An Ab Workout You Can Do Anywhere, Anytime.

How about you try this now? It will take under 5 minutes and you will feel your core working!

Such a great standing ab routine. Comment below and let me know if you felt your stomach working!!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Lauren Hefez and filed under Uncategorized and tagged 6 pack abs core crunches lauren hefez sweat tone.

How NOT to use a hot iron hair wand.

This made me laugh, and I wanted to share it with you.

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And the video below is a great butt and back workout, using model Elise from Lillybelle Foods. Recognize her from last video?

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Yesterday I went to an amazing Pre/ Post Natal workshop. I can not wait to share with you what I learned!! Mommies to be stay tuned!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under fitness and tagged baby back butt fitness hair lillybelle pre post natal sweat tone tutorial workout youtube.

Barre Blast playlist.

Grab a chair and get your barre workout on. Just do the 4 videos below! Do each video once through. Comment below and let me know how you did! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm1KOm_p4SE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRq2gEbmqcI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcSB6i-CilA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjXup8WfRb4

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under fitness and tagged barre butt chair legs glute lengthen sweat tone workout.

My first TRX class... with mama Hefez

I have seen the TRX ropes before, and have played around with them, but yesterday I took my first official TRX class.

I love the idea, with any method of exercise, of using my own body weight. I think it is so empowering. TRX does just that. You use your own body weight and challenge yourself as much or as little as you wish. Today I am feeling it. I took a 30 minute class, and that was just perfect. We did 30 seconds of each exercise and did a round of 3 different exercises and then switched it up. I will defiantly try a TRX class again.

What is your favorite "use your own body weight" method of exercise? Yoga? Dance? Pilates?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under fitness and tagged bodyweight class fit fitness mom strong tone TRK.

Aruba Circuit workout and a delicious fruit smoothie.

I am back!!! I was in Aruba for a short 4 days and wanted to film a beach workout for you! Here is an awesome circuit that will target everything from your arms, abs, legs and inner thighs. This video shows you 1 full circuit, but you will have to do it 5 times through! WOOOO. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/El58Nh16rUA

While in Aruba I fell in love with some amazing fresh fruit smoothies. I got a mixture of papaya, mango, banana and lime. My friend Christine got papaya, mango, banana and watermelon. Brandon got papaya and mango, and my other friend got banana, strawberry and yogurt!

And apparently I am not the only Boston fitness teacher that found this smoothie place. Erica from Erica Bornstein Yoga and Dance loves it too!

All smoothies are blended with ice and act as an amazing refreshing drink. I wish I could make this on my own at home, but I believe I need one of those special blenders. Mine is narrow at the bottom where I noticed that theirs had a wider base, so it could crush the ice and fruit more easily. Anyone have an awesome blender where you do not need any liquid for it to blend? Just ice and fruit.