This poster hangs in the personal training gym where I work out and the moment I saw it, I knew I was in the right place. Before we had kids, Kevin and I would often do boot camp classes five days a week--- we were in the best shape of our lives! I was also working out with a personal trainer before becoming pregnant with Harper. The moment I saw ...
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Our Weekend…
Our Saturday was jam-packed this weekend! It started with Little Gym and ballet for the littles and then during Lincoln's nap, Harper and I headed to Figlia Kitchen for a kid's cooking class via iQuriouskids, a website Houston parents can use to find activities and classes for kids of any age. We made cookies, pizza and crepes! It was a fun ...
Fitness Update + Boden’s New Activewear Line
Recently I was sent pieces to try out from Boden's new activewear line, so I figured now was a better time than ever to give an update on my fitness situation. Before now, I didn't work out for two years. Yep, two whole years. In my first trimester, my OB recommended that I slow down since I had been doing pretty intense workouts with a trainer. ...
Stripes On Monday
Happy Monday! I'm blogging a little later into the night because I took a bootcamp class tonight. I had purchased a two-month membership at The Bar Method (on Gilt City!) a few months ago and I was going pretty consistently on weekends (and absolutely love the classes), but the studio unfortunatley didn't have any class times during the work week ...
Rediscovering My Closet & Postpartum Bodies
After taking a 12-week maternity leave where I wore v-neck t-shirts and Lululemon shorts every.single.day (no, really) I was ready to rediscover my closet when I returned to work. I hadn't worn a lot of my clothes in so long that it actually feels like I'm wearing something new sometimes, even when I've had the piece for a couple of years (which is ...
Shaping Up on Saturday: Bella Shares Moves to Tone Your Muffin Top!
A few weekends ago, I met one of my readers, Bella, who happens to own a fitness studio here in Houston called Bella Body Fitness. I asked Bella if she could contribute to my blog once in awhile because I know you ladies are always looking for new workout moves. This one is called "Tone Up Your Muffin Top Workout," and I love it because your ...
Motivation Mondays: Jamie Gives Us the Lowdown on CrossFit
A couple of months ago I blogged about CrossFit and how my husband and I tested out a class. In the end, it wasn't for us, but one of the reasons I was inspired to try it in the first place was because of my friend Jamie. Jamie and her husband have been doing CrossFit for awhile now and because I like to share a variety of different Motivation ...
Motivation Mondays: Define Revolution Spin Class & Erin Stewart Shares Her Favorite Summer Recipes & Nutrition Tips
If you watched my workout DVD review video on my YouTube channel over the weekend, you’ll know that fitness is a huge priority for me right now. So much so that I’ve started to work with a personal trainer again to get back into tip top shape. One of my struggles has always been getting cardio into my workouts. I love weight lifting and toning ...
What I’ve Been Wearing: Workout & Gym Edition
I've been keeping up pretty well with my weekly workouts lately, exercising about 4 days a week. That includes gym workouts, home workouts and my once-a-week Bar Method class. Right now my goal is to heighten the intensity of my workouts because I realized that I wasn't in the shape I want to be in when I got a free workout with a trainer as ...
Minty Monday & What I’ve Been Doing to Keep Fit!
No Motivation Mondays today---but maybe this will motivate you---I'm so sore, I can hardly walk! Now that I'm back into regular workouts, I've come to really embrace my Sunday afternoons. I have a whole routine--- go to the gym, reward myself with a little scouting trip to Marshalls Home Goods and then go grocery shopping (and I'm ...