Beauty & Wellness Archives - Sincerely, Ashlea

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January 16, 2023

A Pulled Groin from Biking — How to Avoid Plus Recovery Tips

Hey girl! If you haven't heard yet, I've been absolutely OBSESSED with using the Peloton Bike over the last three months. I even recently surpassed 50 rides! But with how much I love biking now, I've noticed that pushing myself hard has resulted in a couple injuries. I've suffered a pulled groin three times since starting the Peloton, so I figured perhaps other riders are probably already experiencing or will go through the same thing. Read my blog, "A Fun Workout Class You'll Become Totally Obsessed With: The Peloton Bike." But I'm also the type of per[...]

Beauty & Wellness

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January 16, 2023

A Fun Workout Class You’ll Become Totally Obsessed With: The Peloton Bike

Hey girl! Remember back in 2019 when that "controversial" Peloton commercial was ALL the rage? For those out of the loop, it basically shows a woman whose husband gifts her one for Christmas and the internet BLEW UP with all kinds of backlash against men forcing their wives to workout. LOL. Peloton has come a very long way from 2019 and is arguably one of the most sought-after, popular, and well-respected exercise programs. And it is now my absolute favorite fun workout class that I may never be able to go back. Table of Contents The 2019 Peloton Co[...]

Beauty & Wellness, Food & Wine

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January 3, 2023

Weight Loss & Keto — What They Don’t Tell You About This Low-Carb Diet

Hey girl! I've been hearing a lot recently about friends and family trying Keto for weight loss, so I wanted to do some further exploration into what this is and how it works. The Keto Diet has gained popularity for many health benefits — like reduced appetite and inflammation, increased endurance, and better focus — but weight loss happens to be the most common reason people seek out this timeless eating regime. While this primary goal is widely due to positive results seen time and time again, losing weight on the Keto Diet does not come without a[...]

Beauty & Wellness

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December 7, 2022

Learn to Love Working Out with Orangetheory Fitness

Hey girl! Today we're talking fitness. While I am now quite an active person and workout roughly 5-6 days a week, I wasn't always like that. But I do completely credit my love and appreciation for exercise to Orangetheory Fitness. To put things into perspective, many people make the assumption that I learned to workout from my experience of being in the Army Reserves for eight years...wrong. They don't exactly teach you how to enjoy working out so much as they force you to run until you vomit. And no, I'm totally not kidding either. That's actually part o[...]

Beauty & Wellness, Books, Non-fiction

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February 20, 2022

Top 8 Nonfiction Books with The Best Life Advice, Incredible Stories & Powerful lessons

Hey girl! Sometimes the lessons or guidance we need in life aren't always focused on a specific area — be it business or personal. Sometimes we don't always know what we're missing either until it slaps us in the face. And sometimes just reading a good book with a simple moral weaved into its story is enough to strike a cord in us and show us a different way of living or thinking. All of these reasons are why I love these eight books below that all have the best life advice. Not looking for someone else's two cents? That's cool — these book all are filled[...]

Beauty & Wellness, Books, Non-fiction

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February 19, 2022

Top 5 Books On Spirituality With Powerful Affirmations

Spirituality Books with Powerful Affirmations

Hey girl! We all have those moments filled with emotional turmoil. When life gets rough, it helps to put faith in your higher power (whatever that may mean to you), recite powerful affirmations that instill that faith, put in the hard work and effort, and let the universe work its magic. I've never considered myself to be religious, but my family grew up very spiritual. That basically meant, we didn't believe in abiding by the societal construct of going to church. Too often we had grown up in churches where people just didn't have the same values. Or we found[...]

Beauty & Wellness, Food & Wine

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February 3, 2022

How to Stick To A Diet: Swap Your Fad Diet For a Sustainable Lifestyle

Hey girl! Let me lead off by saying that no one knows how hard it is to diet more than I do. Over the years, my relationship with food has been a total hot mess. On top of that, my mindset around eating was borderline unhealthy. I never saw a problem with this throughout college, even while my out-of-whack eating (or not eating) habits drastically effected my weight depending what time of year it was. All of that changed for me post-college as I was made aware of my bad eating habits. If you're looking to learn how to stick to a diet, one that is actually[...]

Beauty & Wellness, The PNW

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January 31, 2022

Red Light Therapy Pros & Cons: My FREE Week of Wellness

Seattle, WA

Hey girl! The year 2022 is just getting started, and while I hadn’t originally planned to make January my month of wellness and weight loss, I kind of stumbled into the most amazing discovery that has taken me on my journey to feeling physically and mentally great. First off, every busy woman needs to invest in their wellness to stay at peak performance. And we all know balance is key to living the happy life we all strive for. Well, I'm telling you, I struck serious gold here. I recently had the most luxurious week of wellness and recovery all for FRE[...]

Beauty & Wellness, Style

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January 31, 2022

New Year, New Closet: How to Clean Your Closet

Hey, girl! It’s time for a serious makeover – for your closet. There is no better way to cleanse your mental AND physical space than by giving your closet the much-needed detox it’s been craving…and one you’ve probably been neglecting, no matter what time of year it is. If you’re a self-proclaimed fashion guru like myself, you probably have way more clothes than you do closet space. Some of us simply don’t live in luxury suites with our own boudoirs the size of other people’s apartments like the Montevega twins do…at least not yet we do[...]