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What is Eating Clean?

by Jillian on May 12, 2013 · 8 comments

How do you define “eating clean”? I’ve gotten this question a couple of times over the past few weeks, so I decided to do a post on my thoughts about it. I am not a professional so don’t hold me to anything I may say in this post, but I do have to say that [...]

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5 Non-Traditional Ways to Make Time for Yourself

by Jillian on February 26, 2013 · 16 comments

We all know how important it is to make time for yourself. How are you supposed to excel at work, relationships, and commitments if you don’t take the time to prepare & meditate before and refuel & rest after? Yesterday, I found myself at the end of the night thinking about how productive my day was, but yet [...]

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Chobani Ice Cubes

by Jillian on January 29, 2013 · 14 comments

Ah, another bootcamp in the books. Today, it was all body weight and functional movement. I didn’t lift one weight, but I did do a chin-ups, push-ups, and about five thousand burpees. We finished off with an intense tabata circuit which left me dripping and totally bumped up my calorie burn for the hour. A [...]

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5 Things You Should Know Before Going into a Group Fitness Class

by Jillian on January 28, 2013 · 12 comments

I’ve taken a decent amount of group fitness classes in my life, from yoga to bootcamp to TRX. Whether it’s a strength, cardio, or flexibility class, there are a few things you should think about before going in. In starting my bootcamp class last week, I got to thinking about some important things. Being a [...]

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Workouts: Lose the All or Nothing Attitude

by Jillian on January 19, 2012 · 7 comments

I will be the first to admit, I used to have an all or nothing attitude about working out. I had a set schedule every week and if I veered from it even the least bit, I would beat myself up over it. If I couldn’t get in an hour and a half per day, [...]

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Detraining

by Jillian on December 1, 2011 · 5 comments

Even though I haven’t been working out, I’ve still been eating healthy and nutritious meals. Of course, there are still Thanksgiving baked goods and even Halloween candy around that taunt me, which I naturally give into. But, there is nothing worse than not being able to work out and then eating bad on top of [...]

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