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Workout Wednesdays With Barry's Bootcamp & Chobani

So how was your rest day last Wednesday?  Did you rest like I was trying to do in Florida?  Well, I’m back into the swing of things in LA and I thought it would only be fitting to give you the low-down on the LA-based workout I got the chance to experience while I was in NYC – Barry’s Bootcamp.

Barry's Bootcamp, #chobanifitness

First, let it be known that I invited myself to this event […]

By |August 21st, 2013|

Tunes For Tuesday (80's Edition) – APB

Welcome to Tunes For Tuesday (80’s Edition) – it’s August so we’re going 80’s!

If you grew up in New York City in the 1980’s and listened to New Wave music, you knew the group APB.  A punk type band from Scotland with incredibly funky bass lines, this was the band you waited for the DJ to play at a club! […]

By |August 20th, 2013|

An NYC All Duran Duran #RunHappyRaces 10K

As you read this I’ll be sleeping off a very delayed flight back to LA after over 2 weeks in NYC and 5 days in FL with the in-laws. After the many fitness experiences in NYC that I still have to share, I’ll admit that that I did absolutely nothing at all while I was in FL.

However, I did have one special experience that I had to share immediately!   […]

By |August 19th, 2013|

How To Eat A NY Slice Of Pizza

Did you want to know how a real New Yorker eats a slice of pizza?  Well here’s how:

New York City, pizza, healthy eating

This is how we do it!  See below for step descriptions.

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By |August 16th, 2013|

Workout Wednesday – Rest Day

Happy Half Birthday to me!  Today is a rest day for Workout Wednesday.  I’ve just arrived in Florida after over 2 weeks in my beloved New York City.  I have many fitness (and food) adventures still to tell but in an attempt to have a vacation with my family I’m giving myself and thevalentineRD.com a rest day today!

 

New York A little souvenir from my beloved city of food, fitness and fun!

 

If you’re working out today, I hope you have a great workout and if you’re resting like me, please try to […]

By |August 14th, 2013|

Tunes For Tuesday (80's Edition) – Red Rockers

Welcome to Tunes For Tuesday (80’s Edition) – it’s August so we’re going 80’s!

Tunes For Tuesday, 80's music, MTV Image: Great Beyond

Wow, do I love You Tube!  It’s like having my very own MTV to play the videos I want to see when I want to see them – don’t get me wrong I loved my MTV (my review of the original MTV VJ book – which I read in only one day – is here) but […]

By |August 13th, 2013|
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