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Maybe it’s because I spent a good deal of my formative years in the 80′s with Run DMC playing on my Walkman, but I’ve always had really bland taste in workout footwear. How bland might you ask? Yup, that bland. I have a thing for my New Balance shoes, can you tell? Those 3 pairs [...]
If you workout, you are working towards a goal. For some people it’s weight loss, or it’s performance for a sport, general health, improved appearance, or one of a million other reasons. We’re all bombarded with advertising, telling us what products to use to get results faster or enhance performance in the gym. Whether it’s [...]
Appears courtesy of Running Foodie. It’s that time again! I got so much great feedback on my 2010 Gift Guide that I knew I needed to revisit the guide for 2011. Of course, all of my ideas from last year still stand, but here are a few new ideas to add to your list. Calendar [...]
Appears courtesy of Athlete at Heart. I love good writing. I love it when someone can be candid, personable, funny, and inspiring. I love it when a writer waxes poetic about the their everyday life and finds the deeper meaning hidden in simple events. I LOVE this book. Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons [...]
Bob Harper introduces two revolutionary core routines in his latest DVD, Totally Ripped Core. Don’t expect to lie on your back during this workout and simply do sit-ups. Bob emphasizes the concept that we use our core in all movements. Therefore, it makes sense to do a large part of the workout standing. Not only [...]
After returning from an amazing week of wining and dining on vacation, this healthy living blogger was in serious need of some dietary re calibration. Fortunately for me, I had the promise of some help in that department waiting for me: Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health. This is the 3rd book in the [...]
sheeky [shee’ - kee] :: adj. spirited and cheeky; fresh with individual style:Get Sheeky! shee’ky-ness n., shee’ky’nis’ta n With that clever company name that truly captures the feeling of the clothes, we meet our last instalment of yoga week: meSheeky. Another off the beaten path yoga apparel company, meSheeky clothes have an attitude all their [...]
You’ve heard of love at first site but is it possible to love something even before you see it? Sure, you can love it the moment you touch it. Yoga clothing is everywhere these days. Long gone are the days of comfy pants and tank tops just made for the studio. We demand a pretty [...]
Congrats to Karolina for winning a month worth of unlimited classes from Yogadownload. What’s the number one secret to becoming that graceful, pretzel-like yogi you’ve dreamed of? Actually doing your yoga practice. I know, it’s a lame secret. It would be nice if that sweet pair of yoga pants did the trick but I’ve tried, [...]
Giveaway is closed, congrats to Jill who won her very own Barefoot Hybrid Eco Yoga Mat. Let me be the first to say that I LOVE the movement towards the more eco friendly yoga mats and that more manufacturers are embracing the no PVC, less plastic more yoga movement. There are a number of companies [...]
Giveaway is closed. Congrats to Janet Oberholtzer for winning herself a JadeYoga Harmony Mat. JadeYoga is a company with a rather unlikely story about how they found their zen and started making yoga mats. Originally in the business of making the rubber non-skid mats that go under rugs, JadeYoga was born when that rubber was [...]
Giveaway is closed, congrats to Dan who won his own eKOlite Manduka Mat! If you’ve been around a yoga studio or two then you’ve likely met a Manduka yoga mat. In fact, if you’ve hear the term “Black Mat,” it’s likely referring to their top of the line PRO mat that is indeed called just [...]
Other than a really bizarre name, Soofoo has a lot going on: here’s an introduction to a new super good food. Great looking nutrition facts When the package arrived I was very excited because of the ingredients in the product. The list was 9 items long and I could pronounce every one of them. Not [...]
Before I begin my review of the Triathlete Buyer’s Guide I want to thank Rita Barry for thinking of me to review the guide as well as Triathlete Magazine for allowing me to review their guide. The Triathlete Buyer’s Guide is a magazine that allows triathletes, both beginners and podium finishers, to get a look [...]
Appears courtesy of Way 2 Good Life. Anyone on the weight loss journey will agree with me – our best frenemy is the scale. Sometimes we want to kiss and hug it and sometimes we would like to do nothing better than throw it out the window. As much as I like measuring my success [...]
Leave a comment below for your chance to win a copy of the book! Let me start off by saying that I’m a mom of three wonderful daughters. This means that I’ve been pregnant THREE times. I’ve worked out through two of my pregnancies (I had complications with my second pregnancy that didn’t allow me [...]
Meet the M2 by Mytrak. It’s a small, personal activity coach that tracks your movement in order to help you achieve greater levels of activity gradually over time. It also has a cool light up ring that gives you feedback on your movement levels throughout the day, but more on that later. You can also [...]
The Giveaway is closed. Congrats to Dorothy for winning her very own mat! Thanks for entering everyone. Ever hear of a product and think oh, wow, why didn’t someone think of that before? That was definitely my reaction to this product, a heated yoga mat! This mat actually plugs in, and produces heat. How it [...]
Read the review of the dynamic, new 8 week MMA training program and win yourself a copy of the ENTIRE system!
As a kid, I sometimes played the game of red light; green light. You know, someone would yell “green light” and the group would take off running. When someone yelled, “red light” you were supposed to stop on a dime. Then when I turned 16, red light; green light took on a whole new meaning. [...]
Contest Closes MARCH 13! For those of you that would like to create your very own Ultimate Cardio Body sweat pool on your living room floor all you need to do is leave a comment on this post for your chance to win.
I am not a doctor, nutritionist or dietician but I am a person who cares about what he puts into his body. The beauty of this idea is that my body will give me the answers to the questions that arise from consuming certain foods. Food Inc. I recently watched 2 documentaries: The first movie [...]
A Replacement for Weight Lifting Wraps Despite years of proclamation to the contrary, I am not big boned, at. all. Small in fact, I will not cross a bridge to dainty but small is where I’m at. This is great for things like watches or fitting my daughters mini-mitts but when it comes to weight [...]
It’s a classic story: one young entrepreneur had a dream, quit his job to pursue said dream, dream comes to fruition and success develops. In other words, what started out as one person’s love of peanut butter grew into a peanut butter sandwich shop in New York City, which then grew into an entire line of peanut butter products.
There are all kinds of “food bars” available now. Remember when there used to be just those flat, chewy PowerBars? I never really could stomach those. This will be written in several installments because there are nine brands to cover. This installment will discuss Larabar, Kind Snacks and 22 Days Nutrition. Larabar I have tried [...]
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