I get asked a lot how I stay in shape and what I do to live a healthy lifestyle. Honestly, I have to thank my parents for great genetics. But, I also have a passion for fitness, health, and wellness. I try to live by the 80/20 rule. 80% of the time I eat clean, healthy meals, and the other 20% of the time I indulge. I love wine, pizza, and sweets! I am only human. Over the years, while working in the fitness industry and living both a healthy and at one point, unhealthy lifestyle, I have seen ...
Holiday Recovery Detox
Anyone else indulge a bit too much the past few days? Ummm, guilty!! Thanksgiving feasts flowed into the weekend and the bad eating (and drinking) habits continued. Leftovers, sweets, and wine went on for days. And now I'm left feeling tired, sluggish, and bloated. This time of the year is really difficult to stay on track food wise. Between Thanksgiving and New Years, there are holiday parties, cookie swaps, family get togethers, and just plenty of reasons to over indulge in all the good stuff. ...
Fitness Gift Guide
If you haven't guessed by now...I am a total fitness enthusiast! I love it all....high intensity training, cardio, strength training, yoga, pilates, kickboxing, and everything in between. You probably won't find me in a Zumba class though. Nothing against it, I'm just not coordinated enough to do all those dance steps. But I've tried it! I am also a Certified Personal Trainer. I spent years working in a gym and training clients. It's a passion of mine. Another passion of mine, fitness clothing ...
My Christmas Wishlist
I seriously can't believe the holidays are right around the corner! Every year they sneak up on us! I must confess, I started my holiday shopping last month! It's actually late for me this year. I usually start in September. My husband, on the other hand, does his holiday shopping the day before Christmas! Why?! Just why?! Just thinking about it gives me a full on anxiety attack...like sweating and out of breath! ugh! So, I wanted to help inspire your own wishlist and maybe for someone else this ...
Thanksgiving Tablescape | The Kids Table
I am a lover of tablescapes! I am so inspired by well put together, pinterest worthy tables. From formal to casual, I tend to love them all! Since there are so many Thanksgiving tablescapes to choose from, I thought it would be fun to style a kids table for Thanksgiving! And after styling it, I kinda want to sit at the kids table this year! This Thanksgiving we actually have more kids than adults...which is kind of scary. I decided to use my dining room table to design the tablescape because ...
Workout Wednesday | Pushups
Pushups are one of those exercises that you can either do or not do. If you are doing them on your knees......stop! If you want to do a real pushup, you need to start by doing a real pushup. Knee pushups actually work different muscle groups than real pushups, so you will probably never build the strength to do a real one. Why do a real pushup? Because you will build the most sexiest arms and back ever! That's why! And...did you know that real pushups work your core muscles too. I realized that ...
