Get a Beach Body in Half the Time
The warm weather is upon us and the skimpy clothes are coming out of the closet. If you always wanted to look great in skimpy clothes but didn’t want to spend an hour a day at the gym, then use the below time-saving workout tips to tone up and look great.
Ditch the treadmill warm up and do a bodyweight circuit instead – Instead of ...
Featured Fitale Veronica Spriggs
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.).
VS: Hi I’m Veronica Spriggs. I began using my real name on the internet after some advice from a mentor of mine. Before that I was very commonly known as Vivarant. I still use the screen name as well because after almost 10 years it too is very ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Pre-Workout Snack Experiment Day 3
I wrote an article regarding whether I should eat before a workout. Check it out here - "To Eat or Not To Eat - That is the Question" . Today was Day 3 of this experiment which consisted of sliced green apples and peanut butter.
This is a W-I-N-N-E-R!!!!! It was just the right amount of carb and protein. It kept me ...
Pre-Workout Snack Experiment Day 2
If you read my article the other day about whether "To Eat or Not To Eat - That is the Question" before a workout (pre-workout), I stated I would do an experiment on myself and start eating a light snack before my workouts. Today was Day 2 of this experiment which consisted of cottage cheese and strawberries.
This was perfect. ...
Pre-Workout Snack Experiment Day 1
If you read my article yesterday about whether "To Eat or Not To Eat - That is the Question" before a workout, I stated I would do an experiment on myself and start eating a light snack before my workouts. Today was Day 1 of this experiment which consisted of cottage cheese and sliced pineapples.
The snack tasted very good and I ...
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, ...
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 ...
Featured Fitale Becca Bryant
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.).
RB: My name is Becca and I'm a mom.
FFFC: What sparked your weight-loss transformation journey?
RB: I started my weight loss journey a year ago when I realized I needed to get healthy in order to keep my kidneys function and not have a ...
Twelve Days of Fitness – Days 12
I'm recording Day 12 of the Twelve Days of Fitness challenge by Fit Armadillo. This challenge encourages fitness bloggers to blog every day for the next 12 days about our workouts.
Today is the 12th and final day of 12 Days of Fitness. Boy has the time flown by. Today I can describe my workout in a single word – ...
Twelve Days of Fitness – Day 11
I'm recording Day 11 of the Twelve Days of Fitness challenge by Fit Armadillo. This challenge encourages fitness bloggers to blog every day for the next 12 days about our workouts.
Let's see where do I start? Today I signed up for an hour of Sanders Optimum Fitness boot camp which I have been doing for well over a year. ...
Twelve Days of Fitness – Day 10
I'm recording Day 10 of the Twelve Days of Fitness challenge by Fit Armadillo. This challenge encourages fitness bloggers to blog every day for the next 12 days about our workouts.
Wow ....all I'mma say is if you are on a workout regiment - DON'T take a break. Figure out how to get something in because getting back into it ...
