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Holiday HIIT Week

As we prepare to move into our Holiday Challenge, beginning on December 5th, I wanted to create a one week challenge that kicked off the Christmas season with high intensity and energizing workouts! Throughout the next week I want you to reflect on all you are grateful for and what an amazing Thanksgiving you had with…

In the Kitchen | Cilantro Lime Chicken with Marz

Most of you know of my amazing hair and makeup artist, Marz Collins, but what you may not know is she is a killer cook! At one of our recent shoots she whipped us up one of her famous (and family) recipes – Cilantro Lime Chicken and it was out of this world! This recipe is…

Gratitude Challenge Kicks Off 10-31-16!

We are coming up on my favorite challenge of the entire year – The 4 Week Gratitude Challenge! This is a time for us to be intentional about not only changing our bodies, but focusing on changing our mindsets. We can get so lost in our day to day routines and our out of control…

Step & Strength Workout

This Barre-inspired compound strength workout will work body parts at the same time for an effective, efficient workout. You will need a step (or a stair if you don’t have a step), a pair of hand weights (I am using fives), and a mat. You may need to hold onto something for balance when you…

Why My Daughter Identified with the Blonde Hair, Blue Eyed Barbie

As I have been exploring the issues of body image distortion recently, I was struck by something my very own daughter told me. You might think that as a mom who fights for freedom from such torment as our self-identity crises that I would have a daughter completely free of issues. Right? Wrong. I remember…

Jumpsport Barre & Cardio

This workout was recently featured on FitnessMagazine.com! This is a great cardio barre workout that will get your heart rate up while strengthening muscles you didn’t even know you had! All you need for this workout is a rebounder (my favorite brand is JumpSport) and something sturdy to hold onto. Warm Up Let’s get started!…

I Shed Tears, Felt Fear, and Almost Backed Out

The coolest thing happened to me this week. I felt like I was ready to share my story with you and there are so many parts of it that aren’t pretty! It took so much courage and before we filmed, I shed a few tears. I felt fear. I almost backed out. I didn’t want…

3 Reasons I Love JumpSport and How Rebounding Can Shake Up Your Workout

Rebounding is gaining tremendous popularity in studios, clubs, and gyms across the country and for great reason. Rebounding is known for speeding up results with effective, heart-revving cardio that is kinder to the joints than a typical floor workout. It’s also known to help speed up elimination of built up toxins in the body’s lymphatic…

NOW AVAILABLE | BarreAmped Strengthen & Stretch DVD

We are so excited to announce that the newest BarreAmped release, Strengthen & Stretch is now available! This is one of my favorite releases to date and I can’t wait for you to try it. Included in this special 2 disc edition is: Barre Power Stretch……23m Advanced Active Stretch……28m Lower Body Stretch…….20m Upper Body Stretch…….12m…

Lower Body Barre Fusion with Ball

I love fusion style workouts. I also love barre. I mean, I really love barre. So when I get a chance, I like to fuse different styles or equipments into my barre workouts to shake things up. This is a barre workout, recently featured on fitnessmagazine.com, that can be done anywhere you find an exercise…