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Dehydration 101
I got this request for a post last night, and since I didn’t have anything else to share this morning -I spent my Tuesday night with a glass of red and my Kindle since Liv was sleeping and the Pilot was flying- I figured it would be perfect for today. The title could possibly suggest…
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What to Eat Before and After a Workout
The biggest conundrum about teaching multiple classes in a row: you want to and need to eat, but there’s no feeling like Zumba body-pumping with a food baby. It’s frightening, really. Trying to figure out pre- and post-workout fuel was something that took a while; learning how to best fuel my body is also something…
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How much cardio do you need?
I’m a bit of a cardio junkie. [teaching at a Zumbathon] I LOVE cardio, but not just any cardio. I’m pretty selective about the types I’ll choose and there’s no reason to not be picky- there are so many fantastic options! I can’t stay on the elliptical for very long anymore -I think I’ve logged…
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How to build the perfect salad
Lately, especially since we’re doing March Greens, I’ve received quite a few requests for a salad posts. To be totally honest, a lot of the salads I consume (and I eat a whole lotta ensalada) have no rhyme or reason whatsoever. Leftover black bean burger, swirl of ketchup, sweet potato fries and greens? Totally awesome,…
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Take it with a grain of salt
I can confidently say that within the almost-5 years I’ve been writing this little thing, I haven’t really experienced much writer’s block. In all fairness, the first two years’ posts were mostly fluff and getting the hang of blogging (there’s some background stuff that goes into it and I’ve never been very tech-y). Since then,…
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Fire Up Your Weights Routine, Amp Up Your Strength Training
Since it’s the last week of WSU, I thought I’d share some of my favorite ways to amp up your strength training for those of you that are going back to your own thing next week. I’ll still be providing the monthly workouts (like the Daaamn, Girl December Workout) and strength/cardio blitzes and videos until…
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Review of Zuzana’s ZCUT Power Cardio DVDs
I think we’re all in agreement that I have a girl crush on Zuzana. (photo source) She has a soft-spoken, kind and approachable demeanor, and at the same time, creates these crazy intense workouts that leave me shaking in a pool of sweat. How can someone so nice make my muscles cry so effectively? Oh,…
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Avoiding the class energy slump
Hi friends <3 Don’t forget to check in for Winter Shape Up and enter our second giveaway if you haven’t already! It’s a good one 🙂 Some things of lately: Beautiful flowers (the sunflower was a nice cheery contrast to the gloomy weather we’ve had lately) The Pilot’s famous turkey burgers: (the best part: lots…
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Gym Underthings
Ooooh la la…. One of the frequently-asked questions when I post workout pics or a video: How do you avoid panty lines? So the secret, friends, is the picture above! Feel free to sing that Sisqo song, even though I was, like, 5 when that came out. The answer is thong underwear. If you’re not…
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Intimidating Fitness Moves
Ok, so have you ever wanted to try a training plan, saw a certain move and thought: ehhhhh, I think I’m gonna go ahead and skip that? That was an initial hurdle for me when I first started to get into fitness and weight training. I checked out a few plans online, was pretty stoked…
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Dance cardio at home
Feeding giraffes, voting, and then back home for Liv’s nap. While Liv was snoozing, I decided it was chip thirty: (can we just take a moment of silence for the glory that is TJs quinoa chips? Try them. You will love them) and then I had a dance party. Normal Tuesday, right? I knew there…
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Healthy Halloween Treats
One of my favorite things about Halloween weekend is lurking Facebook for all of the costume and party pics. Some of my favorite costumes were from friends that live far away (like my college-days downstairs apartment neighbor who was Honey Boo Boo). With Liv, our weekend was pretty low key (even though we had a…
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