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Look out 45 here I come! 🎉 It’s my birthday so I plan to party like a gorilla at a water park! 🤪 Tomorrow I will get back to workouts and healthy living and all the things that I’m grateful have helped me at least feel younger than 45! 😊

Happy ! I wouldn’t trade these two for anything! 💕🐶🐶

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Thank you to one of my favorite fit mamas, for tagging me to share a black and white pic of myself for 🌟
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I am so proud of all of the amazing women I have connected with and am so proud to share their company. Let’s keep raising each other up! 💕
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My turn to tag a few more amazing and strong women that inspire me! 🥰
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Don’t forget to be good to your back! Our backs are our heavy lifters. They pick up the slack from your core, your legs, your arms, whatever is not pulling it’s weight. While it’s important not to rely unnecessarily on our backs, the truth is you will from time to time. So just make sure you give it the TLC it needs to bounce back and be ready for duty! Here are a handful of stretches to loosen you up and keep you standing tall. Play around with each stretch until you feel discomfort but not pain, then try to hold each pose for 20-30 seconds. Try for 2-3 reps per move.
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@ Atlanta, Georgia

Happy June! The start of a month (especially a month at the beginning of summer) gets many people thinking about starting or stepping up a fitness routine. If you want to see results, you have to push yourself. A great indicator for how hard you’re working is your heart rate, specifically your Maximal Heart Rate (HRmax). HRmax is the highest number of beats per minute you can achieve at maximal effort. A quick calculation of your HRmax is 208-(0.7 * your age). For most cardio based exercises, you should be in zone 2 of your HRmax which is 76-85% of that number.

Nice to meet ya! I thought I would share a little bit about myself with those of you new to following me. I’d love to hear what we have in common! 😊

1. I am the middle child of 3 siblings. (My “little” brother is a foot taller than me at 6’6”!)

2. I have 3 awesome kids of my own - 16, 14 and 9. Two boys and a girl. 😊

3. I’ve played sports my whole life including running track in college. 🏃‍♀️ These days I play tennis any free time I get! 🎾

4. I will be 45 this year. ☺️

5. My “day job” is working for a software company.

6. I grew up in South Florida and miss the beach terribly! 🌴

7. I have a FIERCE sweet tooth! Mostly chocolate but I’ll never turn down a cookie or donut! 😂

8. I started this page wanting to share my knowledge of fitness with others and help motivate people to be active.

9. I rarely sit still, so I don’t watch a lot of tv. 🤷‍♀️

10. I have two Labrador retrievers - Pepper and Rookie. They are ALWAYS around when I am working out! 🐶

I’d love to hear about YOU! 💕

Happy Mother’s Day to all the hard working moms out there! 💕 Today, I will be celebrating with my own kiddos. They are 16, 14 and 9 and it sure has gone fast already! 😊

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It’s Do you have a ? Many of you know I love tennis (both playing and watching) so I am always honored when someone tells me I resemble . Maybe I could pass for an aunt? 😂 She retired this year and I will miss watching her play!

Who do you look like (or wish you looked like)? Let me know in the comments!

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The start of a new month is a great time to set some new fitness goals for yourself. I don’t like to use a scale to track my progress, I much prefer to focus on how I feel and how I’m progressing physically. Here’s a quick 5-minute FIT test you can do once a week to gauge your progress and help motivate you to keep pushing forward! You don’t have to use the exact moves I’ve outlined, just choose five that assess your upper body, lower body and core strength, your cardiovascular fitness and your flexibility. The goal is to do as many reps of each move as you can in a 60 second time interval and then hopefully grow the number of reps you can accomplish over time. Doing the FIT test once a week will help you track your progress over time.

5 MINUTE FIT TEST
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1️⃣ Push up, shoulder taps
2️⃣ Crunches
3️⃣ Squats
4️⃣ Mountain Climbers
5️⃣ Toe Touch Stretch - for this move, hold the stretch for 30 seconds, release and then hold for 10 more seconds. The test here is how far you can push through the stretch.

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I am so excited to share this Arbonne Fitness Giveaway with you!! Arbonne products are a huge part of my sports and wellness regime. The phytosport hydration alone has carried me through too many tennis matches that have gone too long! 😂 There are even some resistance bands included for your ! Swipe over to see all the goodies included! For a chance to win, just follow me on IG, share this post to your stories and tag a friend in the comments! Winner will be chosen Friday 4/17 at 9:00 pm EST! 🎉🎉🎉

Check out the link in bio for more info on Arbonne products. Message me with questions!

@ Atlanta, Georgia

Working out always proves to be a great way for me to clear my head and find some positivity. We’re all struggling with new challenges and fears these days. Even a quick workout can help you keep it all in perspective! ☀️