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
The Transformation App is something I need for a lifetime. I?m a working mom in my 40?s and I?ve noticed that without lifting and a workout plan, my body just isn?t the same without it. But I avoid the gym because I don?t know what to do and at this time, I can?t afford a great trainer. So this is where you App comes in. I was not blessed with ?skinny genes/jeans?! I have to workout (besides it keeps my mind clearer and I?m a better human)! Your App gives me a routine, a plan, and more confidence to succeed IN and OUT of the gym. I have 3 sister and we all are the same way. It would be great to share this and my experience with them. So yeah, pick me please!!!
I?m a 15 Month Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor, I?m now working to rebuild my strength, endurance, health, and fitness!
I?m 48 and was diagnosed with leukemia 2 years ago-prior to that I worked out 4-5 times a week and felt good about my physical and mental health!
I could certainly use this Lifetime Fitness membership.
Thank you Heidi for all of Your perfectly imperfect posts!
Oh my gosh all these amazing entries, I have no idea how you?ll pick!?! I?m not sure I can hold a candle to these others. I?m a mom of 5 beautiful kiddos and I also work as an emergency room nurse. I workout at home in my garage or basement. I?ve been following you guys for many years. My husband and I did the original America?s Fittest Couple Challenge several years ago and currently I?m doing the workouts again, I?m on week 2. It would be so awesome to have the Transformation App at my fingertips to help stay motivated and save time so I?m not trying to come up with workouts. Having five kids makes it tough to fit workouts in as you all know, we have to get creative. I would purchase it but money is so tight and I feel guilty spending money on things for myself when the kiddos need so much. Thank you for all you do, keep spreading the love,
Xoxo Melissa Woodward
I would love to win the Transform App lifetime access! I have always loved working out and eating healthy. But lately I feel like I?m spinning my wheels and could really use more guidance and support in my journey! I have struggled the past couple years on and off with depression and weight gain, it has been hard for me to face because I?ve always maintained my weight with ease. Now I need some extra help! You guys are so inspiring and I?m sure you could help me reach my goals and maintain them too! Also… how awesome would it be to have a friend to do it with! Thanks for this opportunity!
Hi, my name is Olga Martinez. So your question is why do I think I deserve to win this lifetime access to the transformation, well I can?t say i deserve it more than anyone else here but I can say that if I won I would be more than grateful. The last three years have been extremely hard emotionally. I?m twenty three years old and recently has a little girl named Madeleine, I also recently moved in with the love of my life and have a three year old little boy named Amir. When my little Amir was just over a month old I received the most devastating news, my older brother has passed away in his sleep. To say that he was just my older brother doesn?t sum it up. He has served in the U.S Marine Corps and was also a Sheriff. He was my best friend and father figure. He was my role model, the person who expected the most from me. Before he?s passing I had already felt like I had let him down, my pregnancy was sowmthing unplanned, I had plans to leave for the Navy and was enrolled in a community college. However being the amazing person he was he stood up for me and told me I has nothing to be ashamed of and that having my baby boy was nothing but a blessing. My brother passed and hadn?t even had a close talk. He not only passed but had done so while he was in vacation in Mexico. We had to wait two weeks before he finally arrived home. Saying goodbye was by far the hardest thing I?ve had to do so far. After losing him I thought that maybe things wouldn?t do get better but they only got worse. My sons biological father decided to step out of the picture without saying a word, my mother fell into a deep depression and not only was I having to watch her I also had 4 siblings, the youngest being 3 months older than my little boy. My mother owns a small cafe and I also had to be in charge. I felt completely overwhelmed. I was 20 years old, with a new baby, had dropped out of college, had lost my brother, and felt completely lost and alone. I tried so hard to keep myself happy for my little boy, but I failed. I also feel into depression. During this time I gained a lot of weight. I tried several times to lose the weight but I ultimately failed because I was stressed and depressed. Withing the last year and a half I meet my love life again,, I had actually met him when I was 17 while in vacation In Mexico. He was beyond patient with me and began taking me out on dates and helping me with OUR son. I was so self conscious of my body but he not only loved me the way I was but also taught me to love myself. I became pregnant with my princess and now almost two months after having her I have decided to lose the weight. I?ve lost 25 lbs so far by just eating healthy. I?ve began exercising ever since i had my 6 weeks clearance. I can finally say my depression is gone. My difficulties now are being a stay at home mom and part time college student. I could really use the extra help. My goal is to lose 50 lbs over all. Thank you for this opportunity and God bless. ?? You guys are a great family and amazing source of inspiration.
I am a big fan of you and Chris! I’m a physical education teacher and my wife is special education teacher, and we have 3 children, so we definitely cannot afford to buy a membership. We do ok with our fitness and eating but we never seem to be on the same page at the same time, so there is a lot of fluctuation, loss and gain. Meal planning and prepping can be a big sticking point, she’s doing the keto diet and I’m trying to track macros with carb cycling and finding recipes we both like gets challenging. I really want us to be able to take our fitness to the next level together, and I believe with your help we could accomplish that.
Hi Heidi and Chris,
I have loved chris?s Tv show and you are both SO motivating. I would absolutely love this opportunity for a lifetime membership because I have tried many different apps and plans, so far I am in love with yours. It works well with my day, I am seeing great progress and it has been keeping me committed. As a type 1 diabetic, fitness has a huge impact in control, and I love that your nutrition in the app has literally everything I need to know for calculating my insulin doses. I would like to add that my glucose levels have been better than usual (not that they are usually terrible) but I also feel amazing! This opportunity is exciting because I would love to live a long healthy life staying fit with you and Chris ?? Thank you for all that you guys do. You are both so inspiring.
-Emilie @emiliemaisonneuve
The Transform App is exactly what I have been looking for. I am a workout fanatic and love the group setting (previously a group fitness instructor) but there?s also nothing like hitting the gym for some me time, especially on the days that are down in the dumps. With the transform app, I am able to do that with a guide that is straight forward and gives me results and makes me feel in a better mood overall.
I would love to win a lifetime membership because I?m a group ex instructor (cycle fit and strength & conditioning) at my local YMCA. I could always use extra work ideas to keep me in better shape as well as be an inspiration to those that come to my classes! Please choose me!!! ????? (I?m also a momma to four boys and staying fit is a must to keep up with all their energy ?)!!!
I am a Mother of 7. The county next to me just opened for Police Applications. I am finally going to go for my life long dream of becoming an Officer. I still have some weight to lose and muscle to gain. I been working out here and there but more resources would be great before fall comes. I have struggled with an auto immune disorder for a couple years now. I don’t let it get me down. I push through.