Featured Fitale Nancy McCaulay
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.).
NM: Hello my name is Nancy McCaulay I work for a Consulting Firm in Northern Virginia. My hobbies are Graphic Design, swimming, running, etc.
FFFC: What sparked your weight-loss transformation journey?
NM: Taking a long hard look in the ...
Featured Fitale Tabatha
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T: My name is Tabatha and I am a 27 year old wife and mother of 2. I am a Spanish Teacher. My hobbies include working out, spending time with my family, and hosting extra curricular activities for my students.
FFFC: What sparked your ...
Be My Guest!
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Featured Fitale Georgina Graham
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GG: Good Day! My name is Georgina Graham. By day I am an aviation expert, acting as an advocate and promoting excellence in safety, security and environmental issues in Civil Aviation. By night,I am a shoe-loving, time-travelling scribbler ...
Bodyweight Exercise
For centuries bodyweight exercises have been heralded as an excellent way to workout, get stronger and build endurance. I have received the following infographic from my friends at Strength Stack 52 which highlights many of the bodyweight exercises available for anyone to do just about anywhere. Click on each icon and you will see a ...
Busted! 5 Fitness and Health Tips That May Make You Cry
Myth: The more ab exercises I do, the skinnier my waist will be.
BUSTED: Doing stomach exercises can strengthen your abdominal muscles, but it won't burn body fat to give you that 6-pack you’re after. If you want your ab muscles to show, you need to either be naturally skinny or embrace a diet low in carbohydrates and high in proteins with a ...
Featured Fitale Vee Bleu
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VB: Veronica Adegoriolu aka Vee Bleu. Currently I work for a telecommunication company. My hobbies, as of late have been working out and trying to inspire and motivate others to share in a heathy lifestyle as well.
FFFC: What sparked your ...
If You Didn’t Come To Party
Then you should go home. That is how it is in boot camp. If you didn't come to work hard - why come out at 5:30 am at all? We don't come out there to sit on the wall or the bleachers. We come out there to WORK! Today was no different. Thursdays are normally toning day and that means we focus on hand weights and upper and lower body ...
Featured Fitale Marquita Taylor
I have always been bigger than my peers. In middle school I was the first girl to have to wear a bra and I failed gym class in high-school because of my disinterest in physical activity outside of the sport of competitive swimming. The need to be well changed my life. So many times African-American women attribute our “assets” to genetics ...
Guest Blog on FFFC!
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Fitbit Craze
I recently posted a question on the Femme Fitale Fit Club public Facebook page asking everyone their favorite fitness app. Unanimously folks came back stating they love their Fitbit device and app. That of course raised my curiosity so I started lookin around. My husband did mention Fitbit to me as a way to track your sleep pattern to ...
Heart Attack
That is what it felt like I was having when I sprinted my way around the gym today in boot camp. This is the 4th week of boot camp and our instructor took it up a notch to TEST us on everything we should have improved upon from week 1. Whether this was your first boot camp or your 21st, we got it in today.
Test #1
Run a mile in under 10 ...
Where Have You Been All My Life – Polar FT4 Review
If you have been following this blog you know I had an HRM I used that gave me less than stellar results. You would also know I have been participating in boot camp since like August 2012 and am still in my last session (I plan to take a break for April). Anywho - based on reading so many other pages and posts, I finally found a heart ...
Featured Fitale Cherie Steffen
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CS: Cherie Steffen, NASM-CPT. I’m a Leasing Consultant by day but my passion and what I would love to make my full time job would be fitness/motivational coaching & personal training. I am already certified personal trainer and working ...
Featured Fitale Jennie G
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JG: My name is Jen, I am in the Royal Air Force and love anything fitness related, I have recently had a little girl who is now 1.
FFFC: What sparked your weight-loss transformation journey?
JG: After I had my daughter I weighed over 196lbs and ...
Featured Fitale Tameika Gentles
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TG: Tameika Gentles, I work in HR for a well-known Canadian Brand. Hobbies include hanging out with my husband, friends and family. Also love to cook and live a healthy active lifestyle.
FFFC: What sparked your weight-loss transformation ...
Featured Fitale Kim Croslin
Kinda like the song says, "I found love in a hopeless place!" When I joined Fit Like Me Divas (FLMD) on January 17, 2012, I was in a hopeless place. Exhausted by the demands of being a stay-at-home Mom for nearly 9 years to two lively, comical, energetic, beautiful boys, still reeling in grief from the sudden 2008 death of my Mom's beloved ...
March is Zumba Month at FFFC!
I have been hearing about Zumba for well over 4 years now. My co-worker approached me after taking a class and told me that she thought I would love it! Four years later I still haven't taken a Zumba class. It has grown in popularity and now there are Wii games, additional classes at the gym, Zumba events and well it has really taken ...
Featured Fitale Shaylen Harris
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SH: Hello, my name is Shaylen Harris I’m 28 years old. I’m married and we have a 19 months old son. My hobbies obviously included working out but I also love to cook I would love to go to culinary arts school one day.
FFFC: What sparked ...
Featured Fitale Carla Palmer
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CP: Greetings everyone! I’m Carla Palmer, 40+ single mom, health and fitness enthusiast with a professional career as a Career Development Manager for a non-profit organization serving current and former foster youth in LA county. I have been ...
