This is my least favorite household phrase that gets uttered much too often: Erik is always right. Do you have a special person in your life who thinks he/she is always right? And doesn't it just really irk you when that person actually turns out to be right?! (Like, all the … [Read more...]
Your Post-Thanksgiving Day Workout
This is going to be so much fun! Try to remember what you ate for your Thanksgiving meal and calculate a decent estimate of the following. Turkey/ham/chicken/beef/fish: for every ounce over 6 ounces: 1 push-up per ounce Anything that contained a "potato" of any kind: 20 … [Read more...]
Soup, Manicures, Long Walks, & Workouts
Four Blog Posts in ONE! I found a recipe recently for a turkey soup so I modified it slightly to make it A) even easier, and B) crock-pot friendly! Ingredients: 2 lbs ground turkey 1 large (28 oz) can of diced tomatoes 2 bags of frozen cauliflower 1 bag frozen … [Read more...]
J-Lo’s “Booty” Distracted Me from My Workout!
I hope you have better luck with your two SFCW options for 11/6/14! Yesterday I "enlightened the minds of our youth" by teaching one my sort-of-famous bootcamp classes at Bridgewater College--a private college about 15 minutes south of where I live. I had a lot of fun--the class … [Read more...]
5 FUN Ways to Exercise
Since it was my birthday this past Monday, my 6am bootcamp class and I played dodge-ball. After the 34 burpees I made them do, of course. ;) We had SO.MUCH.FUN. Days like that make me think about fitness in a different way--the "fun" way that most people don't know … [Read more...]