Sun Salutation

I have been so sore the last few days! Between workouts, long hours at work, and the cold that makes my muscles stiff, I have needed to fit in a quick yoga sequence to help my muscles recover. One of my New Years resolutions was to practice yoga once a week. I love practicing yoga but before would never fit it into my schedule. My goal for 2014 is to add it to my weekly workouts. So far so good!

Today before heading out to work I decided on a quick Sun Salutation. This sequence is really quick but you feel all nice and stretched out afterwards. It even gave me a quick energy boost before I left for work! Yoga always relaxes and reenergizes me; it's a perfect workout to get your muscles moving. After my mini yoga session, I completed a 1 minute plank to tone up my core and arms. I try to complete a plank once a day.

Lindsay and I went to a Bikram yoga class last week and we LOVED it. We'll be posting about that soon! :) We hope to become regulars at this studio! #obsessed   

                    

XOXO
Lindsay and Jackie

Yogurt Bowls

There is nothing better than waking up to delicious breakfast!  First off, it makes waking up so much easier and it makes for a much better day!  When you start off with a great breakfast you will find yourself feeling much more energized and ready to conquer the day.  Jackie and I love making these yummy yogurt bowls because they keep us full and happy:)  They are also super healthy and provide you with the protein, fruit, and fiber that is needed in a balanced breakfast.


Yogurt Bowls
serves one

Ingredients:

-One small carton of Greek Yogurt (I like the Yoplait 100 cal. greek yogurt but Jackie prefers Chobani... it's really up to your preference as long as its greek:)

-Fruit of your choice (We like bananas, mandarin oranges, blueberries, strawberries, etc)
-Kashi Go Lean Cereal 

1. Spoon the carton of greek yogurt into a bowl.
2. Slice up the fruit, if necessary, and put on top of the yogurt.
3. Top with 1/2 cup of cereal.
4. Enjoy!

Look how easy it is! And we promise you will love them as much as we do!

We like to go for a 30 minute jog in the morning and then come back to enjoy this amazing breakfast... and having a cup of coffee helps as well:) 

 

XOXO,
Jackie & Lindsay 

No Excuses

We are in a new year, a new week, a new day; it's the new year of no excuses. Whether it's with your fitness routine, your clean eating diet, your resolutions, your blog, you need to remember that a new year brings millions of new opportunity. We ended 2013 on a personal high note, but we had to take time to recenter ourselves. While we aren't going to apologize for dropping off the grid at the end of 2013, we are going to promise to stop making excuses. Call it our 2014 resolution, but we committed to this lifestyle, our blog, and each other as friends. We are starting over and are making 2014 our year. 

So here's to a new year, a new you, and new goals! See you soon :)

XOXO,
Lindsay and Jackie

              

             

Zumba

Part of our jobs as your motivators is to introduce you to new recipes, workouts, and ways to live a healthy lifestyle.  Today, we happen to have a new workout for you.  Most of you have probably heard of Zumba but how many of you have actually tried it?  Trust me ANYONE can do it.  Zumba is a great way to burn calories , get in some great cardio, and tone up!  

Zumba fitness is basically a dance party.  Classes are easy to follow choreography so everyone can do it, even if you have no rhythm! 

Here you can search for Zumba classes in your area and get the party started! 

Lindsay's mom has been a Zumba-goer for 5 years and has been a certified instructor for 2 years!  Look how great she looks!!! :) 

Here is Lindsay's Mom and Friend about to teach a zumba class!

And a sample of a class is down below:

Lindsay with our good friend Lauren getting ready for Zumba!

Did you know? When you join the party and do a Zumba class you can burn 1000 calories in an hour!

XOXO,

J&L

Sorry We've Been MIA...

Happy November!

Sorry we have been MIA for awhile, but we have been working on some great things for everyone! We are ready to start the month off right, with new workouts, recipes, and tips for living a healthy lifestyle! 

Check back soon for new posts and ways to kick off the start of winter the right way!

XOXO,
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