I thought I'd share these fun pictures from the SupYoga class out in Dana Point, CA during Battle of the Paddle. For those of you who are interested in Paddleboarding AND Yoga this is for you! For more information on these type of classes on the water in the area where you live or travel to you can connect on the Namaste SUP Facebook Page. 

If you live in the Charlotte, NC area you can check out www.standuplkn.com for our list of fitness classes. 

Are you tired of the same gym routine? Does your body need to be confused? Are you ready to do something besides log miles on a treadmill? If you live in Lake Norman, NC there is a KICK BUTT place right in our back yard where you can take your activity up a notch..Burn Bootcamp! CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO you WILL burn calories and the classes are never the same. They always mix it up to keep it fresh. 

I can't even describe the energy when you walk into one of the classes. Founder, Devan Kline is passionate about fitness.....well that is an understatement! In 2009 Devan was drafted by the San Francisco Giants and spent three seasons with them. After that chapter of his life he started Burn Bootcamp. His focus is on helping moms reach fitness goals. With that being said anyone will benefit from his sessions. I'm not a mom but I walk out of that class feeling like I took my workout to the next level. 

You can read more about Devan and his story on the Burn Bootcamp website......you'll be inspired. Today Devan, some members of his team and a group of his students came out for a sample PaddleFit class. It was great that Devan organized this and brought his team out to do something different. I think they'd all agree that working out on the water is challenging but fun! Below are some photos of the event. You can click on the buttons below the slide show to see the full gallery of pictures and to get more information about Burn Bootcamp. 

More than 150 runners, including some fantastic kids, came out to support the Saving Little Hearts Nicaragua 5K and fun run. 

What a great experience to see the community of Lake Norman coming together for an event like this! Looking forward to next years race already! 

I tried the Indo Board and Indo Yoga board for the first time during the Carolina Cup SUP race in Wrightsville Beach, NC. and fell in love with it. Then I was fortunate enough to spend time with Hunter Joslin, the owner of the company, during my race clinic with Candice Appleby and Anthony Vela. Thanks Candice and Anthony for including this in the clinic!!! Hunter demonstrated how we could use the board to improve our own balance and core strength and to utilize it for our SUP students who need to build the muscle groups used in Stand Up Paddleboarding. 

The Indo Yoga Board is designed to simulate yoga on a Stand Up Paddleboard. The all wood board sits on three IndoFLO cushions to make it "unstable" so that you work the muscles that you'll need in SUP Yoga and fitness classes. The original Indo Board Balance Trainer can be used with a roller or IndoFLO cushion. It takes your work out to the next level for sure. This is the perfect home workout if you have limited space. The goal on the Balance Trainer is to ride as long as possible and keep the deck from touching the ground. CHALLENGING but FUN!

This weekend I had the opportunity to demo the Indo Yoga Boards at a local My Aloha Paddle Sports & Fitness SUP Race event and everyone who tried the board had fun and made comments about what a great overall body work out it was. I am planning to incorporate the use of the boards into my PaddleFit classes and my own regular workouts. Very exciting to have something new and different to challenge myself and my PaddleFit Students with. 

It is no secret that healthy eating is a key part of being fit. And healthy eating is not to be confused with a low calorie diet. A couple of years ago I went through what I called "death by 100 calorie snack packs". O.K....yes eating ONE pack of an unhealthy snack that has 100 calories is better than eating a larger serving BUT it doesn't mean the foood or snack is healthy. I was guilty in the past of focusing more on low calorie foods and losing weight than to nutrition. My friend Jackie shared this app with me to help determine which foods are the most nutritious. It is called FOODUCATE and I am obsessed with it so I had so share. 

FOODUCATE has several cool features but my favorite is the ability to use your smart phone to scan bar codes of items and see an overall nutrition rating. I was suprised that some foods that I thought were nutritious got low ratings. The rating takes into account many factors including how processed the product is, sodium, sugar, artificial colors, etc. I had a blast with the app in Trader Joe's tonight. If you know of similar apps or other resources that can help in this area feel free to share.

Get signed up for a very unique fitness event at Fight Gone Mad in Charlotte!

Some local Charlotte fitness "icons" are running this event including Coby, Brad, Adam Whiting, Katie Levans, Emily Breeze Ross and Beth Lange!

"Moxy Madness is a yoga rave gone mad.............intense, agressive, interval training with hot fast yoga! AND:

Live music by DJ Cleer and...........GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT!!!

DATE: March 9th, 2013

8pm to 12 pm

2610 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28209

$45 per person

Register at www.igotmoxy.com

Learn more at : www.facebook.com/moxyevents