There’s nothing more impressive than seeing a woman knocking out a few pull-ups at the gym. It just looks so damn cool. A few years back I decided that I wanted to be just as cool dominate the pull-up bar too. I failed the first year, mainly because I was inconsistent and too focused on learning the kipping pull-up first (during …
This week’s guest post comes from trainer Kellie Davis, courtesy of Health Perch, about building your perfect home gym. It captures all the basic do’s and don’ts of creating the ideal space for you but I will add my two cents here, because, well, I’m a woman with a lot of opinions! First, home gyms are not for everyone. I …
Gym-goers do funny things sometimes. Curling in the squat rack, practicing their selfie pose instead of actually working out, or squatting on a BOSU with a loaded barbell to better train ‘the core’. But if I had to make a list of the top most annoying things people do in the gym, I’d sum it up with this: 1. Texting in …
Before I dive into this week’s post, I am really digging these chocolate espresso banana bread muffins from PaleOMG. So easy to make, so delicious, I devoured them over the course of two days. They were good while they lasted. I highly suggest making yourself a batch, or three. No judgement here. Ok, glad to get that off my chest. In between making …
Nothing says spring to me quite like a radish. I know, that’s a little weird, but it makes sense when you live in a place like San Diego that has zero seasons. So, I track the ‘seasons’ based on what vegetables I can eat. Plus radishes are delicious! Anyway, this roasted dish has been on repeat for the last month. …
“Mom, can I get this muffin?” Per usual, Starbucks was overcrowded and I was fiending for a coffee. This little girl and her four friends were standing between my next caffeine fix and me. This girl couldn’t have been more than twelve years old, so it struck me when she followed her begging with “But Mooooom, I will run a …
There are three delicious things in life I can’t life without: Bacon, avocado and brussels sprouts (you can read more about my weird love for them here). Naturally, I’d find a way to get two out of three for a healthy Super Bowl snack. This is not the sexiest picture but when I had to um, taste test this recipe, I …
Nothing says winter quite like warm and delicious slow-cooked stew to cozy up by the fire with. Since ‘winter’ in San Diego feels like springtime in most parts of the country, I like to make this stew mainly because it’s easy to make, flavorful and Paleo (obviously). And when the temperatures drop below 40 degrees (this is cold in SoCal), …
My first half-marathon was a flat course in Boston on an unusual 80 degree Saturday morning. Most runners will tell you that a flat course is good for setting new PRs and a solid choice for first time runners. My only goal was to finish the race without dying. Thankfully, I finished the race in one piece, but it was …
Before I dig into this post I must point out that I’m in Boston experiencing my first snowfall in FOUR YEARS! When you’ve been living in 70-degree weather year round (poor me!), getting a little snowflake action actually feels really, really good! Meanwhile, my parents are groaning about how they need to shovel later. Such Debbie Downers. The sparkle, the …
