Focus On: Medicine Balls

[Better than Focus On: Balls] 🙂 Hi friends! How’s your day going? It’s humpday aka Indian Food Wednesday! Hope yours is wonderful 🙂 I started off the morning with an Amy’s GF dairy-free burrito + a 2 egg white puff: [Hole in the tortilla is where the paper towel got stuck. Burrito was just *ok*-…

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Focus On: Bodyrock

Bodyrock is another one of my major workout loves. It’s an extremely effective low-cost workout solution –the videos are posted for free and you need minimal equipment- and I think it’s what helped me bust through my own workout plateau. Before I got pregnant, I felt STRONG and my bodyfat was the lowest it’s been…

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Focus On: TurboFire

I love this week’s Focus On topic because TurboFire is one of my workout staples. They’re designed well, fun, the music is fab, and I burn a crazy amount of calories in a shorter amount of time. I love the fact that HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) training is utilized and Chalene Johnson is pretty…

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Focus On: Rest Days

Good morning! Happy humpday 🙂 Hope the rest of your week is smooth sailing 😉 When I posted the call for “Focus On” requests on Facebook, rest days was a popular one. When to take them, how they work, etc. Ask and ye shall receive, my friends <3 In our society, we’re taught to believe…

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Focus On: The Tone It Up Plan

As you guys know, I’m a huge fan of the Tone It Up girls. They’re super fun, don’t sell themselves out by pimping out phony diet pills or supplements, make great workout videos, and I secretly wish that they would adopt me 😉 Source They need a preggers girl on the team, right? Haha. About…

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Focus On: Spinning

Hey guys! Hope your morning is going well <3 I’m really excited for this week’s Focus On post because it’s a class that I used to teach and is one of my workout loves. The only reason I stopped taking classes was because LA Fitness forced their instructors to only use LA Fitness music and…

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Focus On: Physique 57

I’m really excited about this week’s Focus On post, since I’ve only been able to take 2 live classes and fell instantly in love. Nothing has made my thighs beg for mercy like Physique 57, and even though I’ve been doing the DVDs fairly regularly ish, I still can’t complete a full workout without stopping…

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Focus On: Resistance Bands

For this week’s Focus On post, I wanted to choose something that’s easily accessible to everyone: inexpensive and doesn’t matter which city you’re in. Resistance bands are the first thing that popped into my mind. They’re super lightweight, compact and you can get an amazing workout using these, wherever you are. Source What is it:…

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Focus On: BodyPump

Hey friends! Hope you’re having a lovely morning 🙂 For today’s Focus On post, I chose BodyPump since it was a workout I was ALL OVER when I first moved back to Tucson. It’s an incredible workout and even though I’ve taken quite a few classes, I thought I’d turn it over to a certified…

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Focus On: Pilates

Hi there! This is Cassey over at blogilates.com. Perhaps you’ve worked out with me on YouTube, had me kick your booty in the POP Pilates: Butt Blaster workout or banish your muffin tops in my Uh-Oh! Obliques routine. I am thrilled to be sharing my Pilates addiction with you guys today. Like Gina, I am…

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Focus On: IntenSati

Hey Fitnessista readers! This is Missy from MissyMaintains and I am incredibly honored to be writing a Focus On post for Gina’s blog! I am a long time Fitnessista fan and always love to write about favorite workout, intenSati. I discovered this fitness class last year and have been hooked ever since. This workout not…

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Focus On: Zumba

Zumba is a giant party. I fell in love with it about 4 years ago and since then, there’s been no turning back. Source In class, you spend the entire time dancing and it’s easy to forget that you’re actually working out, burning a crazy amount of calories and blasting fat. What is Zumba? Zumba…

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