Fitness Friday #30: So Like, what do you eat?
As a fitness instructor, I get asked this question all the time. Let’s get real: I eat. I eat a lot. I workout a lot. I need to fuel my body. I’m super lucky to marry a man who not …
Tag: recovery
Fitness Friday #29: Take a Break
All work and no play makes Jill a dull…gal. It’s an important part of the training cycle, yet a piece that can go ignored: the rest day. I’m guilty of going balls-to-the-wall all week between running, weight training, and leading …
Fitness Friday #19: 5 Favorite Foam Roller Techniques
Have you ever tried using a foam roller? As an active individual, I am constantly looking for ways to relieve my muscles between workouts and teaching classes. Food recovery is great, but sometimes I like to directly target those tight …
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Fitness Friday #11: Favorite Recovery Tools
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 …
Strawberry Spinach Smoothie
I simply cannot keep this to myself. Usually, on M/W/F, I make a green monster smoothie for lunch, adding spinach, banana, protein powder, and milk. I’m normally pressed for time since I teach a lunchtime class, and a smoothie can …