[gallery] 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 intervals throughout and the…
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 the header to learn About…
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 you get the hang of…
This weekend it seemed like spring was finally here so we invited a few friends over for a mini BBQ. I was so excited to fire up the grill again (and when I say I, I obviously mean MM because turning a grill is scary, I always think it is going to explode). I made my specialty, roasted butternut squash…
[gallery] Vermont Getaway: Stratton Mountain Last weekend a few friends and I headed out of the city and visited Stratton Mountain. It was my first time there and I fell in love. The mountain had a perfect range of terrain. I’m a blue/black snowboarder and found plenty in my range and the beginners and more advanced skiers also had their…
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 EBOOST. Here’s how: Go to…
