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a Fitness Reloaded publication.

Maria Brilaki, the founder of Fitness Reloaded, writes about living a gratifying life with a vibrant body & an open heart. She has been featured in MindBodyGreen, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, Women 2.0, and Think Traffic.


She is a Stanford Engineering graduate, an MBA, and a certified personal trainer. Learn more.

Category Archives: Healthy Tips

Episode 93 – Yoga teacher Kathryn Budig on aiming true, goddess Diana, and how she approaches failure.

Woo hoo! I’m interviewing Kathryn Budig in today’s episode. If you haven’t yet heard about Kathryn, then I must tell you: Kathryn is an internationally known Yoga teacher, author and founder of Aim True Yoga. She is the Women’s Health Magazine yoga expert and a contributor for The Huffington Post, Yoga Journal, Gaiam, The Daily Love and MindBodyGreen. SheRead More

Episode 86 – Author Dean Dwyer on “Weight loss is not just about diet and exercise”.

Can’t lose weight with just diet and exercise? According to Dean Dwyer, author of “Make shift happen”, there is a good reason for that. Weight loss is indeed not just about diet and exercise. Now you might be wondering… But if weight loss is not just about diet and exercise, then WHAT ELSE is itRead More

Episode 84 – Find time to work out…without having to mess with your schedule first.

Sometimes, I just have to stop and praise the sweet heavens above that science has evolved and one of the most common exercise myths…is finally busted. This myth holds people back. Even though they want to feel empowered, they want more energy and vitality, they want to live longer, enjoy themselves more, look good…this mythRead More

5 uncommon wellness habits for the New Year (+ giveaway winners announcement!)

5 uncommon wellness habits for the New Year (+ giveaway winners announcement!)

So you want wellness habits to make your 2013 even better than 2012…BUT you are looking for new, maybe even uncommon, wellness habit ideas. We all know about wellness habits like eating right and exercising more, but what about something different? You are in the right place. I did a small survey to uncover wellnessRead More

Three simple healthy habits you can master in the next 5 days.

Three simple healthy habits you can master in the next 5 days.

Can you be a happier, healthier person in one week? I say yes. If you start today, then by Monday you will already have a different life. Here are three simple healthy habits to get you started. Just pick one and get going! 1. Floss your teeth. Many people hate flossing. Yet the benefits ofRead More

Why we don’t do what we want to do

Why we don’t do what we want to do

All of us want to be healthy. Yet few of us actually take the steps that will bring us those results, like exercising more or eating better. We want to be healthy, but we don’t take the steps to be healthier. Of course, it’s not that we haven’t tried. We have. Yet, when 60% ofRead More

A fascinating weight loss study you have to know about

A fascinating weight loss study you have to know about

I came across this weight loss study from Stanford University and couldn’t help it but be blown away. Really, what would you think of a weight loss program that…prohibits weight loss for the first 2 MONTHS, but instead teaches you about weight maintenance? What would you think if you were told that such a programRead More

3 weird benefits of exercise: Orgasms, money, and brains.

3 weird benefits of exercise: Orgasms, money, and brains.

Most of us know that exercise reduces our heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis risks. However, were you aware of the following weird benefits of exercise? 1. Exercise makes Women orgasm Exercising may make women orgasm. Especially, when doing abs exercises. Seriously! Researchers at Indiana University asked women whether they had ever experienced “exercise-induced orgasms” (orRead More

The big diet confusion: What is healthy eating?

The big diet confusion: What is healthy eating?

I suffer from a big diet confusion: What does healthy eating really mean? For any diet point of you, there is always a counter-perspective. If only experts could agree on what we are supposed to eat… The only sure thing is that vegetables are healthy. There are no diets that claim that veggies should beRead More

Commuting is hurting your health…It’s time to reverse its effects!

Commuting is hurting your health…It’s time to reverse its effects!

According to this commuting article on TIME, this year drivers in Honolulu will spend 58 hours in traffic and drivers in Chicago will spend another 36. Oh, and high commuting hours are not just recorded in Chicago and Honolulu… The problem? All this time spent in traffic, could be better spent doing something that isRead More