As the Mudderella mud event approaches in two weeks (June 4th GASP!!), we are pondering how to prep for this muddy mania. As this is a non timed event, it’s more about building your confidence and girl bonds but we want to … Continue reading
Yes, it’s Monday and we are already dreaming of the weekend. Those lazy Saturdays where you roll out of bed, throw your hair into a messy top knot and meet up with your gal pals for a hearty brunch. This weekend, twist up the routine by adding some blowouts and beauty goody bags to that brunchin’. Join Kathy Ruda, HERFITNESS health and fitness blogger, in her quest to raise funds for AVON 39 and breast cancer awareness.
Are you Burnin’ to hear all the Brunchy details?
*Currently all workout classes offered at Brunch x Burn are full but Kathy is looking to expand them. Stay alert by following the Brunch x Burn event on Facebook, fit family!*
When: May 22nd, 2016, 1-3 pm
Where: Equinox Gold Coast, 900 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Brunch: Fuel your day with healthy juices from JuiceRx and tasty pastries from Beatrix
Blowouts and Braids: Check the Brunch x Burn page for updates! Blowout Junkie will make ya look fabulous (um hello blowouts usually cost like $35 and up so this ticket is a steaalllll)
Benefits: You will feel like a charitable goddess as you shake your glossy blown out hair. Bring some cash to for the raffle table and prep yourself for a bounty of giveaways. Each guest will also receive a free HERFITNESS goodie bag filled with healthy snacks & discount cards from sponsors (think free passes to Equinox, Kind bars and more).
Cost: Only $15 and your donation goes directly towards to AVON 39: The Walk to End Breast Cancer.
Tickets! brunchxburn.splashthat.com or Follow Kathy on IG @kathyruda
We loooove FusionFest (heart emojis all around). This is the 4th annual FusionFest at exhale spa and we love it so much we’ve been to all 4. You can check out our previous posts here and here. 4 Reasons Why … Continue reading
Clean water is a cool commodity in the U.S. and the world. It is the one thing we cannot live without (as the show Naked and Afraid on Discovery Channel has demo-ed time and time again). Surge for Water, seeks … Continue reading
Celebrate Earth Day, C’mon (sing with us)! Keep your Earth Day vibes going on all week with Divvy Bike Week!
Take a bike break and stretch your legs with two free walking tour passes from the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF).
Flash your Divvy key at the CAF Shop & Tour Center (224 South Michigan Avenue 9am – 9pm daily) to snatch those passes. Check the CAF schedule for available tours and don’t get too fancy-some tours may require an additional charge.
Choose Chicago and Divvy join forces to display the best of the best Divvy pics from talented photogs.
How to win!!
Follow the trails of all these goodies all week with the hashtag #DIVVYWEEK or snoop at Divvy’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
-Picture courtesy of Divvy/Naked Juice-
Do you know the secret to mud run success? Is it the right mud “slipper” tied so tight it won’t get sucked off your feet? No, dare we say it, it’s teamwork!! If you are looking to take on a challenge, … Continue reading
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Do you wanna know a secret? We’ve been practicing yoga for years. It’s what brought our friendship to fruition. BUT! We’ve never taken a Yoga 101 class until now.
Studio Three’s new FREE Yoga 101 class offers a format that is accessible to anyone, from new yogis, to sweaty gurus (especially those who need patience practice). So don’t be nervous if you’ve never ventured into this world of open mouth tongue out breathin’. We checked it out 2 Saturdays ago and checked our assumptions at the door.
First Impressions:
Studio Three’s yoga studio features linen covered decorative lamps (good for staring at in a hard pose), hardwood floors and natural light to induce relaxation. Studio Three also features cycling and interval training in its other 2 studios.
Attending your first yoga class can be intimidating. You know, those people all stretching and showing off their wacky legs behind their head poses. However, our teacher, Todd Rhoades, was bubbly, welcoming and accommodating to all in the room. Luckily no one in our class was stunting either. Todd is multi-talented and has a background in yoga, and dance. This evident in his grace and ease at talking through poses.
Note: Emily DeBouver and Maggie McElhiney are teaching an “It’s Britney B*^#h” dance class on March 25th at Studio Three if yoga’s not your thang.
Format (may vary by teacher):
We began with pranayama practice, breathing in one nostril and out the other, sometimes feeling like a drowning hippo. Prana what, now? It’s a breathing practice for yoga to help you be in tune with your gorgeous bod. We then moved on to sun salutations with an explanation and demo of each step. Class may seem slow if you are used to quick vinyasa flow but we were sore after and learned a ton. Classes can cover a variety of topics including etiquette, form, history and/or alignment.
Where: Studio Three, 648 N Clark Street
Chicago IL, 60654
When: Saturdays, 1:45-2:45 pm
Bonus: This Saturday, March 19th, is Yoga 101 with QUICHE AND MIMOSAS!!
Sign Up: First, sign up for an account. Next, schedule yourself!
Already experienced? Studio Three could appease many a yogi with styles from Forrest Yoga (from the amazing Allison English) to Hot Power, Flow, or challenging Hi-Def (integrated yoga and strength training). We gots to go back and give another try another style.
*Update* 3/25/2016 Yoga 101 will morph into Power Yoga 101 for April.
Admit it. Sometimes, during tough workout videos, you lie there huffing and puffing hoping your virtual teacher won’t catch you slacking. That feeling is slightly guilty/awesome because you know this workout is challenging you.
It may seem that 20 minutes of fitness won’t do squat (HA!) but high intensity workouts can pack a punch for more energy and toning. We received a complementary Blu-Ray copy of the Women’s Health Ignite workout starring Next Fitness Star winner Nikki Metzger to test its fit factor. Nikki Metzger isn’t just some gym rat of the street. She’s a Master Trainer and owner of BODI gym in Scottsdale, Arizona. She’s not afraid to slap you with a bad @#s fitness routine.
Ignite fires you up with 3 x20 minute stand alone (or get crazy and plow through all 3) workouts. Bonus: An 8 minute bananas ab sequence in case you didn’t feel sore enough.
More of a traditional weights workout, but still maintains an interval format. Nikki demos the moves and sets before each change. Free weight usage is optional, removing intimidation for the recently sedentary.
Guacs, this is a doozy. Plyometrics take center stage for this cardio heavy chapter with crazy hard moves like the evil planky bear or real move name: Lateral Bear Crawl.
Your muscles will get HIIT from the front and the back with this 360 high speed interval routine. Expect 45 second sets with 3 sets in each rotation. Moves include modified burpees with a row added, plank walk outs and our Snapchat favsie: The Starfish Crunch.
Extra Extra! Get your 20 minute toning with Ignite here. Not ready to commit? Check out a preview of Nikki’s training here.
Looking for other workouts? Check out some suggestions from previous posts here.
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