5 Reasons You Need to Go to BlogFest 2015
I am so excited to announce that BlogFest 2015 with Sweat Pink is ON!! BlogFest, which is held in conjunction with the IDEA World Fitness Convention, is scheduled July 16-19 at the Los Angeles...
View ArticleTrain Smarter: 5 Ways to PR Running Three Days a Week
Personal Record. PR. It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? For many runners, setting a personal best time in a race is their ultimate goal. It also may seem unattainable, requiring hours and days of...
View ArticleGetting Outside with LÄRABAR (plus a Giveaway)
Today’s post is sponsored by LÄRABAR but my love of their bars is all my own. Get Outside I love to exercise outdoors. I am a runner first and foremost, and as I have, ahem, gotten a little older, I...
View ArticleTurning the Corner: Starting My New Job
Well, after three months and six days of unemployment, I officially started my new job on Tuesday. I’ll be working as a personal trainer at a country club in Palm Desert. Actually I’ve already seen a...
View ArticleFit Fall Fashion: Fun at Lorna Jane!
This post was sponsored by Lorna Jane through my association with Fit Approach as a Sweat Pink Ambassador. All opinions are my own. Okay. I’m know that I’m no fashion blogger. In fact, I fail at...
View ArticleNow It’s MY Season. Yoga, Pilates, and the SLO Marathon
Okay, that title sounds pretty selfish, doesn’t it? My Season. The season of ME. Well, sometimes it’s okay to be selfish. Saturday was our final meet of the cross country season. It was a big one, the...
View ArticleCan Clothing Inspire Fitness? prAna Early Winter Collection
This post is sponsored by prAna in partnership with FitApproach Many years ago, when I first started exercising, there were no gyms in the desert (dark ages, I know!). I lived in Palm Springs at the...
View ArticleMy Stinky Life (Thank Goodness for ShowerPill!) Plus Stocking Stuffers for...
This post is sponsored by ShowerPill through my association with Fit Approach as a Sweat Pink Ambassador. This is my stinky life (we’re talking literally here) I run. Then I go to yoga. A quick clean...
View ArticleWorkouts, Vegan Eats, & Christmas (and Blendtec)!
Yes, I’m jamming it all into one post. To keep the wordiness down, the Christmas recap will be mostly pictures. But, first, a couple announcements and my training recap. A Blendtec Kind of Holiday So...
View ArticleLife at the Gym: Asics Gel-Fit Sana Review
I am one of those lucky people who get to spend more than half of their life at the gym. I work there. I work out there. I teach classes, I go to classes, I…well, you get the idea. I’m at the gym a...
View ArticleWelcome 2015: Running and Fitness Goals
It’s kind of funny, talking about running and fitness goals. I’ve been at it for so long, I’ve achieved all the PRs that I’m ever going to achieve (unless I start a new sport, I guess), and I’m already...
View ArticleThe Scoop: Blogfest and IDEAWorld. Gabby, Jillian, Beto and more!
The powers that be at IDEA have finally released the speaker list and schedule for Blogfest and the IDEA World Fitness Convention, which is July 16-19, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center! Pay...
View ArticleQuick Training Update, the Weekend in Pictures & Skulpt Aim
Quick Training Update So it’s 8:20 on Sunday night and I’m a little behind on writing this post. So, lucky you, it will be a mostly pictures training and weekend recap. I took Monday off after my half...
View ArticleLucky Me! And SLO Marathon Training Update (one month out!)
Winner Winner, (vegan) Chicken Dinner Have I mentioned how lucky I’ve been lately? Oh yeah, I may have mentioned it. Since December I’ve been entering and winning a lot of giveaways. And I’ve won some...
View ArticleSo You Say You Hate Exercise
Time for a little tough love. I didn’t become a personal trainer for the huge amount of money I could make. Not for the fame and glory that I could achieve. Nope, I became a personal trainer because I...
View ArticlePin It Party V7
It’s that time again! Another Pin It Party is coming at you! Lindsay, over at the Lean Green Bean, I, and a lot of other bloggers will be sharing some of our favorite pinnable posts from the last few...
View ArticleA Few WTF Moments and My Training Recap
I’m not sure if WTF moments is the right term, but a few things this week have given me pause. First though, if you’re a local or visitor to the Palm Springs area, don’t forget to enter the giveaway...
View ArticleFit Friday: For the Core
I’m excited to bring back one of my favorite series, Fit Friday. Recently I have felt that I’ve moved away from fitness posts by focusing more on running. I want to get back to my roots though, so,...
View ArticleFit Friday: Amazing Arms and Shoulders
If you are time challenged like I am, you appreciate a workout that does it all. Because I spend a lot of my available training time running, I need a workout that can work my total body in a...
View ArticleFit Friday: TRX Circuit Workout
It’s TGIFF! Thank Goodness it’s Fit Friday! Here’s a fun TRX circuit workout to try! The exercises are beginner to intermediate level, but it is still very challenging. Here is a great resource for...
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