I have a driveway-friendly workout for you today that only uses one dumbbell. You could also totally make it work with bodyweight only if you need a workout that you can do anywhere. Here are the details! ONE DUMBBELL DRIVEWAY WORKOUT There are 6 movements that you’ll go through for a total of 3 rounds. [...]
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2022 Christmas Crusher Workout: Sleigh My Name
December 23, 2022 { 1 comment }Ho ho ho! I have a holiday treat for you! The 9th annual Christmas Crusher Workout is here and our 2022 theme is…SLEIGH MY NAME! We’re spelling out S-A-N-T-A with a set of movements that are sure to have you feeling like holly jolly jello! :) THE CHRISTMAS CRUSHER WORKOUT TRADITION The Christmas Crusher tradition [...]
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Two Total Body Strength Workouts: 30 and 45 Minutes
October 2, 2022 { 10 comments }I am here with not one but TWO total body strength training workouts. The first is 30 minutes in duration and utilizes dumbbells and a stability ball. The second is 45 minutes in duration and utilizes dumbbells and bodyweight exercises. Both can easily be executed in the gym or at home! I used to share [...]
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Full Body 60-Minute Dumbbell Workout + Last Week’s Workouts
April 23, 2022 { 2 comments }What I have for you today is a quick recap of how I moved my body last week along with a 60-minute dumbbell workout that I got in at home that crushed me in the best ways! I also ended up going into a tangent about home workouts and working out with little kids so [...]
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2021 Christmas Crusher Workout: A 25-Minute AMRAP
December 22, 2021 { 8 comments }Welcome to the eighth annual Christmas Crusher Workout! This year you will be tackling a 25-minute AMRAP workout and it’s a great blend of strength, cardio and endurance. The Christmas Crusher tradition started back in 2014 when I created holiday-themed workouts for my personal training clients. We had so much fun with it that I [...]
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40-Minute Total Body Dumbbell Workout (No Jumping!) + Scenes from This Week
December 8, 2021 { 10 comments }Hello and I hope you’re all having a nice week. My week has been a little different as I’m taking some time off of teaching yoga this month while we continue to navigate my mom’s health. I’m actually heading to Durham this afternoon for a quick visit. Finn has been the source of many smiles [...]
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30-Minute Dumbbell HIIT Workout + Hi From Tennessee
August 28, 2021 { 6 comments }Hello and happy weekend from eastern Tennessee! I am back at Vidya Yoga + Fitness (yes, we had a name change for trademark reasons as we grow!) for the first weekend of our FOURTH 200-hour yoga teacher training (read about our first one and how I got involved here)!!! What an honor it’s been to work [...]
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5×5 Dumbbell Workout + Recent Eats
February 16, 2021 { 3 comments }Hello and I hope this finds all of you staying warm and dry. What crazy weather that we are having all over the country right now. In Charlotte we are getting a short reprieve from a week of rain before it’s 37 and raining again on Thursday. I met a friend for a walk this [...]
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2020 Christmas Crusher Workout
December 24, 2020 { 7 comments }It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time for my annual Christmas Crusher Workout! What started as a joke when I created a ridiculously hard but fun holiday-themed workout for my personal training clients has turned into a six-year tradition that many of you also participate in! I will quickly note that this year the [...]
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Sunday Morning Stuff + Glutes, Chest and Back Dumbbell Workout
August 30, 2020 { 6 comments }Happy Sunday morning! I am sitting here eating this yogurt bowl, drinking coffee, listening to Taylor Swift’s folklore album and getting ready to jump on a Zoom meeting for our Sunday morning yoga teacher training session. (Bowl details: FAGE Total Plain 5% with honey, bananas, peaches, Purely Elizabeth granola, dried cranberries and Wild Friends Nut [...]
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20-Minute Lower Body HIIT Dumbbell Workout
March 10, 2020 { 4 comments }This post is sponsored by lululemon and ShopStyle and includes affiliate links. I have been teaching group fitness classes like strength and HIIT for 12 years, and yoga for 9. I love teaching group fitness and yoga equally but there nothing like the energy of a group fitness class to light me up! I do [...]
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30-Minute One Heavy Dumbbell Full-Body Workout
February 12, 2020 { 3 comments }I know you guys love a good dumbbell workout as much as I do and today I have an awesome one for you! The only thing you need to get a tough but effective full-body workout is one heavy dumbbell. I taught a lot of these movements in my strength class yesterday at VIBE5 and [...]
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Upper Body + Mini Band Booty Workout
January 16, 2020 { 1 comment }I was absolutely thrilled to receive such positive feedback last week about posting workouts here on my blog as well as on Instagram. I hear you guys loud and clear that you like having them here, and so do I! I have some super exciting things in the works for this year when it comes [...]
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Raise the Bar Dumbbell Workout
October 29, 2019 { 2 comments }This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Jack Link’s. All opinions are 100% mine. Today’s post is all about #RaisingTheBar on two things: 1) your average snack bar and 2) your average dumbbell workout. I’m here to tell you all about an awesome new savory, real foods snack bar + to [...]
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Do Anywhere Dumbbell Workout + Fueling with Biochem
May 21, 2019 { 7 comments }This post is sponsored by Biochem but the opinions and workout are my own. I am excited to introduce you to a new protein powder line that I am really liking right now, as well as to share a dumbbell workout that you can do anywhere with one set of dumbbells! As you all know, [...]
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Upper Body Superset Workout + May Workout Playlist
May 10, 2018 { 19 comments }Hello friends! I’ve been MIA but there is no baby to report yet! :) Yesterday was a busy day that didn’t leave me any time for blogging and then this morning I taught a yoga class, took a yoga class and baked sourdough bread while I did car research. My check engine light came on [...]
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Compound Movement Dumbbell Workout
April 22, 2018 { 8 comments }Hey guys! Let’s talk about one of my favorite subjects today…getting sweaty! I have a killer new dumbbell workout to share with you that I know that you’ll love. Dumbbell workouts tend to be a crowd favorite since you can pretty much do them anywhere with minimal equipment and get a full-body strength training workout. [...]
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3 Set Dumbbell Strength Workout + Rehydrating with Watermelon Juice!
January 29, 2018 { 28 comments }This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tsamma Juice. All opinions are entirely my own. What better way to kick off the New Year than with a focus on STRENGTH! I don’t know about y’all but when the temperatures drop, my motivation to workout outdoors does as well. I find myself [...]
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The Best Workouts of 2017 + Best Workout Songs of 2017 Playlist (4 Hours of Music!)
December 28, 2017 { 7 comments }I’m having a dance party over here at my desk listening to the four-hour playlist I just put together that compiles all of my favorite workout songs from 2017. This year I was super dedicated to putting together regular playlists for you guys to help you through your runs and gym sessions – I hope [...]
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2017 Christmas Cookie Crusher Workout: Home + Gym Versions
December 22, 2017 { 6 comments }Although I’m not personal training at the current moment, I couldn’t let the holiday season pass by without putting together my Christmas Cookie Crusher workout! These workouts were an annual tradition for my clients and we usually brought each other cookies or some other goodies on the day that we did it. I think this [...]
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33-Minute Total Body Dumbbell Workout
May 11, 2017 { 20 comments }I’m so excited to share more workouts with you guys now that I’m programming for Y2 Strength. The workouts are perfect for sharing on my blog because they require minimal equipment and space. The only equipment we are using right now is dumbbells and bands and the workouts are done on yoga mats. Super efficient! [...]
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20 (or 30) Minute Total Body Dumbbell Workout + Fitness Goals + A Workout Playlist
May 2, 2017 { 11 comments }Hey, hey! It’s been way too long since I’ve shared a workout so I decided to post the workout that I did with my very first strength training classes at Y2 Yoga! We launched our new Y2 Strength classes this week and everyone is so pumped about them. We’re running a four-week test in May [...]
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Dumbbell & TRX Superset Total Body Workout + Weekly Workouts
November 8, 2015 { 15 comments }I’m excited to have a new total body workout workout to share with you that combines two of my favorite training tools…supersets and the TRX! My clients love the TRX and I also enjoy incorporating it into my own workouts. Last week I put together a total body superset workout (read about supersets and why [...]
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Upper Body Super Set Workout
May 14, 2015 { 17 comments }I have an upper body workout to share with you today. I have been trying up my strength training a little bit lately because it seems like a lot of my workouts over the last few months have been quick three mile runs and yoga practices. It’s hard for me to get to the gym [...]
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Total Body Dumbbell Superset Workout
May 1, 2014 { 71 comments }Today I have a great total body strength workout to share with you and all you need is a set of dumbbells to get it done! I get a lot of requests for workouts that a) require little equipment and b) are not super intimidating. This workout delivers on both points and features basic dumbbell [...]
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Mother’s Day Without Mom
May 12, 2013 { 13 comments }Happy Mother’s Day everyone. I haven’t seen my mom since Christmas and I’m pretty sad about that because I really miss her. Even though I didn’t get to spend Mother’s Day with my mom, I still had a very nice day. I felt honored to start it by teaching my Sunday morning hot yoga “church” [...]