30 Minutes of Funk #Workout and Week In Review
This week was a very busy week when it came to my workout. I travelled back from Virginia late Sunday and ran around very early on Monday so Tuesday we got things back to some sort of working order. Plus my diet over the weekend was HORRIBLE so I had to get back on the grind to work it out which I did.
Monday
No fitness activity
Tuesday
I was ...
Bodyweight Exercise
For centuries bodyweight exercises have been heralded as an excellent way to workout, get stronger and build endurance. I have received the following infographic from my friends at Strength Stack 52 which highlights many of the bodyweight exercises available for anyone to do just about anywhere. Click on each icon and you will see a ...
Busted! 5 Fitness and Health Tips That May Make You Cry
Myth: The more ab exercises I do, the skinnier my waist will be.
BUSTED: Doing stomach exercises can strengthen your abdominal muscles, but it won't burn body fat to give you that 6-pack you’re after. If you want your ab muscles to show, you need to either be naturally skinny or embrace a diet low in carbohydrates and high in proteins with a ...
Wanna Grab a Quickie? The 2 Minute Workout that Will Kick Your Butt!
I don’t know about you, but I have too much stuff to do. Like you, every day I deal with email, Facebook, tweets, work, pets, family, and so on. Finding time to go to the gym is getting harder and harder each day. Well, have no fear. I have assembled for you a workout you can do anywhere called the 2 Minute Workout that only takes, you guessed ...
Featured Fitale Vee Bleu
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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 ...
My New Normal
I have been working out regularly since 2008. I started working out regularly again then because I went out with some friends, one of whom I hadn't seen for a year, and she looked FANTASTIC. Small waist, petite physique ... all that. I wanted to learn how she got that way. I found out she had been working with a personal trainer. I knew ...
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 ...
Zumba Virgin
I am so proud of myself. I finally a Zumba class!!! Yes, yup....I know - what took me so long? I have heard a lot about this thing called Zumba since ohhhhh 2008! I had a co-worker take the class and tell me she thought I would love it and I should try it. Five years later and I finally took her up on it.
I am visiting with my mom ...
Inch by Inch
I have worked really hard to share amazing transformation stories with all of you. The ladies who have been featured are nothing short of AMAZING! In all of this I failed to take a look in the mirror at my own progress. It is slow but steady and I could not have done it without the support of my loving husband and amazing friends! I have a ...
No Excuses #Workout
Sometimes you have to be flexible and that is just what I was this morning. My trainer needed to move my time so I met her bright and early at 5:00 am today. Well it actually wasn't that bright - it was PITCH BLACK but I showed up rearing to go. I got there before they even unlocked the doors. Below is the workout of the day. No excuses ...
Featured Fitale Cherie Steffen
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 ...
Featured Fitale Carla Palmer
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CP: Greetings everyone! I’m Carla Palmer, 40+ single mom, health and fitness enthusiast with a professional career as a Career Development Manager for a non-profit organization serving current and former foster youth in LA county. I have been ...
Featured Fitale Gisselle
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G: My name is Gisselle most known as Baybeeh, I'm a mother of a 12-year-old young girl which is my life. Currently working in the high-end jewelry business, and LOVE to have a busy life ;).
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Too Close #Workout
I may not mind being too close given how cold it is out here on the East Coast but nonetheless I trekked my behind out to the gym in the cold dark night to get it in with trainer extraordinaire Heather Brooke Malone Wolf (phew that is a mouthful). Anywho this is the latest we did and let me just say she did not take it easy on me! I was ...
Featured Fitale Veronica Stillson
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VS: Juvenile Court Office Manager
FFFC: What sparked your weight-loss transformation journey?
VS: I gained about 60 pounds within the first three months of marriage. For many years, I walked a couple of miles a day and for six years I faithf...
YOLO #Workout
Life is short and You Only Live Once so make it count! I am one who wants to sleep in when I realize the morning is dark and very cold but I still figure out how to get my butt up and get a work out in because hey.....tomorrow is not promised and consistency is key. So in between working out at my boot camp I see my personal trainer and ...
