Hi friends! I think Thursdays are my favorite day of the work week. I always have Finn with me on Thursdays and while he’s in school I get to do a little bit of all the work I love the most (I teach one yoga class and train my longest-tenured client) + get a workout [...]
Cardio Strength Workouts
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2023 Christmas Crushers – 10th Anniversary!
December 25, 2023 { 0 comments }Merry Christmas friends! I’m popping in quickly to share your 2023 Christmas Crusher Workouts. It’s hard to believe but this is the 10th anniversary of these holiday themed workouts! The Christmas Crusher tradition started back in 2014 when I created a holiday-themed workout for my personal training clients. We had so much fun with it that [...]
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One Dumbbell Driveway Workout + The Week & Faves
May 13, 2023 { 0 comments }I have a driveway-friendly workout for you today that only uses one dumbbell. You could also totally make it work with bodyweight only if you need a workout that you can do anywhere. Here are the details! ONE DUMBBELL DRIVEWAY WORKOUT There are 6 movements that you’ll go through for a total of 3 rounds. [...]
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2022 Christmas Crusher Workout: Sleigh My Name
December 23, 2022 { 1 comment }Ho ho ho! I have a holiday treat for you! The 9th annual Christmas Crusher Workout is here and our 2022 theme is…SLEIGH MY NAME! We’re spelling out S-A-N-T-A with a set of movements that are sure to have you feeling like holly jolly jello! :) THE CHRISTMAS CRUSHER WORKOUT TRADITION The Christmas Crusher tradition [...]
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2021 Christmas Crusher Workout: A 25-Minute AMRAP
December 22, 2021 { 8 comments }Welcome to the eighth annual Christmas Crusher Workout! This year you will be tackling a 25-minute AMRAP workout and it’s a great blend of strength, cardio and endurance. The Christmas Crusher tradition started back in 2014 when I created holiday-themed workouts for my personal training clients. We had so much fun with it that I [...]
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30-Minute Dumbbell HIIT Workout + Hi From Tennessee
August 28, 2021 { 6 comments }Hello and happy weekend from eastern Tennessee! I am back at Vidya Yoga + Fitness (yes, we had a name change for trademark reasons as we grow!) for the first weekend of our FOURTH 200-hour yoga teacher training (read about our first one and how I got involved here)!!! What an honor it’s been to work [...]
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2020 Christmas Crusher Workout
December 24, 2020 { 7 comments }It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time for my annual Christmas Crusher Workout! What started as a joke when I created a ridiculously hard but fun holiday-themed workout for my personal training clients has turned into a six-year tradition that many of you also participate in! I will quickly note that this year the [...]
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Sunday Morning Stuff + Glutes, Chest and Back Dumbbell Workout
August 30, 2020 { 6 comments }Happy Sunday morning! I am sitting here eating this yogurt bowl, drinking coffee, listening to Taylor Swift’s folklore album and getting ready to jump on a Zoom meeting for our Sunday morning yoga teacher training session. (Bowl details: FAGE Total Plain 5% with honey, bananas, peaches, Purely Elizabeth granola, dried cranberries and Wild Friends Nut [...]
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Changing My Evening Routine for Better Sleep + Leg HIIT & Plank Core Bodyweight Workout
April 30, 2020 { 7 comments }Hi everyone. It’s been a pretty solid week over here. After last week’s sleep issues, I decided to make some changes to my evening routine. Here are a few: Eat dinner earlier. Drink some sort of relaxing tea blend before heading upstairs for bed. I have moved my meditation to bedtime instead of morning. I’m [...]
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Step Stool Bodyweight Workout
March 22, 2020 { 0 comments }Thank you all so much for your encouraging and helpful comments on my last post. I’ll be live streaming classes for Charlotte Yoga and VIBE5 Fitness + Yoga this coming week. You can take my live stream classes from wherever you may be! You don’t have to be a client of either studio and there are [...]
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20-Minute Lower Body HIIT Dumbbell Workout
March 10, 2020 { 4 comments }This post is sponsored by lululemon and ShopStyle and includes affiliate links. I have been teaching group fitness classes like strength and HIIT for 12 years, and yoga for 9. I love teaching group fitness and yoga equally but there nothing like the energy of a group fitness class to light me up! I do [...]
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Two New Workouts: HIIT Kettlebell + Legs & Core Bodyweight
January 10, 2020 { 10 comments }The last time you heard from me was Monday morning then I blinked and it was Friday morning and I’m just getting the opportunity to sit down and write this post. I have been working on the elements of it for two days but kept getting pulled in different directions before I could finish. It [...]
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2019 Christmas Cookie Crusher Workout
December 22, 2019 { 4 comments }It’s time for my annual Christmas Cookie Crusher workout! I started this yearly tradition back in 2014 when I programmed a “Cookie Crusher”-themed workout for my personal training clients and then shared it on my blog. It’s been a hit with clients and readers ever since. So many of you have shared that you love [...]
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Last Week’s Eats & Workouts + A Descending Interval Workout
March 10, 2019 { 8 comments }I am fully aware that daylight savings time happens every year but it never ceases to make me say, “I can’t believe it’s still light outside.” Totally changes the feel of the day. More about that in my weekend recap. For today, last week’s eats and workouts along with a descending interval workout that I [...]
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2018 Christmas Cookie Crusher Workout {Gym + Home Versions}
December 20, 2018 { 9 comments }Today was a really good day. It started with a great workout with friends followed by an exciting meeting about my return to teaching yoga in Charlotte in January. I can’t wait to tell you more very soon. The rest of the day involved some work in a coffee shop, cuddles with my boy, a [...]
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Candy Crusher Halloween Workout + October Workout Playlist
October 29, 2018 { 5 comments }Happy Halloween Eve! I am getting so excited to dress up Finn on Halloween. There’s a little block party in my neighborhood that I’m going to stroll him over to. I also can’t wait to show you guys his costume…it’s pretty cute! (photo Wanda Koch) In anticipation of Halloween, I thought we could all use [...]
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Jump for July Bodyweight Workout + July Workout Playlist
July 24, 2018 { 10 comments }Since July is coming to a close soon, I thought it was time to get your July workout + playlist posted! July’s workout is all about jumping intervals and features bodyweight movements only so you have no reason not to get this done wherever life or vacation takes you! JUMP FOR JULY BODYWEIGHT WORKOUT Here’s [...]
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7-Minute AMRAPs HIIT Workout + June Workout Playlist
June 13, 2018 { 5 comments }It’s time to share some workout motivation with you! Today I’ve got a HIIT workout that can be done anywhere with no equipment along with your June workout playlist. The playlist features two hours of amazing music to help push you through your runs and gym (or at home!) sweat sessions this month. As for [...]
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The Best Workouts of 2017 + Best Workout Songs of 2017 Playlist (4 Hours of Music!)
December 28, 2017 { 7 comments }I’m having a dance party over here at my desk listening to the four-hour playlist I just put together that compiles all of my favorite workout songs from 2017. This year I was super dedicated to putting together regular playlists for you guys to help you through your runs and gym sessions – I hope [...]
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2017 Christmas Cookie Crusher Workout: Home + Gym Versions
December 22, 2017 { 6 comments }Although I’m not personal training at the current moment, I couldn’t let the holiday season pass by without putting together my Christmas Cookie Crusher workout! These workouts were an annual tradition for my clients and we usually brought each other cookies or some other goodies on the day that we did it. I think this [...]
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Scary Squat Workout + Sullie’s Halloween Costume
October 31, 2017 { 13 comments }Happy Halloween! I’m on my way to Portland for an exciting partnership with Under Armour and Samsung that’s been named #firstsneverstop. It’s themed around “a journey of firsts” so I’m (nervously?) looking forward to discovering what’s in store for us! They sent us a really cozy outfit to travel in – shoes, socks, compression tights [...]
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Total Body Tabata Blast Workout: A 36-Minute Sweat Fest
August 24, 2017 { 13 comments }You guys are going to LOVE this Total Body Tabata Blast Workout. I’ve taught it three times this week and all of my students had great things to say about after…and LOTS of feedback about how they were feeling the day or two after. ;) I love a good tabata workout. They’re such an amazing [...]
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How to Get the Stink Out of Your Workout Clothes + Descending Interval Super Set Workout
July 6, 2017 { 10 comments }This post is sponsored by HEX Performance. Keep reading to learn about a new way to clean your sweaty, smelly workout clothes along with an awesome descending interval workout that I’ve programmed to get you sweaty! :) If you’re a regular reader of my blog, I’d say that the chances are high that you deal with [...]
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The 2016 Christmas Cookie Crusher Workouts (Home and Gym Versions!)
December 20, 2016 { 11 comments }I have started a bit of a tradition with my personal training clients with my Christmas Cookie Crusher workouts. They started back in 2014 with my small group and are officially now a “thing” even though I’m not training them anymore. Here’s the 2015 workout. I gave up training my small group of friends at [...]
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Sweat, Strengthen and Flow Outdoor Workout + Event Recap
September 13, 2016 { 5 comments }Hey guys! I’m so pumped to share all of the details on the Sweat, Strengthen and Flow Workout that I hosted for my community along with Premier Protein last Saturday morning. I’ve got a bunch of photos from Saturday’s event as well as a workout graphic so you can try it out for yourself! I’ve [...]
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The Couple that Burpees Together…Burpee Couples Workout + HYLETE Review
August 31, 2016 { 14 comments }This post is sponsored by HYLETE. Today’s post combines three of my favorite things. 1) New workout gear. 2) Working out with Tanner. 3) BURPEES! HYLETE recently offered to send a sampling of their workout apparel for both Tanner and I try out and we decided to give it the ultimate test with a sweaty [...]
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Cardio, Glute and Core Workout with Rowing, Deadlifts and BOSU Exercises
May 24, 2016 { 12 comments }Call me crazy but working legs is my favorite! I am on team “leg day, every day.” While I might give my trainer the side eye when she tells me it’s time for pull ups, I will never hesitate to do a squat, lunge or deadlift. I stayed at the gym after training one of [...]
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Sweaty Strength + Plyo Workout
April 5, 2016 { 84 comments }Today I’m sharing a workout with you that combines strength training and plyometrics. I love interspersing plyometric exercises into my clients workouts as well as my own. They are a great way to train power and speed while also driving the heart rate up. The workout I’m sharing today features a strength training exercise followed [...]
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Recent Eats + On the 30s HIIT Workout
March 24, 2016 { 9 comments }Good morning! I have some recent eats and the HIIT workout I taught last Sunday to share today. But first… In case you somehow missed it, yesterday was National Puppy Day! I think I like this day even more than National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day! :) It’s a great excuse to share some puppy pictures. Baby [...]
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38 is Great Chipper Workout + Best New Noodle Replacement + Packing Madness
February 23, 2016 { 19 comments }Hi there! In the world of fitness we crazies like to celebrate birthdays and special occasions with some extra fun challenges. I’ve mentioned several times before that I train a small group of friends at 5:30 a.m. once a week. We get super excited when it’s someone in the group’s birthday. This week we were celebrating [...]
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2016 Valentine’s Day Partner Workout + My Weekly Workouts
February 14, 2016 { 1 comment }Happy Valentine’s Day! Last year I shared a Valentine’s Day partner workout and I thought it would be fun to put together another one for you this year. I love this partner workout because most of the exercises are interactive and/or hands on. Sweating together is a great way for couples to connect while doing [...]
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Super Bowl Super Set Workout + Weekly Workouts
February 7, 2016 { 15 comments }Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I am SUPER PUMPED to cheer on the Panthers tonight. I decided to channel some of my enthusiasm into creating a killer “Super Bowl Super Set Workout” for you guys! Read all about super sets and why I love them in this post. I organized the workout into four super sets [...]
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Weekly Workouts + Lots of Strength + A Killer Pulling Workout
January 17, 2016 { 12 comments }Happy Sunday morning! It’s currently snowing in Charlotte. Nothing that’s sticking, just big wet flakes that melt the second they hit the ground but it makes for a pretty and cozy morning with a cup of coffee (and some chia pudding!). I’m gearing up for a marathon day of teaching…four classes total today including yoga, [...]
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Weekly Workouts: Treadmill Time + “Add 5 Reps Workout”
January 10, 2016 { 14 comments }We have officially reached the time of year where I embrace the treadmill. Don’t get me wrong, I am NOT complaining about temperatures ranging from the 20s-40s when that’s balmy for many of you (and I am fondly remembering all those 70 degree runs I had in November and December). What I do find is [...]
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25 Minute Clock Workout + Weekly Workouts
October 4, 2015 { 9 comments }Super quick check in tonight. My weekend has been a sea of boxes, U-Haul Trucks and eating out. The good news? I survived moving. Here are my workouts for the last week. More on the move coming soon in the weekend recap! For now it’s a miracle that I got this post up. :P Monday [...]
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Summer of Stairs…And Weekly Workouts
July 12, 2015 { 21 comments }I make my clients run stairs on the regular because it’s really great cardio. It’s quick and efficient for getting the heart rate up and a nice change from running and rowing. And I think it’s safe to say that most of my clients would pick stairs over burpees. ;) Recently, I’ve been including more [...]
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A Total Body Strength Workout & A Cardio CrossFit Workout + Weekly Workout Recap
June 28, 2015 { 9 comments }Hope everyone has enjoyed the weekend. Rainy weather yesterday brought in some cooler weather. It’s currently 79 and low humidity and it’s amazing. A welcome change after two weeks of 98-100 degree days. I’m going to head out for a run and soak up the sunshine after I publish this post. Here’s my recap of [...]
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Cardio Strength Workout
May 19, 2015 { 17 comments }Hey! I’ve got a great workout for you today. Since I started teaching group ex again, I’ve received requests from many of you to post the workouts on the blog. Always happy to share my knowledge! I’ve updated the Peanut Butter Runner workout board on Pinterest and you can also check out my workout page [...]
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30 Rep Rowing Workout
January 8, 2015 { 12 comments }Most of the U.S. is experiencing extremely cold weather right now. Here in Charlotte the temperatures dropped down to 10 degrees last night and we barely broke 30 today. I get that these may be balmy temps for some of you…but not for my Georgia blood. This weather makes me move my workouts indoors to [...]
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2014 Christmas Cookie Crusher Workout {Gym + Home Versions}
December 22, 2014 { 20 comments }I don’t know about you but the Christmas cookies are ABUNDANT over here. I think I’ve averaged somewhere between 2-5 cookies every day for the last week! I mean, seriously…between what I’ve been baking for gifts and get togethers and what I’ve been gifted by friends and clients, it’s been a sugar extravaganza. I’m probably going [...]
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Butt Burner Cardio Blast Workout + Weekly Workouts
November 30, 2014 { 14 comments }I have a great workout to share with you today that I did a couple of weeks ago for my own workout and have since put several clients through. It’s a killer combo of legs and cardio. But first… Some puppy cuteness for you. Zoey goes from 90 mph to crash in about two seconds. She is all [...]
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Pre-Turkey & Pie Burner Workout + Weekly Workout Recap
November 23, 2014 { 8 comments }Hello and happy Thanksgiving week! It’s my favorite holiday of the year! In preparation for the upcoming feast, I have a great workout to share with you that’s high in intensity and sure to make some room for the turkey and pie! :) In addition to testing this workout myself, I also put several clients [...]
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A Total Body Weekend Workout to Get You Moving!
October 3, 2014 { 12 comments }Hi everyone! TGIF! This was one heck of a week. I’m thrilled to see the arrival of the weekend and my big Friday night plans include sitting on the couch. I’m cooking dinner and can’t wait to turn on the TV for the first time this week and catch up on Scandal. It’ll be early to bed [...]
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“Legs On Fire” Cardio Strength Workout
September 4, 2014 { 12 comments }I promise that I didn’t plan to follow the salted fudge brownie recipe with a workout but I think it works nicely with the whole theme of my blog…workout hard, eat well! :) I have a workout to share with you today that I did myself on Tuesday. I only had a 30 minute window [...]
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45/15 Circuit Training Workout {Video + Workout Post}
August 5, 2014 { 9 comments }It’s been forever since I’ve shared a workout with you guys. It’s not that I haven’t been programming them nonstop for my clients but it’s been difficult to carve out the time to get them ready for you in the way that I like to. But today is your lucky day! I have a new [...]
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Row, Run & Burn Cardio & Leg Workout
May 15, 2014 { 19 comments }Good morning! I awoke to pouring down rain, thunderstorms and a really loud alert on my phone that we were under a tornado warning. It’s looking like nothing but the same weather for the rest of my day. Always good for my productivity! Did you know that Thursday is typically the slowest day of the [...]
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Burpee Box Jump Chipper Workout
April 17, 2014 { 19 comments }I have a great workout to share with you today! It’s quick, challenging and combines cardio and strength. Win, win! This is a chipper style workout which means you “chip away” at the reps and finish all the reps of one movement before moving on to the next. I’m a big fan of chipper workouts. [...]
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Fired Up Squat + Upper Body Workout
March 21, 2014 { 50 comments }Welcome to Friday…the fired up edition! What am I so fired up about? First, squats! I LOVE SQUATS! My clients know they most likely won’t get through a workout with me without doing some type of squats and push ups. They are two of my favorite movements ever due to all of their awesome benefits. [...]
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The Running 500 Workout
March 5, 2014 { 20 comments }I am completely blown away by how many of my readers, friends and students have done the 1,000 rep home workout that I posted a few weeks ago. It’s been so cool to hear everyone’s experience with it, whether you made it through the whole thing or scaled. There’s definitely one common theme…a sore booty [...]
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Weekend Warm Up Workout
January 25, 2014 { 4 comments }Hello and a big welcome to the weekend! Unfortunately, it’s FREEZING and all I want to do is stay bundled up, inside and warm. The wind is bone-chilling. From what I understand it’s pretty cold in most of the country and my mom told me it sleeted yesterday in Florida. That’s crazy so I thought [...]
