These Are Our Confessions: Kristen’s Fitness Confessions

We’ve done embarrassing moments, fitness truths and love letters. For this Question of the Week though, we’re getting super honest—fitness confessional style.  It’s a good thing I get to go last for our Questions of the Week, because, man, it took me a looong time to come up with my confessions. As I mentioned in a previous QOTW, I [...]

Workout, Interrupted

As I’ve mentioned, child care was a hugely important factor in joining my new gym. I knew that my daughter would likely take some time to adjust to the child care situation, but I didn’t really anticipate that it would take over a month of pretty consistent drop-offs without seeing a ton of improvement. While [...]

My Hips Are A-Swivelin’ Again

Workouts are back on, baby! Zumba started, so I am now getting my uncoordinated groove on and working up a sweat. I had such a good time in the first class, although no instructor can compete with the one FBG Jenn and I had in Lawrence, Kansas, where my love of Zumba began. I was [...]

Erin’s Weekly Workout Routine

You’ve seen our gym bags, fridges and pantries. So for this round of Question of the Week, we’re talking about what our weekly workout routine is like! I’ve been pretty candid here and over at Fit Bottomed Mamas about the fact that I didn’t have the most active pregnancy. Or rather, it was active, but it wasn’t filled with traditional [...]

Biggest Loser 13 Episode 12: Supermarket Sweep and Getting Zumba-licious

*SPOILER ALERT* This Biggest Loser 13 recap reveals details from last night’s episode. So if you don’t want to know the dramatic details and who was voted off of Biggest Loser 2012, click away, my friend, click away! The Biggest Loser is on a roll! Last night’s episode was super enjoyable. There was relatively little crazy drama (besides that [...]

Zumba Toning: A Latin-Infused Strength and Sweat Session

Jenn and I have long been fans of Zumba, even if our hips refuse to cooperate with the beats. But I recently checked out a Zumba class that didn’t make me feel completely dance illiterate: Zumba Toning! My sister-in-law, who should really send in her own FBG success story (hint, cough), has been hooked on [...]

Everything You Need to Know About Getting Your Zumba On

You’ve probably heard of the fitness craze Zumba, right? I first tried Zumba with a friend in her basement. While the DVD was fun and the hip-swiveling moves were a blast (and effective at working up a sweat!), the best part of the workout was dancing with my friend—and giggling at each other as we tried [...]

We Try It: Zumba Exhilarate Workout DVD Set

Oh, Zumba how we love you. And while getting your Zumba on in your living room (be it in a video game or with a workout DVD) is fun, it’s just not ever as fun as Zumba-ing in person. There’s just something about the energy of the people and the loud music—and my mind’s ability [...]

Slip These On for Better Zumba Moves

So you know how Erin and I aren’t exactly known for our dance skills? Well, I realized it may not have as much to do with our genetics as we thought. Like most people, we go to Zumba or BodyJam in a pair of our regular workout shoes, which, for me, is almost always a pair [...]

It’s a Zumba Party In Your Living Room!

I’ve been a huge Zumba fan ever since Jenn and I used to make fools of ourselves taking the Latin-fusion dance classes together. I’ve loved the Kinect for Xbox 360 ever since I tried it out and discovered how awesome using your body to control a video game is. Combine Zumba and the Kinect? Love [...]

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