Over the past couple of months there have been some big changes in some of your fellow Fitness Bootcamp goers at Pura Vida Urban Fitness! I talked with three individuals who lost a collective 90lbs over the last 6 months and they gave me some wisdom to pass on to you. Here are the top [...]
There have been a lot of articles lately about the effects of sitting on the body. The conclusion that the majority of these articles come to – not only do we spend too much time sitting, but we also cannot reverse the effects of those hours of sitting with exercise. What you do consistently throughout [...]
3 Exercises for truly beach worthy triceps… 1. Diamond Pushups Place the tips of your pointer fingers together and the tips of your thumbs together to form a diamond shape with your hands. Start from a plank position and lower your body so that your chest stays over the diamond. To get those triceps working [...]
Why you need to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles… The glenohumeral joint is at the junction of the hummerus (the bone you might associate with your upper-arm bone) and scapula (the bone you might associate with your shoulder blade). Your hummerus sits in a relatively shallow dip in the scapula (called the glenoid fossa). On [...]
My roommate celebrated Leap Day – after all, it happens only once every four years! – by taking jumping photos at GAP. If you’re thinking of taking your own Leap Day photos, here are 3 Leap Day Plyometric Exercises that will make for some great Leap Day pics… 1. The Star Jump – Jump up as [...]
I have 2 fantastic balance exercises for you that involve the foam roller (yes, you can use it for more than that glorious/sometimes painful myofascial release). But first, lets take a second to talk about balance. By now you’ve probably figured out that we LOVE balance. And we love it for two primary reasons… 1. [...]
It’s Monday, so of course, that means it’s “time to be the best!”. Today’s Motivated Monday comes from Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky was one of the greatest hockey players in the history of the NHL. He currently holds 54 records (and shares 7) with 15 of those records achieved during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Gretzky has [...]
I recently had a nutrition client come in. I remarked that she has an advantage in getting started with healthy meals because she loves to cook. Her response: while she does love to cook, she can “Paula Deen out” with the the best of them. Deen announced in January that she has Type 2 Diabetes. What’s [...]
This morning’s yoga class centered on the idea of coming back. How many times do we tell ourselves we’re going to do something–break a bad habit, start a new habit, connect with someone, work towards a daily goal–only to find ourselves off track? The wonderful thing about yoga, like each new day, is that it [...]
It’s Monday, so of course, that means it’s “time to be the best!”. Todays Motivated Monday comes from Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison – inventor of both the lightbulb AND the phonograph. “I failed my way to success” – Thomas Edison Next time you’re in a Brooklyn Bootcamp Fitness Class remember that failure is part of [...]