All Entries in the "Health & Fitness" Category
The Biggest Loser is in Itasca!
From Malibu, CA, to Niagara, NY, and Ivins, UT now comes Itasca, IL as the new destination of The Biggest Loser Resort. This TV show inspired Resort & Spa promises a “new you transformation”. A 7 day experience comes with education, empowerment, relaxation, and of course lots fitness and exercise. The one week of stay [...]
Learned to Kick Off that Totem Pole at the #CCBalancedLiving Event
Disclaimer: I was compensated for my participation in Coca-Cola’s Balanced Living Workshop, but my thoughts and views are my own. Pre-family I was a svelte size 8 actively working in the fashion industry. I worked hard, loved life and embraced everything with vigor. Dancing, swimming, workouts, eating well, were just simply life. I also grew [...]
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The Mercury Method: A New Fitness Concept & Club Opens in Chicago [pics]
You would never know that the new The Mercury Method is a fitness club from its unassuming facade. There’s a very lounge-y and sexy vibe to this new space and I would not have known that it is a fitness club if not for the launch party invitation. California native fitness video star and exercise [...]
Beyond Chicago: Let me take you down where I’m going to…Strawberry Fields!
I actually already went last month, but the pictures below can hopefully help take you there. The location was in the beautiful Monterey of California blessed with good soil, ever-present sun and cool ocean air. I flew in as one of the 5 chosen bloggers in the country to learn about everything strawberry and I [...]
The Fab Giver, Red Pump Rocker & National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
How well do you you know our fellow Chicagonista and charitable queen Karyn Brianne Watkins? Each time Karyn surfaces on the social media scene, she is wearing a different hat. Each hat she wears is a giving hat, one that shares, cares and makes us all more aware. Sitting down with Karyn, we learn that [...]
Melt away at the Elysian Spa & Health Club
Chicago is still in the mid of winter and our bodies and spirit are clamoring for some much needed warmth. If you have an hour or two to spare then you should go away to Elysian Spa & Health Club located in the Elysian Hotel. They are now offering culturally-inspired treatments from around the world. [...]
Sweat out the soreness with Bikram Yoga
I don’t like to exercise. Running? Only if I’m trying to catch a bus. Swimming? Ugh, I hate putting my face in the water. Lifting weights? Hahaha. Surely you jest. It’s not that I’m not active, it’s just that my preferred activities include accessories like dancing shoes or an English saddle. Yet, a gym-avoiding person [...]
Experience Hot Bamboo Fusion Massage at Mario Tricoci
A revolutionary concept in massage called Hot Bamboo Fusion Massage has made its way to Chicago and Mario Tricoci salons and spas are the first ones to take on. I sat down with Julie Moore of Toronto, Canada for a small interview before experiencing the luxurious session at Mario Tricoci’s Michigan Ave. location. Julie Moore [...]
World Aids Day 2010: A View on Rae Lewis-Thornton
Sitting with Rae Lewis-Thornton, surrounded by Christmas ornaments and an aura full of joy and promise, I realize life goes on with each and every breath. Rae Lewis-Thornton is in the prime of her life. She is vibrant, beautiful, accomplished, intelligent and quite the activist. For the past 27 years, Rae has been the voice, [...]
