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Les Mills BODYPUMP Instructor Training
Here’s an overview of what you can expect from a weekend at Les Mills BodyPump Instructor Training. Be prepared to sweat! What a weekend! If you’ve stopped by the blog this weekend, then you already know that I was in BodyPump instructor training. It was an invigorating, inspiring, and exhausting experience; simultaneously similar and entirely…
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While you were BodyPumping…
Hi guys! It hurts to type this. I’m finishing up BodyPump instructor training this weekend and every muscle in my body is crying (tears of happiness, of course). 😉 I’ll post a full recap when the training is over for those of you who have been considering certification, but I will say that it has…
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Fitness, winners and dinners
Hi friends! Hope you’ve enjoying a wonderful weekend! We’ve been laying low which has been glorious after a busy week, and I’ve been hard at work on book edits. I’m excited to have everything turned in, and just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your support with the book journey. I’m…
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Spring fitness faves
Hi! How’s your day going? Thank you so much for all of the kind comments about the house so far. I have to admit I was a liiiittle afraid of the paint color -we jokingly called our last house the everything-brown house- but have fallen in love with how cheery and crisp the white walls…
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Reader’s Request: Increasing Arm Strength and Definition
I’ve received multiple reader requests regarding the subject of arm strength and definition, so today’s post is going to tackle just that. [Just’s a heads up, if you’re struggling with anything regarding body image, this may be a post to skip. What we read can affect our body and minds, so if you don’t think it would be…
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“The crunch” chopped salad with homemade Ranch dressing
I originally had a sweets recipe planned for today, but since I think we’re all still swimming in chocolate eggs from yesterday, how ’bout a salad to balance everything out? This is my latest salad fave and I will eat it until forever. By “forever” I mean until I burn myself out and am onto…
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Easter and weekend
What a weekend <3 Hope that you all had a wonderful one, and that those of you who celebrated Easter enjoyed a memorable holiday with those you love. We decided to stay here in San Diego, and even though we missed our Tucson fam, it was nice to get in another weekend of unpacking and…
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Healthy Easter brunch ideas, cleaner candies + basket stuffers
It’s hard to believe that Easter is already this weekend! We still haven’t decided if we’re going to make the drive to Tucson for the holiday, and while this post is about healthy Easter brunch ideas, if we do make it there, I’m going to run around and hug everyone before quickly diving into my…
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Easy Grilled Pizza
One of the things I quickly realized during our last (first!) Italy vacation was the beauty of food’s simplicity. Quality ingredients can go a loooong way, and don’t need to be bogged down with superfluous oils and seasonings. If you use fresh ingredients, the natural taste of the food can truly shine. I learned a…
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Homemade Orange Honey Body Wash
I told the Pilot that it’s time to prepare… my hippie is about to be unleashed in a serious way. Never before have I been in a land where all of these natural options are at my fingertips. I fondly remember the time in Tucson when I called a natural health store to see if…
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sweet Caroline
Award for easiest adjustment to the move goes tooooooooo….. Caroline! Quite a few of you have asked for an update on how she’s doing, so I figured it was about time for a little Caro update. (Our last Caroline update is here, and here’s the story about her adoption.) Over the past week, she has…
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the vitamix tango +meals/fitness/who knows
Weekend, feel free to stick around a little longer. Not only have we been living up our last few seconds of time here in Tucson, but I’m ok waiting until the unpacking begins (even though let’s be real, it will be nice to get it over with). A funny story: Livi thinks our base hotel…
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