Hi, and thanks for stopping by!
I’m so excited to see you here. If you’re new – welcome!
If not, welcome back!
I’m Anne, a Sports Science and Health student with a passion for fitness and health, living in Denmark.
I love working out, although I’m in the process of recovering from a knee injury. I love strength training, running, a bit of yoga and football (that would be real football, aka soccer for you silly Americans).
You can read some fun facts and other personal stories from me here, including my battle with depression and anxiety.
Now let me introduce you to this thing I call my blog. I make workouts, recipes, talk about self-love, opinions – and ramble about blogging.
Right from the start I’ll just tell you that I try to keep this a positive space, and if you ever have a question, or just need to chat, don’t hesitate to leave a comment here, or shoot me an email via the contact form here.
When it comes to health, I focus on all aspects of it – not just the physical. A healthy lifestyle shouldn’t bring you stress, but joy. Moderation and balance is the key.
I want to help you find joy in being active, discovering your way of living healthy with a healthy mindset – because that’s where it all starts and ends.
Some of my best posts (according to me) are Small Steps Towards Self-Love / Pull Ups and Chin Ups for Beginners / HIIT Hotel Room Workout – here are all my most popular posts at the moment.
Sometimes awesome people feature me and my blog – you can see who’s crazy enough to do that here.
Now, let’s dig deeper into the content of this blog.
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Here’s an overview of the important pages, where you’ll hopefully find the information you’re looking for, or simply something helpful!
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What are you interested in? Click to jump down the page, or just scroll down the old-fashioned way 🙂
Working outNutritionA healthy lifeInspirationBlogging
Working out
Subcategories: Workouts: Workout pictorials and training logs from the gym // Getting fit: General fitness advice, info, experience and so on! // Lift: About weightlifting and getting strong // Yoga: Yoga inspired series // Being Injured: Prevention, treating and coping with injuries // All posts in this category
Food & Nutrition
Subcategories: Nutrition: Tips on eating right // Recipes: All recipes on the blog // Recipe index // All posts in this category
A Healthy Life
Subcategories: Health: All things health // Mental health: Fun fact, I struggle (struggled?) with anxiety and depression. And I’m choosing not to stay silent by writing about it here. // Self-love: The greatest love of all – let’s stop the self-hate! BoPo & body image: About body positivity (acceptance of all bodies and body image (how you feel about your own body) // Weight: About weight loss and weight gain // All posts in this category.
Inspiration
Subcategories: Anne Smiles: Personal posts // Fashion: Because there’s no such thing as too much workout wear // Just for fun: Silly posts with lots of gifs – all for fun // Little Reminders: Quotes, motivational quotes and inspirational sayings for those days // All posts in this category
Blogging – Tips & Discussions
Subcategories: Blogging about blogging: All kinds of ramblings about blogging // Blog traffic reports: Behind the scenes of the blog’s traffic and how I grow it // Blogging tips: Spilling all my badly kept secrets and tricks for blogging // Blog news: Announcements and other exciting stuff // All posts in this category
If you’re into that social media stuff, you can follow Annesmiles here:
If you want to share my button on your site, you can find it here.
(yes that last part was Baymax)
On this blog, I offer my personal views on a healthy lifestyle. Any advice is based on personal experience, opinions, and research – it shouldn’t be considered medical advice.
Read my full disclaimer here – including my sponsored content policy (I value transparency very highly, so it gets its own special page).
Phew, now all that serious stuff is finally over.
Oh no, it’s the end of the page. So not worth scrolling all the way to the bottom.
Hi Anne! I saw you liked my newest post and I had to look at your site too 🙂 You have such a warm personality and very authentic! I will follow you on social media too. Looking forward to your future posts. Let’s inspire each other 🙂 xoxo Deniza
Hi Deniza! Thank you for taking a look at my blog, and thank you so much for the nice words! I really appreciate it 🙂 x
Hi Anne,
Greetings from Surrey (UK) Thank you for looking and liking our post about Pizza! I had a reciprocal look at your blog and I have to say you have a bright and vibrant site brimming with positivity. Look forward to discovering more of your posts.
Best wishes,
David 🙂
Thank you, I glad to hear you think so, I appreciate it! Cheers 🙂
Thank you for liking a recent post on my blog! I’m excited to follow your blog and read what you have to say. I can tell it will definitely bring lots of smiles and inspiration. 🙂
You’re welcome! Thank you so much for taking the time visit my blog and leave such a sweet message 🙂 x
Nice blog! I love the snow – very festive!
Thanks you so much 🙂
Hi Anne
It’s currently snowing on your blog which I think is funny because I’m in Canada and it’s currently 60 degrees out in December. We usually have snow but it’s raining today. I’m not a fitness person but I am eating a GF lifestyle and my doctors are trying to get me out of the house to my yoga (it’s paid for) and for walks. Looking forward to reading more on your blog. mini
Hi Mini, thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you can find some inspiration and motivation to workout from my blog… Remember it’s all about finding a way to make it work with your life and body 🙂
Yes, If I could find a way to walk BOTH pups at the same time alone it would be easier
You are my favorite blog! I love the minimalist look because your words draw me into each post. Such a fan and can’t wait to read more, Anna 🙂
Wow, thank you so much! That’s amazing 🙂
THanks for your comment that led me to your great blog. Very inspiring and positive, I really like it and looking forward to reading more and chatting here or there 🙂 All the very best!
Thanks for dropping by! I’m glad you think so. I’ll have a look at your blog as well now 🙂
Hi Anne. Your blog is very impressing to me as it really is written in a professional way and in a powerful positive encouraging way that it is hard to believe someone like has any problem. Keep on blogging. I am right niw at the beach in costa rica and just had a pina colada. Not healthy but hmmmmmm 🙂 THX for blogging
Hi Roland, thanks for stopping by! That’s very sweet of you to say. I hope you’re enjoying Costa Rica 🙂
Great Site! How long have you been blogging?
Thank you! I started in late august 🙂
Wow, your site is really amazing! It looks so professional and I really enjoy your style of writing! Looking forward to checking in regularly. 🙂
Thank you so much for the compliment! And thanks for stopping by 🙂
You have a very attractive blog. The photos really add a lot and make it come to life.
Thank you so much Mary 🙂
Hi Anne! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Always great to see new faces… you never know where the connection could lead!
-April
Thanks April! You have a wonderful blog 🙂
Hey Anne, I just stopped by to let you know how much I love your presence on twitter! Now that I’ve finally visited your blog, I obviously love it even more! You’ve succeeded so much at sharing positivity! So, please, please keep it up girl!!
Oh thank you so much Amanda!! I’m so happy to hear that, thank you so much for stopping by! I’ll do my best! x
I just stumbled over your blog! You are a true inspiration! I am glad you gave health and fitness such a warm and lovely face! 🙂 Since I also enjoy working out, I will probably stop a lot at your blog in the future for new challenging workouts. 😉
Thank you so much, and thank you for your lovely comment! It means a lot 🙂