Resources We Love

Written By PFC Fitness Camp • 2 min read

Wondering what the best tools for managing, maintaining, and inspiring your health goals and dreams are? Ever feel lost in your journey of discovering what’s the best way for you to move forward despite all the conflicting misinformation thrown at you daily through social media? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! That’s why we’ve gathered the top resource recommendations from our team in books, apps, movies, and websites. The PFC team of professionals aren’t “influencers”… they’re highly educated women dedicated to bettering the lives of everyone they meet through promoting healthy, sustainable wellness practices like exercising, whole food nutrition, and mental well-being. Let’s get into it, shall we? The following lists are the compilation of resources we love and touch on all subjects wellness-related!

BOOKS: These books were hand-selected due to their power to change the way we think and open our minds to seeing new challenges as opportunities to become the best version of who we are. Remember, even if you’re not an avid reader, you can always listen to books through your local library app (Libby) or services such as Kindle, etc.

• Mindhacking – “How to change your mind for good in 21 days”
• The Rewired Brain – “Free yourself of negative behaviors.”
• Intuitive Eating – “A revolutionary anti-diet approach. Make peace with food.”
• Atomic Habits – “Tiny changes, remarkable results, and how you can start today.”
• The Daily Stoic – “366 Meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and the art of living.”
• The Flavor Bible – “Who, what, when, where, and why or flavor and cooking!”
• Why We Sleep – “Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams.”
• The Body Keeps The Score – “Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma.”
• Essentialism – “The disciplined pursuit of less.”

APPS: These apps offer great opportunities to develop new habits and work towards your goals. Meditation is a big goal for many people, and some of these recommended apps can help you start that healthy habit with just 5-10 minutes a day.

• 10% Happier – A daily meditation coach in your pocket
• Calm – For sleep, meditation, and relaxation
• Interval Timer – For creating a HIIT workout with your desired specifications
• Reminders – To remind yourself of your favorite motivational quote, mantra, appointment, or to pick up apples on your way home
• The Alcohol Experiment – A 30-Day alcohol-free challenge to interrupt habits and take back control
• Libby – Listen to any books you want on tape, be it some of the books we mentioned above or books on your own personal list to finish.
• Audible – Amazon’s “book on tape” app

MOVIES: These movies offer a new view on the everyday day life and habits of Americans. Open your mind and learn something new, these might be just the ticket to helping you find some extra motivation to stick to your long-term goals!

• That Sugar Film – Amazon
• Cooked – Short Series on Netflix
• Salt, Sugar, Fat – YouTube

WEBSITES: These websites are great as reference points for common questions regarding exercise patterns and forms as well as what exercises you can perform to strengthen specific areas of the body. How to find sustainable seafood (non-sustainable options are not only bad for the environment but terrible for your health). EWG shares the current year’s Clean Fifteen and Dirty Dozen, along with A TON of other information.

• ACE Exercise Library – acefitness.org
• Sustainable Seafood – seafoodwatch.org
• The Environmental Working Group – all things from food to beauty products, ewg.org