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What Did We Learn This Month? @Shape_Magazine with @MariahCarey on the Cover!

 

 

What Did We Learn This Month?

 

 Shape: May 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Shape Cover Star for May: 

Mariah Carey who lost 30 pounds after the birth of her twins (thanks to the Jenny Craig program) and now wants to promote the importance of healthy eating and exercise for lifelong health benefits. Mariah is a paid spokesperson for Jenny Craig and is also aligned with the American Heart Association to get out the good word out on how the rest of us can “live better and longer.”

Mariah has dealt multiple stresses lately including her husband’s (Nick Cannon’s) kidney issues (he has lupus nephritis) which caused him to be hospitalized earlier this year. In addition to worrying about Nick, she also endured the loss of her friend and mentor Whitney Houston which has left her “heartbroken.”

Here is photo of Mariah from inside Shape. (She was photographed by George Holz.)

 

 

 

So what else is inside the May Shape?

  

“Ride and Go Chic”

Of course because I am a cyclist—this is the first story I want to mention. National “Bike to Work Week” begins May 14^th!  (The Mott 50 Wrap Cardigan featured is adorable and has UPF 50 sun protection!)

 

 

 

 

“Bikini Body Countdown”

Most amazing trainer Abbie Appel of SPRI Products of Boca Raton, FL offers us this workout that will strengthen and tone you all over.

 

 

 

“Picnic Perfect”

Stories like this one (featuring adorable and genius picnic things) make me hungry!

 

 

 

"Fit in a Flash"

Here we get a series of short but effect cardio & strength moves from trainer Ashley Conrad. (I made me boot camp do the “Spiderman Crawl” seen below across a basketball court. They loved/hated me for it!)

 

 

 

Kerry Washington

The star of the much liked ABC TV political drama Scandal talks about her favorite exercise (Pilates,) her love of Twitter as well as past experience as a teacher (she would go back to teach in a heartbeat should the actress decided to drop out of show business for good.)

 

 

 

 

 
  And now the rest of the best of this issue of Shape:

• "Secrets of the Super-Energetic" Five different women (some famous but not all thankfully) with busy schedules offer advice on how they keep their energy up.   
• "The Truth About Sex & Exercise" Page 36.
• “Screen Stars” Before worshiping the sun—try out these SPF products to protect your gorgeous skin.  
• “My Fresh Fiesta Fare” Chef Julietta Ballesteros of Los Feliz in New York (luv!) created these lighter recipes to enjoy on Cinco de Mayo. Yum!

 

Follow Shape magazine online at: www.Shape.com

 

Overall Grade: 

A          Excellent workout pages and beauty coverage plus several yummy recipes are in this excellent issue. Be sure to get this one!

 

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Book Giveaway Time! "I Can Make You HOT!" from @kellybensimon

 

 

Book Giveaway Time!

 

I Can Make You HOT!

The Supermodel Diet

By Kelly Bensimon 

 

 

Hello everybody!

Recently I was given the opportunity to interview the star of one of my favorite Bravo shows-- the Real Housewives of New York’s Kelly Bensimon! How excited am I today? (Very, very if you know me at all!)

 

Kelly is author of several books and today I am offering a giveaway of her latest work—I Can Make You HOT! The Supermodel Diet.

 

 

Kelly took time out from her busy book tour to answer a few questions:

• What is your favorite exercise? 

 

My favorite exercise is running.  

 

• Your book features several recipes that look really yummy. Which is your favorite and why? 

 

My favorite recipe is the watermelon salad because it's vinegar on watermelon and that is unbelievable. I also love the supermodel salad dressing because now I can eat salad dressing, too.

 

• You give lots of tips on what NOT to do to lose weight but what is best tip for what you SHOULD do? 

 

Drink water. 8 glasses of water a day.  Even if you maintain the way you eat, if you drink 8 glasses of water a day you'll lose weight.

 

• Were you always good at managing your time or did having kids make you a more organized person? 

 

Having kids made me a better version of me.  Time away from my kids is really important.

made me a better version of me. Because the time away from my kids is important. 

• What was the biggest challenge in writing this book versus your previous titles? 

 

Being open to criticism. This is me opening myself open to all of the mistakes that I made.

 

• Are you working on any other TV plans for the future? 

 

Yes, We’re pitching "I Can Make You Hot" as a television show right now.

 

From the publishers of I Can Make You HOT! The Supermodel Diet: 

I CAN MAKE YOU HOT! The Supermodel Diet (St. Martin’s Press, April 24, 2012) is an easy-to-follow and highly effective primer that breaks down the sum of Kelly’s knowledge and experience, providing energizing health tips and a delicious eating plan to promote optimum nutrition and all-around good fitness – or, as she puts it, “eating well, sleeping well, feeling good and having fun.”  The plan is uncomplicated and accessible, and aims to show women of all ages how they can maintain a sexy, lean, strong, but realistic (read: HOT), body by following a few key steps (culled from both Kelly’s own experiences and through experts she consulted for the book).

During her years as a model and onscreen personality, Kelly has been through the wringer of extreme eating habits, whether it was starving herself as a model or overindulging on all sorts of bad stuff during her years as a party girl on the New York scene.   I CAN MAKE YOU HOT steers readers away from these types of extremes, and focuses on tailoring proper nutrition and fitness activities around any lifestyle – whether that means a harried professional life or an active social calendar involving lots of late nights out on the town.  In fact, there are only three basic rules in Kelly’s plan, but they are iron-clad:

1. Exercise every day.  No excuses
2. Make healthy food choices and eat well six days a week.
3. Make Sunday your “funday” and eat whatever you want.  If you’ve been following steps 1 and 2, your body can definitely handle a day of freedom.

 

Around those three rules, Kelly constructs a 7-day plan that readers can use as a weekly guide to manage their diets and keep themselves on the path to good health.  In addition to the 7-day plan, Kelly also teaches readers how to train themselves NOT to skip meals (a major problem for those used to crash dieting and other extreme means of weight loss), offers some ingenious fashion tips to help accentuate a newly hot body and provides nearly 60 healthy, fun and delicious recipes that will help jumpstart the process to a newer, better, hotter self. 

 

If you want more information about Kelly, be sure to check out her website: www.kellykillorenbensimon.com and follow her on Twitter @kellybensimon

 

So here is the exciting part—I have a copy to give away!  If you are interested; all you have to do is just hit me up either by posting on this Blog or reaching out to me via Twitter @BrooklynFitChik (Continental U.S. only please.) 

 

I will randomly pick the lucky winner next Friday, May 4^th at Noon (Eastern) and contact them directly. Good luck!

 

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DVD Giveaway Time! PopPhysique Workouts from @popphysique

 

 

Brooklyn Fit Chick DVD Giveaway Time!

 

PopPhysique:

Hardcore, Original Butt and Cardio Butt School

 

 

 

Hello everybody!

 

Today I have not one but three DVDs to give away from one of the hottest workouts in LA—PopPhysique (www.popphysique.com.)

 

Here is the official press release for the DVD:

Cheat on Your Gym and Get

Home Schooled with Pop Physique’s New DVD Series

 

Los Angeles, Calif. (April 10, 2012) – The rapidly-growing phenomenon that is sculpting butts, lengthening limbs and strengthening muscles is now available at home. The three-disc series from renowned studio Pop Physique appropriately features the titles “Hardcore,” “Original Butt,” and “Cardio ButtSchool.”

Butt school has quickly become an addiction for attendees. It’s fast-paced movements that result in a toned body and clear mind make working out fresh and exciting.  The at-home curriculum grants access to the popular workouts offered at studios that leaves the body begging for more through challenging strength and conditioning movements. 

"We are thrilled to home school our students,” says Pop Physique Creator Jennifer Williams. “Having an opportunity to workout at home alleviates the pressure of going to a gym, and these DVDs will perfect butts across the country where our studios aren’t yet accessible.”

The Pop Physique mission is to foster a healthy body and mind by reshaping the present body rather than trying to acquire a new one.  Set to a compelling mix of inspirational music, this upbeat program works every muscle group, creating the structure and appearance of a lean dancer’s physique. For popped muscle tone and definition, dancers can easily incorporate light weights and chair exercises into the routines.

For more information about Pop Physique, please visit www.poppysique.com.

 

About Pop Physique

Pop Physique combines barre inspired exercises with elements of ballet, Pilates and light weight work into a methodical series of strengthening, isometrics, core shaping and luxuriating stretches. The efficient routines are set to inspired music that blends an experience for both emotion and body.

 

Here is a clip of the workout so you can get an idea of it for yourself:

  

 

Twitter for Pop Physique is http://twitter.com/#!/popphysique

Facebook for Pop Physique is http://www.facebook.com/PopPhysique

 

If you would like to enter for the chance to win this trip of DVDs-- all you have to do is just hit me up either by posting on this Blog or reaching out to me via Twitter @BrooklynFitChik (Continental U.S. only please.) 

 

I will randomly pick the lucky winner next Wednesday, May 2^nd at Noon (Eastern) and contact them directly. Good luck!

 

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What Did We Learn This Month? @FitnessMagazine with@ellemacpherson 20th Anniversary Issue!

 

 

What Did We Learn This Month?

 

 Fitness magazine: May 2012

 

 

 

 

Fitness Cover Model for May: 

It is Fitness magazine’s 20^th Anniversary so, of course, we get a supermodel on the cover and this one is pretty damn super—Elle Macpherson. Elle is 48 years-old (!) and she looks totally amaze-balls! The single mother of two keeps in shape with near constant activity including skiing, surfing and biking. She is also the creative director of two companies (Elle Macpherson Intimates lingerie and Elle Macpherson The Body) which means she has learned to make time for exercise in spite of her busy schedule.

 

Elle is photographed by Naomi Kaltman and here is a photo of our cover gal in a Graham and Spencer top and Melissa Osabash bikini.

 

 

So What Else is in the Latest Fitness?

 

"Fit Flashback" 

Fitness takes a look at their past twenty years with some cheesy highlights (bodysuits!) and some of the biggest trends from the past including Tae Bo, Scrunchies, and the “Low-Fat Lunacy” of Snackwells (Gaw! My old roommate scarfed down those awful cookies by the box!)

 

 

 

 

"Raise the Bar" 

Are you looking for a tasty snack bar but are not sure which ones are truly healthy and good for you? Well look no further than the Fitness Healthy-Food Awards.

 

 

 

“Healthy Eating Made Easy”

The “new rules of dieting” will help you lose weight without feeling deprived.

 

 

 

“Summer Slim-Down”

Fitness created this workout and eating plan to get you in shape for summer activities and this is Month 1. Inside we get a workout from top trainer Holly Rilinger who has an outdoor boot camp plus teaches spin at Flywheel Sports in New York City.

 

 

 

"Body of Work" 

The “20 Favorite Masters of Motivation” including Jane Fonda and Bob Harper are featured in this article. (How hot does Jane look at 74 years-old?!)

 

 

 

"Blast Fat Fast" 

Speaking of hot & sexy Bob Harper—here we get a 20-minute circuit from the sexy-as-hell trainer from The Biggest Loser. Yeah!

 

 And now the rest of the best of this issue of Fitness:

• “Action Figures” Fitness offers their “Fittest Film Moments of the Past two Decades.’
• "Flat Belly Foods" Yummy recipes that will fill you up while not add to your waistline—like magic!
• "Perfectly Suited" The hottest summer bathing suits for every body type imaginable.
• "Go for the Goal” Key strategies to help you conquer your personal goals.
• “Pedi-Cures” Tips for treating your feet the best way possible including “DIY Sole Savers.”

 

Overall Grade: 

A-  This month was a fun look at the "ghost of Fitness past" plus filled with the best current information out there.

 

You can follow Fitness magazine at www.fitnessmagazine.com

 

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What Did We Learn This Month? @goodhealth Health magazine with @GDeLaurentiis

 

 

What Did We Learn This Month?

 

 Health magazine: May 2012

 

 

 

 

 

What’s happening in the May issue of Health? 

 

Health Cover Star for May: 

Giada De Laurentiis is featured both on the cover and inside the magazine and I just can’t get over how beautiful she is (I don’t watch The Food Network.) The multiple show host and chef has a new book out which talks about how she prepares meals for her family Weeknights with Giada. The family including Giada’s husband (Todd Thompson) and four year-old daughter Jade.

Some of her tips for keeping a healthy fridge include stocking up on nonperishables and then only needing to buy fresh veggies and meat when at the supermarket. Giada also keeps her potions in check makes sure to practice yoga at least three times per week to keep in shape.

Another fun fact about Giada is apparently she curses like a sailor (I like her more already!) and is trying to curb that before her daughter picks up the bad habit. (Good luck with that Giada!)

 

Andrew Macpherson is the photographer for this interview. Check how gorgeous our cover gal looks inside!

 

 

 

So what else is inside the May Health?

  

"Your New Pantry Essentials” 

Health picks the food we should all keep in stock including my new obsession—broccoli slaw (love!)

 

 
 
 

“Summer Shape-Up Special”

Are you working to get into “bathing suit” shape? Well then why don’t you try some of moves developed by Lashaun Dale of Equinox (plus a diet plan from Health as well.)

 

 

 

“Your Breasts: An Owner’s Manual”

I am really impressed with Health for creating this exceptionally comprehensive guide for breast health now and not just in October when most magazines write about the topic. Good on you, Health!

 

 

 

"Get Wise About Your Eyes"

My peepers have all kinds of issues since I was kid so I could relate to this article.

 

 

 

"Eat Safe All Summer"

Did someone say picnic season? Huzzah! I can’t wait for outdoor eating and this excellent feature will help keep me safe.

 

 

 

"The Top Beauty Buys of 2012"

Health beauty editors picked the best in all things that make us feel beautiful and do NOT burst our collective budgets. (How much do I love beauty product? THIS much!)

 

 

 

 
 And now the rest of the best of this issue of Health:

• "New Ways to Conquer Cravings” The latest research on how to “rewire” your brain when you cravings begin to happen.
• "Stay Wired and Still Feel Great" Like many of you; I love my tech gadgets but sometimes feel overwhelmed by constantly being wired into the Internets. Here we get advice on how to keep stay plugged in without coming unglued.
• "Power Up Your Playlist” Loved these suggestions for different songs that work for different types of workouts. Good stuff here!
• "Breathe Easier at Home” Lately my sinuses have been making me a miserable cow but I checked out this article in Health and will try some of their suggestions. (Wipe my cat’s paws? Oh yeah, that will go over well! LOL!)

 

 

Follow Heath online at: www.Health.com  

 

Overall Grade: 

A- A really good issue that will keep me motivated now that summer is upon us. (Yeah summer!)

 

 

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New Playlist Time! Little Favours featuring "Two Jackson Climbs!"

 

 

BROOKLYN FIT CHICK'S FAVORITE PLAYLIST

(This Month...)

 

Little Favours featuring "Two Jackson Climbs" (50-minute Ride)

 

 

Hey there! Hi there! Ho there!

 

Are you looking for a fun playlist that mixes up a little bit of the old & the new and features two “Jackson Climbs?”  Well then you are in luck because the one I present today does just that—you’re welcome!

 

So let’s get started on this one, shall we?

 

• Little Favours: KT Tunstall

I love KT Tunstall and this song was one of the first I learned to play on my electric guitar. Try to ignore its charms (I dare you!)

 

 

 

• If You’re Wondering: Weezer

Just about everything this band writes I love right off the bat including this gem.

 

 

 

 

• Swamp: Talking Heads

If you have any appreciation for the band Talking Heads, be sure to check out their 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense directed by Jonathan Demme who would later helm The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia.

 

 

 

 

• De Doo Doo Doo, de Da Da Da: The Police

Do not take this personally, but sometimes, De Doo Doo Doo, de Da Da Da is all I want to say to you. (Please tell me you get that joke?!)

 

 

 

 

• Hot Dog: Led Zeppelin

This is a completely silly and inconsequential song by Led Zeppelin that always makes me smile when it shows up on my iPod.

 

 

 

 

• Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough: Michael Jackson

Aha! Our first “Jackson Climb” and just how happy does it make you feel? (Me? Off the charts!)

 

 

 

 

• Music:  Madonna

This video is completely filthy and I love it. (Look out for Da Ali G yo.)

 

 

 

 

• California Sun: The Ramones

I played it before and I will play it again. “California Sun” is just too perfect of a “break” song for my classes.

 

 

 

 

• Rhythm Nation: Janet Jackson

I remember trying to imitate the dance moves from this video and failing spectacularly. (Look kids—our second “Jackson Climb!”)

 

 

 

 

• Brain Stew: Green Day

Being a total sucker for crunchy guitar sounds—this songs makes me want to drink beer out of a plastic cup and scream “yeah!”

 

 

 

 

 

• Sexy Back: Justin Timberlake

For this "always a hit with the class" number, I have a whole complicated “in a 2 & now in a 3” choreography that took me forever to get just right. (Spinners will know what I am talking about—I think…)

 

 

 

 

 

• Tie Your Mother Down: Queen

If loving Queen is wrong—I don’t wanna be right.

 

 

 

 

• Clocks: Rhythms del Mundo

This is a saucier, sexier version of the Coldplay song which is neither saucy nor sexy but I love it more than most people.  

 

 

 

 

And—that’s it!

 

 Let me know what you think of my picks and feel free to share ideas with me!

 

Until next time…

 

Ox Ox,

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Canyon Ranch: Strong & Sculpted Workout DVD Giveaway! @CanyonRanch @AcaciaFitness

 

Brooklyn Fit Chick DVD Giveaway Time!

 

CANYON RANCH: STRONG & SCULPTED

On Sale May 1, 2012

 

 

Hello everybody!

Today’s giveaway has very spa-like feel. In fact, it comes from the folks at the world famous Canyon Ranch and includes three 20-minute workouts that will get your body in tip top shape. Want to learn more? Check this out:

 

Here is the official press release for the DVD:

CANYON RANCH: STRONG & SCULPTED

Debuts on DVD May 1, 2012

 

Features three transformative total-body workouts

Plus recipe booklet and bonus segments with Canyon Ranch’s health experts

 

SILVER SPRING, Md – The first fitness DVD from the award-winning resort and wellness brand, Canyon Ranch: Strong & Sculpted debuts on DVD from Acacia on May 1, 2012, featuring three 20-minute workouts to firm and tone the entire body. For more than 30 years, people have journeyed to Canyon Ranch to enjoy wellness vacations. Now you can bring the Canyon Ranch experience home with these dynamic workouts designed to support life-long health. The DVD includes an invigorating strength training workout, fluid yoga practice, and a powerful core workout to build agility and power while providing a sense of calm and balance, plus a bonus recipe booklet and three bonus segments sharing diet and wellness secrets from the upscale retreat’s health experts and renowned chef ($16.99; Approx. 79 min.; www.AcaciaLifestyle.com).

 

Bring the Canyon Ranch experience home with these three 20-minute workouts for total-body transformation designed to work together to firm, tone, and invigorate your entire body. The workouts include a dynamic strength-training segment to build strong bones and long, lean muscle; a fluid, easy-to-follow yoga flow for more body sculpting and to improve balance and flexibility; and a powerful core segment to work the muscles of the abs and hips that are key to a powerful, smoothly functioning physique. With this program, you’ll chisel your muscles, focus your mind, and transform your body!

 

Workout Options:

• Core (20 min. plus 5 min. cool down) with Canyon Ranch fitness instructor Darcy McCue
• Strength Training (20 min. plus 9 min. cool down) with Canyon Ranch fitness instructor Heather Schmidt
• Yoga (20 min. plus 5 min. savasana) with Heather Schmidt

 

Bonus Features:

• Take healthy living to a new level with three bonus segments featuring Canyon Ranch integrative health experts.
  • Cooking with Super Foods: How to select and prepare foods that reduce inflammation with Canyon Ranch’s nutrition director and corporate chef (7 min.)
  • Building Lean Muscle: What you need to know about muscle and how to build muscle through exercise with exercise physiologist (3 min.)
  • Healthy Joints: How to protect and strengthen your joints during exercise and in everyday life with integrative medicine expert (4 min.)
• Booklet with recipes from the renowned chefs of Canyon Ranch

 

Street Date: May 1, 2012                                   SRP: $16.99                              Approx. 79 min., plus bonus

 

Canyon Ranch pioneered the evolution of the wellness lifestyle and has been an industry leader for over 30 years. Operating the world’s most celebrated collection of life-enhancement properties, Canyon Ranch has destination health resorts in Tucson, Ariz., Lenox Mass., as well as Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach, the nation’s first luxury wellness hotel and residential community. In addition, Canyon Ranch operates a SpaClub at The Venetian & The Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nev. and the newest Canyon Ranch venture, Canyon Ranch SpaClub at Sea, features facilities aboard several cruise ships. Canyon Ranch has been named the “Healthiest Spa in America” by Health magazine as well as the “Best Spa for Food” by Gourmet magazine. Additionally, Canyon Ranch is a 13-time winner of Travel + Leisure’s Best Spa Award and the only 11-time recipient of the Condé Nast Traveler Best Destination Spa Award.   

 

Acacia is a leading distributor of original and award-winning yoga, fitness, and wellness DVD programming. Acacia’s workouts also include Exhale: Core Fusion, Xtend Barre, as well as workouts from yoga superstar Shiva Rea, fitness icon Kathy Smith, TV star Bethenny Frankel, and the #1 diet and fitness website SparkPeople. Acacia DVDs are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acacia at (800) 944-0474 or www.AcaciaLifestyle.com

 

Here is a clip of the workout so you can get an idea of it for yourself:

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in checking out more workout DVDs—take a look here: http://acacialifestyle.com/fitness/c/338/

 

If you are interested in getting a copy of this DVD-- all you have to do is just hit me up either by posting on this Blog or reaching out to me via Twitter @BrooklynFitChik (Continental U.S. only please.) 

I will randomly pick the lucky winner next Tuesday, April 24^th at Noon (Eastern) and contact them directly. Good luck!

 

Ox Ox,

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What Did We Learn This Month? @BicyclingMag @MoreMag @OxygenMagazine

 

 

What Did We Learn This Month?

 

Recaps of Bicycling, More and Oxygen

 

Hello Gang!

 

Spring has sprung and the magazines are reflecting the warmer months.

 

So let’s check a few out shall we?

 

 

 

 

 

Bicycling: May 2012

•  “You Ideal Cycling Weight” There is a whole complicated “self-assessment” system here to figure out your ideal weight for cycling but it was pretty neat to check out for myself. Let me know what you think!
• “The Lamentation” In 1956, Roger Walkowiak won the Tour de France amid great controversy. I had no idea about this history and enjoyed the interview here.
• “We Have Met the Enemy” Bike lanes are growing in numbers across America and it is apparently pissing a great many people off. I live by Prospect Park and have been met with anti-bike lanes venom so this feature really spoke to me. Let’s make the streets for everyone people!
• “In a Tight Spot” Most of us who wear tights while cycling are under the impression the compression is helping with circulation but this is not always the case. In short, you need the tights to be really, really tight in order for them to work properly.
• “Commuter Solutions” Really cool gear for riding your bike with style (and not in a sausage casing!)

•  “Their Common Life” Loved, loved, loved this feature on brothers Bobby Lea and Syd Lea who are both passionate cyclists. Bobby has major talent but younger brother Syd is scoring big with the Special Olympics and might turn out to be the biggest champion in the family. I am not doing this story any kind of justice. Shit—read it for yourself here: http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/their-common-life  and try not to get teary-eyed!  

 

Check out Bicycling online here: www.Bicycling.com

 

 

 

 

More: April 2012

• Julianna Margulies: I keep trying to check out The Good Wife but apparently it airs on one of my early nights (I go to bed at 9:30 pm most evenings) but I promise to do so now because Julianna Margulies seems really cool and apparently money isn’t all that important to her. The actress is rumored to have turned down $27 million to stay with ER and instead go on her own path. Wow!
• “Make Exercises Feel Easier: New Science” Excellent tips here on how to “exercise more enjoyable” including drinking coffee, cooling down before warming up in hot weather and the magical powers of beet juice.
• “Reinventing for the Soul” Check out the “Second Acts” article this month which features women who found careers that not only pay well-but are also fulfilling.
• “The Drinking Woman’s Diet” Cheers!
• “Hilary’s Secret Weapon” A feature on secretary of state Hilary Clinton and her ability to connect with women in need.
• “Look Great for Your Age Make-Up” The basics every woman needs in her beauty bag from your 30s through your 60s.
• “Look Like A Million (Spend a lot Less)” Six ideas for how you can always look your best with breaking the bank or looking too trendy.
• “A Real Nurse Rates the TV Fakes” I am a total sucker for those “experts tell you the real story versus what is depicted on TV” articles and this one has Baltimore nurse Sandy Summers taking on Nurse Jackie (the best,) House, Private Practice and Grey’s Anatomy.

 

Check out More online: www.more.com

 

 

 

 

Oxygen: May 2012

• "Ageless Beauty" Check out 48 year-old Elaine Goodland on the cover of the May Oxygen magazine! Elaine used to compete in Figure but these days is more excited about her VIP Boot camp classes plus she started a skin care line a year ago—Simple  Elaine Skin Care. Good for her!
• “How Long Do the Fitness Pros Work Out Each Day?” Top fitness experts answer this very question including Erin Stern, Heather Green and Alicia Harris.  
• “Unleash Your Greatest Potential” A real-live stair workout on a real stairway outside and stuff. Mentioned inside is the Koko Crater Railway Stairway in Honolulu that has over 1200 steps to it!
• “Healthy Gut, Sexy Stomach” Four recipes that will help you through any “tummy troubles.”
• “Shape Up Your Brain Tips for boosting your “brain power’ and therefore taking full care of yourself.
•  “Four Weeks to You Best Butt” ‘Nuff said.

Check out Oxygen online www.oxygenmag.com   

 

 

That’s all she wrote today folks.  Be sure to check back for more recaps soon.

 

Until next time!

 

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Taught spin & core this morning and now need to rest my body for the day. Right elbow and both knees need care. Week off to come soon! #FitFluential

This weekend I taught four spin classes, 2 core and squeezed in an all-important pedicure. Now, I check out "Game of Thrones" on the DVR...#FitFluential