Lets All Share Our Favorites!

If you have been a reader of our blog from the beginning, we thank you so much for being kind enough to read what we write. If you have just started visiting, we hope that you stick around and become our "virtual friends". 

We put time, effort, and heartfelt thought into each post that we write. With that being said, here are some of our more popular posts ( based on number of views) from 2013.

If you have already seen these posts, thank you for reading them the first time around. If you haven't seen a post or two, we'd love for you to take the time to enjoy them!

In no particular order:
(Our giveaways generate the most views of course, but we decided not to include those in our top 11 list)

Why I am Banning Dicks Sportinggoods.com. This was just posted on a whim actually. It was our second post for the day, and we never post more than once. I was so angry over an issue ( that is still not resolved by the way) that I had to write it.  I was amazed how many views it got in just one hour! Thank you to all who passed it on!

 

 

Food and Drink for Runners: An honest Review  This was one of the yummiest posts we got to do. It was great trying all these products.

 

 Dallas: A City A Show, A Legacy  There was recently a Blogger conference in Dallas so I think a lot of them were looking for some cool attractions. This definitely could have been one of them! Just in time for the new Season of Dallas coming up in a few weeks.

 The Great Race Shirt Debate: This was probably our most controversial post. It is nice to hear everyone has an opinion and no one is either right or wrong!

 A Look Inside Runner's World Headquarters: What a great Company this is. And how fun it was to actually run with the Editors of Runner's World on National Run At Work Day!

The Stick: A Runners Best Friend, Enough Said!

 

 

 Things To Know About Disney's SciFi Dine In: For all the Disney lovers who read this!

 I Want You To Meet Dave McGillivray: The Original Forrest Gump  By far the most interesting person I've met in 2013!

My Beach Work Out With Kim Lyons:  Working out with Former Biggest Loser Trainer.

 

 

Tips For Visiting Disney Land Paris: Who's ready to put this on their next itinerary?

 

 

 

 Completing the Boston Marathon 2013

 

 

Which post did you enjoy reading the most in 2013? What was your favorite post that you wrote? Feel free to share your link below!

My Beach Work Out with Kim Lyons ( former Biggest Loser trainer)

I had the opportunity to go out to California to take a boot camp class with Kim Lyons. Many of you may not know her, but if you were a fan of the Biggest Loser in the first few seasons, she was one of the trainers. She was the trainer for the “Red Team.” She is a personal trainer and also a former body builder.

 

Me and Kim Lyons

 

She was doing a boot camp class opened to the public in Santa Monica Beach. I found this out by reading an insert about it in OK magazine. You know you read about events that are going on in magazines but never actually get to attend. Well this was something I was going to do. During this time she was promoting her first book “Your Body, Your Life.” The advertisement even said the first hundred participants that arrived received a copy of her book that she would sign.

 

My friend and I arrived at the beach early to make sure we had a chance of getting the book. While we were waiting, my friend noticed Kim, and made sure that I went over to say Hi. Being so star struck, I couldn’t believe she was standing right across from me. I remember saying we were so excited to be there to see her. She was so down to earth and friendly and said "I hope we get a good turn out today." I’m thinking to myself…hello you’re Kim Lyons why wouldn’t you!? Other celebrities that were there included Harley Pasternak, and Brooke Burke.

 

It’s amazing how good of a workout you can really get by just using your body weight. We did a lot of squats and lunges. We even had to run to the ocean and back to our spot on the beach, which ended up being further than what it looked. Kim Lyon’s husband(Gunter Schlierkamp) was even on the stage with her trying to follow her boot camp moves. He is (was) a professional body builder and I remember her saying "Honey, I didn’t know you were so uncoordinated". She looked so small compared to her husband on stage.

 

 

In addition to the boot camp, there were nutritional and fitness seminars taking place that had great giveaways. I remember I received a yoga mat and water bottle, along with some healthy snacks.

 

 

This was definitely an experience I will never forget. I had a great work out on beautiful Santa Monica Beach meeting Kim Lyons and was lucky enough to receive her book that she signed for me. Not only did I get to meet Kim, the following week I saw my picture in the OK magazine.

( funny side note: I never even told my sister about being in the magazine but just randomly she picked it up at work one day and was browsing through it. She called me and said "Hey, is your picture in OK magazine?")

 

Do you think you can pick me out?

 

 

I have Kim's book several times. It’s for all fitness levels, whether you are just starting out on a new healthy lifestyle, or just need some motivation you will find many useful information in the book, including workout plans and healthy recipes.

 

 

 

 

Have you ever done a work out on the beach?