Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
#BeMoreHuman: What’s Your Human Score?
Disclosure: This post is sponsored through my Reebok affiliate account. You already know how much I loved the Reebok #BeMoreHuman Superbowl commercial -- but did you know there was a lot more to it than that ad? Reebok has this whole website devoted to the science...
WATCH: A Chilling Message That Will Catch You Off Guard at The End of This Powerful Video
*Thanks to Jessica for the tip on this! Five years. That's a long time isn't it? There's so much life to be lived in the span of 1,825 days. What would you do with five extra years of life? That's the question posed to the children in this powerful video, out from...
8 Intriguing Reasons to Cherish Cold Weather Running
Cold weather running. Maybe it's not rare for everyone -- but it's definitely rare for me. I stick my toe out into the swirly air and step right back inside, content to sweat it up on the treadmill or in the box. This week, however, I had a dilemma. I laced up and...
The Most Intense Superbowl Commercial People Aren’t Talking About
It may have made the rounds in the fitness world but I didn't see much talk about the Reebok "Be More Human" Superbowl commercial that aired toward the beginning of the game on Sunday. I didn't realize I'd seen a preview of a Superbowl commercial until it came on....
Dark Chocolate Stout Pie
Dark Chocolate Stout Pie. Who doesn't like to start Monday off learning how to make Dark Chocolate Stout Pie? Of course, I don't normally write about food -- too lazy to document that stuff -- but this just kind of happened. Two years ago I made one of these at a...
About Time: Protein Shakes, Bars & Feeding Those Muscles
>>>>> Muscle Recovery: Why It's So Important If you've been following along lately, you know I've kind of been having a love affair with protein shakes. After I learned a bit about nutrition in my CPT course, I started to realize I was really putting...