Hi friends,

Hope you are having a great week! Since my second trimester hit I’ve been continuing to work out during pregnancy. It has helped me so much physically and mentally with my pregnancy. For two weeks during Christmas and New Years I was feeling under the weather so I didn’t work out and boy did my body feel it. After the first week I was getting horrible back pains. I know it’s normal as our body grows and stretches, but I also knew I could help alleviate it if I went back to my normal exercise routine.

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Hi friends,

Hope you are having a great week! Today I am sharing my New Years fitness resolution or rather lack there of. Last year at this time I was training for a half marathon and ran my first one in February. It was a great personal accomplishment and one of my fitness resolutions last year. But 2020 has come and this year I am resolution-less. I have no big fitness plans or big goals to accomplish for the year, and I am ok with that.

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Hi friends,

I am back after a much needed break for Spring Break. Honestly I was so exhausted with my son off school for a week, and my husband gone for work I didn’t have time to work on my blog. But I am back and today I am sharing something personal that happened to me that I hope can shed light on an issue that negatively affect us on social media.

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Hi friends!

Hope you had a great weekend! Hubs and I finished our first half marathon this weekend. It was one of our fitness goals last year and we were finally to accomplish it this year. It was definitely hard to train during the holidays and in the winter when it’s so cold. But we came up with some different alternatives to keep motivate and finishing the race was such a great feeling.

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Hope you had a great weekend! With the New Year upon us I know there will be many of us who will be hitting the gym to hit their fitness goals. As a mom I love wearing fitness gear that I can also transition to day to day activities. Today on the blog I’m rounding up my favorite cold weather athleisure wear for the New Year that you can easily transition from home, to the gym, and out about in your daily activities.

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Last month I received the Synca CirC Compact Massage Chair. This massage chair was a wonderful addition to our home. Today I am sharing my honest and complete review of the Synca CirC Compact Massage Chair. Watch the full review video above.

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Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! Today I wanted to talk about getting out of our comfort zone and five reasons why you should try something new. A couple of weeks ago I took my son to park which happened to have a little skate park too. He found an abandoned skateboard and started to learn how to use it. I remember just sitting there watching him and being so proud of him for not being afraid to try something new.

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Hey everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! Today I wanted to share some quick fitness tips for you guys that will help you stay fit on your next vacation. Lets face it we don’t want to be at the gym everyday or counting calories when we are on vacation, but guess what you don’t really need to. Check out these four tips to staying fit on vacation.

4 Tips to Staying Fit on Vacation

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Hey everyone! I am so excited to finally share with you this full body workout you can do in the comfort of your own home using resistance bands. No more worrying about big bulky dumbbells, these resistance bands are a great alternative plus they are easy to store away or take with you on your travels. Check out these nine exercises to target your full body video and work out with me!

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Happy Friday everyone! Who excited for the weekend? I know I am, it’s my birthday weekend and I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone! Today I’m sharing a fun post with my hottie of a hubby, and talking about our fitness goals and the benefits of working out with your significant other! Y’all what if I told you I fell in love with my husband at the gym. In fact I’m sure it was spotting him at the squat rack that I thought, man look at that butt.

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