P is for Push Ups
Any and everyone who knows me knows I enjoy doing push ups. I know that sounds strange but I do. You know why? Due to another "P" word, powerful. It makes me feel powerful.
I do them in boot camp and with my personal trainer. I do them on my own and while working out with my girls. It is my go-to exercise.
I started doing ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Friday Five: Favorite Fitness Activities
Today's Friday Five has to do with our 5 Favorite Fitness Activities. If you have been tracking my blog you know I did a Friday 5 post about my favorite exercises so you will see some redundancy here but since this is also asking about our 5 fitness activities - I did expand my list a bit.
This link up is sponsored by Courtney from Eat ...
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.
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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 ...
