Na'Tasha Jones

I specialize in digital marketing and social media strategy with a focus on content and event marketing. I also enjoy writing, photography and complaining about the gym. Check out my recent print, digital, and video projects by clicking the tabs in the menu bar above.

Health and Fitness are my interests, inclusion and representation are my motivations.

I'd Rather Be Eating • 28th September 2017

What is Active Rest? - I'd Rather Be Eating

“Exercise is hard” is one half of my motto. Of course, I believe in hard work, but everyone needs a break sometimes. We schedule meetings and workouts and all sorts of things in our busy lives, but making time for rest is just as important, so why not schedule that as well?

I'd Rather Be Eating • 14th September 2017

The Do-Anywhere Playground Workout [with GIFs]

One of my most popular posts ever is my Full Body Bleachers Workout. It’s a step-by-step workout that you can do on any bleachers or stairs complete with GIFs to demo each exercise. Since you all loved it so much, I’m back with another do-anywhere circuit workout that you can take to the playground (or anywhere outside!).

I'd Rather Be Eating • 16th August 2016

Can You Shrink Your Stomach by Eating Less?

Often it seems the more you eat, the more you want to eat, and also the more you are ABLE to eat? Is it because your stomach has stretched from prolonged overeating? How about, when you eat less and feel you are no longer able to eat as much as you used to, it is because your diet has caused your stomach to shrink?

I'd Rather Be Eating • 30th June 2016

Is Sugar Powering Your Work Day? Plus: 5 Better-for-You Energy Boosters

Whether you have a desk job, a manual labor position, or a service industry job, we all find ourselves reaching for something to boost our energy throughout the work day. For many of us, though, what we’re reaching for when we feel tired is SUGAR.

I'd Rather Be Eating • 9th November 2015

Fall Booty Blaster Workout - I'd Rather Be Eating

Still feeling the effects of all that Halloween candy? Burn some calories and boost that bum with this simple, four-move, Booty Blaster Workout you can do at home. All you need is a kettlebell and some space to move around.

I'd Rather Be Eating • 23rd September 2015

Full Body Bleachers Circuit - I'd Rather Be Eating

Since nearly everyone has a school, college or stadium relatively close to where they live, I put together this great, simple workout that can be done outside on any stadium or field bleachers or even on a large staircase. Check out the workout with fully animated gifs to explain each move.

I'd Rather Be Eating • 16th September 2014

What to Eat After a Workout to Stay on Track

You know the feeling. The high of endorphins from a great workout, the relief that it’s over and the content feeling that you put in WORK. And then there is the hunger. Before choosing your post workout meal, there a few important questions to ask yourself.

I'd Rather Be Eating • 10th January 2014

Stop Wasting Time at the Gym - I'd Rather Be Eating

Going to the gym is hard enough, but who would go to the gym if there weren't any benefits to gain? By wasting precious time doing exercises that have little to no benefit, that is essentially what many people are doing.