Happy Friday! One of the things I hear most often from students is they work so hard during the week to stay active and eat well, and then the weekend hits. Weekend! Freedom! No rules! Eat all the things! And …
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For the first time, I hosted an outdoor Zumba event in my town. I’ve been teaching Zumba for 6 years now (official Zumbaversary was May 2), and I’ve always toyed with the idea of an outdoor party/class. I love organizing …
People who come to classes with me know one thing: if I giggle at the beginning of class, it means we’re either doing tons of push-ups or tons of squats/booty work. I love sharing my joy for bodyweight exercises with students. …
Full disclosure: I am an ambassador for the ZOOMA Annapolis Race series. All thoughts and opinions are my own. On Saturday, May 30, I’m running a 10K race in Annapolis. Part of the ZOOMA Race series, the ZOOMA Annapolis race is …
It’s inevitable: at some point you’ll find yourself on a trip, away from home. Vacations are awesome, everyone deserves the opportunity to kick back and relax. But sometimes you have to travel for work. I happen to travel a lot …
Push-ups are one of my favorite body strength moves. Like planks, push-ups work a variety of muscle groups: abdominals, pectorals, deltoids, and triceps to name a few. Performing push-ups always makes me feel strong. There was a time when I …
This week saw the end of my first planned monthly challenge – #MarchPlankADay. I loved curating this challenge. Planks are something that I wouldn’t necessarily do on my own, but I’ve been incorporating them a lot in classes lately, and …
Between teaching 8 fitness classes, adding my own yoga practice and running to the mix, there’s a lot of movement in the course of a week. I joke that I have a cycle of teach-train-recover, repeat. Regardless of the amount …
A friend recently decided to purchase a yoga mat, and found himself going crazy with all of the different choices and reviews. A yoga mat can be a yogi’s best friend, and when you decide to make the investment, you …
I’ve officially run my first race of the 2015 season! I participated in the “Get Pumped for Pets” 5k on Kent Narrows. This was my first race since March 2014. I took almost a year off from races (and from …