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OK, actually, it IS about you! Like many of you, I got an email this past week from AVAC® reminding me that back to school means back to you — as in, once the kids have somewhere else to be all day besides your couch, you can afford to take some time for yourself again.... Continue Reading →
Looking for Some Real-World Fitness Motivation? Shannon Larsen, AVAC's Certified Personal Trainer & Bikini Bod Squad Host, has a new blog! It's for women striving to break fitness barriers, looking to regain their pre-baby shape and strength, and women over the age of 14 who are ready to put themselves first! Shannon has a huge heart... Continue Reading →
Vacation - where you get some rest, enjoy the payoff of all that hard work ... and worry a little about how much of it you’re undoing. I’m in one of my happiest places right now: the big island of Hawaii. And it’s everything I wanted it to be - a restful break, with my... Continue Reading →
This new AVAC® Poolside Cafe' smoothie is calcium-packed, free of refined sugar, and will keep you feeling FABULOUS! Here are 7 reasons why you need to try our new Kale Almond Protein Smoothie handcrafted by Laura Hsu, and taste-tested by Team AVAC®! It's made with kale—In the rare event you've been living under a rock and... Continue Reading →
Virtually all research agrees: Physical activity like AbsoluteFIT helps relieve stress and anxiety. Are you stressed? Anxious? Yeah, same — and I don’t think I know anybody who isn’t, at least in the everyday way. And sometimes, working out can seem like one. more. thing. on that eternal, stress-causing to-do list. But — supported by... Continue Reading →
Doing the same thing over and over and over? Not the best way to get results. I’m a creature of routine — most people are, to some extent, but I’m on the far side of the curve. That can be a good thing, fitness-wise: I usually work out the same number of times a week,... Continue Reading →
Looks can be deceiving … Fitness journeys are full of surprises, never more so than in AbsoluteFIT. You ever see a workout move and think, “Yeah, that looks easy enough, I could do that!” And then you try it and you’re like: “ … nope.” Or the opposite — something looks hard or even impossible... Continue Reading →
Although every body and every lifestyle is different, some of these may work for you. You can read more of Lydia's posts here. Not every health change is visible to other people, and all progress is good, but my progress over the last year — in which I’ve lost nearly 25 pounds — is... Continue Reading →
It’s the nutrition, you guys. Check out this comparison photo — me today (1/2/2018), vs. me a year ago (1/12/2017). I started the AbsoluteFit Challenge 2.0 last March, and as I mentioned here — several times — the hardest part of it for me was the eating. I didn’t want to change my habits, I... Continue Reading →
