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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Sign me up please!
Please sign me up for the summer shape up. Could really use it! Yay, summer!
Sign me up please! Thanks, as always, for the fantastic motivation!!
My fitness goals for the summer are to lose this 12 pounds I’ve gained since the school year started, and cleanse my body with healthy more foods. This year with grad school and teaching fifth grade had me leaving my goals behind. I’m ready for the challenge though:)
I want to sign up, please
Forgot to click subscribe 🙂 ops
Id love to be a part of the summer shape up!! Thanks
I would love to participate in SSU!
Still wanna do SSU….forgot to check box last time 😉
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Current fitness goal: make it to the gym 3-4 times a week and ride my bike to work whenever the weather allows. Basically, trying to balance working full time with a solid fitness routine!
Excited for a new fitness challenge this summer!
Always love your posts! Can’t wait for summer shape up =]
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I hope it isnt to late to join the summer shape up. I love dance and how it makes work outs so fun.
forgot the subscribe button. sorry, got it this time.
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I want to do summer shape up please 🙂
Totally excited to try this exercise challenge!!
Can’t wait to see what this has in store for the summer. Looking forward to Shpe Up!
I’m so excited to join this round of shape up!
Can’t wait for the shape up to start!
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Sleep deprived new mama here and forgot to check the box. Can’t wait for summer shape up!
I really want to try pool running! I’m rehabbing what is hopefully just a nasty case of patella femoral pain and I’m hoping pool running could help with it.
Ready to get signed up 😀
Wow !! its really so great tips and I will follow that 10 tips for mine.. thanks author.
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Lets try this again!
My current fitness goal is to use this last month until my wedding to get as toned as I can! 🙂
I want to start working on toning up my arms this month. I have alot of cute tops to wear!
Can’t wait for SSU! Love your blog — you exude happiness, balance and strength, all around!
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I want to join in the fun!!
Good morning!
I would love to join in ! I ran a 40 mile race back in January, and now I need to get myself back into primo shape. Half Marathon in less than 2 months. Thanks!
SSU helps my fitness goal, I need some direction to get me motivated and kicking again! Thanks Gina, can’t wait to get started with it!
I’m going to spend this month trying to be more aware of what I eat
Want to sign up for the summer shape up – so grateful for it Gina!
Looking forward to SSU!
If you haven’t read ‘tuesdays with Morrie’ yet it is absolutely amazing 🙂 or a book i just reread now that I originally read in university that was, and still is, quite the tear-jerker, is ‘out of grief singing’
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Oops forgot to click the box!
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I am excited for Summer Shape Up 🙂