Each week I’ll be presenting you with a new playlist and a short description of an accompanying ride to try out. Here is your first installment! This ride is all about hill climbing. The first song is your warm up and then songs 2-4 are your first hill. This should be a steady climb with …
If you’re a regular visitor to my site you’ve probably noticed some changes over the past couple of days. I’m excited to announce a refresh of Shapin’ Up and hope you like the new layout! To give you a little tour, I’ll continue with my normal daily postings but now you can also navigate via …
Ditch basic crunches and try this routine of six core strengthening moves. I like these moves because they target the core but will tone all over at the same time. All it requires are two dumbbells, making it a perfect at-home routine. If you are new to these moves, try them without weights and once …
Completing an obstacle course race is on my to-do list and I’m leaning towards the Spartan Race series. Unfortunately, I’m out of town when the Citi Field Sprint (3 miles, 15 obstacles) is taking place (4/13) but if YOU want to sign up, you can do it for free ($130 value) if you join TEAM …
Returning to Bikram Yoga + 30 Day Challenge Over a year ago I completed the Bikram Yoga NYC 30 Day Challenge; for 30 days I went to Bikram every. single. day. It was exhausting and hard but I was so proud of myself and could see huge improvements over the month. I’m not an avid …
I go through phases with shopping. Sometimes I love to shop and other times I couldn’t be bothered. I’ve been stuck in the “couldn’t be bothered” category for a really long time and basically only spend money on workout clothes. I could use a wardrobe update as we head into spring for clothing to wear …
