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Favorite compound exercises

Hi ๐Ÿ™‚ Happy Wednesday! Hope youโ€™re enjoying the day so far. I had every intention of blogging last night, but then got sucked intoย Gravity. If youโ€™ve seen it, you know what happened: I couldnโ€™t look away! Such a great movie, and very intense! It seemed like it was only 40 minutes long because it was…

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On the horizon

Hi guys! Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning <3 Iโ€™m pretty excited to be writing this post with real internet, as ours mysteriously stopped working and Iโ€™ve been depending on my iPhone as a hot spot for the past couple of days. Itโ€™s the little things, right? Thank you so much to those of you who…

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Veg intimidation: how to make Brussels sprouts taste good

(โ€œgoodโ€ as in โ€œnot only edible but totally delicious”) Hi! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful afternoon. Thank you so much for the awesome comments on this morningโ€™s post. Iโ€™ve loved reading your stories of triumphs, and was really excited to share the video with you guys. Thank you for chiming in, encouraging the conversation, and…

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I Will What I Want

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Under Armour through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Under Armour, all opinions are my own. If you guys follow me via the newsletter or on Facebook, you already know that Iโ€™m in love with the Misty Copeland โ€œI Will What…

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Fitness fashion Friday

Hi! Happy happy Friday <3 Hope youโ€™re enjoying the day so far!  Time for some fitness fashion Friday, inspired by Emily at Cupcakes and Cashmere, but featuring staples like Target tanks and high-top sneaks ๐Ÿ˜‰ This week was a beefy one in terms of teaching workouts. Many of my classes have been active teaches, meaning…

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Friday faves

 Hi! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? Any fun adventures or fitness events? Iโ€™m teaching this morning, and then weโ€™re off to the beach with some friends. Some faves from the week and around the web: Playing dadโ€™s head like a drum The appetizers at Aroma in La Jolla (this pic is…

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Avocado Chocolate Chia Pudding + Healthy Late-Night Desserts for One

This chocolate avocado chia pudding is the perfect dessert for one. It’s a sweet treat that you can feel good about! Last nightโ€™s Zumba class was CRAZYAWESOME. I could tell there were a few professional dancers in class (and had a lot of fun shaking with them), and turns out that theyโ€™re part of the…

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Out of the restaurant rut

There are a lot of things I learn from my daughter. Not only is she like a tiny Buddha (some of the things she says are so simple, yet so wise, it blows my mind) but she is also a pro at making new friends. It kind of goes like this: Livi sees a girl…

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Treadmill total toaster workout

Hi! Howโ€™s your morning going? Kind of a huge fan of this shorter week; the weekend is almost already here ๐Ÿ˜‰  Still going strong: the green juice and green tea combo. (Juice with apple, spinach, cucumber, lemon, mint and ginger. The mint makes it taste so cooling and refreshing!) Canโ€™t really say the same about…

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hey, Herringbone

Hi guys! Howโ€™s your day going? Iโ€™ve loved reading your September goals and things to look forward to this month. Itโ€™s going to be a great one! Our Labor day was pretty enjoyable: spent the morning watching Mary Poppins with nana and relaxing, Livi made some cookies to send home with nana, (itโ€™s become a…

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10 ways to make it a stellar September

Hi! Hope you enjoyed a wonderful long weekend and day yesterday!  Each month I like to share ideas to enrich the next 30 days. Iโ€™m pretty excited about September; thereโ€™s a hint of fall in the air, pumpkin-flavored everything seems to be more seasonally-appropriate, and weโ€™re one month closer to college basketball season. Hereโ€™s a…

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Last-minute BBQ recipe roundup

Hi! Happy Labor Day and Happy September! I hope your day includes as little labor as possible ๐Ÿ˜‰ (Any mamas out there with a due date of today?! Labor day ON Labor day? I know, Iโ€™m lame haha.) Weโ€™ve had an awesome weekend. Our cousins came up for a big family party, and my nana…

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