Would earning or losing money motivate you to work out more? I wasn’t sure if it would work for me when I started using Pact last fall. But since then I have earned $42 working out 185 times. It might not be enough to retire on, but it has been a nice little incentive to …
For quite a few months now my Healthworks attendance has been poor. Between the busy summer months, my recently completed design competition and having a bunch of classes at various studios to take, I’ve been neglecting the gym. I realized it was time to change things up, and after much deliberation I put my HW …
***UPDATE*** Through collaboration on our Descience design I have learned a lot about Pedro’s research on networks within the design process. He was kind enough to write some comments on my synopsis of our design process, which I have added to the post in red. Included are some links to additional information related to his …
Over a cold, rainy spring weekend in April I ran in my first mud race, MuckFest MS. You may have remembered me posting awhile back that I was training for this, and if you are a Coolidge Corner Healthworks member you may have noticed me hitting the treadmill a lot more than normal. That’s because …
My roomie and I are total fitness nerds and for Christmas we decided to buy ourselves Gilt vouchers for three classes at the newly opened Barry’s Bootcamp in Downtown Crossing. Barry’s Bootcamp is a group fitness studio that claims to have “The best workout in the world”. With a tagline like that I just had …
Brookline is a great place to be a fitness lover right now. In the past few months two new yoga studios have opened, and within the past two weeks both Pure Barre Brookline, and Coolidge Corner Crossfit have both opened their doors. Add this to the already awesome array of studios and gyms that are …
There’s nothing worse than getting sick. Especially being sick on a weekend. This past weekend the bug going around had finally caught up with me, and I was quite the bump on a log. Or couch to be more specific. Between naps I binged on DVR’d Project Runway All Star episodes, soup, and a good …
I am torn. For a few years I have shared the same yoga studios, pilates classes and gyms with hundreds and hundreds of Lululemon clad women and men. The brand is everywhere in Boston. It feels like the official college uniform for Boston girls is a North Face jacket, Uggs and a pair of Lululemon …
In celebration of our 7 year anniversary (7 years!) Ben and I went on an overnight getaway to Portsmouth NH. Luckily the weather held out, and was surprisingly warm for a mid-November day Our main goal was to check out the Red Hook Brewery and go on a tour of their facility. Luckily our hotel …
When I started working out all I thought I wanted was to lose weight. I was out of shape, so I started going to a lot of classes that were familiar to me. I took Zumba and Body Jam, which I loved, and they got me to get a good sweat on. They were a …
I have always loved a good adrenaline rush. And I’m always up for trying something new. So when I saw the Living Social deal for the TSNY Beantown trapeze class I knew I had to give it a try. This was a little over a year ago. Luckily I had a few crazy friends who …
There’s nothing like a good adrenaline rush! And that’s why I couldn’t wait to get back up on the trapeze. (See part one describing my first visit). After a break of four and a half months since my last class I drove to TSNY Beantown filled with a lingering fear this past Saturday. What if …
Welcome! This blog has been in my head for awhile, and I figured it was time to get it out there on the interwebz. I got a lot of inspiration to do this from my friend Jess Miller, AKA Little Miss Runshine. You can check out her super awesome blog here: http://www.littlemissrunshine.com/. Another major motivator …
What’s better then working out, shopping, eating and raising money for charity? The combination sounded pretty awesome to me, so I signed up for last nights #SweatWorking a fitness networking event held by Eventbrite Boston at Athleta’s Newbury Street store. We started the evening with a great 1/2 bootcamp – 1/2 barre workout lead by Meaghan … Continue reading
Last Wednesday evening I was standing in Copley Square screaming NO at the top of my lungs. But I wasn’t alone. I was one of many women who had turned out for Healthworks’ 2nd Free Self Defense Workshop. As one of the largest communities of women in Boston, Healthworks has taken the lead in being … Continue reading
This morning as my alarm clock went off at 4:50 am I was actually excited to get out of bed. My roommate, sister and partner in early AM workouts, had convinced me to try the 6 am spin class at B/Spoke, a new cycling studio downtown. I’m always up for trying a new studio and … Continue reading
This is an event that I will unfortunately not be able to attend, but it is such a great cause that I wanted to share! 11th Annual Spin For Animals to benefit the MSPCA http://www.mspca.org/spin2014 On February 8th join a spin team at Boston’s newest spin studio, Pursuit, to raise money for the … Continue reading
This has little to do with anything. Except that it fits under my CATS category tab. But it made me smile. And who doesn’t need a good reason to smile during these cold, grey winter months 🙂 (well actually it made me laugh until I cried, but same thing!) Continue reading
A few weekends ago my Sunday workout buddy, Li and I tried out Pursuit, a new spin studio on Boylston Street in Boston. The studio had been open less than a week, and to encourage people to come check out their new spot, they offered free classes the first week of January. When I arrived … Continue reading
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1. my new blogilates fit journal! Blogilates is one of my favorite fitness websites to follow. It is always being updated with new workouts, recipies, inspirational stories and all around good karma. I had done a DietBet challenge that Blogilates set up, and like the commraderie of all the fellow “Popsters”. So when Cassey (the … Continue reading
I am running a race. Those are 5 words that I have never said before. And yet here I am signed up, not for just my first race, but an obstacle race in late April! The Boston MuckFest is a race to support multiple sclerosis research and treatment with 100% of the money raised going … Continue reading
QUICK! If you were looking for a good excuse to try BTone, they have their 5 class deal on Living Social for the next 13 days. The package is $49 and can be used at any of their three studios, in Boston, Lexington, and Sudbury. The deal is only for new customers, but is a … Continue reading
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