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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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Quick Tips for Better Photographs
Good morning! I’m really excited about today’s post because my friend (and now photography mentor) Jacquelynn kindly offered to share some beginning photography tips for DSLR users. Pin this to use as an easy reference later! Hope you enjoy and thank you again to Jacquelynn for sharing her tips with us all! ///// These tips are…
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If you see my brain
You guys. I guess my brain only has limited space right now -it’s even worse since I birthed it two years ago- because I had not one, but two major fails yesterday. I got to the studio to teach my second Zumba class and couldn’t figure out why no one was there. Even my friend…
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Triple threat cardio workout
Good morning <3 I’ll be fully human when I finish this: Today is going to be fun because I’m double dipping = teaching two Zumba classes. The goal is to teach both without repeating the same song. It’s aways a little interesting when I go back to older Zumba music (aka that moment when I…
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Shake up your leg routine
My legs are SO sore today. I blame the gorgeous girl above, aka Mary Helen Bowers. After getting a taste of her Ballet Beautiful workout at the Reebok event, I was intrigued to give a full a class a try. Amazon Prime streams some of the workout DVDs for free! So when the Pilot…
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MegaMadness 2014
[This post is sponsored through my partnership with Les Mills. As always, all opinions are my own. Read on for details about MegaMadness 2014.] Vegas, baby!! One of my favorite spots to vacation, enjoy fantastic restaurants and shows, shop (“moderately”) and gamble (a little). One of my all-time favorite Vegas trips was with my good…
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Juice thirty
Hiiii 🙂 How’s your day been? Livi has a bit of a cold, so we’ve been laying low over here. My madre came over for a little while so I could drop off our tax documents, and I brought back La Parrilla soup for the the three of us. Their chicken and rice soup is…
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10 Ways to Pushup
Pushups are a necessary evil, really. For me, pushups are right up there with putting laundry away and emptying the dishwasher. Not the most fun, but you feel pretty great when it’s over. I think I like them even less because I’m not very good at them. My upper body has always been weak and…
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Succulents and Zumba
Hi friends <3 Hope you had a wonderful day. Some adventures of the afternoon: I replanted some succulents aka the one plants I can keep alive. I think it’s because they’re technically cacti and don’t require much watering. My goal is to one day have a succulent garden half as gorgeous as my nana’s.…
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Plantains: the Other, Other Vegetable
I’m going to go ahead and count today as my first time time cooking with plantains. (I’m smiling in the photo, but am also a little afraid) Cooking with Plantains Ok, so there was the one Mexican party we threw when I made an awesome slow-cooked chicken and plantain dish… but that was years ago.…
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Taming the sweet tooth
Hi! Happy Wednesday aka Zumba day 😉 What’s on your fitness plan? Check in for here for this week’s WSU and awesome giveaway! Yesterday after nap, Livi helped me make some dinner. (She’s great at spraying the olive oil and grinding the salt and pepper) I wasn’t quite sure how it would go with raw…
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10 ways to burpee
I’m so stoked that you guys are enjoying the Week 3 workout! Since we’ve been doing LOTS of burpees lately, I figured today would be a great day to share some of my tried and true burpee variations. Also, it’s Valentine’s week. Who doesn’t heart burpees?! (don’t answer that) Here are some ways to change…
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