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  • Sweat, workout

Workout Wednesdays – 12 Workout Lessons

Today marks my 1 year anniversary of living in the lovely city of Los Angeles.  My heart is still in NYC but I’m learning to love my new city too.   In honor of every month that I’ve lived in LA, today’s Workout Wednesdays features 12 Workout Lessons learned not just this year but in the many years of being a fitness enthusiast.

Los Angeles at night

Los Angeles at Night: Image: Sunciti_Sundaram

12 Important Workout Lessons […]

By |July 17th, 2013|0 Comments
  • Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco

Workout Wednesdays – A #SecretVacation 5K

Welcome to the transition from Wunda Wednesdays (now that my 60 Day Challenge is complete) to Workout Wednesdays!

WundaBar Pilates, Press, People Magazine,

I still can’t believe I’m in there with some big name media!  Thanks WundaBar Pilates!

I’ve had a lot of variety in my fitness adventures lately between my intense classes at WundaBar Pilates, the amazing Love.Yoga.Give event at the Pasadena Rose Bowl and the JumpSport Trampoline class at Fitbloggin’ just to name a few.

I’ve been bursting to talk about my special 5K adventure from the #secretvacation I took before Fitbloggin’ and finally, I can reveal the details and share: […]

By |July 10th, 2013|14 Comments
  • Portland, Fitbloggin

10 Main Takeaways From FitBloggin'

Hoping you all had a great holiday weekend!  I’ve been traveling a bit and I’ve been late in letting you all know about my #secretvacation (blog post pending) but this post is about my trip to Portland and my 10 Takeaways from Fitbloggin’.  This was a conference unlike any other I’ve ever attended.  Kia from Bodhibear.net said “that Fitbloggin is like walking into a hug” and she was absolutely right!  I was lucky to have been chosen as a LiveBlogger (and therefore my conference fee was complimentary) but would have paid to attend this fabulous conference anyway!  I’m already looking forward to FitBloggin 2014!

Portland, Fitbloggin

My 10 Main Takeaways From Fitbloggin’ Include: […]

By |July 8th, 2013|43 Comments
  • WundaBar Pilates, Seventeen Magazine, People Magazine, Daily Mail

Wunda Wednesdays – It's A Wrap!

WundaBar Pilates, Pilates, injury rehabiliationWelcome to Week 9 – the final post of Wunda Wednesdays!   From May 1st through July 1st, I participated in a 60 Day Challenge with WundaBar Pilates.  I took 3-4 classes per week in exchange for documenting my progress weekly here on the blog.

 

 

I can’t believe that my 60 Day Challenge is officially over.  It went fast and damn, I worked hard!  WundaBar Pilates is no joke my friends.  From this experience, I assure you that in every single class you are guaranteed sweat, shaking, sighing and cursing but you’ll go back for more because in 50 minutes you get a fun (but serious) workout that will change the way you look at exercise classes.

WundaBar Pilates, Studio City, Pilates

WundaBar Studio City

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By |July 3rd, 2013|3 Comments
  • #13in2013, goals, New Year's Resolutions

#13in2013 Half Year Check In

Sorry that this post is late today but I’ve been traveling a lot lately.   I just got back from the amazing Fitbloggin’ 13 in Portland, Oregon.  I have so much to share about my recent adventures that I need a few days to gather up all the fabulousness I’ve encountered on my #secretvacation and at Fitbloggin.

In attempt to be somewhat timely, (since 2013 is already half over – hello July 1st!) today we’re doing the quarterly check in on the progress being made with my #13in2013 goals.  My first quarter check in post is here.

#13in2013 Goals: […]

By |July 1st, 2013|1 Comment
  • Thank You, Bloggers, Fitness, Fitbloggin', running

A Thank You Note To My Fitness Blog Inspirations

Social media has changed my life.  Today, I’m a blogger attending Fitbloggin’ 13′.   The first blog I ever read was PerezHilton.com (very highbrow, I know) but then I started using Twitter and got hooked deeper into the online abyss.  Through Twitter, I discovered a wonderful group of bloggers/Tweeps that provided more than health and fitness motivation, they gave me inspiration to launch thevalentineRD.com.  This post is my thank you note to them.

I almost titled this post “To All The Girls I Loved Before” but it sounded a bit creepy/stalker-like because I heard Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson in my head AND because many of these bloggers are women nearly half my age.  The title became wholly inappropriate when I added 2 dudes on the list.  Bad initial titles aside, I hope that this post is received as a letter of thanks to some fabulous fitness related bloggers who often make my day (and maybe make yours too)!  Thank you all!

Thank You, Bloggers, Fitness, Fitbloggin', running

Image: EpSos.de

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By |June 28th, 2013|21 Comments