Posts in Motivation
How I Stay At The Top Of My Fitness Game

Welcome to this week’s edition of Health Coaching For Horsewomen, a live coaching session for horsewomen who are looking to lose weight and get in great shape to ride and compete on their horses.

On this week's episode, I talk about the three tips I'm using to stay at the top of my fitness game. My motivation is to look and feel my best to show my reined cow horses.

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How Horses Heal My Soul: 4 Ways Horse Helped Me Lose Weight & Get My ‘Happy’ Back

Weight loss is hard. You’re continually facing challenging emotions. It’s easy to question yourself and feel like a failure. As your body changes, it’s natural to feel tired, hungry, and super emotional. I want you to know if you are struggling with your weight loss journey, you are not alone. It’s normal to feel this way.

In this article, I want to share how horses heal my soul and help me feel inspired when the going gets tough.

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Want to make getting on your horse easier? Here’s how...

Get on your horse easier in 5 simple steps.

Is the fear of not being able to get on your horse holding you back from enjoying time in the saddle? You really want to get back to riding your horse regularly, but you dread it because you struggle to get on. What if you focused on getting in better shape to make getting on easier?

Today I want to go over five simple steps to make getting on your horse more enjoyable.

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How To Get In Shape To Ride - My Fitness Routine Revealed

Summer is around the corner. Many horsewomen are motivated to shed some pounds and get in shape to ride their horses. Motivation is only the first step. What is the second step? Coming up with a fitness routine that fits our busy schedules and compliments our lives instead of competes with them.

Now, I workout regularly. But I didn’t use to workout at all. My love of exercise has evolved over the years. Today, I want to share my fitness routine so you can get ideas and inspiration. In no time, you can create a love of fitness and the habit of working out.

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Exciting Announcement: New Blog for Horse Rider Fitness

Hi, I’m Andrea! I write weekly articles to help horsewoman create a burning desire to lose weight and get fit to ride. A recovering sugar addict, I lost 31 lbs of baby weight and have kept it off. At 41 years old, I'm in the best shape of my life. I understand the struggles and challenges brought on by our way of life.

My passion is sharing my weight loss secrets and fitness strategies with other busy horsewomen looking for ways to shed pounds and inches, get more energy and feel confident in their own skin. My motivation-based coaching is designed to get you the quickest, longest lasting, real results possible.

Here’s the link to my blog.

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MotivationAndrea Otley
Free Healthy Habits For Healthy Horsewomen 21 Day Challenge Starts Soon!

What’s the secret to my horse show success?

I seriously contribute most of my success in showing Hook (TI SMOKUM PLAIN CHIC) to developing strong, healthy habits. I think the difference between people who do well and those who don’t, is focus and consistency. If you want to stay consistent, you can't make things too complicated or hard to follow. It has to be something that is doable, daily.

I created the Healthy Habits for Healthy Horsewomen 21-Day Challenge to help horsewomen like me get focused and consistent so they can enjoy success with their horses. Sign up today. It’s free!

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Fitness, MotivationAndrea Otley
How to Burn Stored Body Fat for Energy

Have you noticed how the keto diet is all the rage right now? So many people are skipping the critical step of learning the science behind burning fat for energy. They have no idea what they're doing, no idea how it works. And no wonder! If you google “keto diet” you’re bombarded with tips, tricks, how-to’s and recipes. Who do you trust? Where do you even start?

Have you ever thought about where you get your energy? There are two primary energy sources: one is sugar (glucose), the other is fat. The glucose energy comes from eating carbohydrates - bread, rice, oatmeal, potatoes, chips, cookies, candy, cake, etc. The fat energy comes from a process where the body produces ketones, a type of acid.

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MotivationAndrea Otley
Why You’re Not Losing Weight - 5 Dieting Myths Busted

Does this sound familiar? You’re following your new diet plan to a tee! You’re exercising, you’re watching what you eat. You’re meal planning and prepping. You’re turning down the yummy desserts and alcohol. You’re being SO GOOD! WHY CAN’T YOU LOSE THE WEIGHT?? You’re so frustrated! What the hell?

We’ve all been there, right? I know I have! I remember feeling like there was something wrong with me. Like I was a failure.

What finally opened my eyes and led me down a weight loss path that actually works? I realized I believed in some common weight loss myths. Let me share them here.

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MotivationAndrea Otley