I'm always looking for ways to improve my workouts, try new things and figure out ways to work on my lower body. It is the one area that I will probably always feel like needs work. I'm really digging the newest Lower Body Yoga Workout from MyYogaWorks, the newest video in the BeFit Summer Ready Yoga Series. … [Read more...]
Let's face it, there are days when working out isn't going to be part of your schedule even if it is on there. That was me quite often last week. Despite trying to do a 4-week fitness challenge, life just overwhelmed me and I couldn't dig deep or do any of that cliché "go big or go home" junk. I just wanted to survive. Over the weekend I realized I haven't run since the 8k and there is another one coming up just around the bend. Except there was no way or where for me to run. It was time to get creative. … [Read more...]
They say persistence and hard work pay off and I have to agree. I've been a lover of interval workouts for about a year now and I'm in better shape today than I have been in a very long time. Possibly ever. I'm running faster, have definition and fallen in love with these hard, fast and totally satisfying cardio blasts that involve weights. I'm really excited to announce that I'm now a BeFit Champ! That means I'll be getting first look at the latest fitness videos to come to the BeFit channel and then able to deliver them to you! Let's get started, shall we? … [Read more...]
Part of being a parent, to me, is being healthy. Healthy in body and mind, as much as you can be. I won't say it is easy but it is definitely worth it. The strength, energy, stamina and ability to lug kids and groceries and get a better nights sleep all because I exercise on a regular basis makes me feel a thousand times saner and balanced. Plus, my kids love the ridiculous insanity of the kid zone at the gym. It's a win-win. Except on those days where I look at my crumb-riddled floors, laundry monster growling at me from the depths of the basement and piles of work that are hitting deadlines and I think, … [Read more...]