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Summer Shredding 2018: Your Meal Plan for Success

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Summer shredding is fast approaching now that April is upon us. Perhaps you have done a cut for the summer every year you can remember. Have they worked out for you? If not, it could be because the plan was not designed for you. Maybe it was too strict. Or perhaps it required you to … Read more

Gym Workout Plan: April’s Workout Calendar

March has come and has just about gone. If you followed March’s workout calendar, you are probably ready to mix things up! April’s workout calendar will be a gym workout plan. I personally love going to the gym because it forced me to up my intensity. Depending on the gym you go to, just the … Read more

#TRANSFORMATIONTUESDAY: How Can You Create Your Own Transformation?

Every week you scroll through Instagram and see all of the #transformationtuesday posts. They get you fired up, but then when push comes to shove you don’t follow through with your own transformation. True transformations take real time and real effort. The IG posts might get you jacked up and motivated, but they don’t actually … Read more

Monthly Exercise Calendar: 30 Day Challenge March 2018

Do you struggle to schedule your exercise into your weeks? This 30 day challenge will help you stay on track and make progress towards your goals! Sometimes we just need a guide to help us stay accountable and actually hit that goal that we set 6 months back 😉 30 Day Challenge Breakdown In this 30 … Read more

How to Weekly Meal Prep in Under 90 Minutes

Weekly meal prep can be a weekly torture if you are not someone who enjoys the kitchen. It can literally be such a struggle to spend hours in the kitchen prepping for the week. Maybe you don’t meal prep at all because of the time it takes. This article will give you 5 different recipes, … Read more

Four Easy Steps to Achieving Goals in 2018

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2018 has arrived! This is a big year for me. I graduate college this year. I am exponentially growing my business this year. My goals circle around changing the lives of women through fitness, my own health, and changes for the future. I am sure that you have goals for 2018 as well. So how … Read more

Top Instagram Fitness Workouts of 2017

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It’s Christmas time… and it’s that time of year you go uh ohhh. A few too many chocolates and a few too many glasses of celebratory champagne can make you jeans feel just a little too tight. Making memories is so important, so enjoying yourself, though in moderation when it comes to food, is essential. … Read more

Six Step Guide on How to Lose Weight

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There are so many different articles and people telling you how to lose weight. Some are ridiculous in their absurdity. Some are extremely complicated. I decided that it was time to break down how to lose weight into six easy steps. Will you lose 10lbs in 10 days with these steps? Probably not. Will you … Read more

Gratitude Quotes: 28 Day Morning Gratitude Challenge

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Today I want to give you a challenge that is slightly different than usual. Gratitude quotes, or affirmations, are an excellent way to start your day. I have personally been utilizing this in my own life, and have noticed that when I am consistent with it, I feel better. I have an inner peace that … Read more

Your Fitness Questions Answered: Q&A and Full Body Dumbbell Workout

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I decided to shake things up with this blog post! There are times when I feel that video is much more powerful than text. This is one of those times! I am answering your questions about fitness. Stick around until the end of the video for some great information and a full body dumbbell workout!

Fitness Question and Answer

We all have questions when it comes to fitness. The five questions that I am going to answer in this video are:

  1. How much cardio should I do?
  2. I’m currently going to school, working full-time, and have other commitments. I want to make working out a priority but can’t even fit in just an hour long workout per day. What should I do?
  3. I want to clean up my diet but I am a fussy eater. Any suggestions?
  4. What is an active rest day, and how many times per week should I take one?
  5. I am getting less sweaty during my workouts. Am I slacking?

Full Body Dumbbell Workout

This fitness routine is going to kick your butt in less than 30 minutes.

The Protocol

5 exercises. 45 seconds work/15 seconds rest per exercise. Complete an entire round of all exercises. Rest one minute. Repeat for a total of 5 rounds!

The Exercises

Dumbbell Thruster- The key here is to keep your core tight and to drive through your heels! Make sure that butt sinks down below parallel!

Half Burpee with Dumbbell Concentration Curl- This is a fun fitness move! You are going to do a half burpee with dumbbells, but instead of standing up after you jump your feet back you are going to stay in a squat and perform a hammer curl with your elbows tight against your knees!

Dumbbell Overhead Curtsy Lunge- Repeat this move for about 20 seconds per side, then switch. Keep the core tight, arm straight, and weight in the front heel!

Renegade Row with Triceps Push-Up- Wooohooo this is a burner! Core tight, row with one arm, then the other, then hit that triceps push-ups. This is not a fast move. Take your time!

Side Lunge with High Pull- Do this move for 20 seconds on each side. Keep the weight in the heel of the leg you are lunging with. Keep that core tight!

Drop It Like Its Hot

If you liked this style of blog post, let me know in the comments! Every blog post will not be like this, but I can add some more in like this if you liked the style! Also, if you have any fitness questions you would like answered please drop them in the comments as well! I want to be able to answer as many questions as possible for you guys! Happy sweating!