Have you been checking out my YouTube videos lately?
I have been posting my oh so popular "NO FUSS" workouts. Each video focuses on a particular body part and just works that body part. No fuss about it- we get right into the workout and get that body part feeling it in no time. Most of us don't have time to fuss around. These workout videos understand that, and get right to the point.
What "NO FUSS" body part do you want to see next?
For more awesome videos: http://bit.ly/LHefezSub My blog: http://www.laurenhefez.com Tone your thighs, no fuss about it. Grab a chair and some weights (optional!)
How many times have you traveled and just felt so tight that you wished you could take a second to stretch?
Last week I was invited to go to Logan Airport and stretch passengers before they boarded their flights. The response was amazing! People were loving it and so excited that Air Mall was sponsoring such an awesome event. I am so happy that I joined this amazing campaign and was able to encourage people to stay fit and healthy while traveling.
I was at Logan for 3 hours and stretched close to 70 people! Such a fun experience and I hope they do it again in the near future.
On behalf of Air Mall and Fit2Fly I am holding a Fitbit Flex giveaway! All you have to do is comment on this post! One person will be selected at random and notified by the end of the week. Stay tuned!
* Winner will be contacted May 12 by midnight
XO
I recently got a spiralzier and love it! Do you have one? Amamzing right?! This is the one I have.
I think spiralized fruits and veggies are so much more fun to eat and can make any dish look fancy. I am totally on a spiralizing kick right now (I actually have spiralized sweet potatoes in the oven right now with some salt and EVOO).
Zucchini pasta! Just adeded EVOO, garlic, and tomatoe sauce.
This past weekend we celebrated the Camera Mans birthday! We had both of our families over for a late lunch/early dinner. Both my mom and mother in law came over a little early to help me cook, I could not have done it without them.
Of course this is a carvel ice cream cake.
We made burgers, orzo salad, shrimp in a spicy garlic sauce, a plate of fresh veggies and my raw red salad. If you are ever in the mood for something deep red, full of nutrients and just beautiful, then this is your salad.
Its crunchy, light, and so fresh.
Ingredients:
Dressing: (this makes 1 cup, you can reduce it if you want. Add as much or as little to the salad. I like a lot of dressing with this salad)
Directions:
For the salad all of the vegetables/fruit should either be put through a food processor or a Spiralizer, OR very thinly cut by hand. The point of the salad is for it to be cut up thin making it fun easy to eat.
The dressing is very simple and gives the salad the bite it needs. You could add a dab of honey to the dressing but I think the beets, carrots and apples give the salad the sweetness it needs.
enjoy!
XO
This past weekend I participated in Equinox's Mat Pilates training program taught by the amazing Shannon Egleson. It was a 3 day 8 hour course with a lot of information and a lot of learning. We were so lucky to have such an amazing group of ladies all ranging from barre teachers, to spin teachers and even phyiscal therapists!
I feel so inspired and so lucky to have taken such an amazing course. I felt exercises like I never have before, and got a really great anatomy refresher course!
Have you ever tried a Pilates class? I have taken class from my friends Jennifer, Meagan, and Hanneke, but I now have a new appreciation for this amazing method and realize that the "mat class" is just a small portion of the whole Pilates picture.
With my new learned knowledge I promise to bring my students something new and exciting! Go Pilates!
On my last day of training I came home to this amazing dinner made by Camera Man. Thai Red Curry Poached Salmon with string beans, peppers, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots, topped with fresno peppers and cilantro over white basmati rice. What a treat!
Every Saturday, until May 9th, I will be teaching a free class at the new residential apartment at INK BLOCK. It is such a blast, and the best way to start your Saturday Morning.
10-11am - bring a mat!
Walk next door to Whole Foods after for a smoothie/juice/snack. It is kind of amazing in there.
