This morning I was feeling less-than-motivated to hit the gym, but forced myself anyways (of course).  I started with 20 minutes on the stairmaster and came across a Kettlebell workout in Women’s Health Magazine and decided to give it a try.  Check out the 8-series workout here: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/kettlebell-workout I did the series 3 times using …

I wish the liquid lunch I was referring to involved dirty martinis, but alas, it’s a juice lunch. For the past two days I’ve been trying a “juice till dinner” diet. I’ve gotten the same concoction over at the Pulse restaurant in the Sports Club LA next to my office.  The mix contains spinach, cucumber, …

Sometimes my weekend workouts can be a little iffy.  By weekend, I really only mean Saturday since I teach spin on Friday mornings and twice on Sundays. This weekend, with the beautiful weather I couldn’t help but be outside as long as possible. On Saturday I started off with a morning bike ride (tired legs …

I’m very opposed to wasting calories on drinks–unless it’s alcohol (duh, and even then I try to go for the lowest-cal options). If you go to the drink fridges at Duane Reade it’s crazy how many new diet drinks are popping up.  While I don’t believe these drinks will fuel weight loss, I think they …

At 7am this morning I attended a much needed Bikram Yoga class at Bikram Yoga NYC. It’s been a couple of months since I’ve taken yoga but today was a perfect morning for some mind clearing and intense 90-minute stretching. After my brief hiatus it’s hard to adjust to the 105 degree heat, but it’s …