I’m glad I am here with my laptop writing my weekly blog, if that is what I want to call it. I had done it religiously for 5 years and the past 6 months were just slow! For the past few months, I have fallen back away from my regular routine and hence did not write every week. I do it for
Do you ever have those nights where you just can’t sleep? Well, that was me on Tuesday night. I was exhausted mentally, having travelled for the past 6 weeks straight (I don’t know how you do it …for those that travel for work! Wow!) But I was going going going and with that extra caffeine, my sleep was not the
“Finding your family fitness”. I bring up this topic because in our family, fitness is part of life, but it something that is rather new and we finally found a rhythm. Fitness is now part of all something we do every day, for the most part. Even my little 5 year old loves to work out. So in between work, school,
I remember scrolling through our Barre + Beyond Facebook feed and loving the conversations and excitement for our New Year Focus You Beginner Series 2018. It was Diana who was the leader in these conversations. She had come to a Private Party class in December and yes, she loved it! She immediately followed us on social media and when the
Does it make you happy? With our theme of mindfulness, I stress it is important to be mindful in your daily activities, your friendships, your habits and more. Ask yourself, as you make your daily choices; how does this make me feel? Am I doing what makes me happy? How will I feel later? I preach doing things for yourself all
Our lovely Kylie helped to organize our back storage area today and found our 2018 New Year Focused You selfie sticks. We each wrote down out goals, snapped a photo and we hung it around the studio to keep us motivated and well, focused. I found Lindsay S.’s “Focus on Me!” Well, did you do it Lindsay? Did you Focus
We are not only a boutique fitness studio. We are not only the experts in Barre technique in our area. We not only have the most astute instructors. We not only have the most warm, inviting, non-judgmental environment. Our studio is more than just getting flat abs, toning our bodies, feeling stronger and getting leaner. Our studio is also about
Wow! Thank you! How did you know that is what I wanted? Sidewalk sale Saturday is coming up in three days, then comes all the Black Friday shopping, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. The holidays can be quite crazy with all the gift giving and I came across a little post on Pinterest about gift giving and it inspired
In our fitness regimen, we all know it is important to mix up aerobics, strength training and flexibility. At our local Valparaiso studio, we offer over 35 classes a week, with all the variety for you every single day. We are doing things right. We understand the importance of keeping our muscles challenged. We know what you need; a perfect
Since my birthday, I have had time to reflect on what makes me happy. Spending time with my children and husband make me happy. Being able to soak in the last bit of sun, makes me happy. You make me happy. I need to share with you how much you make me happy. I call all of you my friends;
