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Fitness Series | Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide

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A late post from last week, but here's the run-down:  Monday I decided to startup Kayla Itsines' Bikini Body Guide (BBG) again on week 17. I'm redoing the initial guide I have and I'm on week 5. I forgot how intense the workout are! I was definitely sore the next day and a little bit still the day after. I don't exactly follow the guides (and maybe that's why I'm not seeing a bunch of progress) but I like to do one round of her BBG workouts and then the other half (14 minutes) of just other workouts. I've never really enjoyed a lot of repetition in my workouts; I like to mix things up. So I did one round of the BBG workouts and then I followed it with various leg/glutes exercises.  Tuesday Since I was so sore the next day, I did just some simple leg stretch exercises. I did a 20 minute Gentle Yoga Stretches with Yoga by Candace. I then did a 10 minute Developing Lotus Flexibility to help with Yoga Sitting Positions. I was also invited to become a ...

Book Review | The Four Agreements

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This book is a practical guide to personal freedom written by Don Miguel Ruiz. He goes over the four main points of: be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, and always do your best. Reading through the book you really get a feel for what Ruiz is saying and how you could apply these principles in your everyday life to gain personal freedom and ultimate happiness. Throughout the book, Ruiz explains how you live in your own dream and you have the ability at anytime to change that dream. Essentially, we are all born the same. It's our experiences that domesticate each of us to shape how we are and how we view the world, shaping what are dream may be. Some Main Points: Being impeccable with your word, you use your words for positivity and in what you believe in. Words have so much power and can shape our views on the world and ourself. They can mean so much, or they can mean nothing at all. Sticks and stones can break you bones,...