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In My Gym Bag: Spring Edition

February 23, 2024

While my schedule differs every week, there’s a consistent common denominator that remains from day-to-day…

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… That is to say: I get by on the contents of my gym bag.

My everyday tote has become a bag of mixed tricks, as a result — clean clothes, beauty basics, healthy snacks and so on.

Sharing the contents is always a great way to give you some insights into my daily schedule (and diet!), so here’s a few of the sweaty-to-ready essentials you’ll find in my gym bag this month:

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Four Habits for a Healthier You

February 18, 2024

I’m really not one to make New Year’s resolutions, but any type of significant change in life kinda forces you into developing certain (better) habits – whether it’s rooted in your career, family or health.

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I’ve touched on this a bit, but my new teaching schedule at SoulCycle requires me to teach 13-19 classes each week. As a result, two things have drastically changed: My sleep schedule and my diet.

These habits go hand-in-hand for me as they’re both are crucial to keeping energy levels up and making my body run, well, the way that it should.

So, that being said, today I wanted to talk about the four habits I’ve been getting into since the start of the New Year:

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My First Date With Erica (The Sports Bra Story)

January 14, 2024

Okay, confession time: I’ve been wearing the same style of my standard go-to sports bra for several years now…

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They get the job done, so there’s that — but I guess it’s partially because I’ve never seen the need to get fitted for a sports bra. (Small, medium, large. Pretty simple to figure it out, right?)

More storytelling today, guys. Settle in:

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Advice from a Fitness Instructor: Where to Buy Workout Clothes

October 8, 2023

Over the past few weeks — and after last month’s post on ways that being a fitness instructor has changed my life, especially — I’ve received a few requests to blog about where I shop for workout gear.

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I’d intended to publish this last week, but wow — I had no idea just how much I had to share!

Today, we’ll talk three categories: Tops, bottoms & sports bras. I break it down into a handful of categories: By item and by brand/store. So regardless of what your “issues” are when shopping (high-waist? full-coverage? trendy? affordable?), there’s a little something here for everyone.

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