The holidays are past and the New Year resolutions are upon you; probably a lot of them had to do with fitness goals, getting into shape and so on. If however you are finding it difficult to make the start and the motivation is elusive consider getting some smart workout wear to help get you in the zone to start working out.
Some stylish active wear may be just the thing to get you feeling good and into the mood to start working out.
The trick is to find something that is “technical, comfortable and makes you feel great,” according to yoga lead designer Antonia Iamartino.
It is a good idea to jazz up a wardrobe with some new patterns and colors that can be quite an inspiration in themselves.
Bright patterned or solid tops with basic long pants may be all that you need – pick from brighter options such as lime, fuchsia, coral, turquoise and cobalt and other muted shades such as lilac mauve, and pale pink. Geome
Full disclosure: I stole this recipe out of Esquire magazine. But hey, imitation is the best form of flattery, right? Right.
I’ve had a hard time embracing hot alcoholic drinks since most are way too sweet and everything else involves coffee, which I don’t really want to drink in the evenings since I’m fairly caffeine-sensitive.
But when I saw this hot whiskey recipe I knew I had found my winter drink. It’s just the right balance of strong, hot, and delicious. (Insert your own inappropriate joke here.)
Ingredients:
Good Irish whiskey
Boiling water
Lemon
Cloves
Honey
Directions:
1.
I’ve had quite an interesting journey over the years with my eating habits. I’ve experimented with all types of diets. I’ve experimented with diets which exclude a lot of different types of foods. Even healthy vegetables!
The super strict protein diets, or Atkins as it was widely known, where you are encouraged to restrict carbs, even the healthy ones like apples and fruits and even some veggies, told you to avoid a lot of foods that can really offer a lot of health benefits and nutrients for your body.
I noticed that I would shed weight quickly while on a super strict low carb diet, but I also noticed that my energy levels were low, it was hard to go to the bathroom regularly, and my skin didn’t look so hot. I was a
On a lazy Saturday in 2007 I finished a book that was recommended to me by a close mentor.
Two hours later I had quit my job as a trainer at a health club, wrote a plan to open my own fitness studio and get into magazines, and booked a weeklong trip to Central America.
(My mom, understandably, flipped out.)
The book wasn’t the cause of my newfound adventure-seeking and impulse decision making; the desire to “do something” with my life had been brewing ever since I dropped out of community college, and I’d already taken the first few steps to live the life of my dreams.
But it certainly gave me a big shove to keep going.