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N+TC Week NYC Continues With Flybarre

Flybarre at Flywheel

After Wednesday’s Soulcycle class, I didn’t think I could move anymore. Everything in my body was sore, including random places, like my obliques muscles, some back muscles, thigh muscles, and definitely my shoulders. Yesterday we did Flybarre at Flywheel and I had done my research about this place, so I was excited to go, but […]

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N+TC Week NYC Continues with Spinning at Soulcycle

Soulcycle West Village

I must admit, cycling/spinning is not my thing. I remember taking one spin class a long time ago, the left me trembling right out of my seat and running to the bathroom to throw up. After that I never went back. Lol. I guess I wasn’t in the best shape back then or I must’ve […]

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Nike Women’s Kicks Off N+TC Week NYC at Barry’s Bootcamp

NTC week

What a way to start a week than by taking a Bootcamp class. On Monday, a group of #NTCFit ladies got the chance an awesome full body HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) class at Barry’s Bootcamp in TriBeCa. This phenomenal class was the first of the N+TC Week classes. This was my first time attending Barry’s […]

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What Motivates You To Stay Fit?

yurbuds inspire

Motivation is key when starting a fresh new year. This year, I will continue my fitness and running journey, and I’m trying to stay more motivated than ever. But I must say, for those days when I lack motivation, I find motivation by using the Nike+ Training Club and the Nike+ Running apps both on my iPhone, also […]

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No Excuses in 2014 | Nike+ Training Club – Get Fit, Get Strong, Get Toned

Every year we tell ourselves, this year: I will join the gym I will workout more I will run more or start running Most of us start, not many of us finish or follow through. For 2014, I will  continue my journey to be strong, fit, healthy and toned, for I know that these will help […]

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47 Ronin Sushi Roll

47 Ronin Roll

Do you want to wow your family and guests this Holiday season with something different?  We have the perfect Japanese sushi roll recipe that will have everyone asking for more and you looking like an expert, in Japanese cuisine at your next celebration.  Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin.  Inspired […]

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Get Winter Fit – A NTC Hyperwarm Event

NTC Swag

When Nike has an event, you can expect it to be really amazing, and definitely not to be missed. When I received the above invitation, I knew this would be epic and I wouldn’t want to miss it, even if it was -7 celcius, 19 farenheit. I also wanted to invite ALL my girls, but […]

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Black Friday Deals for the Fitness Enthusiast

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  Below are some Black Friday Deals you won’t want to miss… Athleta is having 20% off your entire purchase when you use code FIT20 at checkout. This offer applies Online and in stores. (Expires 11/29/13) I love Vitacost, because you can purchase your protein powders and healthy food items like Braggs products (like apple […]

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Shop, Sip and De-Stress – 4th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Event

shop sip and de-stress

This past Friday, October 25th, 2013 I had the pleasure of attending an awesome charity event that I never miss. Now on its 4th year, Kerry Yanique’s Shop Sip and De-Stress for Breast Cancer awareness was better than ever. The event was held at The Brass Monkey in The Copper Room a nice bar/pub in […]

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Marathon Training: 20 Miles and 6 Lessons

So this is what 20 (miles) feels like… Alas, I’ve reached the longest run of my marathon training plan. It’s been a long journey to 20 miles, lots of ups and downs, lots of random injuries and annoying pain here and there, but 20 miles arrived this weekend and here’s my experience. When I signed […]

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Feel Healthier, Smarter and Fit with Energybits®

energybits with bits - smal travel tin

Last week I mentioned on Twitter about this new great product I’ve been trying for a few weeks now, EnergyBits. I promised you all that I would share more information about it on the blog, so here it is… It’s hard to describe how great this product is, without sounding like an informercial, which is […]

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Get Fast Relief – Pain Fairies Are In NYC

urgentrx

You’ve probably seen these at your local drugstores, and like me probably wondered, what are these? I have yet to try them, but I know I will soon, maybe after my long run this weekend. One thing for sure, I love the packaging and colors. I also love that they come in awesome flavors. Ok, […]

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Double-Coated Baked Chicken with Kelloggs

Double-Coated Chicken with Kellogg

A while ago, I mentioned on Twitter that I was trying out this baked chicken recipe and if the chicken came out good I would share with you all the recipe. Well the chicken did come out good, I failed to take a picture, but trust me it looked just like the image above. I’ll share […]

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My Running Interview on Reason to Play

Running Pic Nike Tattoo Tech Tights

  I’m currently reading this interesting book/memoir called What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. The quote below really spoke to me and I had to share it: “…a person doesn’t become a runner because someone recommends it. People basically become runners because they’re meant to.” (-Murakami, pg. 44) At […]

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My First Race Alone – Oakley Mini 10k Recap

woman running solo

  Running is a solo sport. But there are times when you just need a friend. The Oakley Mini 10k took place this past weekend. This was a women’s only 10k run around Central Park. This was also my first race in which I ran by myself. Originally I had planned to run this race […]

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20th Anniversary SELF Magazine’s Workout in the Park

2013 WIP Self Magazine

This event was tons of fun last year, and I am already looking forward to this year’s Self Magazine’s Workout in the Park at Central Park. The 20th annual event inspires healthy, happy lifestyles with high-energy exercises, fashion tips, beauty consultations, and great giveaways. SELF Magazine’s wildly popular outdoor health, fitness, and wellness festival, Workout […]

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Gorton’s Seafood Challenge & Giveaway

  Healthy living is all around us, often times we do not see it, or find it too expensive or impossible to do, but in reality that’s not always the case.  This past week, I got the opportunity to try new healthy recipes as part of the Gorton’s Seafood Challege 20 at 200 or less, […]

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Love Your Curls with Miss Jessie’s Original

missjessie

If there’s one thing I hate, is to do my hair. Don’t get me wrong, I love having my hair looking nice and I wished it looked nice every single day, but I don’t have the patience for it. These are times where I wish I was rich and had my own hairstylist to do […]

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CORE Meals – Healthy Meals On The Go!

Core Foods Defender 3 pack with ingredients

A healthy meal on the go, yes please! I’ve recently had to the opportunity to try this amazing, all natural, great tasting, high fiber bar, called Defender Meal by CORE. The best thing about this bar is that it’s a meal on the go. Let me explain, each bar contains raw ingredients, all natural, no […]

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Eggland’s Best – Your Best Recipes (Free 50 page e-book)

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Eggland’s Best is excited to announce the launch of their second original eCookbook, “Your Best Recipes” featuring the Top 20 recipes from the first nation-wide Eggland’s Best “Your Best Recipe Contest”. These delicious recipes were selected from thousands of entries submitted by at-home chefs and bloggers. Each recipe highlights a creative way of using EB eggs. […]