The Refine Blog

For the past couple of years, I’ve done a swimsuit round-up for you all with some tried and true brands/styles that have worked well for me! You may or may not have a body shape similar to mine, but that doesn’t really matter. I want to give you TWO things to take with you as […]

Are you a strict recipe follower when it comes to smoothies, or do you just end up throwing a bunch of stuff in? Or maybe you don’t make smoothies and would love a quick and easy way to get it done.  I’ve been a smoothie drinker for longer than I can remember, and though TYPICALLY […]

I’ve got some hard truth today bc I’ve walked it 5x, I’ve worked with so many women in this life stage, and I need to share these words with you: You. Are. You. You are not your friend, your mom, your sister, or your cousin. And you SURELY are not that one person you follow […]

Ask any marketing expert and they’d agree – if you’re running a business, especially an online business, the more you’re on social media (SM) and post to SM the better. I’ve been running an in-person and online business for 3.5 years now, and I’ve been consistently posting to social on average 5 days/week that entire […]

Can we all agree that “wellness” has become a vague word? There are so many industries that have attached the word wellness to their name, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve started to get confused – what actually is wellness? The webster dictionary defines wellness as, “the quality or state of being healthy […]

2022 was a good year at Refine. I started my business in 2019 as a huge leap of faith. I had NO idea if a specialized business like mine would even work out of a small rural town in Iowa, but I had a passion that I couldn’t use anywhere else, a desire to do […]

Not everyone loses tons of weight with breastfeeding You can lose the weight and still be in a different size  You can’t compare to someone else’s weight loss journey or even your own at a different time in life. Shame feels like a motivator but it never leads to Freedom 9 months in and 9 […]

Have you wondered how Pelvic Core is different from other courses out there or other PTs you’ve possibly seen? Pelvic Core is my signature program that helps women who are struggling with leaking, ab muscle separation, core weakness, vaginal pressure/heaviness, and low back or pelvic pain. It’s an amazing course for you whether you’re pregnant, […]

NEAT stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis. I was first introduced to NEAT &the importance of it in decreasing stress from @fatlosslifestyleschool. Ever since I have been working at implementing this into my lifestyle b/c I’ve seen how effective it is!! I learned a lot about what nutrition serves my body best from them, but this […]