Non Zumba lovers you can skip this post 😉  I was planning to write about something different today, but then this finally showed up in my mailbox For those of you who are new around here, back in June I road tripped it with a bunch of my Zumba peeps to T. Dot for ZIN […]
Different Things Work for Different People
Today I want to talk a little bit about finding what works for you. These days, you hear a lot people talking about going Paleo and how much it has helped them with health concerns, weight loss, etc. and swear by it. I’ve read lots of tweets/Facebook statuses about how different people claim it is […]
Valley Harvest Marathon Kids Run
Last weekend when I ran the Valley Harvest 5K I wasn’t the only member of my family who go involved in the race weekend. My 9 year old nephew Andrew participated in the kid’s run on Saturday. Â It was his first “race” and when I picked him up Saturday afternoon he announced, “I’m as nervous […]
Fibromyalgia and Fitness: Changing Seasons
This past week I’ve been really struggling with my fibromyalgia due to the weather starting to change from summer into fall. Â I think everyone feels this to a certain extent, we start coming down with colds and it’s getting dark earlier. We all feel tired and want to nap and eat. Â I always feel like […]
The Preview for Volume 41 is Here!
Remember back in June when I road tripped it with a bunch of Zumba Instructors to ZIN Day in Toronto? Â One of the major perks to going to ZIN Day was being in the live taping of ZIN 41 which is coming out next month! For those of you who aren’t Zumba Instructors, ZIN stants […]
Exercise Technique: Modifications
As a fitness instructor I heart exercise modifications. Â I love that with a few small adjustments you can make an exercise accessable to someone who cannot do the traditional version for whatever reason. Â Sometimes modifications make exercises more difficult, sometimes they make them easier, sometimes they make part of the exercise easier while making another […]
Money Talk: Food Budgeting
Hi everybody! Â I thought today we’d talk about something we all deal with – buying groceries. Â You might not expect a fitness instructor to be a numbers nerd, but I am. Â I come from a background in finance so crunching numbers is one of those weird things I enjoy doing. Â Like counting money (and it […]
Do You Fondue?
A while back the lovely folks at Velata contacted me to see if I would be interested in trying out one of their new silicone fondue warmers. Â Melted chocolate for dipping? Â Yes please! Â I happily replied that I would be delighted to try out the product. Â The funny thing is, up until now I’ve always […]
BlogHer 2012 Day 1: The Rockettes, Martha Stewart and Physique 57
I wish I could sit down and write out all of the things that happened during my trip to New York last week. Â At some point I hope to at the very least write out the story of the calamidy Jen and I ended up in within minutes of finally meeting each other in person […]
ZIN Day Canada 2012
The time has come. It’s taken me over a week, but I’m finally writing about my trip to ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network) Day in Toronto a week or so ago.  I did share a few photos with you last week but now I’ll give to a better overview of the happs that went down. 😉 As […]