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Total Body Exercise Ball Workout

Begin this workout with a warm up, such as a five to ten minute walk. You will need a mat and an exercise ball. Mine is 55 cm. You can find the link here: Exercise Ball Starting with the ball just underneath your hips and hands underneath your shoulders, take legs out wide and turn…

Side Lying Hip Lifts | #favoritemove

This is literally one of my favorite all time moves. I love how it works that area of the outer upper back around the bra (Lats), the waist (Obliques), outer and upper hips (Glutes), and outer thighs (Hip Abductors). You can do it slowly with control OR if you’re strong, you can speed it up…

Prenatal Relaxation Stretch

Proper breath work is important at all stages of life but especially important during and after pregnancy as it pertains to pelvic floor and abdominal health. Through years of study, I have come to believe less in static Kegel exercises to maintain healthy pelvic floor tone, and more in breathing exercises that work the diaphragm,…

Love Your Back Valentine’s Workout

Here is a quick mat workout to target this area. Make sure you are warmed up with a five to ten minute walk or jog, or add this targeted workout on to another cardio or strength workout. You will use your breath to focus the movements, so don’t rush anything. Listen to your body and…

Killer Abs Fitness Ball Workout

For this workout, you need either an SBF or BarreAmped Ball that is specifically sized for the nature of this workout. Other balls may work but they must be around a seven inch ball and squishy. Make sure you are warm before beginning this routine. You will want to work out on a mat/soft surface.…

4 Barre Moves to Tighten and Tone the Lower Body

This quick, lower body barre workout can fatigue the legs and can be done in less than 10 minutes. You will need to be warmed up prior to beginning. All you need is a stable support and if you’re wearing shoes, make sure they have flexible soles. Holding onto your support, bring your legs hips…

Crunchless Core Workout

This workout is designed to be quick and efficient. All you need is possibly a mat. Make sure you’re warm with a brisk walk or add this on after your cardio workout. If you want, you can always warm up in the first plank position with knees down by holding that for about one minute.…

Single Merry Christmas Move

Try this move when you’re pressed for time because it hits so many muscles, like shoulders, lats, obliques, hips, and inner thighs, at once. You will feel the bottom side body working in this exercise. Make sure you’re warmed up first. Bring Bottom arm below the shoulder with thumb facing forward just as I am…

Happy Thanksgiving Stress Relieving Stretch

Thanksgiving is my second favorite day of the year, next to Christmas Day, and I love getting together with all our family and friends. However, sometimes in the busyness of the day, we can get totally stressed out and miss our mind-body connecting workout. I have created this stretch that you can do in just…

Classic Lower Body Barre Prenatal Workout

This is a classic BarreAmped prenatal workout that you can do at home. It’s taken straight from the BarreAmped Sleek and Toned Prenatal Workout DVD. It can be done after you are warm from a brisk walk or five minute march in place. You will need something stable to hold onto. If you feel better…