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Fitness Friday- focus on form

​​​ ​ I like to post a lot of my heavier or more complicated workouts cause those are the ones that show how much progress I've made with my fitness. I don't always lift super heavy, however, so I thought it Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- keep moving 

​​Most of the videos I post (both here and on Instagram) show me putting everything I have into the exercise, which is how I always try to approach my workouts. Pushing yourself to your physical limits allows you to Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- single leg KB crossbody deadlifts 

Lots of exercises can be modified to isolate one side of your body. This allows you to work on strengthening your non-dominant side (leg, arm, etc). Everyone knows that their dominant hand is due to handwriting, but Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- compound movements

​​Anyone who works out regularly has probably done their fair share of lunges. Lord knows that I have, so it becomes important to find ways to mix up this basic exercise to keep it challenging. This can be done Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- boxing plus

​​  After missing boxing last week due to our family vacation, I was super excited to get back to my routine. I am a complete creature of habit, so I try really hard not to vary from my normal workouts too Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- new leg press PR 

​​​​ ​ One of the things I love most about my focus on lifting heavy ​as my fitness benchmark is definitely achieving a new personal record or PR. This is the heaviest you've ever successfully done the Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- jump board

Pilates involves a lot of core work, but with moves other than just crunches. Even with something like the jump board  exercises shown below​, you control your movement with your core more than your legs. While Continue Reading »

Workout of the week * 2

Monday will be the day that I post my favorite workout from the previous week along with an explanation as to why it was my favorite workout. After all there are many different reasons to be proud of a workout, Continue Reading »