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How To Prep for An Early Morning Workout

If you prefer to work out in the morning here's how to prep to smash your fitness goals with early morning workouts and fasted cardio. #morningworkouts #health #workoutsforwomen #howtoworkoutinthemorning

Friday Five: Five Inspirational Quotes

  This week I thought I would share some of my favorite inspirational and motivational quotes that keep me going especially when I don't want to, feel like it or feel tired/fatigued.  Before I go into my favorites I must shout out the wonderful hostesses of this Friday Five Link Up. This link up is sponsored by Courtney from Eat ...

In The Gym with Connie of Ripped Goddess

Name and basic stats:  Connie Itchon | Age 43 | Height 5’5 | Weight 126 ( on “good” days) Introduction Connie Itchon is the owner  of the Ripped Goddess fitness community – a community that started as a way for women of like minds to meet with other women. Women who wanted not just to LOOK good – but to FEEL amazing! To feel ...

Friday Five: Spring Forward

It's that time again - Friday Five.   This week's theme has to do with Spring Forward:  what five things am I looking forward to this Spring.  Of course I am relating this to my fitness so check out what I am anticipating starting this Spring season. This link up is sponsored by Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC, Cynthia from You Signed Up ...

Friday Five: My 5 Favorite Exercises

It's that time again - Friday Five.  Since I don't think there was a theme I am choosing my own. This link up is sponsored by Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC, Cynthia from You Signed Up For What? and Mar from Mar on the Run!  Their fitness and running blogs are awesome so make sure you head on over and check them out. Last week ...

Friday Five: Fitness Fashions

I happened to stumble upon a new LINK UP and I am really feeling these.  This one is sponsored by Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC, Cynthia from You Signed Up For What? and Mar from Mar on the Run!  Their fitness and running blogs are awesome so make sure you head on over and check them out. This week I thought I would highlight some ...

Friday Five: MNB Challenge 5 Fitness Favorites

I happened to stumble upon a new LINK UP and I am really feeling these.  This one is sponsored by Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC and Mar from Mar on the Run!  Their blogs are awesome so make sure you head on over and check them out.   My Friday Five are all really RANDOM yet focused on FITNESS so don't be mad at me. Moti...

Featured Fitale B.Michavery

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). BM:  I am B.Michavery and I am founder of the T.a.t.o.o (Talking about things others oppose) Campaign which is an organization geared towards uplifting and encouraging individuals to be better versions of themselves. Ive produced documentaries, ...

Fitness Pages We Love Part 2

It's that time again.  We follow several fitness and running blogs and Facebook Fan pages.  We wanted to share some of them with you so you can see what all the hype is about.  This time around we are sharing our top 5 popular pages (listed in no particular order). Stop by, check them out and tell us what you think of our selection. 1...

Featured Fitale – Cynthia Lundi

My name is Shurida Lundi and I would like to nominate my sister to be featured on your blog. Her name is Cynthia Lundi and she has come a long way on her fitness journey and she is the sole provider of our household after my mom lost her job two months after my grandmother passed away from a diabetic coma and brain tumor. I admire her strength so ...

The Busy Dad and Busy Mom Workout

Whether you are a busy mom or dad try these tips to help you maintain and improve your energy levels in order to keep up with the children. No matter what technological advances come out to make our lives more efficient and effective, we seem to have less and less free time in our daily lives.  With the daily responsibilities of being a mom ...

In The Gym with Jules

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers. JA:  Hi, My name is Jules. I'm a wife, a mother to 2 young boys, a trained nurse/midwife &  ACE certified personal trainer. FFFC:  How did you get started in fitness and working out? JA:  I've always been active. But when I had my 1st child I gained a lot of weight (6 stones) ...

Weight Loss Harder for Black Women – Really?

Excerpt:  "Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found that black women have to eat  less and exercise more than white women to lose the same amount of weight,  because their resting metabolic rates are lower." A cool dude, fitness and nutrition guru shared an article on Facebook titled "Weight Loss Harder for Black Women".  I ...

Dehydration Could Be The Death Of You

I found this dehydration infographic and it is really hitting home for me.  You see, I just lost my uncle unexpectedly from a massive heart attack. He was always health conscious but stopped taking his blood pressure medication.  We believe a piece of plaque broke off and clogged his arteries which resulted in this massive attack. I have ...

Fitness Pages We Love Part 1

We here at Femme Fitale Fit Club have a few favorite fitness sites we love to visit, read and support!  We wanted to share with you some of these sites with you because we think these women are fabulous, courageous, generous and inspirations.  Their sites range from chronicling their weight loss journey to dropping science about health and ...

I’m A Sweat Pink Ambassador!

  I just love the concept and this site.  They are called Fit Approach and all about empowering women to be their BEST fit selves possible.  I was visiting some other fitness bloggers when I would see the badge and had to understand what that was.  I applied to be an ambassador and VOILA my introduction is now published on their ...

Drop Down Low with Beyonce

One of the primary tenets constantly repeated is “muscle confusion”.  “Change it up and keep the body guessing”.  Well today we did JUST THAT!  The other evening my boot camp sister posted a funny mention about how she will imagine being one of Beyonce’s back up dancers when we start doing the voluminous number of squat reps! S...

Noon Fitness Flash Challenge – Eat Heart Healthy Lunch

  Noon Fitness Flash:  Eat a heart healthy lunch for all that shopping you doing today     Motivating you to Fierce, Fit and Fabulous! Follow us on Instagram @Femmefitalefitclub Have fun with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FemmeFitaleFitness

Reset On Detox, Bootcamp and Other Stuff

Hey everybody!!!  Can you believe how fast this year has flown?  I am amazed at everything we have been able to accomplish here at Femme Fitale Fit Club on the blog, Instagram @FemmeFitaleFitClub and on Facebook.  I am back at it again...pushing myself to optimize results.  Let me share with you what I have been up to: Reset on detox I had a ...

Noon Fitness Flash Challenge – Happy Thanksgiving

  Noon Fitness Flash:  Enjoy Thanksgiving and your family       Motivating you to Fierce, Fit and Fabulous! Follow us on Instagram @Femmefitalefitclub Have fun with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FemmeFitaleFitness