CurvyGirl.HealthyGirl.
AND WE ARE BACK BABYYYY!! I am bringing sweaty back *JT Voice*
I am beyond thrilled to relaunch my blog, Curvy Girl, Healthy Girl, and revamp it to a health, fitness, and wellness platform. This time last year I was living in Brazil for the summer and blogging all about my amazing experiences. Now I am ready to relaunch my blog and do it on something that I love...FITNESS!!!
Body image, mental health, physical health, fitness, women empowerment, are all topics that are EXPLODING all over the internet and social media. Fit is “in” and I want to be a part of empowering all my readers through their journey as I share mine. And I have had a journey from being a former D-1 athlete, to not being very active and gaining a bunch of weight, to now being the type of person who literally goes CRAYZYYYYY if I do not workout or do some type of movement on a daily basis.
Being ‘fit’ can be more than having the 6 pack, being able to run like Forrest Gump, or bench the heaviest weight.
Fit is what you feel. It is what your body feels when it is operating at its best. You don’t have to be a ‘fitness model’ to be a role model in fitness and health. I want to challenge all my readers to channel that inner badass when they are getting their sweat sesh on and be comfortable in their own skin.
My goal is to bring you the greatest ways to sweat and to help inspire you to know what makes you feel good. I want to collaborate with health and fitness professionals all over the District and elsewhere to give you the motivation and confidence you need to improve your lifestyle. I will be posting workouts I have created or completed from unique gyms and classes I take here in the District, and I do a lot of fitness reading now (NERRRDDDD), so think of me as giving you the spark notes from all these different platforms. All it takes is a small spark for inspiration. I know I can look at a fitness IG or read a story of someone who found healing through fitness or look at a simple recipe to add to my meal prep for the week and feel so INSPIRED. If other people are doing it, I can do it and if the information is out there, easy to read and do, I can for sure do it! All it takes is one spark to make a change and that spark can be small, but ultimately you are making a step to changing into something greater!
I know that nutrition is my biggest challenge, more so than waking up and getting myself to the gym. Living in a city where there is ALWAYS a new restaurant to try or you can’t turn down the hottest spots for happy hours to catch up with friends or coworkers, proves for a hard time to follow a strict diet or to stay disciplined. Those empty calories in alcohol SMACK YA right in the face or should I say GUT, at least that is where mine goes. And boy do I enjoy my Rosé or Prosecco on a DC Rooftop or even a cold beer and hotdog at a Nats game, so finding balance in eating out in a happy hour/foodie kind of city is hard, but I’ve done it. I will share my tips and tricks and meal prep ideas. Sometimes all you need is a little food inspiration and boom you have healthy lunches planned all week, or healthy snack ideas, or you want to try to cook one healthy dinner a week...I GOT YOU!
So I listed out my workout below for THE. FIRST. OFFICIAL. A Ray sweat sesh and man, is it a burner. I posted the videos of the movements to show you what each exercise is. Try and incorporate these movements into your routine. Be brave. Challenge yourself. But be patient and kind. My theme this week for my workout was STRENGTH & POWER. I had some serious emotions to work out this week and I channeled all that into my workouts. These movements really help elevate your heart rate and burn those stressors in life away. HIT SOMETHIN’!!!
LEG 7 MINUTE CIRCUIT - Running Clock and go through the reps as many times as you can until 7 minutes is up.
1. Step Up Jumps x12 each leg
2. Pulse Squat x15 (Make sure you go below parallel to build that booty)
3. Single Leg Lunge x12 each leg
4. Mountain Climbers x50
ARM 7 MINUTE CIRCUIT - Running Clock and go through the movements as many times as you can until 7 minutes is up.
1. Bent Over Row x12 each arm
2. Bench Dips x10-12
3. Lay Down Push Up x10-12
4. Dumbbell Curl to Press x12
AB & POWER FINISHER
1. Bicycle Pauses x25 each side
2. Straight Leg Zombie Sit Up with Twist x20 (10 each side)
3. Side Plank Hold 20 sec hold to Side Plank Dip 20 sec hold and switch to make sure you worked both sides
4. Forward Plank 45 sec hold
5. Halo Slams to Wall Throw x10 each side
6. Medicine Ball Slams to High Plank x12
WORKOUT SONG of the week: Questions - Chris Breezyyyyy
Great up tempo song for those cardio days to keep ya movin’ this week. It is catchy 😉.
FOOD INSPO
Alright y’all it is a holiday week and your girl is headed to the beach, so I just needed a quick, easy, two day meal prep. I went to the DuPont Circle Farmers Market this morning and grabbed some fresh tomatoes, a green pepper, cherries and some juicy peaches. So I made a delicious Brazilian Salsa (I got the recipe from my miga Desi and her sweet momma) so I am naming it Brazilian Salsa and paired it with some refried beans and pollo asada from Trader Joes. Easy. Quick. And MUITO BOM 😘 I usually have a yogurt and fresh fruit in the morning and that’s my meal prep for my two day work week!
BRAZILIAN SALSA
Dice 2 large Tomatoes
Dice 1 Green Pepper
Dice 1 small Onion
Soak in White Vinegar for 20 minutes
Drain then add a little Olive Oil, Lemon, Salt & Pepper
Hope y’all have an amazing week and happy 4th! Enjoy the food inspiration and hopefully you like the workout I created. Please comment, message, DM, or email ideas, feedback, or topics you would like to see discussed on the blog. I am SO EXCITED to be doing this journey and have you follow along!
In peace,
A
