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Focus On: South Beach
It SNOWED in Tucson yesterday! My snowman dreams were crushed when it didn’t stick, but still very exciting. Tucsonans don’t know how to drive in the rain, let alone snow, so we played it safe and had a low key day over here. My only excursion: A ride on the spin bike 🙂 Dinner was…
Read More →Focus On: The Paleolithic Diet
Let’s get all caveman up in here…. Source and talk a little bit about the Paleo style of eating. It’s gained a lot of popularity over the last few years and is huge among Crossfit devotees. When I first heard about it while we were living in Valdosta, GA, I diverted my attention as soon…
Read More →Focus On: YouTube Fitness
Even though I usually have some kind of gym membership, I really like working out at home. It’s convenient, NBD if nothing in your outfit matches or if you have yet to brush your teeth that morning, and it’s pressure-free if you’re trying something new or different. My Carmen Electra striptease DVD comes to mind……
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Focus On: Half Marathon Training
Back in the fall, I set a goal for myself: I really want to walk/run the half marathon here at the end of March. Now that we’re in January, and walking is pretty much the only physical activity I can do for the next week and a half, I still want to go for it.…
Read More →Focus On: the scary cable pulley thing
It’s no wonder many people fear the weight room… some of the equipment in there can look like forms of torture devices. Source Example A: the cable pulley. Back in the day, I didn’t mess around with these things for a looooong time. The fact that everything was adjustable (height and handles) intimidated me, and…
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What is Tabata Training?
I’ve received quite a few questions about Tabata training, so I created this post to answer them all in one place. It’s one of my favorite formats to teach because Tabata is such a quick and effective form of exercise. Scroll down to find out: What is Tabata? Get all your questions answered! A Grilled…
Read More →Focus On: Stability Balls
We’ve already talked about medicine balls and resistance bands, so today I thought it would be fun to focus on another gym staple: stability balls. They look so nice and innocent, huh? Not only are they inexpensive and easy to find, but you can get in a killer total-body workout, particularly challenging your core, using…
Read More →Focus On: Triathlons
Good morning! I’m excited to start the day off with an amazing Focus On post, written by Steph. I’ve been wanting to do a post on triathlons for a while, since they’ve always intrigued me but sadly, I’m missing two out of the three components (can’t ride a bike or swim.. I’m more of a…
Read More →Sugary paradise
Breakfast looks normal… but in reality, it was a sugary paradise. A little too sweet even, and I have a giant sweet tooth in the morning. It started out as chia pudding, but I added wayyy too much almond milk, so then I added some Sun Warrior, which didn’t help with the texture… and…
Read More →Focus On: Step Aerobics
Let’s take it back now. Source For today’s Focus On post, I’m choosing another one near and dear to my heart, and an old staple in the fitness scene. My fascination with step started when I was 7 years old. My mom would take me with her to her step class –in shorts with a…
Read More →Focus On: Bootcamp Workouts
Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday! Hope the week is smooth sailing from now on 🙂 For this week’s Focus On post, I thought it would be fun to do one of my favorite workouts to teach: bootcamp. The great thing about bootcamp classes is that they’re always different, so you’re constantly utilizing different muscles and switching…
Read More →{Video} Focus On: Stretching
Hey friends! Happy Humpday 🙂 Hope your morning has been lovely. For today’s Focus On post, I thought it would be fun to talk about something that we could all do a little more of: stretching. Source I think we all know the benefits of stretching, but for whatever reason, it’s easy skip out on…
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