Breathe Magazine

Bobbi-Marie McCormick writes about maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a crazy busy world. She wears several different hats every day as a wife, cook, runner, teacher,blogger, small business owner, and kickboxing instructor!

As I train for my sixth marathon I have decided to take on a three day training plan. Instead of training five days a week  like I have in the past, I am just running three. My plan consists of one track(speed) day, one tempo run, and one long run.
*My track runs consist of several different [...]

A couple months ago I won a  Breville Juicer from Foodbuzz and finally started using it. I have always been very interested in juicing, but didn’t want to fork out the dough or cut off my right arm for a juicer. I really like the juicer that they sent me and now think it is [...]

Marriage is such a beautiful thing and I am so blessed to be married to the man of my dreams!
Hubby and I just had the most amazing weekend at the Couples Retreat that we went to at our work. I love that we work together at a CAMP!!!  This weekend the mountains were absolutely breathtaking and covered in beautiful layers [...]

For months now I have been telling myself that I need to carve out time in my busy schedule for a NHS Spa Weekend. I marked my calendar and finally did it!! I think that anyone can enjoy a day at the Spa in their own home as long as they set it up peacefully (I [...]

Why would any sane person even think of trying to run a marathon? Are marathoners even remotely sane?
As I begin preparing for my next marathon in June, I thought I would write a little something about why I run marathons, TO HELP PROVE I am not that crazy, or it might just make the [...]

I can’t believe that I haven’t done any serious running for about 6 weeks now. I ran the Santa Barbara Marathon on December 6th. Instead, I have been enjoying a little break from running  by getting in 5 days of kickboxing. It’s an intense hour of teaching and it always kicks my BUTT!

Not only have I been enjoying kickboxing, but I [...]

I recently quit my gym this year in order to meet our goal this year of saving some major money. I still teach kickboxing at my kickboxing studio, but have started doing all of my weight training right in my living room or garage.
I created a workout space that allows me to be flexible and [...]

If you read NHerShoes you know that I love to PREP on Sundays. I have done this for as long as I can remember! I remember in college sitting down at a local coffee shop on Sundays and writing out my schedule for the entire week, minute for minute. Everyone has 24 hours in a day [...]

As we step into a new year I think of all the wonderful things that have happened in 2009 as well as  what it is that 2010 has in store for me.  I am not one for new years resolutions, instead I make GOALS! Not being afraid to fail, but instead making every attempt for success!
I read a book this year [...]

When the Holiday’s come around I tend to get thrown off balance. In effort to not go crazy in the Holiday season I try and plan the best I can. I have said it so many times, but I believe it with all my heart planning is the key to a well balanced life and even [...]

I just love the holidays and Thanksgiving is by far my favorite Holiday of them all. I love to cook, so why wouldn’t I love a holiday that is all about family and food?! Thanksgiving hasn’t always been  fun for me, when you have fought trying to maintain your weight as much I have all [...]

My Dad sent me a very empowering quote, “Live life with purpose and passion“, WOW what a statement. I have been reading a book for work right now called, ” Good to Great” . It’s teaching me a lot about being passionate and taking risks. I loved being challenged in my thinking, it truly feeds my soul.

I have [...]

Over at NHerShoes I am a hosting a wonderful challenge called Pile On the Miles. The whole goal of the challenge is for everyone that joins to pile on the running miles not the Holiday pounds! It’s so easy to fall into a slump when the colder months come along. I know for me I would [...]

Last night I was so hungry I just wanted to go grab something to eat and not cook!  I knew that I had what I needed in my fridge to make a healthy and quick delicious dinner!
I started off with a head of Kale and made Kale chips., I got this idea from the wonderful Kath over at [...]

Detoxification: the process, real or perceived, of removing toxins from the body.
Detox usually has a negative connotation to its name. A lot of people only associate detoxing with alcohol and drugs, but it’s really removing any toxins from your body. Some people do a detox for two weeks, others for much longer. Some people might say [...]