Focus On: Medicine Balls

[Better than Focus On: Balls] ๐Ÿ™‚ Hi friends! Howโ€™s your day going? Itโ€™s humpday aka Indian Food Wednesday! Hope yours is wonderful ๐Ÿ™‚ I started off the morning with an Amyโ€™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. Itโ€™s an extremely effective low-cost workout solution โ€“the videos are posted for free and you need minimal equipment- and I think itโ€™s what helped me bust through my own workout plateau. Before I got pregnant, I felt STRONG and my bodyfat was the lowest itโ€™s been…

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Focus On: TurboFire

I love this weekโ€™s Focus On topic because TurboFire is one of my workout staples. Theyโ€™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 ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope the rest of your week is smooth sailing ๐Ÿ˜‰ When I posted the call for โ€œFocus Onโ€ 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, weโ€™re taught to believe…

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Focus On: The Tone It Up Plan

As you guys know, Iโ€™m a huge fan of the Tone It Up girls. Theyโ€™re super fun, donโ€™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 ๐Ÿ˜‰ 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 Iโ€™m really excited for this weekโ€™s Focus On post because itโ€™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

Iโ€™m really excited about this weekโ€™s Focus On post, since Iโ€™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 Iโ€™ve been doing the DVDs fairly regularly ish, I still canโ€™t complete a full workout without stopping…

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Focus On: Resistance Bands

For this weekโ€™s Focus On post, I wanted to choose something thatโ€™s easily accessible to everyone: inexpensive and doesnโ€™t matter which city youโ€™re in. Resistance bands are the first thing that popped into my mind. Theyโ€™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 youโ€™re having a lovely morning ๐Ÿ™‚ For todayโ€™s Focus On post, I chose BodyPump since it was a workout I was ALL OVER when I first moved back to Tucson. Itโ€™s an incredible workout and even though Iโ€™ve taken quite a few classes, I thought Iโ€™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, thereโ€™s been no turning back. Source In class, you spend the entire time dancing and itโ€™s easy to forget that youโ€™re actually working out, burning a crazy amount of calories and blasting fat. What is Zumba? Zumba…

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