Alison Heilig, Author at Fit Bottomed Girls

The 2025 Fit Bottomed Girls Holiday Gift Guide: Women-Owned Wellness Gifts We Love

Alison Heilig — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:00:03 +0000

Every year, we get asked for a Fit Bottomed Girls gift guide — and this year, we wanted to do things differently. If 2025 has taught us anything it’s that our money is better spent supporting real humans who give a shit — not just Big Box Billionaires. Instead of another list of “must-have” gadgets from companies who flood our inbox with requests to review their products and perhaps couldn’t care less about women’s wellness, we’re shining a big, sparkly FBG spotlight on the creators, teachers, coaches, and badass humans who’ve been supporting the FBG mission for years. These are…

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How to Train for Your First Triathlon: Q&A with Author and Coach Hilary JM Topper

Alison Heilig — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:09 +0000

When Hilary JM Topper signed up for her first triathlon at 53, she didn’t expect it to change her life — or spark a second career as a triathlon coach, podcast host, and author of Unlocking the Triathlon: The Beginner’s Guide to Competing in a Triathlon. In this inspiring Q&A, Hilary talks about what drew her to the sport, how anyone — at any age or ability level — can get started, and why triathlon is one of the most empowering experiences you’ll ever have. From balancing training with real life to what gear you actually need, her advice proves…

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The Wireless Bra Diaries: Top Picks for the Best Wire-Free Bras for DD+ Sizes

Alison Heilig — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:00:32 +0000

I don’t mess around when it comes to comfort. I am not the sacrifice-comfort-for-style kind of gal. And bras? Whew. Bras are high stakes—especially when you wear a DD+ cup size. Too tight, too itchy, too stabby? NOPE. That’s why 90% of my daily bra rotation consists of stretchy bralettes and light-support sports bras that feel like a gentle hug, not a medieval torture device. But here’s the twist: I also want to feel put together. You know—lifted, smoothed, like I care enough to wear appropriate underwear. I run a business, for goodness’ sake. So it would be great to…

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We Made the List (Twice!): FBG Named Among Best Fitness Blogs and Women’s Fitness Podcasts of 2025

Alison Heilig — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:00:55 +0000

Cue the confetti, grab your favorite beverage, and join us in a happy dance because … Fit Bottomed Girls was just named one of FeedSpot’s Best Fitness Blogs & Websites AND Best Women’s Fitness Podcasts of 2025! Yes, both. 🏆🏆 As one of the longest-running women’s health platforms in the game, this recognition means the world to us—not just because we made the list, but because it affirms the mission we’ve been championing since day one: changing the conversation around fitness, health, and wellness for women. In a world overflowing with clickbait health advice, bogus and unregulated supplement claims, detox…

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From “Clean” to Chaos: When Healthy Eating Advice Goes Too Far

Alison Heilig — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:18 +0000

You wanna know what’s actually making Americans unhealthy right now? 👉🏽 It’s not the f*cking food dyes. 👉🏽 It’s not seed oils. 👉🏽 It’s not “chemicals” in your damn diet ginger ale. Nope. I spent an entire day this week—as a health and fitness coach—talking to clients who are absolutely paralyzed when it comes to food. These are smart, capable women who are out here crushing it in their careers and lives … and still find themselves stuck in anxiety spirals over eating non-organic frozen vegetables. They have literally zero clue how they are supposed to eat anymore because it’s…

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What Does Lifting Heavy Mean for Women? A No-BS Guide to Getting Stronger

Alison Heilig — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:52 +0000

“Lift heavy shit.” It’s more than a slogan—it’s a call to arms. A challenge. A permission slip. And for many women, it’s the missing piece in their training. For generations, we’ve been fed a watered-down version of strength: tiny pink dumbbells, endless reps, and workouts that are only “worth it” if they leave us sweaty, sore, and exhausted. It’s time to change that. It’s time for workouts that make us stronger and more empowered. To do that, we need to lift heavy a few times per week. So let’s break down what that actually means—and why it matters so much.…

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Episode 159: “How to Eat More Veggies and Make Them Delicious” with Jess Smith

Alison Heilig — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:00:29 +0000

Let’s be honest: most of us have tried to eat more vegetables—only to watch them slowly wilt in the back of the fridge. Or we associate veggies with bland, boring “diet food” and force ourselves to eat them when we’re feeling guilty, not because we actually enjoy them. In this episode, Alison chats with cookbook author Jess Smith, whose brilliant approach to vegetables reclaims them from diet culture and places them at the center of meals that are actually satisfying, flexible, and delicious. Jess’s cookbook Start With a Vegetable flips the script on meal planning. Instead of figuring out how…

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Finding the Best Bras for DD+ Sizes is a Struggle—But Wacoal Elevated the Game

Alison Heilig — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:01:42 +0000

I’ll be the first to admit: My work-from-home life means I basically live in sports bras and bralettes. If it’s not light support, wire-free, and free from cup separation or encapsulation, I don’t want it on my body. I’m dramatic like that. Sure, I own more supportive bras—like my high-impact running bras—but would I ever want to wear one for a full day? Absolutely not. Large-cup-sized ladies, you know exactly what I mean. The trade-off, though, is that my go-to comfy bras don’t exactly give me the most, uh, polished look for “outside the house” activities. Running errands in an…

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Episode 158: “Rest is Fuel” with Erin Taylor

Alison Heilig — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:14 +0000

Are you constantly pushing through fatigue, thinking you’ll rest later—only to find that “later” never comes? In a culture that glorifies busyness, rest often feels like a luxury we can’t afford. But what if we told you that rest isn’t just a break—it’s a performance-enhancing strategy? In this episode, Erin Taylor joins us to unpack the truth about rest as fuel—why we struggle with it, how our mindset around rest is all wrong, and the small but powerful ways we can integrate it into our daily lives. We dive deep into the idea that rest is not something that just…

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Diet Culture Will F*ck You Up: How Chasing Skinny Steals Your Health and Sanity

Alison Heilig — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:05 +0000

There’s a reason you might feel like you’re constantly failing at this whole “health and fitness” thing. And no, it’s not because you lack willpower, discipline, or knowledge. It’s not because you’re “doing it wrong” or because you haven’t found the right workout, meal plan, or supplement stack. It’s because the system is designed for you to fail. And keep failing. Diet culture, a tool of the patriarchy, was never built to make you healthy, strong, or thriving. It was designed to keep you exhausted, hating your body, and endlessly distracted from what actually works. Why? Because the worse your…

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