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
Okay isn?t it always about the struggle?!?! What worked and didn?t work? I?ve got one like everyone else… boo!! I have a bodybuilder dad, slender sisters, and then there?s me. My mom died when I was 10 and I juggled my weight the rest of my life. Food made me feel better!!! About age 12 I started realizing I was different than my friends. Not by much, but boys started noticing too. I remember when I was 12, during summer, longing to be thin and in a bikini like my friends. So…. all summer… no breakfast, eating a small salad with fat free Italian dressing at lunch and then just pushing dinner around on my plate to make it look like I ate. Years of unhealthy habits and thought processes have left me broken! Competition diets from my dad, binging and purging, juicing, weight watchers, low carb Atkins; they all worked for a short time but never was able to be the change that I needed! I have three littles and fabulous, super sexy hubby. I want this so I can be the mom and wife outside, that I know I am on the inside!! I just need a little more help!! With my husband being on the police force and me doing some work from home, we have a super tight budget. We all know moms usually come last. I?ve always been that way. I need something (you and Chris!!!) to help me stay on track and know exactly what I need to do. I don?t have the time to figure everything out, find recipes, figure out shopping lists, figure out exactly what workouts I need to be doing, etc!!! Ain?t no mama got time for that!!! (Except maybe Heidi bahaha)
Help a mama out!!!! Xoxo
Because the transform app is AMAZING and it?s the only workout tool I want to use for forever! It?s practical and doable. The workouts are pretty much perfection and I love the easy meals and variety! I?m a happier mom when I?m more fit. I love the confidence and feeling of strength that has been slowly coming back to me since having my second baby and starting the transform app. I?m hoping to have more babies and I know this is something i can and will stick with throughout. Thank you Heidi and Chris for this awesomeness! My husband and I follow a phrase WWTPD! (What would the Powell?s do?) ?
what a great giveaway, you & chris have been my all time favourite for so long & are such an inspiration to so many people out there. this would be an opportunity of a lifetime (litterly haha). I?ve been threw personal training, & she ended up pushing me to limits I didn?t know I could reach unfortunately resulting in a curvation of my spine, due to this I gained majority of the weight i lost back. I?m ready to make my lifestyle change a priority and for life this time. I have trouble finding variation for recipes to eat instead of the same things everyday. the gym is such a confusing place when you don?t know what workouts to do to tend to the places you want to lose it most. my sister was recently diagnosed with PCOS and she actually has lost 70 pounds on her journey already! this would be such a great way to share this with her and do it together to better our lives and live the best lives we can, & what better way to say that I owe it all to Chris and Heidi.
To whoever wins, congratulations! there are so many deserving people and such great stories out there, I wish everyone the best of luck.
Hey Heidi,
Firstly, you and Chris do so much to help change other people’s lives for the better and now this – you both continue to provide as much love and support to all of us who need it and that is absolutly admirable.
As to why I would love to win this (as would everyone else here of course), I need the help. I am 25 and have been overweight my whole life. When I was 13 I lost the extra weight by starvation – of course that was all gained back and caused a huge spiral in life.
I’m tired of not trying new things, of being to ‘big’ for amusement parks and just feeling like I don’t fit in this world. A friend of mine lent me a pair of pants to wear one day while we washed our clothes. He insisted they would fit because “they are absolutly massive and stretchy. I could fit 3 more of me in these”. They didn’t fit and I literally fell to the floor crying and purely ashamed. I need help – and financially I am struggling after falling for gimmick after gimmick. Even my old personal trainor fees are not even in a range I could afford. (I would literally need a second full time job). I want to learn how to move, how to nourish my body, and not just how to eat food. The support and tools your app shows is exactly what I need to transform my life. This year my best friend of the last decade walked out of my life and I lost all my support.
I have never told a soul that my goal was to enter competitions. Because I never thought a girl like me could change her life enough for it. I know with you and Chris on my side I would have a chance and get the education I need to follow that dream. I have lost 30lbs of a 202lb loss goal so far – after losing my gall bladder due to what this weight has done to me. I need to keep running in the right direction. Thank you for all you have done for everyone and this amazing chance to hopefully be able to change my life.
Hi Heidi! I feel I should get this app because I need something to help me get my body back. My body was taken by breast cancer. I went through chemo and meds and the caused me to gain a ton of weight. I need a good app that will take me to a better place kind and body. I just started the app and fell in love with it. It is so easy to use and the recipe selection is amazing. So I would love to have a lifetime membership so I can get my body back. Thanks
I would love to win! As a single mom of two it?s hard for me to find time and energy to workout. I have wanted to do your workouts but unfortunately it?s out of my budget ?. I?m trying to lose weight and stay healthy for my kiddos
I am a big fan of both you and Chris. I would love to get lifetime access to the transform app. I can?t say that I deserve it above everyone else, but I am a mom of three looking to get my body back after three c-sections. I do love to exercise, but I can never seem to get past a certain point in my training with my body. I want to be as healthy as I can for my kids, to show them how to meet goals, but also so I can go out and live life with them without feeling like I am self conscious about my body. Also, on a selfish level, I want it for me. Like I said, I am a huge fan, and I want something that helps kick my butt and help me kick butt.
Wow!! What a great give away prize to win!! I would LOVE? this (as would so many) watched your inspiring show, now I’m on week 9 of my own transformation via #transformapp and loving it, I’m in it for the long haul.. sugar addiction is real and I had it lol.. you’ve helped me kick it and really stick to the eating plan ..the workouts are fit for any level.. ready to transform with you guys for life ?
Heidi! The would like be to win because I have become entirely too bored of working out! I would love a fresh new perspective on how to properly train as I am not entering my late twenties and see my body slowly starting to change. I have always loved being active outdoors but have struggled to find a workout plan I enjoy! I would love to share this with my partner and be able to do it together. Cheers!
Jessica and I are fans of you both for ever now. She’s had 3 kids 7,5,and 2 and we are now focused to get back in good shape. She and I are about to celebrate our 14th Anniversary.
My Instagram: @gohooper tag her too. She deserves this and we’d do it together. Thanks