Happy Spring! Can you believe that we're almost a quarter into 2018? It's crazy how time flies! I feel like these months have sped by so quickly. Today seems like a good time to recap my recent workouts with you all. For anyone new here, I usually do a recent workout post every couple of months to chat about the most challenging workouts I've done, fun new local fitness studios and events I've been to, and to share my fitness goals for the upcoming months. At the start of the year, I decided that I wanted to regularly go to more tough classes, so one thing I did was re-join ClassPass. I collaborated with them when they first came to San Diego a few years ago, and I honestly love being able to bounce around to different studios. It's perfect for someone that gets bored easily in ... [Read More]
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Workouts Lately – July ’17 Edition: Switching it Up with Pure Barre, Swimming, CycleBar & More
Somehow it's been a few months since I've talked about my workout routine, but today I'm sharing what my sweat sessions have been like lately! Lately I've had a good mix of at-home workouts, outdoor workouts and studio classes. One studio that I've taken classes at a couple of times over the past month is Pure Barre Del Mar. I had taken a break from barre after a foot injury last year, but when the folks at Pure Barre invited me to try out their studio, I felt like it was a good time to try it out again. I've tried a lot of different barre styles - including Xtend Barre, The Dailey Method, and Bar Method (I compared the three styles awhile back here), but Pure Barre in particular was new to me. I found Pure Barre classes to really work little muscles that generally don't get ... [Read More]
My Workouts Lately: Pure Cycling, Hiking & More [Nov & Dec ’16]
Hi friends! Is it just me, or is January flying by?! Today I want to rewind a bit and look back at my workouts of November and December '16. I capped off my year with many awesome sweat sessions! I kept up with doing an at-home yoga practice most mornings, though I feel like I stuck more to the basics and didn't challenge myself with new/deepening asanas all that much. Well okay, this pose is a pretty tough one! Class-wise, November was fun because I got to experience spin classes at a new studio in downtown San Diego called Pure Indoor Cycling. The folks at the studio kindly gave me a complimentary membership to try out their classes, and you guys, I had so much fun taking spin classes there! Pure offers the club-esque type of cycling classes that are ... [Read More]
The Best of 2016: Favorite Recipes, Workouts, Adventures & More
Happy New Year! I hope that 2017 is off to a great start for you. I'm back in California after a week and a half on the east coast for holiday vacation, and ready to see what wonderful things this year has in store for me. Since I love to reflect on the positives of the year at the start of a new one, today we're looking back at my 2016 favorites! Recipes. When I think about favorite recipe posts, what pops into my mind are the recipes that I shared with loved ones, made numerous times and couldn't get enough of! My top 5 recipes of 2016 that were popular on the blog are... Mini Pretzel Twists with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce. I had a thing for soft pretzels in 2016! Mediterranean Feta & Lemon Hummus Dip. After creating this dip for a health coaching event, I ... [Read More]
My Workouts Lately + Foot Injury Update
Hi there! It's been 6 weeks since I shared with you guys about my foot injury, so today seemed like a good time for an update post + to chat about my workouts lately! I've been kicking my exercise routine up a bit in the last few weeks since taking it easier for a solid two months after getting my foot injury diagnosis. Some recent workout highlights lately include: My first (baby) hike in months! When my cousin was in town last week, we went to my favorite nearby park for an hour-long walk. I've been taking my pup there and just doing the trail around the lake and skipping the little mountainous climb, but this time we went for it. Even though it was just an itty bitty hike, it felt great! I miss hiking so much and it just makes my soul happy. Getting back on the ... [Read More]
When You Shouldn’t Give It Your All {Weekend Recap}
Hello friends! I don't know about you guys, but a low-key weekend was much needed for me after my week last week. A couple of things with work and otherwise kind of bogged me down, and I totally needed a few days to mentally decompress a bit. Luckily, my hubby and I had only one thing on the agenda for the weekend: getting our carpets cleaned, because every time I did a pushup in recent months, I'd get a whiff of a certain someone who loves to snooze on my living room floor... While we waited for our carpets to dry, we killed time at the Del Mar dog beach. It was a beautiful day for a long walk there! There are certainly worse places to waste time. :) My weekend also included an at-home movie night, a long family walk along the coast Sunday morning, heading back to ... [Read More]