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Big Butts Are Healthy?

Buttocks, butt, hams, booty, derriere, gadunkgadunk, trunk are just a FEW of the names given to the backside.  Many men have their favorite body part which includes a large posterior.  I can dig it - I am one of those women who is blessed with wide hips and a little junk in my trunk.  But after reading the following article HERE I really ...

Where You Can Find Femme Fitale Fit Club

Want to hang out with Femme Fitale Fit Club members on the web?  We are all over including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.  Click on the links below to find us and hang out with us - leave comments, share your progress and fitness achievements.  Leave us a question about workouts, how to get started, race training plans, etc. as we LOVE to ...

In Search Of A Few Good Women

    We are in search of a few good women who would love to share their running experiences, training, disappointments and triumphs with this running thing.  We would love to feature you on our blog throughout the month of November.  Next month we are running a Fierce Women series and want to feature some runners of all levels ...

Red Brook Health and Wellness Open House

We enjoy promoting local fitness businesses!  I mean - it really gives us wings.  Here is a fitness center who BRINGS IT!  They are so generous and celebrating their 10-year anniversary with FOOD, FUN and FITNESS!  Get yours!  Details below!     Motivating you to Firm, Fit and Fabulous! Follow us on Instagram @Femmefitalefitcl...

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 ...

We Want You

  Femme Fitale Fit Club Motivating you to Firm, Fit and Fabulous! Follow us on Instagram @Femmefitalefitclub Have fun with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FemmeFitaleFitness

Featured Fitale Kimberly Shorter

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.). KS:  Hello! My name is Kimberly Shorter. I am a program analyst for the federal government, and a freelance writer. In my spare time I enjoy cooking, baking and traveling. FFFC:  What sparked your weight-loss transformation journey? KS:  I have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Be My Guest!

Do you have a weight loss journey story you would like to share with others? Do you enjoy a certain physical fitness activity or class you want to spread the word about? Do you like to prepare delicious and healthy meals or have a special healthy recipe (with pictures) to showcase? Are you interested in contributing to the Femme Fitale Fit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If You Didn’t Come To Party

Then you should go home.  That is how it is in boot camp.  If you didn't come to work hard - why come out at 5:30 am at all?  We don't come out there to sit on the wall or the bleachers.  We come out there to WORK!  Today was no different.  Thursdays are normally toning day and that means we focus on hand weights and upper and lower body ...

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 ...

Guest Blog on FFFC!

Do you have a weight loss journey story you would like to share with others? Do you enjoy a certain physical fitness activity or class you want to spread the word about? Do you like to prepare delicious and healthy meals or have a special healthy recipe (with pictures) to showcase? Are you interested in contributing to the Femme Fitale Fit ...

Fitbit Craze

I recently posted a question on the Femme Fitale Fit Club public Facebook page asking everyone their favorite fitness app.  Unanimously folks came back stating they love their Fitbit device and app.  That of course raised my curiosity so I started lookin around.  My husband did mention Fitbit to me as a way to track your sleep pattern to ...

Heart Attack

That is what it felt like I was having when I sprinted my way around the gym today in boot camp.  This is the 4th week of boot camp and our instructor took it up a notch to TEST us on everything we should have improved upon from week 1.  Whether this was your first boot camp or your 21st, we got it in today. Test #1 Run a mile in under 10 ...

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 ...