Zero, Nada, None

  **NOTE - Here's the link for the exercise instructions. Holiday Hustle #6 - No Excuses No Equipment Exercise Instructions   The Holiday Hustle.   Here's how it works.    Subscribe to the blog to get the workouts daily. If you need structure, print out the 25 day calendar and check off the days as you go …

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The Devil is in the Details

Today is Day 5 of the Holiday Hustle.  And we're all about the plan. Set the plan. Work the plan. Succeed. Your workout is a thinking one.  Sit down for a few minutes and figure out your workouts for the next 7 days.  Ideally, schedule 3 or 4 cardio sessions and 2-3 strength sessions.   Only …

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Merry Fitness

If you go solely by Facebook standards, our family is only one that hasn't already decked the halls for Christmas.  I mean it's not even DECEMBER and I'm starting to feel the pressure. Speaking of pressure - see how easy it is to pivot-  I know the holiday hustle and bustle are the Numero Uno …

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Check it Out

Not everyone has a huge room full of exercise equipment or even a set of dumbbells and many of us can't afford to pay $30 per class at Soul Cycle or Pilates.  Luckily there are other options. Here are my top 3 must-haves to amp up your workouts. Exercise Tubing with Plastic handles.  I like …

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This Little Piggy…

In September I decided to get back to the mat for yoga.  My practices had gotten fewer and farther between and I missed Yoga with Adriene (www.http://yogawithadriene.com/) and her dog Benji.  I also really missed the practice of yoga itself. And because I'm weird I can't do anything just to do it, I need to …

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30 Day Boot-Camp Challenge Calendar

I like challenges because they propel, push and move you forward or help pull you out of a rut. So dive in.  Commit. With this challenge, there's something to do every day.  Some days it's a little something, some days a little more. Print the calendar, post it near your computer, by your running shoes, …

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The Bare Minimum – Travel Edition

I am pretty disciplined about my workout schedule.  Even on vacation.  Whether a 10 day Hawaiian getaway or a 4 day road trip, I set a plan to get in the bare minimum of exercise each day. Bare minimum?  Yep.  Just enough to break a sweat and stick to my schedule.  Because let's be real  …

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Community

I've been teaching boot-camp for seven years.  Some people come to all 4 classes a week and others come to 3, 2 or even just a Saturday. I've had people come pretty consistently since the very beginning and some who came, stopped, then came back. I have friends, sisters, neighbors, people who heard about me …

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HIIT Benefits

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are short but intense (and effective) workouts that provide HUGE health benefits.   The key is to hit it hard and strong (with great form); this is not a steady-state, low heart rate activity.  You'll definitely break a sweat. HIIT workouts include the following types of exercises, including (but not limited …

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Your Final Holiday Hustle Workouts

We're going to make life a little easier for you in case you're traveling, working hard before the holiday or out and about.  Here are your next 4 days of workouts.  Keeping it short and sweet so you have NO excuses to get something done. Wednesday 12/21:  10 Pushups, 10 Squats, 10  Jumping Jacks - …

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