Hey, hey! Hope the new week is off to a great start for you guys. I’ve had some requests to make weekly workout recaps more of a regular thing around here again. Last week was an ideal blend for me of running, lifting and yoga so I thought it would be a great week to [...]
Weekly Workout Recap
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February Walking Challenge Recap + 2 Weeks of Workouts
March 4, 2024 { 1 comment }Happy Monday and happy March! It’s hard to believe that we’re already four days into this fresh new month. Before we get too much farther in – I want to backtrack to February to give y’all a recap on my February Walking Challenge. FEBRUARY WALKING CHALLENGE RECAP Let’s start with the data first and then [...]
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Happy New Week + Last Week’s Workouts
June 19, 2023 { 0 comments }Hello and happy new week. It’s been a week since you’ve heard from me and all the things have happened in said week. I trained a bunch of clients, taught yoga, completed a few collaborations, had yoga teacher training and celebrated a birthday. Finn hiked 12,000 steps with his nanny and took on Crowders Mountain. [...]
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Life Lately + Last Week’s Workouts
February 24, 2023 { 0 comments }Hello beautiful people! We’ve made it to the weekend. I hope you have something fun or relaxing planned (maybe both?). I’m teaching an arm balance/inversion workshop on Saturday afternoon and going to my first ever major league soccer game. Also hoping to take some yoga and do some sleeping in and relaxing. I have a [...]
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Let’s Catch Up + Last Week’s Workouts
February 13, 2023 { 3 comments }How are we feeling about the Super Bowl last night? I have to tell you that the only part of it I watched was Rihanna’s halftime performance but I thought she crushed it. I liked the mix hit songs – and that she kept the performance relatively understated in comparison to other performers in recent [...]
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Getting it Together
June 2, 2019 { 7 comments }The last month or so has felt a little “fly by the seat of my pants” which I’ve pulled off but it’s caused some unnecessary stress. So this weekend I’ve really spent some time getting myself organized in areas ranging from my calendar and commitments to my budget to my meal prep and plan. This [...]
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Catching Up: Eats + Workouts
April 13, 2019 { 8 comments }Whew, I have a lot to catch you up on when it comes to my weekend but before I get into that…let’s rewind a bit. It has been a few weeks since I shared recent eats so I have some highlights for ya. I’m also doing a quick recap of last week’s workouts along with [...]
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Moving + Eating
February 3, 2019 { 13 comments }Happy Sunday! We’re having a great weekend over here and I’ll recap it for you tomorrow but for today I wanted to backtrack to last week and cover off on both eats AND workouts. I can’t remember the last time that I shared a weekly workout recap with you and that’s mostly because there hasn’t [...]
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November Workout Playlist (4 hours of music!) + This Week’s Dinner Menu + Last Week’s Workouts
November 5, 2017 { 7 comments }Hi and happy start to a new week! How did the time change treat you guys? It actually worked in my favor from a time adjustment standpoint coming from being on the West Coast last week but gosh, these early dark evenings are not my favorite. I am PUMPED about your November monthly playlist. I [...]
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Last Week: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Workouts
October 15, 2017 { 4 comments }I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday! I’m just popping in to share what I ate last week and how I worked out. I’ll post my weekend recap tomorrow. BREAKFAST Lots of granola + sunflower seed butter + fig combinations. One of our local grocery stores has giant beautiful figs in stock right now [...]
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Last Week’s Workouts (Half Training!) + This Week’s Dinner Menu
September 17, 2017 { 0 comments }Hey guys! I’m enjoying a long weekend in Florida with my family. My mom and I spent the afternoon on the beach and I just came in to get showered and cool off. It’s gorgeous but hot! The plan tonight is a fajita dinner and then my grandmother and I are having an epic Scrabble [...]
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Newton Fate 3 Review + Last Week’s Workouts + An Important Note on Rest
August 20, 2017 { 9 comments }So glad to have many of you on board for fall half marathon training! If you missed Friday’s post, it’s not too late to join us. The fun kicks off on September 4. Since I’ve been talking about running a lot the last couple of weeks, I thought it would be a good time to [...]
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Another Visitor + 90-Minute Workout Playlist + Last Week’s Workouts
July 17, 2017 { 3 comments }All of my guests departed over the weekend. My mom left on Saturday and the girls left on Sunday. It was an amazing week but I have a renewed appreciation for quiet and cleanliness at the moment. :) I’ll be sharing a post about the second half of their visit later this week…most likely Wednesday. [...]
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Recent Eats + Sweats
July 8, 2017 { 10 comments }Happy weekend! Popping in with recent eats and workouts. I’ll see you guys on the other side of the weekend. Recent Eats Lots of smoothies for breakfast. This one with a piece of zucchini chocolate chip bread. With granola. And again. I didn’t have any spinach this week so my smoothies were super bright and [...]
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Last Week’s Eats & Workouts: Feeling a Shift
July 2, 2017 { 6 comments }Happy Sunday! It feels like a long weekend since July 4 is on a Tuesday but I know some people (self-included) are working tomorrow so it’s kind of not. Charlotte seems pretty quiet right now. Fourth of July week is always one of the slowest times of the year because so many people travel and [...]
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Farmers Market Inspired Menu Plan + Recent Workouts + Weekly Workout Playlist
June 25, 2017 { 4 comments }Happy Sunday! I’m glad to be back in meal planning mode after a few weeks of being out of the routine. I haven’t really cooked a meal since we’ve been back since we had teacher training this weekend so I can’t wait to get in the kitchen tonight. I went to the farmers market on [...]
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Sweat Report + Workout Jams + Dinner Menu
May 15, 2017 { 11 comments }Good morning! I didn’t mean to not post for four days but then I got distracted by grandmothers and goldens. I came down to Florida to spend a long weekend with my family for Mother’s Day. It’s been a great visit and I’ll be heading back to Charlotte later this evening. In the meantime, I’ll [...]
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I’ll Never Climb Mount Everest + Last Week’s Workouts + This Week’s Dinner Menu
May 7, 2017 { 24 comments }Happy Sunday! I hope it’s as beautiful for you as it is here in Charlotte. It’s 63 and sunny and I’m going to get myself outside after I finish this post. One of my favorite Sunday activities is reading Joy the Baker’s “Let It Be Sunday” post where she compiles a weekly reading list of [...]
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This Week’s Dinner Menu + Last Week’s Workouts + Your Weekly Workout Playlist
April 23, 2017 { 4 comments }It’s a rainy Sunday over here. I just baked four loaves of sourdough bread (two to gift, two to cut and save). We enjoyed a quiet morning at home but I’m about to head to the studio for the rest of the day. It’s the final weekend of our winter/spring 200-hour teacher training program so [...]
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Boston Strong + Running Wishes + Weekly Workouts + Playlist
April 17, 2017 { 24 comments }It’s Marathon Monday! I was watching a video of the elite women taking off at the starting line and I thought to myself, “I’m pretty sure that’s what I think I look like taking off for a 5K.” I can’t even imagine going out of the gate like that for a marathon. Incredible athleticism and [...]
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Workouts + Workout Playlist + Wedding Weekend Part 1
April 10, 2017 { 3 comments }We got home from Florida around 4 p.m. on Sunday from a super fun long wedding weekend in the St. Petersburg, Florida area. We were a few hours delayed in getting home and these two couldn’t wait to see us (but let’s be honest…we were probably even more excited than them). After a quick stop [...]
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Weekly Workout Playlist + Last Week’s Workouts & Running in the Rain
April 4, 2017 { 6 comments }Good morning. My 6 a.m. yoga class was sloooooowwww this morning. I couldn’t figure out where everyone was until we broke for core work and I commented on the low attendance and my students reminded me about the NCAA basketball championship. Apparently most of Charlotte (and the state of NC!) stayed up late last night [...]
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A Boring Weekend + An Awesome Strength Workout + Weekly Workout Playlist (Best Yet!)
March 27, 2017 { 8 comments }I set my alarm for 5:55 a.m. to get up and write this post before I taught at 8:15 a.m. and then had meetings…but I slept instead. I don’t know if my body is trying to normalize after the move or trying to heal or still adjusting to the time change but I have been [...]
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Monday Mantra + Last Week’s Workouts + Weekly Workout Playlist
March 20, 2017 { 15 comments }What a weekend. I’ll post a full weekend recap later today (hopefully) but long story short…the movers were at our house until midnight on Friday and our entire weekend was consumed by unpacking. As I was drifting off to sleep at 11 p.m. last night I thought to myself, “I think I left my car [...]
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Weekend: Painting, Packing, Pups + Snow?
March 13, 2017 { 8 comments }Hey, hey. It’s a rainy, cold day in Charlotte which makes for lots of productivity on my end. (source) Our weather has been truly bizarre lately. On Thursday it was 75 degrees and I was running in shorts and a tank top. Sunday we woke up to snow. Today is rainy and chilly. I feel [...]
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Playlist + Last Week’s Workouts + Weekend Recap
March 6, 2017 { 17 comments }Happy Monday. I’m over here working away to keep this crew happy, sheltered and fed and I guess we can say that they’re earning their keep by looking cute and keeping me good company. This post is going to be a little all over the place. I’ve got you weekly workout playlist, a recap of [...]
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Workouts + Workout Ideas + Weekly Playlist + Winners
February 27, 2017 { 8 comments }That’s a whole lot of “Ws” in the blog post title! GOOD MORNING from Mexico! We arrived on Saturday around noon for our 5th annual Y2 Yoga retreat and have been soaking up all the beauty of Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita ever since. I’m currently enjoying a fruit plate and some coffee while I [...]
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A new weekly workout playlist for you + 15 of my favorite Spotify playlists + last week’s workouts
February 19, 2017 { 7 comments }I spend a significant amount of time every week putting together playlists for my yoga classes. I’m a little crazy but I don’t like to use the same playlists over and over. I find that keeping my music fresh keeps the class fresh for my regular students. Also, different classes have different vibes so I [...]
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Workout Recap + What We’re Eating This Week
February 12, 2017 { 2 comments }Hi and happy weekend! It’s been just crazy gorgeous in Charlotte so I’ve been soaking up as much time outside as possible. It is 77 degrees and sunny right now. The trees and flowers are so confused and some of them are starting to bloom already. My Sunday morning was everything I needed it to [...]
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A Pull Up Workout To Try + Workouts and This Week’s Dinner Menu
January 22, 2017 { 1 comment }Hey there! I hope you guys had a great weekend. Mine was super low-key and included things like a 90-minute massage, a long walk with the pups, dinner with friends and more stuff that you’ll hear about in tomorrow’s weekend recap. For now…let’s chat about workouts and meal planning. I’m so excited about this week’s [...]
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Back to Meal Planning + Last Week’s Workouts
December 11, 2016 { 4 comments }I am back in Charlotte and it felt like a giant exhale to walk into my front door this afternoon. Being away, especially in times of grief/pain, definitely gives you a renewed appreciation for not only life but all the small things in life we have to be grateful for. I am really looking forward [...]
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Last Weeks Eats & Workouts
November 13, 2016 { 24 comments }Happy Sunday. Quick check in for you to share last week’s eats and workouts. I hope it gives you a little dose of inspiration to get your week started on a strong, healthy and balanced note. Before I dive into this, I just want to give you a reminder to listen to your body and [...]
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Meal Plan: Week of October 23 + Last Week’s Workouts
October 23, 2016 { 8 comments }Quick check-in with my meal plan for the week ahead along with last week’s workouts. I hope you’re having a lovely Sunday! This Week’s Meal Plan Sunday: One pan roasted dinner with spicy Italian chicken sausage, acorn squash, onions and whatever other veggies I decide to add. Monday: Armenian Lentil Soup with Eggplant and Apricots [...]
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Weekly Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts (31 miles in 7 days!)
October 9, 2016 { 7 comments }Happy Sunday. After two days of Hurricane Matthew’s rain and wind, I woke up to the most beautiful blue skies and crisp temperatures. As soon as I finish this post, I’m going to take my girls for a long walk to soak up the sunshine. I just put together our meal plan for the week. [...]
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Weekly Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts + When to Skip a Run
August 28, 2016 { 10 comments }Happy Sunday! I’m currently skipping my long run (the first one of half marathon training!) and writing this post instead. I planned to meet a friend for the run this morning but I had to cancel on her because I woke up with some soreness from yesterday’s 5K race at the spot where my achilles [...]
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A Change of Run Scenery + This Week’s Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts
August 7, 2016 { 16 comments }I have to tell you again how happy I am to be back on the meal planning bandwagon. I’ve been visiting the farmers market on Saturdays and buying whatever looks good and then menu planning around the things that I’ve purchased. I’m having so much fun spending an hour or so on Sunday mornings browsing Pinterest, magazines [...]
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Why I’m Not CrossFitting Now + Workouts + Meal Plan
July 31, 2016 { 14 comments }Hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend! This morning I received a question from a reader who noticed that I’m not CrossFitting anymore and she asked if there was a reason why. (After I RX’d Fran for the first time) Let’s chat about that for a second. I started CrossFitting back in 2012 when [...]
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Last Week’s Eats + Workouts
July 24, 2016 { 8 comments }I hope y’all are enjoying a relaxing Sunday. I arrived at Sunset Beach around 8 p.m. last night and so far our trip is off to a great start. I’m not going to share a meal plan for the week since I’m going to be at the beach until Wednesday but I didn’t want to [...]
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This Week’s Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts
July 17, 2016 { 9 comments }Hey guys! A quick check in to share the meal plan for the week and last week’s workouts. It was so awesome last week to plan ahead of time and share it with you guys. It really kept me accountable and I only made one grocery trip the whole week. I had a crazy afternoon today [...]
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This Week’s Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts
July 10, 2016 { 9 comments }Hey there. Hope it’s been a good weekend. I’ll have the weekend recap for you tomorrow but I got it together enough today to put together a meal plan for the week and do all the shopping. I’m excited about 0ur week of meals so I wanted to share the plan with you along with [...]
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28-Minute Bodyweight Tabata Workout + Weekly Workouts
June 19, 2016 { 3 comments }Hello. Reading all of the reasons why you love to run has been both heartwarming and motivating. So many times I found myself nodding my head, smiling and saying “YES!” Thank you for sharing and if you every find yourself in need of a little running inspiration, read these comments! (Wearing Lululemon Power Y Tank, [...]
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Rest/Workout Balance + Weekly Workout Recap
June 5, 2016 { 18 comments }It’s been a month or so since I’ve done a weekly workout recap. I took a short hiatus from posting them weekly and I’m not sure if I’ll go back to day-by-day weekly recaps or maybe do a “recent workouts” type post occasionally like I do with recent eats. As you guys know, my focus for the [...]
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Weekend At The Beach + An Easy Week of Workouts
April 17, 2016 { 1 comment }Hi there. I hope it was a great weekend. I have been soaking up time with my family (and sleep…lots of sleep). I got to take a short mandated weekend break from the blog because my tech guru (who is an angel sent from heaven) has spent the last few days moving my site to a [...]
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TT Weekend + Last Week’s Workouts
April 11, 2016 { 6 comments }Good morning. I hope that your Monday is the start to a wonderful week ahead! I was thrilled not to have any early clients after being in yoga teacher training all weekend. It’s nice to start the week at a relaxed pace with breakfast, coffee and computer time instead of hitting the ground running at [...]
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This Week’s Menu Plan + Last Week’s Workouts
April 3, 2016 { 9 comments }Happy Sunday! Many of you have mentioned that you’d like to see more menu/meal plans so I decided to sit down this afternoon and actually plan out my week of meals to share with you. Sunday: dinner out with friends Monday: Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers (recipe will be posted soon!) with some sort of side salad [...]
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Weekend + Workouts
March 21, 2016 { 42 comments }I’m a day late in getting the workout recap to you. I sat down last night to write it and was going to do a high level overview on the Spring Equinox but then inspiration took over and it became its own post. I love it when that happens. :) Friday was spent in the [...]
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Sunday Morning Coffee Chat + Weekly Workouts
March 6, 2016 { 47 comments }Weekend mornings are my favorite. After many years of teaching early every Saturday and Sunday morning, it’s been such a treat to have them back after making some adjustments to my schedule about a year ago. Saturday mornings tend to be a little more productive. I love cleaning the house, hitting the farmers market and getting [...]
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Weekly Workouts + Dona Jo Fitwear Giveaway
February 28, 2016 { 10 comments }Good morning! We are so enjoying our yoga retreat in the Dominican Republic. The group from our studio is leaving today but we are staying for a few extra days to soak up a little more sun and relaxation and some one-on-one time. Given that we practice twice a day on these retreats, I bring [...]
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The Weekend and Weekly Workouts
February 21, 2016 { 19 comments }My heart was warmed by your thoughtful and supportive comments on what empowering women means to you. Thank you for that. If you missed the post, please check it out and remember that the giveaway is open until Monday at midnight. I’m going to combine my weekend and workout posts tonight because I’m not sure [...]
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2016 Valentine’s Day Partner Workout + My Weekly Workouts
February 14, 2016 { 1 comment }Happy Valentine’s Day! Last year I shared a Valentine’s Day partner workout and I thought it would be fun to put together another one for you this year. I love this partner workout because most of the exercises are interactive and/or hands on. Sweating together is a great way for couples to connect while doing [...]