance so, it?s not even an option for me.
I want to be around and healthy for my little boy, I don?t want him to go through losing a parent at a young age. I want to be able to play and keep up with his energy.
I have been a fan of you and Chris since 2011.. ive watched all the episodes of Extreme Weightloss and they inspire me so much.
That?s why I believe I deserve a lifetime membership to your coaching… because I know with you guys, it?s possible.
Even if I don?t get picked; I want to thank you for helping all those people in the past. You?re truly amazing and beautiful human beings inside and out, and I wish that God and life return all those blessings back to your life!! Love, Abril.
My name is Katrina and I would love to win this as I would like to get fit and be the active mom my kids (and I) would love to be. My six year old son loves to play soccer and mommy is having a hard time keeping up. My nine year old daughter is a dancer who is starting to struggle with her weight (thanks to family genetics) and I really want to be able to give her the tools now so she can avoid the struggles my sister and I have faced. Thank you for this opportunity!
Well this is a great opportunity, I work full time and currently do foster care in my home so I never have time for me. I was born with bilateral clubbed feet and and physical things are difficult for me. I am over 200 lbs and cannot seem to get below that number no matter what. I have watched you guys for years and your amazing. Please pick me I need this!
My name is Nichole Bradshaw. I am 46 years old and weigh 312 pounds. I have gone to the gym and then stopped. I get motivated to do and then hurt so much I stop. I am not sure what I am doing when I go and try my best. I have a 9 year old son who has ADHD and would love to keep up with him. My mother was over weight before she got diabetes. She lost a lot of weight and was healthy. Until she stopped laying attention. She had a brain stem stroke and when her sugar was checked it was over 500. Her kidneys failed and she was on dialysis until she passed away. I know my weight can lead me down the path of diabetes. In fact I may have it, but dont fo ti the doctor. Cause I don’t want to know. I need help. Please consider me.
Hey Heidi,
My name is Nicole and I am jazzed at the opportunity to potentially win this lifetime membership. I auditioned once for Extreme Weight Loss and didn’t make it, but was an even bigger fan of the show when they recognized you as being a part of the “transformation team.” I started my weight loss journey at 323 pounds and have been there for most of my life. Recently, through a lot of effort, i have lost 65 pounds and am just a couple pounds from my lowest weight ever as an adult (255). I am actually smaller than i was in high school!!
I purchased three months of the Transform app recently because I’m getting married in august and truly want to look and feel my best. While I know that i am not going to hit my goal weight of 180 before then, I do know that I will hit it with the help of this app. Using the Transform app is the first time I’ve felt empowered to do something at the gym other than a class or using the elliptical– i have experts who are explaining to me how to do all of these moves I have always been too embarrassed to ask about!
Winning the lifetime membership would mean so much to me. It would not only help me push through the rest of these 80 pounds, but also help me maintain my weight loss and even transition over to physique. And, even though I will never have a “competition body,” i know that the moves will make me stronger and help me to reach the goals I always thought were far out of my reach.
Thank you so much again for this opportunity and all the good that you and Chris put out into the world. I only hope that I am able to give back in even a fraction of the way that you both are!
As a single mom, special education teacher and avid runner, working out is more to me than just being fit. It?s therapy. It keeps me sane, makes me a better mom and all around person. It?s always been a part of my life. Lately though, I notice myself wanting to achieve higher goals. Look better, accomplish more physically- run faster. I?ve been struggling to find a system that works for me. That I can fit into a hectic schedule and notice real results. I?ve been following you and Chris for quite some time – I adore your dynamic and the relationship you have as a family, but also your commitment to fitness as a lifestyle. I?d love the chance to experience success with your guidance.
Jen Jarchow
My daughter Britney Kass is an amazing mama of 4 babies. (One went to be with the Lord at 6 months). She is also a great wife and friend to many. She has been through a lot. We have both struggled with our weight due to life circumstances. The best thing is we get to do this life together never quitting!!! We would love to win this give away
Well, I honestly can?t say that I?m more deserving than anyone else, because I may not be; however, if I were to win this, it would be such an amazing gift for me. You see, I have 3 children (technically 4; a set of 4 month old twins, an 8 year old and my husband?s 12 year old whom I love very much!) and my body has never bounced back from the first one. I was diagnosed with PCOS which makes it extremely difficult to lose weight. I also have depression, anxiety and a mood disorder. My self-esteem is deflated from years of being bullied. I?ve tried numerous programs to help boost my confidence and lose weight in hopes to reduce some of the pain my body has felt from the extra weight I was never able to lose and none of those worked. Then I heard about this app and I had seen your show and thought, ?I HAVE to give it a try, it?s my last hope.? Turns out that this has been the only program that I have been able to lose weight with and I?m slowly gaining self love and self esteem back! Winning this would mean I never have to worry about how I?m able to pay for the app (because twin babies on formula and two different size diapers are expensive!) and I will always be able to take care of myself. Plus my husband is on board with me taking care of myself so he watches the babies while I do that! This would be everything to me and I really hope you consider me for one of these amazing gifts!
My friend Becca and I started your transform app a few weeks ago and we LOVE it!! We had been doing another workout program since last year and needed a change. Best change ever. Your workouts are killer, in a good way, and the ease of use of the app is amaze! We would love a lifetime membership!!!