Killer Bum Workout

Hello friends! Welcome to your killer booty workout of the day! The first two videos below will work the ever loving crap out of your butt 🙂 because yay! The third is a cool down series that targets the glutes – because I’m nice and I want you to be able to sit for theContinue

Side Plank Series

Hello there – What’s your workout style?? Do you like to work your whole body or focus on a different muscle group each day? Are you a cardio freak or couldn’t get caught within 10 feet of a treadmill? Body weight workout or weight training? Or perhaps you take the more natural route; biking, hiking,Continue

Beginner Booty Workout

Morning’ friends! Working out at home takes motivation and compromise. You don’t have the gym-style atmosphere to get you excited, the cardio machine of your choice, or the array of dum bells, straps, benches, bars, and what not. So how can we make the home-workout experience a little better? Well, you gotta start somewhere. FocusContinue

Pilates Core: Plank Variations and Lower abdominals

Good morning readers! A little tidbit of Pilates to help you work on that core… and now a few notes on the exercises: Think of the core as a cylinder..not just the abdominals, but the multifidi, the lumbar spine, the pelvic floor and ALL of those deep, deep abdominals also known as the transverse abdominals.Continue

20-minute Pilates- Let’s Talk About Progressions

Hey there, Pilates is a great workout for ALL fitness levels. Like all other forms of fitness, it can be tailored to your specific fitness level! Many Pilates instructors teach with progressions, the exception being of course if a class is labeled as beginner, intermediate or advanced. However, generally one shoe fits all with theContinue

Functional Full-Body Workout

Morning friends! Check of five of my favorite functional whole-body combo exercises. But FIRST! What is a…? Functional exercise  An exercise that mimics an every day task (i.e. reaching for something, lifting something) An exercise made to increase functionality in everyday activities (i.e. climbing stairs) Whole-body exercise …works the whole body Combo exercise Works twoContinue

Barre and Abdominal Workout (30 minute video + graphic)

Gooooooooood morning! Get strong, lean, long, and why not throw in some washboard-abs while we’re at it? Try out my 30-minute Barre and Abs Workout. Follow along with the video (laugh at my struggles) or use the graphic and practice the exercises on your own time! Grab your mat, grab a chair, and let’s doContinue

Pilates Index: words to know

Below you will find a list of commonly used terms within the fitness world, especially ones you find within the Pilates method.   Positions: Table top legs From a supine position, knees bent at 90 degrees with knees stacked on top of hips, shins parallel with the floor. Supine On your back Prone On yourContinue