So how did everyone’s Easter go? Mine was pretty nice and local with just my family and Mike. I made lots of great Paleo Treats which I will share with you soon and really only went off our Clean Eating Challenge by having a few Jelly Beans. Surprisingly I really didn’t even like them after a few, I almost feel as though my taste buds are getting more accustomed to natural forms of sugar, at more reasonable quantities…could that be possible? Anyway after I posted this […] Continue reading →
One of my goals during our Clean Eating Spring Challenge is to be able to run a mile in under 7 minutes. I used to be able to run much faster than that when I was running in college, but over the past few years I really haven’t done very much speed work and instead got more into long distance running (at slower speeds) and yoga. However, I really love to run fast and so instead of feeling overwhelmed with needing to get in some high mileage, I decided to try and instead focus on […] Continue reading →
Lately my life has been pretty chaotic to say the least. Between my wonderful new job working at Lululemon (with some amazing people), school work, graduate school applications, and teaching yoga I have a very packed schedule these days. While I may not be feeling my very best at the moment due to a head cold, I have to say that I am absolutely loving my new life and choice for my career. It is amazing how many things have just fallen into place since I made the decision to leave my […] Continue reading →
I cannot believe how quickly May flew by and I am so sorry that I have been so MIA these past few weeks! I have had a lot going on lately that has been keeping me from being able to have the time to write, but have made a promise to myself that starting this week I am going to make a point of planning out the time I need to devote to maknwaves, no matter how busy I may be. Since we are a few days into June I decided that I better get on my “Favorite Things: May [...] […] Continue reading →
Hey guys! Sorry for being MIA yesterday, it was a pretty hectic day at work to say the least and then I had to go directly to my yoga teacher training so I just never had the time to write. It really bums me out when I don’t have the time to write in a day though since it really has become such a way for me to relax and sometimes it is the only time in my day when I am really getting to focus on things that really matter to me. Anyway today is hopefully going to be [...] […] Continue reading →
If you haven’t tried my deck of cards circuit workout you really need to! Find a time sometime this week or weekend to set aside about an hour to an hour and a half and I promise you will be crawling your way back to your car it is such a good workout. My favorite part about this workout is that it keeps things creative while really taking you outside of your comfort zone. In my own personal fitness experience I have always gravitated to the types of fitness that I feel comfortable in […] Continue reading →
I was really feeling like an intense cardio workout at lunch time but I didn’t have too much time so I decided to head on down to our company gym and bang out a quick and dirty treadmill workout that would be sure to kick my butt! I have been all about the interval workouts lately since they are proven to work you just as hard as a consistent speed workout in half the time. Basically, you will get better results in a workout the includes 1 minute of rest with 1 minute of high […] Continue reading →
I have never actually really gotten into the show “The Biggest Loser” but this year I did manage to catch a few episodes and was actually pretty surprised by what I saw. Before watching the show I had heard all of the different controversial opinions surrounding the premise of the show but didn’t really have an opinion of my own until I saw a few episodes. I thought that I was going to be disgusted by yet another reality TV show, but instead I actually found it to be […] Continue reading →
I cannot believe how quickly April flew by! Between Easter, Yoga Training, and my Birthday the month seemed to start and end in the blink of an eye. Since today in May 1st I have decided to start a new series of posts on the first of every month that look back over the previous month and highlight ten of my favorite posts. This way if any of you were super busy, went on vacation, or are just really behind on your blog reading you can get a cliff notes version of the last month in one post. […] Continue reading →
April showers bring May flowers? Or it could go the other way around… We are starting off May with a pretty rainy and miserable day here in Boston and like most rainy days I just can’t seem to wake up today! As much as I wanted to just curl up under my desk at work and take a nap during lunch, I knew it would be much more productive to get my butt down to the gym and go for a run on the treadmill. I find on rainy days that I am much more likely to get bored at [...] […] Continue reading →
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