Hi friends! How's social distancing life going? I know that for many of you, it's been an adjustment being home all day long with the coronavirus quarantine. Everything being shut down for much of the country means at home or outdoor workouts are your only options if you're trying to keep up with your fitness. Not being able to go to fitness studios has been a bit of a change for me as well. I used to go to baby & me yoga and a Lagree Pilates class on a weekly basis to break up my at home workouts. Nowadays, all of my workouts are in my home gym, and I've been going for long walks with my dog on the daily. I usually go for walks, but especially nowadays I feel like we all really need some fresh air after being cooped up home all day and night! If you're feeling less ... [Read More]
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Work Those Christmas Cookies Off with This HIIT Workout
Merry Christmas week to all off those that celebrate it! I'm popping in today to share a new interval training workout. I used to do HIIT routines all the time, and have recently gotten back into them. My favorite one has been my election hangover HIIT workout, and I figured it was time for a new sequence. With all of the holiday treats around, I've been making sure to squeeze in regular sweat sessions - even if that just means 30 minutes of cycling at home or a quickie kickboxing workout. This routine takes 40 minutes to complete, and the premise is simple: 10 rounds of 2 different exercises, and the tempo is 30 seconds of work with 10 seconds of rest. It's a routine that will efficiently work the entire body and keep you mentally engaged. I use 15 pound dumbbells, and any ... [Read More]
Being Gym-less + Gigabody Online Fitness Class Subscription Giveaway
Ever since I was a teenager, I've belonged to a regular gym.... that is, until last year, when I moved and left my beloved, cozy gym full of friendly people and didn't begin a membership somewhere new. Since then I've tried out a few regular gyms, but haven't found one that I've loved enough to join as a member. While I'll probably join a gym sometime in the near future to switch things up, I certainly haven't been bored during these months. Between hiking around Southern Cali and other outdoor workouts, trying out a couple of new workouts with Groupon, doing a few fitness collaborations for the blog, including trying out ClassPass and working out at Fitwall, taking challenging classes instructed by my newly Lagree method certified friend (Core40 review here!), and working it out ... [Read More]