10 ways to make June Jammin’
(That “J” is a tough one, haha)
1) Join us for Summer Shape Up! Leave a comment below and click the box to subscribe to my newsletter and the password for Week 1 will be emailed to you automatically. You’ll be in the loop for upcoming Shape Up workouts, and also the first to know about giveaways and blog happenings. Yesterday, I manually added a few hundred email addresses. If you emailed me after 11pm last night, please leave a comment and click the box to sign up. If your comment does not show up immediately, it might need to be approved by me after I get off work. I apologize, but there’s no way I’m going to be able to keep up with the manual email input in addition to creating this fun free challenge.
I’m so excited for this year’s SSU! Check in tomorrow morning for the intro post with all of the details.
2) Plan a nighttime BBQ/swimming party. Light the tiki torches, make some cocktails, and ask friends to bring their favorite side dish. One of my favorite things about summer are the get-togethers and parties. Looking for something different to make? Try salmon packs, pizza or quiche on the grill.
3) Revamp your grocery shopping and meal planning, especially since summer brings a totally different bounty of fresh herbs and produce. Change up the produce you’re buying, experiment with different proteins, or go back to an old favorite that was somehow forgotten. I’ve got my reunion with the breakfast cookie planned for tomorrow morning 🙂
4) Make something with fresh berries, like this beautiful crumble in a jar.
Or just eat them straight-up….
5) Take a small vacay or stacation at home. Even if it’s something simple, like movie night and living room floor picnic, a quick trip to the spa, or a close road trip. Plan a fun adventure!
6) Try out a new lip color. I love tinted glosses in the summer -because, let’s be real, most makeup seems to melt off in the Arizona sun- and especially love the red LUSH tinted balm. It adds just the right amount of pop! without being too over the top.
7) Go after a new fitness goal and enlist a friend for motivation along the way. Want to run a half marathon in the fall? Become a CrossFit regular? Try yoga? Now’s the time to make it happen! Leave your June fitness goal in the comment section so we can cheer you on along the way 🙂
8) Try a pool workout! Does your gym have Aqua Zumba or another pool fitness class? Give it a whirl, you may be surprised how challenging the added resistance of water can be. The first pool class I ever took, I thought it would be a joke, and it killed me. Even if your gym doesn’t have a water fitness class, try out some moves on your own. Swims some laps (or jogs laps!) and alternate between pushups or pop-ups at one wall, fast flutter kicks at the other.
9) Download a new book. I’m reading The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio right now -and loving it!- and am trying to think of what I’ll read next…
10) Make a refreshing summer smoothie! This is my all-time favorite.
Thank you so much to those of you who participated in the #smoothieaday challenge! Congrats to Cindy (@cindy_saw) who checked in the most with her awesome creations! I’ll be sending her a custom batch of macaroons and TJs/Whole Foods goodie pack as a high five.
What are you going to do to make it an amazing month? What’s your current fitness goal?
Here’s to a fabulous June!
xoxo
Gina
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I just turned 21 this past May and have been lovinggg it (and Not because of the drinking aspect! at all). I started going to this country style type of bar where some of the people are amazinggg at line dancing. From that very first night I went, I made a goal to get great at line dancing. I already started taking lessons haha. I know it is going to take some time, but I am determined and SO excited about this. 🙂
that is an awesome goal!!
Pumped for summer shape up
Woo Hoo Summer shapeup!!!!
I’m excited because June is my birthday month! So one of my June goals is to have a nice, relaxing stay-cation with the hubs. And get fit with the Summer Shape Up! 🙂
I plan on entering a Bikini Fitness Competition this summer!
Found your blog by accident . Live in Tucson as well. Sign me up for the summer shape up please. Fitness goal….after losing 40 plus pounds over the last three years need to tone more.
Please sign me up for summer shape up! Thanks! 🙂
Please sign me up for summer shape up! 🙂
Excited for the Shape Up!
I love your start of the month posts like this!!
Sign me up!
Can’t wait for summer shape up!
Commenting to join!
Great post, as always!
Still hopin for that summer shape up email 😉 Not sure if it matters which post I comment on! Thanks!
I hope to run a 5K by the end of June!
Please sign me up- thank you!
summer shape up- sign me up!
I’d love to be a part! Sign me up!
So ready to get back to my healthy normal!!! Excited for the motivation. Thank you!!
Looking forward to getting into better shape for the summer!
Can’t wait to try the new smoothie recipe as start summer shape up 🙂
Not sure if my sign up worked before. Thought I try again. Thank you for all your time and effort.
Oops, yes sign me up too please! I realized I made in typo in my last comment so I never got the email! Thanks as always for organizing this awesomeness 🙂
… and I forgot to check the subscription box.
LOVE this list 🙂 Something about summer is SO refreshing + so amazing especially when all of my favorite foods come out to play! (berries, melons YUM) I will be traveling + packing things up to move to Bangkok this summer but hope to take time to throw a BBQ! Have a great week Gina! Love + Shine CourtStar
Excited to do my first shape up!
Great post, thx for that. I’m ready for SSU 🙂
I’d love to sign up for summer shape up:) I love new workouts and could use a new challenge! Thanks 🙂
Please sign me up for the summer shape up! Looks great! Thanks . Tam
Sign me up for the summer shape up please!!
I would love to to the summer shape up! Thank you!!! 🙂
Sign me up for the Summer Shape Up, too!
Totally entered my email wrong a few days ago for the challenge!!! Was wondering why I didn’t get the info :(. Could you please sign me up?? Thanks 🙂
Yes sign me up for summier shape up!
Sign me up too!
Please sign me up for the Shape Up! Excited to try it!
I ‘d love to sign up for SSU! hope I ‘m not too late…
My fitness goal is to lose those pounds and get fit…
I am signing up for summer shape up and checking the box…
also, I am reading “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn… that could be your next book if you haven’t read it already!
Sign me up for summer shape-up pregnancy style!
Love the list!! I will be travellinf to the US next Friday and can’t wait to stroll around NYC and Boston plus Cape Cod! I will stay on track to shape up – my goal is to lean out, I already made progress but still need to work on it – so excited to get inspired and motivated by your Summer Shape Up!!
My fitness goal is to continue CrossFitting 3x a week and running 3x a week (long run on the weekends).
Please sign me up!
Forgot to click the subscribe button!
lame that i’ve already done the strength workout from summer shape up…. too keen! it kicked my butt and i feel amazing for it. Plus, its FINALLY sunny here in Scotland – summer shape up brought the weather with it! 🙂
Sign me up! 🙂
Can’t wait for summer shape up!
Sign me up for sure!
Sign me up!
Yes! Sign me up!
Summer shape up.. Yay!
🙂