Hi lovelies! How are you all? Just wanted to share with you a little bit about what’s being going on with me, since I haven’t been posting much lately. Sawwy! : /
First of all, the biggest transition has been to focus on my business. The pace of life now, ironically, is much more relaxed. I don’t have the crazy commuting anymore, and must be mindful and deliberate about the choices I make.
As always, I have been keeping my head in ...
Continue Reading →Where does the time go? Among other things, at least I got in a great workout this morning, and today I also made this recipe. Barbara a.k.a Protein Girl made some great suggestions for this recipe, and I had to try this out! I like it! And boyfriend approved!
Ingredients:
I decided to make some spinach protein “bread.” Decided I needed something crunchy and wanted to sneak in some vegetables 🙂
So I tweaked my previous recipe: high protein, low carb mock focaccia.
Here’s what I did:
Preheat oven to about 400 degrees. Spray a pan with non-stick spray. In a bowl, mix:
Interesting! I came across this article on bodysport.com and wanted to share it. I am highly interested in the intersection of functional training and figure/fitness training and will one day write a piece on this. For now, this is one of the only articles that I have seen that addresses something that concerns them both. As someone who has experienced an ACL tear and as a fitness professional passionate about functional training to stay healthy (see my post on ACL ...
Continue Reading →ABOUT THE MEDICINE BALL
A medicine ball is a weighted ball, usually between 4-12 pounds, that you can use in your exercise routine. Due to its weight and shape, it requires a lot of coordination, strength, and stamina to keep it under control. The medicine ball is actually one of the oldest pieces of fitness equipment still in use today. The ball has been in use among athletes and warriors for over 3,000 years. They have been used by Egyptians, Roman ...
Continue Reading →Thank you, Omar!
“I highly recommend Kristina! She uses creative, effective exercises to make well-designed programs, and makes sure her clients are motivated and receive full attention. As a trainer and gym owner myself, in the industry for over ten years, I see a lot of terrible trainers out there. They are content with the status quo, and do cookie cutter workouts. Kristina is NOT that way. She is always on top of the latest information, and integrates that with classic ...
Continue Reading →Hello ladies and gents!
I’m here today to share with you a few different and fun exercises for the core. Lovely readers: 1,000,000 million sit ups a day will NOT sculpt for you the sleek physique you strive for. Not only is excessive lumbar flexion not healthy (e.g. promotes kyphosis and/or possible lower back problem when in excess), but is also not very effective of an exercise in that tight abs come from low body fat which is NOT achieved by ...
Continue Reading →Yes, I am a total protein powder whore. I just got a new protein powder in the mail that I ordered. But it is SO YUMMY that I have to tell you about it. No, this is not an affiliate link and I am not being compensated at all for this. Did they hear my prayers asking for a yummy peanut butter flavored protein powder?
Okay, so this is what happened. I was lazily scrolling through other’s Facebook stats update and ...
Continue Reading →These are a few of my favorite vids that I thought I would pass along. These videos truly demonstrate the amazing capabilities of our bodies and nothing else BUT our own bodies! No wonder I love bodyweight training!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kJZOfq7zk
Video above: Urban ninja. This is some parkour ish that astounds and impresses me with the degree of precision and agility required for these moves!!
Video above: Amazing b-girl power- my love!! With my background in gymnastics, whenever I break I naturally ...
Continue Reading →Breakfast was some numminess.
(BTW, check out this funny blog post I read yesterday from Smoothie Girl regarding “nom nom” http://smoothiegirleatstoo.blogspot.com/2010/04/tiramisu-for-breakfast-nom-nom-nom.html)
What was breakfast, might you ask?
Well, it might be GREEN OATMEAL!
I was inspired by certain pictures:
Source: http://www.danispies.com/archives/breakfast/spinach_oats.php
Source: http://www.katheats.com/green-with-envy/