Thirty, Flirty & Thriving
HowToLive30 is your guide to living well in your 30s. I focus on what actually helps — clear workouts, realistic nutrition, supportive mindset tools, affordable skincare, and smarter money habits. Fewer buzzwords, more checklists you can use today.
Small steps win long-term. I’d rather you show up four times a week for years than burn out in two weeks of extreme effort.
I trim the noise so you can act. Every piece of content is designed to give you a clear next step — not just inspiration.
Great results don’t require luxury everything. I recommend what actually works at every price point — and I’m honest about the splurges that are worth it.
Movement, Mindset & Real Life
- Fitness plans and functional training you can do at home or the gym
- Nutrition basics and simple protein-forward routines
- Mindset frameworks for discipline and calm
- Affordable skincare walkthroughs with clear routines
- Budgeting templates and habit systems that build wealth over time
- Combat gear reviews from a decade of ring experience
- Social Media tips and ideas for creating content
Meet the Person Behind the Blog
Hi, I’m Lizzie
I’m a content creator & influencer, fitness coach, and creative at heart. I found my love for photography and modeling in my mid-20s — and not long after, a handful of modeling agencies turned me down for my look and my height.
I could have taken that as a no. Instead I used it to pave a path of my own. Social media let me be creative on both sides of the camera, and it opened the doors the agencies didn’t: photoshoots, campaigns, runways, and collaborations with brands like Sun Bum, Aerie, and MasterCraft Boats — which is exactly what sparked my passion for storytelling through both movement and visuals.
After a decade of kickboxing — and most of those rounds sparring men — I believe fitness is more than physical. It’s about confidence, energy, and alignment with who you are. At How To Live 30, I share routines, tools, and inspiration that make you feel strong, balanced, and lit up from within.
My 30s have also been my boldest chapter yet: I built this blog from scratch, leaned all the way into my creative work, and said yes to a whole lot of things that scared me — usually with my fiancé Brandon holding the camera. Starting over isn’t my backup plan; it’s my proudest 30s move.
I spent my 20s earning three degrees and building my social media from the ground up. My 30s have been about bolder moves: big changes in my career, and real sacrifices so I could travel with my fiancé and take my social media work on the go. All of it in service of chasing what I actually love — and what genuinely fuels my soul.
When I’m not training or writing, you’ll find me at the beach at golden hour, taste-testing smoothie recipes, or planning the next adventure from our little slice of the Space Coast. Everything I recommend here has survived my real life first — that’s the promise.
From First Class to Liz Lightning
Ten years ago I walked into a kickboxing gym for the first time — nervous, out of my element, and pretty sure everyone was watching me fumble my hand wraps. (Spoiler: nobody was. They never are.) A decade later, that sport has given me a nickname — “Liz Lightning” — a second family, and the single best lesson of my adult life: you don’t have to feel ready to start. You just have to start.
That lesson became the theme of my 30s. I didn’t have it all figured out at 30 — not even close. I’ve pivoted careers, started over, and built things that didn’t work before building things that did. In my 30s I built this blog while growing my content career — two brand-new chapters most people would say you’re “too old” to begin. You’re not. Reinvention isn’t a crisis; it’s a skill, and your 30s are when you finally have the confidence to practice it.
These days you’ll find me training at the gym, chasing golden hour on Florida’s Space Coast — where rocket launches interrupt beach walks and wonder is a habit — and filming Reels with my fiancé Brandon, who tolerates being in them with truly remarkable patience. Everything I write here comes from that life: real routines, real gear that survives real rounds, and a firm belief that the ordinary Tuesday version of your life deserves as much love as the highlight reel.
How I Make Money
I run display ads and use affiliate links where appropriate. If you purchase through a link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products we use ourselves. Learn more in our Affiliate Disclosure and Privacy Policy.
The Honest Answers
The blog and the content career — yes, both in my 30s. The decade everyone says closes doors is the one that opened all of mine.
No. Whatever it is — the sport, the business, the reinvention — start ugly, start scared, just start. My reinvention guide walks you through it step by step.
Sunrise beach walk, a hard training session, tacos, and absolutely nothing scheduled after 7pm. Golden-hour photo stops are mandatory.
Your Questions, Answered
Who is behind How To Live 30? I’m Lizzie — a ten-year kickboxer living on Florida’s Space Coast, writing about training, gear, and life in your 30s.
What is this site actually about? Honest takes on fitness gear, and the unglamorous realities of your 30s. Less highlight reel, more what actually worked.
How do you make money from the site? Affiliate links and discount codes, disclosed on every post that uses them. I only recommend things I actually use.