Friday Inspiration: Don't Underestimate Yourself

We form the habit of comparing ourselves to other people all the time. Usually, what we come up with is short, especially when it is people we admire. For every kind of success in life, whether it is success with our bodies, our minds, our careers, or our families, let us continue to try to remember not to underestimate ourselves. 

Final Installment of the August Arm Loving Challenge

Awww... the month is over :( I enjoyed this challenge and hope you did too. I hope you feel stronger, and at least can incorporate various arm workouts into your routine besides the standard ones.

New Approach For Black Women's Battle Against Obesity: 'Maintain, Don't Gain' (STUDY)

Excerpt from article published in Huffington Post on 8/26/2013

I read this article and was thoroughly confused, so I thought maybe you guys could help me. The article is about a study on black women, where it says the population is generally overweight and to solve this issue, we should focus on maintaining our weight and not gaining. Isn't the problem that people are already overweight and need to lose weight? Read it below and let me know what you think. You can also read the full article here.

Let's Chat About GaiamTV

I received a free month-long membership to try out GaiamTV and write a review. If you follow me on Twitter, you may have heard me talk about it once or twice. GaiamTV is an online database of original transformational videos with a membership fee of $9.95 per month. The videos on the site fall into three categories: 

• Live Healthy
• Spiritual Growth
• Seeking Truth

The Sunday Ciclovia Tradition in Bogota

Although there is a lot I might miss in New York City, there are some activities in Bogota that I will miss when I leave. There is such a huge focus on physical activity. This is evidenced by a weekly activity they have had for almost 40 years (since 1976) called the Ciclovia.

What is this Ciclovia, you ask? Well, basically, Ciclovia means "bike path" in English. Every Sunday and every public holiday, Bogota closes down about 120km of the streets from cars so that cyclists and runners have free access to perform their physical activity. There are also free yoga, Pilates, and other exercise classes offered in the city's largest park (Parque Simon Bolivar). Isn't that pretty great?

August Arm Loving Challenge Week 5 Monday

Errrrmmmmiiiigggoood! It's the last week of the challenge. I promised it would be a little harder this week and here you go. We're doing 1 more set, and putting together some of the tougher exercises. Remember to rest between sets to bring your heart rate down just a little bit.

Cheers Eights & Weights!

A Little Information About Our September Challenge!

August is almost over, which means our September challenge will be beginning soon. So I thought I'd give you a sneak peak into the challenge. It is all about you. It is going to be all about what inspires you, in life and in fitness. You would need to upload a photo of something or someone that inspires you to be healthy on one of our social media outlets, a tagline, and the #SeptemberInspiration tag. Videos are acceptable too.

I'm excited about this challenge and hope you are too! Start planning what you want to submit, tell your wife, your kids, and your friends, and I'll hopefully be seeing your pictures starting next week.

FYI - There will be prizes to be won from GaiamTV. I will let you know more about that soon ;)

Cheers Eights & Weights!