Swimsuit Guide Series: Let's Get Physical!

With less than a month until Summer officially starts, I'm sure that squats, treadmills, sports bras, weights, crunches, and more are all on your mind. I know they're on my mind especially with my goal to minimize my love handles. Today on this week's Swimsuit Guide Series, we're going to talk about short and effective toning techniques that'll help you become bathing suit ready in a few weeks.

I'm a huge fan of Tone It Up, an international community of women, of all ages, inspiring and supporting one another to live the life of their dreams; happy, healthy and out of this world! There are free downloadable workouts, delicious fat melting recipes, and you can get ready to tone it up with inspirational and fun trainers, Karena and Katrina! TIU has a youtube channel with hundreds of fabulous exercise videos that most are to be completed 3 times. Right now TIU is running a free 8 Weeks Bikini Series filled with weekly exercise schedules, recipes, and weekly giveaways. Join! You won't be sorry.

Here are my favorite videos that sure will make you feel sore the next day, whittle down your waist, and tone your entire body.

Music is very suggestive and the right upbeat song can push you to run another mile while a tired old playlist shuffle can be boring and unmotivating. Update your playlist with these songs that I personally workout to. Hopefully they'll keep you pumped up and fantasizing about beaches and tropical getaways.



Now let's move on to what to where when working out. Not only do you need to where active wear clothing for support and wicking away moisture but also to feel good about yourself by looking fabulous.

3 different workout outfits by vintagedanielle featuring a pure lime sports bra

With less than 30 days until Summer, let's do this! We can help get our body and self esteem into tip top shape with effective toning techniques, cute activewear, and upbeat motivating tunes.

P.S. Tomorrow's post is featuring fun trends and patterns, cute accessories, and fab sandals for swimswuit season!

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Music In My Life - Childhood Crushes

This is my second post of the Music In My Life series. You can catch the first here! As a child, my first crushes were singers, sadly most of them had already passed on before I was born. But that didn't stop me from daydreaming and wishing I was alive while they were so I could have been one of their lucky ladies or at least see them perform live. Where is a damn time machine when you need it? Is there someone working on it? Seriously let's make this happen.

The talented men who stole my heart through their song were: Elvis Presley, Desi Arnaz, and Frank Sinatra.

Elvis Presley, Desi Arnaz, Frank Sinatra (most handsome men)

Besides their gorgeous looks and great heads of hair, they had real talent. No auto-tune, no computer fixes, nothing but pure vocal chords and instruments.

Who were your childhood celebrity crushes?

Music In My Life

 I'm a music lover and hold a special place in my heart for Jazz. I've always loved big band swing but my ears were graciously opened to more wonderful genres of Jazz, after taking a History of Jazz college course.

Whenever I need to relax or have the urge to enjoy true music and genius talent (Okay, yes, that's a jab to many of today's artists), I'll play some old jazz videos. I want to share a few of my current favorite songs. These songs have been played so much that I'm pretty sure the apartment walls could even sing along, having mesmerize every word and note.

There's nothing better than closing your eyes and letting your imagination run wild while listening to Miles Davis or Charlie Parker (The Bird). When I want to feel true raw emotion, my speakers pour out Billie Holiday. When I need a boost of energy and just want to feel alive, I listen and dance to big band.

Let me know if you have a favorite Jazz musician or singer

Enjoy!