Hey Beasties! I originally filmed this for IG, forgetting, of course, their time restriction on videos! So, rather than waste the work, I’ve decided to go ahead and share it here. This cardio class has modifications for beginners as well as pre and postnatal folks. Best of all, you can do it in your living room with nothing but yourself and a mat (optional: chair/countertop for prenatal planking!). Happy sweating…
Health & Fitness
How To Stay Strong On Your Vacation
With summer vaca right around the corner, many of us will lose momentum and start to relax our fitness regimens a bit. And guess what? THAT’S OK! Yes, you read that right: it’s totally normal to workout less at certain times of the year – I’m looking at you, start of summer vaca and depths of winter holidays! But what do you do if you’d like to keep up your…
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Staying Sane During the Pandemic
I know, I know, the title sounds dramatic. But the reality is that so many people out there are feeling stressed, overwhelmed and – depending where they’re based – cooped up as a result of the regulations and requirements surrounding COVID-19, that it’s actually pretty spot on. Even the name sounds scary – eek! So, what can we do to stay grounded, happy and whole during this time of upheaval?…
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Ho Ho Ommmm: How to Master The Art of Holiday Zen
One more day and the holidays will be officially upon us! (At least for us Americans.) And while I am all about carols, cocoa and Love Actually (*heart eyes*), the holiday season is often more complicated than many of us realize. Ads for diets will bombard us at the same time that we’re being offered seconds of everything at our tables, holiday parties will “demand” that we shell out for…
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Having a Humble Heart: How Humility Is Making Me a Better Trainer
A few weeks ago I was stretching at the end of a fitness style boxing class – I was attending, not teaching – and I was completely lost in la la land. (It happens from time to time, especially after a hard workout.) Suddenly, from the front of the room, I heard the class instructor asking “what muscle are we stretching, the pectoralis major or minor?” It took me a…
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Appetite-Suppressant Candy: The New Trend That Could Be Deadly
By now, most of you will have seen the photo above. It has sparked outrage, and for good reason. Sold by the Flat Tummy Co., these lollipops act to suppress hunger pangs. While these candies claim to be safe, the truth is they may be far from it. In fact, these suckers are dangerous in just about every way possible. Not only do they market themselves to a young and…
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The 21 Day Self-Love Experience
Happy May! I don’t know about y’all, but my April was RAIN-Y and I am super ready for t-shirt weather to hurry up and get here! May is actually one of my favorite months – it’s a nice wind-down from months of gray skies and always brings greener views and happier moods. Unfortunately, it’s a mixed month when it comes to everything else! Yes it’s the time for sunshine, warm…
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Every BODY Is A Beach Body
Bikini season. Those two words alone have the power to strike terror in the fiercest among us and can motivate even the most gym-avoidant humans to high-tail it to their nearest fitness center. And while mid-April should just be a time for us to enjoy the beginning of spring, for many people it begins the long-dreaded warm weather months and the return of #summerbod seemingly everywhere online. This year, you…
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How To Boost Your Mood (And Your Metabolism!) With Interval Training
By now most of us have heard that interval training is one of the best (meaning most doable and most metabolically effective), forms of cardio exercise out there. Not only does it have the power to make us all feel like superheroes (who doesn’t love the feeling of having accomplished something truly tough – even if just for thirty seconds at a time?!!), but it also helps to boost our…
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Protein Cookies: Can You Snack Your Way to Good Health?
It’s official: you can now eat your cake and have it too. Well, if by cake you mean cookie and if by the rest of it you mean protein. That’s right y’all: protein cookies are here! And not just any protein cookies: gluten-free protein cookies. Naturally I had to do some noshing research on your behalf and report back. Right now our culture is pretty protein-obsessed. And for good reason!…
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