I’ve been trying to expand my fitness routine to include weights and strength training rather than just yoga and running. Now, I’m perfectly content with my workouts – I do a version of cross fit + yoga on Mondays, running or flow yoga Tuesday through Thursday, and core power yoga on Friday. Today – for Valentine’s Day- Evan and I engage in our first ever aerial yoga session (pictures and review to come next week!). Evan does not practice yoga, but exercises regularly and his stretching involves many common yoga poses. So we’re thinking this will be a great way to try something new, sweat a little, and grow closer together as a couple.

I use blogs, websites and books to find new workouts, healthy living and recipes, inspiration and good deals on fitness and health items. I first heard about aerial yoga from my instructor here in Rincon, who runs our only aerial yoga studio. That prompted me to read more about it online, all the while discovering several valuable sites for fitness and health inspiration. Here are my favorites:

| POPSUGAR Fitness |

This site has lots of goodies, like yoga sequences in pictures for easy follow-along. Recipes and snack ideas, and ways to restructure your life simply by adding these healthy tips to your routine. They also do a lot of video reviews of products.

| Mind Body Green |
A wellness site for all parts of your daily life, and for all walks of life. I like their yoga articles, like this one: 5 things yoga teaches you about being an intimate relationship and this one too.

| Blogilates |
I’m sure most of you are familiar with this one. I like her recipes like this detox drink for skin, and her workouts tailored to parts of the body you want to tone and trim, like this “thigh trimmer and butt lifter” sequence. She offers videos too.

Also, in case you’d like some motivation to try something new – you can join me in my 30 Day Abs & Squats challenge. I do this each day, after my typical workout. You can do it too! I made sure to take before pictures, so I can judge my progress, and it’s a great idea for you to try it too! You’ll be so impressed with yourself afterwards!

What are some of your favorites? Are there any that you visit daily?
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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