3/22: Meals, fitness, fave travel snacks

Hi friends! How’s the weekend going? Hope you’re having a great one. <3 Disneyland on Friday was a blast -I have lots of pics to share tomorrow- and last night we went to see Cinderella. It was SO good; not too over-the-top, and beautiful to watch. This morning we’re chilling at home, and I’m fighting a…

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Getting a fitness instructor job…

when you have a lot of competition. Hi friends <3 How’s the morning going? Hope you’re enjoying the day! It’s been a great morning, and I’ve been able to get some work done and study for my Women’s Fitness Specialist exam and yoga teacher training (which officially starts this week. Wahoo!!). So, since we’ve moved…

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the art of moderation

Hi friends! How’s the morning going?  Last week,  I talked about some of the things that I learned the hard way, and I thought I’d continue on the topic and share how I learned the art of moderation. Just a heads up: if you think this topic would be uncomfortable or triggering for you, please…

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5 things that almost screwed up my fitness life

(the title of this post is a little dramatic, but so am I, so there ya go. haha) Today, I thought it would be fun to talk about things that stood in my way when I was first getting started on a healthy lifestyle. There was a lot of information out there, and I was intimated,…

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How I learned to read and run on the treadmill

 Hi friends! How’s the day going?? It’s been back in the swing of things over here. It also felt good to get back into the routine. I woke up early (my internal clock is somewhere on the east coast after traveling so much the past month), grabbed a banana with almond butter, and went to…

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Wellness trend: Forest Bathing

I’m getting back in the swing of life over here after the whirlwind trip to Minnesota. Back with the family and back in the SUNSHINE (Minneapolis, your food was great and the people were so lovely and kind, but wow. You were a little chilly. It burned a little.). Today, I thought it would be…

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Workouts that don’t leave you wired

Hi friends! How’s the day going? HOLY GIVEAWAY ENTRIES. Thank you so much to those of you who entered so far! I love reading about what makes you happy. Brings a huge smile to my face! 🙂 Happy to hear you’re excited about the prize, too. I’m stoked to put the goodie package together… and…

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Stretch at your desk

Hi friends! How’s the morning going? Hope you’re having a lovely day so far! The weather has been gorgeous, so I’m excited to take the pups for a nice walk and enjoy a good stretch. It’s been a while since I’ve been in a solid stretching routine, and I’m trying to get back into it…

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Easy ways to update your home gym

Hi friends! How’s the morning going? Ours has been good so far. I’m making some cupcakes with Liv -I can’t believe she’ll be 3 tomorrow!- and have some teaching and a training session today. Since I know many of you are upping your fitness game in the new year, I thought it would be fun…

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My 2015 fitness resolutions

Hi! How’s the morning going? Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing holiday weekend! I have some fun Tucson pics to share, but in the meantime, I thought it would be fun to talk about fitness resolutions for the new year. While I’m kind of on the fence about resolutions (I am a  HUGE fan…

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My fave beauty products

Hi! How’s the morning going?? Any fun plans tonight? I have a couple of barre classes later, and am excited to make cookies with Liv for cookie decorating tomorrow.  In addition to the fitness questions I get for the blog, I also get a ton of makeup and hair product questions. Since my faves have…

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My fitness game-changers

Hi friends! How’s the day going so far? Liv and I had a fun morning at the park, and then stopped by Trader Joe’s to get supplies for a cookie decorating party. Our house is going to be an avalanche of chocolate chips and sprinkles, and it will be glorious. So I got this comment…

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