pool side.

It is officially SUMMER TIME! you know exactly what that means... pool time! 

water slides, diving boards, bathing suits, getting tan.

so if you are anything like me... laying by the pool might replace some gym time when June rolls around.

I HAVE AN IDEA. have you ever tried swimming laps? 

The MayoClinic:

160 lbs - 423 calories/hour

200 lbs - 528 calories/hour

240 lbs - 632 calories/hour

so right when you get to the pool... swim laps for even just a half hour. Easy enough, right?

enjoy the sun!!!

Schwinn Certified!!!!

yay!!! I did it! I am now a Schwinn Certified Indoor Cycling Instructor. 
It was 8 hours of learning and riding with the wonderful Denise Druce.
Me and my dad did it together along with my friends Rachel and Bre.
ok.. so here is the first reaction I get when I mention that I cycle... AHHH
people are SO scared of this exercise.  
It is usually the fear of sitting on that tiny seat for an hour. 
and let me tell you... I get that.
however.. once you go a couple times and you couple it with core strength you will learn to sit light in the seat while maintaining correct form and you WILL LOVE IT!. 
so my challenge is give it MORE than ONE class and more than ONE instructor. 
if you don't like it after that then there isn't much more anyone can do. 
but hey it couldn't hurt.. well it could... but it wouldn't kill ya :) 

just try it....

ok people! so are you one of those people that say.. "I hate running"? then you are JUST LIKE ME! I am NOT  a runner! but one time.. I signed up for race for the cure! just the 5k! and that is one of my new favorite things! ok so here's how it works! you sign up-you give your money-and you can't back out after that! another great thing.. you don't HAVE to run! even walking 3.1 miles is good for you! and there are a lot of fun kinds of 5K's you can sign up for that make you forget you are running! I have run two exciting ones recently... the Dirty Dash and Color Me Rad! look at these pictures and try to tell me it doesn't look fun (also... kids can run these also! do it as a family instead of the movies one weekend)!