Friday Faves + Pro Compression leggings giveaway

July 18, 2014 |

Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend? Any fun fitness adventures or races? Here are some faves from the week and around the web: Henna tattoo. I’m kind of obsessed with my henna tattoo from the Yoga Journal conference. It’s exactly the type of real tattoo, in the same spot, that I’ve…

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Fitness, yoga and body image

July 16, 2014 |

What a loaded topic, huh?  Let’s take some deep ujjayi breaths, friends, and talk about some critical issues.  This weekend at the Yoga Journal Conference, some blogger friends and I were invited to attend a panel hosted by lululemon, “The Practice of Leadership: Yoga and Body Image.” In Attendance: (from the website) Melanie Klein, MA,…

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Reader’s request: How to add barre workouts into your routine

July 15, 2014 |

Hi! How’s your morning going? It’s been a great one over here! I’m getting some work done before Livi wakes up, and am excited for some adventures later today. The Pilot and I had a lovely date night last night too 🙂 Since I’ve stared teaching (and taking) barre classes more frequently, I’ve been asked…

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End of a Shape Up!

July 14, 2014 |

Hi! So happy you enjoyed the Yoga Journal recap 🙂 How’s your Monday going? it’s hard to believe that Summer Shape Up is officially over. Thank you again to all of you, to Anne, and to all of our wonderful sponsors for making it such a fun and exciting four weeks. If you’re wondering what…

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Saturdayogathon

July 13, 2014 |

Hi! Happy Sunday! Hope you’re enjoying a wonderful weekend <3 (with Ashleigh and Kelli!) I’ve had an amazing time expanding my yoga knowledge and practicing with powerhouse instructors at the Yoga Journal Conference here in San Diego. Just like with any fitness conference, my legs kind of hate me, but my soul and heart are…

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What would you ask Tony Horton?

July 9, 2014 |

Hi guys! How’s your day going? I’m so happy you liked the barre burner! I’m SUPER STOKED because I found out a method to upload videos faster to YouTube, so I can post workouts more often. My last barre burner took about 3 days to upload (and multiple tries!!!) and this one: 40 minutes. I…

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Strength barre workout

July 9, 2014 |

Hi! Happy humpday to ya. Anything fun on the agenda? Liv and I are off on a little adventure this morning. 🙂 In the meantime, I wanted to share a new barre burner I put together. I’m a huge fan of changing up my strength training routines, and I especially love that barre workouts, while…

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Do workout steps count?

July 8, 2014 |

Hi! Hope you’ve had a wonderful day. I taught my third barre class today! Almost every time I’m about to teach a class, chances are that I’m SUPER nervous beforehand. It’s definitely been the case with barre here since I’ve had to learn a new format + choreographed stretching series. It’s been fun to shake…

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Protein-Packed Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos

July 8, 2014 |

These protein-packed, make-ahead breakfast burritos are gluten and dairy-free too! They’re the perfect healthy breakfast for busy mornings. After burning ourselves out on baked oatmeal (so good, but we had so much!), we’re on to a new breakfast thing. “New” = not really new at all, because usually at some point during the day I…

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Forks over knives

July 6, 2014 |

Hi! Happy Sunday! How was your holiday weekend? Ours was perfect with lots of beach time, some great workouts, relaxing, s’mores and fireworks. I even got the chance to catch a couple of movies with a glass of red. Whenever we PCS (permanent change of station), I’m always super stoked that we get ALL of…

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A salad a day + have you ever?

June 18, 2014 |

Hi! Loved your comments from this morning’s post (and the BILL MURRAY STORIES. So good!) <3 Hope you’ve had a great Wednesday so far! The “salad in a jar” idea has worked out well in our house. I finished my third and last one today, and feel like they’ll be a new staple in my…

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