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Featured Fitale Jenica

  FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). J:  I’m Jenica, wife and stay at home Mom of 2 (ages 4 and 2.5). FFFC:  What sparked your weight-loss transformation journey? J:  I was playing around with my daughter (then almost 2 yrs) while my newborn son took a nap. I decided to pretend ...

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 ...

Hugh Jackman Got Cut for Wolverine! Here’s How He Did It

So you want to know how Hugh Jackman got so ripped for his movie Wolverine? Well, you have two options, you can hire his extremely expensive fitness trainer Mike Ryan or you can build your own workout program based on advice from Mr. Ryan.  If you are interested in the latter, read on. Mr. Ryan really got Hugh cut for this movie. The ...

Featured Fitale Tabatha

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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 ...

How Far You Can Go

Today was a great day.  Not just because it is part of a 3-day weekend or it's the holiday.  I know the day just started but it was an amazing morning.  I met up with five other women at 6:00 am and we hit the pavement to work our bodies so it stays fit and healthy.  One of my former neighbors came out this wonderful morning too!  I was so ...

Featured Fitale Georgina Graham

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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 ...

Featured Fitale Vee Bleu

  FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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 ...

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 ...

My Treadmill, My Friend

My husband set aside the unfinished area of our basement as our home gym.  We have equipped it with a lot of stuff so if we chose to, we could workout downstairs vs. having to get in our cards and trek on over to the gym.  One of my most favorite pieces of equipment is my Proform 785SS treadmill.  I purchased it back when we lived in a town ...

Oxygen Stepmill Routine – Taming The Beast

Back in November 2011 I got hooked on the stepmill.  It is a great way to work those glutes, hamstrings, and quads.  It is also exhausting and really gets the heart rate up there.  For that - I need to renew my love for the stepmill.  I've been away far too long.  This routine I found in my November 2011 issue of Oxygen Magazine (perfect ...

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

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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 ...

Featured Fitale Shaylen Harris

  FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). 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 ...

BOOM BOOM POW!

Who used to watch Kung Fu theater as a child and secretly wished that was you up there on the screen fighting bad guys with cool karate moves?  Welp, I'm about to fulfill a childhood fantasy.  Well sort of.  No, I am not in a Kung Fu theater movie and no, I am not learning any official martial arts move but I am changing it up folks. While ...

Pump It Up – Joe Budden Video

Taking it back ol' school (well not really, just early 2000's) for those of you who enjoy getting KRUNK in the gym! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySfwW_xSRU4

Welcome to the FFFC Runners’ Series

This month Femme Fitale Fit Club will be offering a new series of weekly interviews. Welcome to our Runners’ Series! We are excited to bring you four interviews this month from runners at all different levels. I recently read about the following benefits of running on www.active.com. Check out these ways that running can make you healthier: ...