Hi friends! First thing's first: the winner of my Fit Body Bakery giveaway is Danielle Priser. Congrats, Danielle! I've emailed you for your contact info. Let's dive into the topic of the day: recent workouts! You might know this by now, but I have total exercise ADHD. One month I do a ton of barre, hiking, and cycling, then the next month I'm all about boxing, Pilates and tennis. Sitting on the elliptical with a magazine every day is a horribly boring idea to me. I just love switching my workouts up and keeping things interesting! So what have my workouts been like lately? I've been doing a lot of yoga, HIIT sessions, and at-home kickboxing, with a few Pilates classes and hikes mixed in (really only because the last few months were too hot for hiking inland in SoCal). The ... [Read More]
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Week 3 Workout Recap: Excited to Get Back Outdoors!
Hi there! How was your weekend? I’m back home in Cali, and spent most of the weekend recovering from my travels (hey jet lag!), getting settled back in, and spending time with my Harley girl. 3 weeks without my canine sidekick felt like awhile, and I definitely missed her a lot. My Marine has been away for training and came home last night, soYAY for being reunited with him after a couple of weeks apart! Let’s rewind back to last week for my last recap of my workouts while I was visiting loved ones in New Jersey. I definitely have not been as active as I usually am in my normal life at home, but I kept up with daily workouts whenever I could fit them in. I worked out Sunday with my mom. We did a 30 minute Jillian Michaels’ Yoga Inferno workout + 30 minutes of Ripped in ... [Read More]
Jillian Michaels’ Ripped in 30 DVD Review {Weekly Workout Recap}
Hello, hello! Since I'm making sure to hold myself accountable while I'm on the east coast visiting with family and friends, I'm back with a recap of my workouts last week. I stayed put a lot more than my crazy week prior to that - though I did have a girls' night out in NYC (more on that to come!). Without mountains to climb and my usual fitness studios around, and with a lot of people to spend time with, it has been the Jillian Michaels' DVD show around here. Sunday I did a 30-minute Jillian Yoga Inferno DVD with my mom. This was the day after my best friend's wedding festivities and I was feeling pretty sluggish, so I was happy I squeezed any movement in at all. Monday morning I did a 20-minute workout via Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred DVD, and in the evening I did a ... [Read More]
Weekly Workout Recap: No Excuses in Making Exercise a Priority {Jersey Vacation}
Hi friends! I had such an awesome time on vacation last week, but I missed you guys! Even though I had access to my computer some of the time, I really stayed away and just enjoyed visiting my family and friends in Jersey. Between my full-time work, blog/freelance work, and personal email, I get a ridiculous amount of emails, and it felt kind of nice to ignore them for an entire 9 days. Now I'm just trying to catch up and decompress from the craziness that was last week! My hubby flew back to San Diego yesterday, while I'm staying with my parents in Jersey and working from here for the next few weeks to get more quality time in with my loved ones. I decided that since this is a long trip, I'm going to post weekly workout recaps while I'm away from my home. It can be tough to keep ... [Read More]
The Ultimate Leg & Booty HIIT Workout
Happy Friday friends! Do you have anything awesome planned for the weekend? I'm very much looking forward to spending it with my hubby, and we have something special planned for tomorrow. More on that to come! As usual, I'm sure that I'll fit a workout or two into my weekend... and speaking of workouts, I have a good one to share with you guys today! In honor of me breaking my muscle tweak streak and not having any muscle spasms or serious aches in the last few weeks, today I'm sharing a leg & booty HIIT workout that'll definitely make you sweat. I created this routine months ago and have done it a bunch of times, but for some reason I'm just getting to sharing it now. Perhaps it's because I wanted to snap some shots of me doing the moves for some visual explanation, and ... [Read More]
4 Instances You Should Skip Your Workout
Last week I decided to do something that I pretty much never do: take an entire week off from working out. I had been exercising pretty hard, and my nagging calf and foot injuries were bothering me, so I knew that at least a few days of rest was necessary. With a 4-day trip to Miami coming up, I decided it was the perfect time to give my body a rest from working out for a solid week. Besides a very mellow yoga session one morning, walking around a decent amount in Miami, and taking my pup for walks once I got home, I got little exercise all week. Everyone has a different exercise balance that works for them. Me? I'm somewhat of a fitness freak. Typically I train 6 days a week, with one of those days being something low-impact, like a long yoga session. I switch up my routine a ... [Read More]