At first glance and after passing Fast and Furious in Addison a gazillion times, I never gave this place much consideration. The name and theme is cheesy and sounded like a …
Bringing more Movemeant to Dallas
Last year, I joined the an amazing group called the Movemeant Foundation to help promote active living and healthy body image. Many amazing ambassadors all over the U.S. pledged to help …
Savor Dallas: the ultimate food and wine adventure
Savor Dallas is one of the largest food and wine events in Dallas and I have been looking forward to this night for WEEKS!!! I couldn’t have been more thrilled …
Completing Nike’s Better For It Challenge
Almost two months ago, I took on the Better For It challenge by Nike and encouraged everyone I knew to do it with me. It was a weekly challenged that …
First Peek: Coal Vines on Lamar
First taste at Coal Vines on Lamar and Omni Hotel.
7 Dallas Food and Fitness Events to Check Out
7 Dallas Food and Fitness Events to Check Out
No Bake Protein Ball Recipes Two Ways
As part of Smoothie King and Nutrition53’s blogger blend off contest (vote for me here!), I wanted to make a protein based treat using their Lean1 vanilla protein. Inspired by …
Spotlight Series: Lori Barre Code Design District
This week’s spotlight highlights a very special person in the Dallas fitness community. Lori is someone I’ve always admired. The incredible works she’s done with the Barre Code in the …
Blue Apron Review
As a birthday gift, my coworkers gave me a gift certificate for Blue Apron, a cook-it-yourself, prepared meals delivery service. What more, they thought it would make for a great blog …
Athleta Friends and Family Event Recap
I had the pleasure of hosting a really fun fitness event with my friends at Athleta in Stonebriar Mall. As part of their Friends and Family event, everyone was invited to …
Fit Life Recipe: Balance, Fun and Forgiveness
2014 was the year I took my health and fitness more seriously and dedicated a lot of my time and energy to reaching my fitness goals. I met with a …
Race Review: Spartan Race Series
By Fernando Ortiz, Contributing Writer The Spartan Race is renowned for its difficult course that is designed to challenge athletes in every way. The Spartan Race offers various levels of …
Fitness Studio Review: Feel the Burn at Burn Cardio Studio
Burn Cardio Studio is a brand new studio in North Dallas. The studio offers core-based classes such as spin, barre, yoga, TRX, boot camp, Pilates and other variations. Classes are …
Fitness Studio Review: Beyond500 Burns Calories with Pilates-Inspired Classes
First Impressions: I knew very little about Beyond500 before using my ClassPass to book the class. The nuggets of information I have heard were about their unique treadmill that is often …
Injuries suck. Period.
I became a lot more dedicated to my health and fitness when I started this blog. It involved more time at the gym, personal training to learn how to properly …
12 Ways to Stay Fit in December
12 Days of Christmas? How about 12 ways to fitness? I’ve put together a list of special holiday promos from some of the hottest studios in Dallas. There’s definitely something for everyone. Check out the blog to see how you can score goodie bags, deals, and even free classes. Enjoy!
SIX:02 It’s Your Time 6K Was a Blast!
SIX:02 went all out for their first 6K event in Dallas. I mean ALL out. This was by far one of the best races I’ve attended in terms of organization, …
Tough Mudder Race Review
By Fernando Ortiz, Contributing Writer When it comes to mud runs, the Tough Mudder pretty much leads the pack as one of the most difficult and unique events of its kind. …
Fitness Studio Review: Spinning to Rhythm at Terlingo Cycle
Cardio is probably one of my least favorite fitness activities. While I do participate in a ton of runs and races (preferably un-timed), I still haven’t found that soft spot …
Fitness Class Review: Core Fusion Extreme at Exhale Spa
What is Core Fusion Extreme (CFX)? – CFX is high intensity interval training (HIIT) with a focus on cardio and getting the heart rate up. CFX originally launched in New York. Dallas’ …
Sloppy Joe meets Hot Dog!
I’ve had a mad craving for sloppy joes recently so when I saw this piece of work on the menu, I couldn’t pass it up. It’s called the Sloppy Dog …
Homemade spaghetti!
I made spaghetti for the first time ever! Now before anyone shakes their head at me, this is a big step toward domestication for me. Up until this point, I’ve …
Office Cooking: BBQ Pork Chops and Veggies
One of my buddies brought me some apple barbeque sauce from Tennessee as a souvenir. So I decided to use it as a marinade for my cooking as an experiment. …
Fuel City Tacos hit the spot!
I was craving something cheap and awesome and I haven’t filled my craving for tacos in a long time. Too long. I have fond memories of eating these tacos from …
Seriously Serious Pizza
This pizza is just wayy to huge. That is a box for a small pizza and that is only ONE slice. I repeat ONE slice. Can you imagine how big …
Brunch or Linner?
Back to Max’s Wine Dive in West Village for…brunch/linner? I absolutely love breakfast foods. I guess growing up Asian, bacon, eggs, and sausage wasn’t very common at home. Heck, I …
Good ole Jake’s Burger
I go through my food phases. Sometimes it’s spaghetti, sometimes it’s fried chicken, sometimes it’s just peanut butter. Right now, I am in an insatiable burger phase. My burger from …
Office Cooking: Salmon and veggies
Save money. Eat healthy! Wrap anything in foil and sticking it in the awesome conventional oven while you work. This time I just added pepper and some Mrs. Dash garlic …
Taco Festival in Deep Ellum
If you’ve read my previous post, I sprain my ankle and the thought of missing a Taco Festival was just too much to bear. Fortunately, I have such great friends, …
Office Cooking: Baked Chicken with garlic and peppers
The little conventional oven my office has graciously blessed me with has been the key to me eating healthier and cheaper. This time I just seasoned strips of chicken breast …
Dallas Foodie Adventures. One of Many.
I had an awesome foodie adventure today with a friend of mine. I have a few days of freedom before I start my new job and I want to spend …
Happiness is me! Ready to start a new chapter!
Two weeks ago I received an offer for a job that I happily accepted. I was in complete shock on the phone I almost forgot to say “Yes! I’ll take …
Love special deliveries!
I am finishing up my final two weeks at my current company right now because I accepted an offer that I couldn’t refuse. I will be a marketing coordinator for …
My First Dallas Mavs Game!
Ahhh! Last year I went to my first Rangers game and my first Cowboys game (Thanksgiving Day!), and now I finally got a chance to go to a Mavs game. …
It’s been too long!
Hi Everyone! It has been wayyyy too long since I’ve posted about anything food or fit, but now I am back for good. As the year comes to a close, …
Fail: Sprained my ankle AGAIN.
So in my last post, I had just begun running again, but alas I sprained it again while walking to my car and tripping on a step. I know. I …
