You know what one of my favorite feelings in the world is?
Getting a super challenging workout in after 8 days sans exercise. Yep, that’s right - I took the entire week of vacation off and gave my body a well-deserved break. We engaged in quite a few active outings – shopping, kayaking, sailing – but I steered clear the of the hotel gym. In fact, I didn’t even bring gym shoes!
Back at home, we have so many distractions and responsibilities. Day-to-day, I strive to keep a healthy balance between work-family-exercise and the like. However, there are certainly times when that balance gets out of whack and something gets neglected or forgotten. It was really nice to just focus solely on family and fun for a few days while leaving all of our responsibilities behind.
The awesome thing about giving my body a break is that I come back more motivated than ever. Bring on the sweat!
This morning it was back to reality with a 5AM boot camp class. It was an amazing and much-needed workout. I can’t wait to feel the soreness tomorrow. Yes, I’m weird.
Here’s my #PROOF.
{see saw presses and dirty dogs}
You know what else is great?
Mexican food. In my opinion, it’s the best way to satisfy my family of vegetarians and meat-eaters.
Today I’m guest posting over at Angela’s blog (Eat Spin Run Repeat) where I am sharing two delicious recipes that I’m certain you’ll love (veg or not).
Want a peak?
A spicy bean dish sure to please any palate.
And my go-to rice that’s simple and delicious.
Double yum. Head on over to Angela’s blog for the recipes!
I’m off to take advantage of my post-workout energy.
Make it a good one.
<3 Stefanie
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