Hi friends, athletes, kiddos, madams and sirs.

Here in Texas, the gyms are supposed to be opening May 18th!!!

As exciting as this may be, if we don’t act accordingly, they will close in NO TIME! So I’m PERSONALLY asking you in advance to be familiar with these guidelines.

• gyms will only operate at 25% capacity (get in there, go hard, and get out)
• locker rooms and shower facilities will remain closed until further notice (restrooms will be be open)
• workout equipment must be spaced 6 ft apart

Some of you may also see this as obvious but others do not so I am going to scream it

S A N A T I Z E

please and thankyou

Click here to read more about gym guidelines and rules

This is a frustrating time for all of us and it is going to take some getting used to but if we just think of the big picture and try our best to remember the greater good, we will all be better off. Feeling irritated and impatient is expected, but don’t allow it to affect anyone else around you. Spread Joy and if you don’t have any, seek it out. We love to talk about how stupid humans are, but some are just very brilliant and exactly what you’ve been looking for/lacking.

side note: E A T B R E A K F A S T

and as always, Be Excellent to Eachother

Hey there quarantine birds,

I’m here to brighten your day with some positive notes and fun ways to get your blood pumping! Lately I’ve opened myself up to the idea of finding new activities to broaden my spectrum farther than basic exercises :

• hiking
• paddle boarding
• dancing
• biking/skateboarding

I live in the San Marcos/Austin area so if you are ever nearby, you should check out some of my favorite spots!

Hiking Spots: The Purgatory, Barton Creek Greenbelt, North LBJ Trailhead

Paddle Boarding: Ladybird Lake, SUPsmtx

But back to some positivity because I know we all are in need of a little of that right now. Here’s what I’ve found most helpful regarding to coping with COVID 19.

The act of “pursuing yourself” has been really difficult lately – for me at least-

So I thought about how good it makes me feel to do things for others. There are many many forms of this but my favorite way is to write letters to people I care about. Those you love deserve to know how much that you love them. When I did this, it allowed me to step back and admire what and who I DO have.

Though this was a sappy post, ITS USEFUL.

Be excellent to eachother

This being my first experience using wordpress and creating a site – there are definitely ways that I can improve it – for starters, I’d like to include more information about me that can benefit my future. Such as adding links to my resume and updates on my job. I do not want to completely change the topic but add more details of my daily life aside from fitness. I can better promote my content by simply posting it to more social media platforms other than twitter.

My experience of the project was really being able to get comfortable developing my blog and learning new ways to implement my content using extra tools. This allowed me to get comfortable with word press to a point where I may be ready to branch off to bigger domains and experiment with other platforms.

I want to create a blog for myself that highlights my skills so that employers can have access to it. Specifically, I’d like to use a blog to promote my modeling and modeling agency so that bigger agencies can easily have access to my portfolio. My most popular week was the week of May 7 with 3 views and 3 visitors. My two most popular blog posts were Blog Crush, and Lunges with 2 views each. I am not surprised by these stats due to my lack of twitter followers.

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Hello Friends, I am writing to you from my safe and sanitized home!

I hope that you are all staying healthy and making an effort to be apart of the solution instead of the problem. I want to start by informing you that EVERYONE is struggling right now with pursuing fitness and exercise whether they tell you or not. We are a species that requires routines and predictability therefore, we are naturally lack motivation and energy. All we can do it be aware of that concept and make an honest effort to make this day better than the day before. Just a friendly reminder to:

BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF

Ahh the lunge. You either love it or you hate it. I am discussing lunges today because it is one of those effective workouts that can be done anywhere

(even the shower)

(don’t try it at home just believe me)

The lunge is an exercise that can be manipulated and can be done in many different ways. (with weights, wihtout weights, on stairs, off of a platform, etc)

BUT there are a few key factors that cannot be changed in order to do a proper lunge.

A lunge is a single leg exercise that works out your hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings and core IF DONE CORRECTLY. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• There is no need to take a huge step out. By taking a smaller step and keeping your body more compact, it intensifies the workout for all of the muscles.
• ALIGNMENT : Do not allow your knee to bend in front of your foot. Keep everything parallel.
• Keep your back straight and execute each movement with one fluid motion.
• I recommend starting with 3 sets of 8-12 reps.

That is all I have for you today, if you want to hear more about the lunge, click here

Stay healthy. Write Letters. Be excellent to each other.

Chao!

Happy Friday!

We’re all facing the same dilemma here. Who knows when we’ll get back in the gym? so It is important actually.. it is essential to for our mental and physical healths that we put our heads together and highlight other ways we can stay fit instead of losing sight of our goals! I’ll admit, the first few days of this lockdown were brutal- then I saw this meme

Relatable!!!

It’s time to get creative! All you need is a home depot run according to my boyfriend! Check out what him and his lifting buddy came up with

A pole

2 buckets

A bedside table

and some Determination.

I want to remind you all of the hard work you have put into yourself up to this point in your fitness journey. All of those days that you went to the gym but really did not want to. Or that time you finally ran a 10 minute mile. Or even if you finally just started going consistently. Every thing you’ve done and everything in between is the reason that you must go the extra mile right now. This is an uncertain time and we don’t know how long it will continue. It’s going to require you to mentally engage more than you usually would because you may find it difficult staying focused. I am a tennis player and I still swear by the power of visualization. If you take a moment during you stretch time, close your eyes, and visualize – it will bring clarity to your intentions.

If you want to hear more about exercising in the midst of this pandemic, check out this reliable source

Stay healthy friends and take care of one another.

Good Afternoon Athletes.

I hope you are staying healthy and taking all the precautions necessary to be apart of the solution; it’s all we can do to take care of each other and end COVID-19.

Anyways, I assume you are visiting this site in order to read something OTHER than news. So today I am going to be promoting my B L O G C R U S H.

I am a new blogger and I have found the most success in diving into other blogs like mine because it provokes my own thoughts and allows me to get my creativity juices flowing.

If you haven’t already, I encourage you to go check out http://summertomato.com

Some things you can expect to find on this fitness blog

REAL news

Up to date science

New perspectives (not another bandwagon)

At summer tomato, you’ll find the meat and potatoes content. It supports an “if you want change create it” mentality which I find a lot of strength in. Here are a few of my favorite posts :

I’d also like to add : if you have not watched this TED talk by Darya Rose – PLEASE stop and go check it out here

Here layout is easy to read and scroll through on a desktop OR mobile device and her content is what you want to hear.

As you were friends – stay healthy and take care of one another.

Greetings Champions:) I mentioned in my first blog post of how being intentional and efficient is very important to me. We all have different fitness goals and we all begin our journey in different stages.

{TIP: If your goal involves losing weight and toning, I highly recommend starting by losing excess weight by doing cardio BEFORE you begin tackling those repetitive ab workouts. It is okay to implement both, however when you are first starting out, cardio is your best friend. In doing this, I found ab workouts to be more effective and less discouraging.}

Let’s be real : cardio is a dagger. So when I am running – I’d better be getting the very most out of it. Sure there are cardio workouts other than running, but if you have the physical ability to run, I encourage you to view that ability as a privilege. When you’re running, the muscles being used the most are your quads, hip flexors, hamstrings, glutes and calf muscles. I’m going to show you how to add chest, shoulders and core to that list!

DO’S

Keep your body aligned

Eyes up

Arm motion stays low {kind of like milking a cow}

Lead with your feet

DON’TS

Look Down

Lead with your chest

Swing arms in an uppercut motion

You know when you’re sitting normally and then someone mentions posture, so you then intentionally sit up straighter? It requires thought and intention to sit straighter because it is not your normal way of sitting. When you begin to pursue the correct running technique, it will be a lot like this except you are your only judge.

{TIP: the most common running error is leading with your chest instead of your feet. Really try to think about keeping your pelvis forward.} 

It is going to feel different and more challenging and it’s really easy to subconsciously start running incorrectly again; requiring you to train yourself. It involves discipline, but being able to break habits and improve your workouts on your own is just straight liberating. The ability to break habits is a skill that you can use in multiple areas of life! 🙂

That’s all for now,

BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER