What I am about to do will likely really torque a certain segment of my readers. Believe me, I do not enjoy causing that little vein on your temple to throb as you resist the impulse to throttle me through my screen but I hope you will at least listen to all my reasons before …
Read more “April’s Great Dance Experiment! [Ballet, Capoeira, Latin and Breakdancing oh my!]”
No, Richard, not football! Save the short shorts for HOT YOGA. You’d totally fit right in! Extreme heat. Tiny room. Lots of nearly-naked people packed in nose to tail (literally so in Down Dog). All the elements were there for a monumental embarrassing moment. Would I fart – after all “wind-removing pose” is one of …
Read more “7 Reasons Why Yoga is the Perfect At-Home Workout [Plus Hot Yoga Report!]”
Balance, flexibility, strength, puddles of sweat, strange men in teeeeny tiny spandex shorts Down-Dogging it right in front of you – the benefits of yoga are well-documented and numerous. (Okay maybe not that last one.) In addition to giving you a new vocabulary littered with phrases like “third eye” “chakra” and “chaturanga” (ten points if …
Read more “March’s Great Yoga Experiment & Giveaway! [Sandbag results are in!]”
Daria and I model our sandbags. Hers is leaking black coal dust down her back and yet she’s still smiling. What a trouper! Ever had your butt handed to you by a piece of fitness equipment? Well I sure did. Our very first day of the Sandbag Experiment ended with sandbag: 20, Charlotte: 0. One …
Read more “How (Not) To Use a Sandbag [Gym Buddy Workout Videos!]”
This pic amuses me because I found it on a site under the heading of “preschool crafts”. It’s titled “Build a sand castle with tin cans.” Uh-huh, sure. You’re going to write your kid’s college admissions essay too aren’t you? “Why are you buying play sand in the middle of a blizzard?” The cashier at …
Read more “February’s Great Fitness Experiment: Sandbags! [Plus Creatine Experiment results]”
3…2…1…. and NOW you get it. Something tells me this diet tip involves a lot more than a diet. Zumba! Kettlebells! TurboKick! Circus Class! Stripperobics! Krav maga! In addition to the perennial faves like yoga and boot camp, there are so many fun ways to exercise and with new programs coming out all the time …
Betrayed by my body. Well it wouldn’t be the first time, I thought grimly as I sat in my flimsy paper gown listening to the doctor explain the results of my previous testing. (Dear doctor, please at least allow me the dignity of being lectured with my clothes on next time.) Seriously rank flatulence in …
Read more “My Great Dietary Fat Experiment: How eating more fat made me healthier”
Having just finished Day 1 of our Fitness Challenge Experiment with Lindsey, the Gym Buddies and I all got our body fat percentage tested so we’d have our official results from November and December’s Rachel Cosgrove Experiment. I posted last night about my results from it but these new numbers were so stunning I had …
Read more “Rachel Cosgrove Female Body Breakthrough Results UPDATE”
Click picture to enlarge. I wish I had a source for this, it’s hilarious! Fragile. Tiny. Vulnerable. Weak. I’ll admit it: I liked being those things. For a long time (most of my life?), I enjoyed people grabbing my arm and cooing “Oh, I’ve never seen such a tiny wrist!” I liked that men got …
Read more “The Beauty of Strong Women [Rachel Cosgrove Experiment Results are in!]”
Don’t forget: if you want in on the January GFE, e-mail Lindsey at Lindsey@leanbodieshf.com with “GFE team entry” in the subject line. She will randomly select 5 of you for a free slot on the team. Anyone else who wants to join the Fit Blogger Competition can pay $30. For that price you get two …
Read more “January’s Great Fitness Experiment: Fit Blogger Challenge”
