Reasons Why I Wake Up Early to Workout
I have determined the best time of day for me to get my workout in is first thing in the morning. It took a while for me to draw this conclusion but several things helped me get here. First let me start by saying I began a regular fitness program in 2005 after being inspired by a co-worker who survived breast cancer. She was in her 50's ...
#FitTube Tag
I am extremely excited. Femme Fitale Fit Club is teaming up with some amazing and awesome fitness, health, wellness and running bloggers to bring to you our first ever FitTube Tag.
What is FitTube Tag? It is basically 20 questions each of us answers via video. I am sure to learn some new things about the ladies I've been linking up ...
The DCNs of Fitness
Military fitness trainer and inventor of Strength Stack 52 fitness cards, Sergeant Michael Volkin, has only three main rules for staying in shape. He refers to all three of these rules as the DCNs of fitness. “If you use my rules of DCN, you will have a killer body and be healthier than ever” he claims. So what is DCN? We wanted to know too, ...
Meal Mondays: Sticky Bourbon Chicken
I was stalking ...ahem looking at some food sites and found this recipe on Pinch of Yum. Pinch of Yum has a delectable food site with recipes that will make your mouth water. This dish in particular looked so delectable I just had to try it myself. The name alone sounds delectable and I am always searching for new recipes to serve to my ...
Our Fitness Favorites & Online Store
You may have noticed a new item on our top menu bar......at the end. YES we opened an Amazon store with all of our fitness favorites from cookbooks, workout DVDs, exercise equipment and much more. This way we can share what we have used, highly recommend and stand by.
We hope you peruse our "aisles" and check it out. If there are any ...
New Workout Wednesday Co-Hostesses
Sheila of The Frugal Exerciser and I decided to collaborate on our own blog link up targeting fitness, wellness, health and running blogs. We named it Workout Wednesday (WOW) Link Up because it was catchy and fairly described what we were blogging about and linking up.
We kicked off our very first Workout Wednesday Link Up on Wednesday, ...
J is for Jump Rope
Easily one of my favorite forms of cardio, I think many of us forget how effective jumping rope is. I decided to buy a jump rope years into my adulthood when I watched Zuzana of Zuzka Light and formerly of the BodyRock TV days jumping rope and working up a sweat. Another fitness guru who got me motivated to jump rope was Jennifer Nicole ...
Feature Fridays – Workout Equipment
We here at Femme Fitale Fit Club enjoy working out at home, in the gym and outside just to name a few places. We thought it would be a good idea to share the workout equipment we use for our workouts as we find they render excellent results. Check them out for yourself.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links.
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I is for I.C.E.
I.C.E. is the typical combination for anyone with an injury that requires recuperation.
I = Ice – the cold helps muscles constrict and alleviates pain and swelling. If a body party is injured it typically swells and this helps to better manage that.
C = Compression - Sqeeze baby…….constrict the burdened area so ...
H is for Health
Health means different things to different people. For some it is physical endurance. For others it is beating a debilitating disease. For others it is improving what they put in their mouth. Define what health is for you and then do you research to optimize it. Do you have high blood pressure? Is it hereditary? What do you need to ...
G is for Goals
I will admit, I am not one to set too many goals when it comes to fitness. A friend once told me to sign up for a race therefore I would have a goal to strive for to help with my long distance run training. It didn’t help – signing up for a half marathon did not actually make me train more or harder than I normally would.
Now ...
F is for FitFluential
Check it out - guess who is a new FitFluential Ambassador? Femme Fitale Fit Club is that's who. We are very excited about this opportunity. Long story short we caught wind that FitFluential was going to be considering intaking new fitness ambassadors by opening up their Ambassador Program application process. They took some time to ...
Meal Mondays: Panera Bread Greek Salad with Shrimp Review
Since I'm participating in my own Cinch an Inch challenge I have been working very hard to rethink my food choices especially when I eat out. Now let me explain - this past week was my birthday so I ate out almost every day. If it wasn't lunch then it was for dinner and more lunch and dinner. I mean I did go a bit overboard but ...
E is for Effort
One of the things I have learned since working out with groups, personal trainers and coaches is the "E" word - EFFORT.
**Warning** This post may sound a bit like a rant like one of my other posts about putting down those light weights but if I didn't love you enough to tell the truth then there is no need to having this platform. I ...
The Ultimate Coffee Date
I'm joining some amazing bloggers for The Ultimate Coffee Date. Jill of Jill Conyers, Nikki of Grab Your Kicks and Lynda of Fitness Mom Wine Country came up with this fabulous link up event where we get together and chat up our friends over a cup of coffee or tea (whichever you prefer). Life gets so busy sometimes it is hard to just sit ...
Best Buy 2-Day Sale Happening now
Get in on this Best Buy sale as it starts today, April 4 and ends tomorrow April 5. Major deals on game-changing technology.
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Reebok Spend and Save Sale
If you are ready to start sporting some new workout clothes since the weather appears to have finally broken then you definitely want to get on top of this Reebok sale.
Short Sale Alert! This weekend is the Reebok Spend and Save Sale, where if you spend $45 you save $10, spend $75 and save $20, and spend $125 and save $40! All you have to ...
D is for Diet
When I started working out with a trainer in 2008 she constantly told me I should eat clean. In other words I needed to clean up my diet. Honestly – I had no idea what she was talking about. I thought I was eating healthily. I mean my diet consisted of eating fruit at the bottom yogurt, orange juice not from concentrate and grapes or ...
B is for Burpees
Don’t we all find burpees just fantabulous? I mean the more you do the more you want to do right? We absolutely love the feeling of your heart about to pound out of your chest while trying to catch your breath.
Of course I’m being facetious but you get my point. Burpees are my least favorite exercise for oh so many ...
How To Find A Fitness Friend
If you need staying accountable with your workouts, perhaps you need to find a fitness friend.
I’m a strong believer in workout accountability partners. While I realize there are people who can keep themselves accountable everyone isn’t able.
We know the cycle.
People start a new year with all types of resoluti...
