I seriously can't believe it's already October! Last Monday we took the boys to pick out their Halloween costumes and it just doesn't seem like it should be that time of year! **Oliver has decided to be a trash truck/driver & Charlie is going to be Mickey Roadster Racer**

ANYWAY, so I'm really excited to share with you all Sworkit's October 30 Day Workout Challenge, which starts today, October 2nd and ends on Halloween!

Not only is this just a challenge that I am encouraging you to take on, I'm also encouraging you to head on over to Facebook and reach out to me on my page and ask to join our fun 30 Day Challenge Group page! This is a place where everyone taking on this challenge can share, safely and secretly, their struggles and successes all month long. On top of that, the person who is the most involved and engaged will win one year of Sworkit Premium for FREE!

I am so looking forward to seeing all of the participants rally behind one another, myself included, and lift each other up on our bad days and cheer us on on our good. October also happens to be National Bullying Prevention Month so we are going to take this opportunity to dedicate each workout in honor of the #nationalbullyingpreventionmonth ... All around this entire challenge is about creating a community full of positivity and acceptance of each other and ourselves on our journey to living the best lives that we can.

Here is a break down of the challenge, whether you complete one minute, ten minutes or more of each workout, it doesn't matter! Every workout counts & matters!

So what are you waiting for?! Head on over to FACEBOOK now and get yourself involved in this workout challenge... Let's do this together!!

Okay guys so it's been a while, life has been insane, which I'm sure you all can relate!

So today I'm starting something that I am SO excited about. I have put together an AWESOME Sworkit KIDS workout series and I'm going to be sharing the workouts over the next few weeks! These workouts are geared towards your kiddos but are the perfect opportunity to workout WITH your little ones! Oliver and Charlie, while aren't perfect at hitting all the exercises, they try so hard and we have so much fun doing it together!

I don't know about you but for me, setting a healthy example for my kids is something I think about all of the time. I love them watching me workout, or when we go to the gym that they know I'm working out. I love having them see me make healthy and good choices when it comes to the food that I eat and the liquids that I drink. I know that by them watching they are picking up on my habits and want to emulate them!

For example, every time my yoga mat comes out, Charlie immediately goes for it and starts "stretching" or jumping. Oliver also loves to workout with me and even if I'm doing my own Sworkit workout, he always tries to join! Squats are his fave ;)

A couple weeks back I was able to take this first workout and test it out with the kids in my son, Oliver's, class at school! This is a group of 12 kids all ages 3.5 and under. I had so much fun, they were so cute and so engaged. They listened and did the moves to the best of their abilities and I have to say, they kicked butt! I shared with their parents information about the app and hope that they use the app and have fun with their kiddos!!

After the workout I shared a healthy snack with the kids to show that after we workout we have to refuel our bodies in a healthy way! The teachers said the kids LOVED the snack and devoured it!

So without further ado HERE IS THE FIRST WORKOUT of the series. 

First, download the APP and then follow the link HERE and get started.

Make sure you are following Sworkit on all social media (IG, FB, TW) and share pics of your littles doing these workouts using the hashtags

#nogymnoexcuse #kidswhosworkit

Stay tuned for more kid friendly workouts & so much more!

XOXO

Melissa

I took the day off yesterday.

We were celebrating Charlie's 1st birthday, and it was incredible!

I don't normally use this space to talk in depth about our day to day life, I try to keep it as motivational and fitness centered as possible, however I just can't help but share some pictures showcasing the first year on Charlie's life.

I am one proud Mama!

It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed since this moment...

So much has happened since then.

On one hand it feels like yesterday and on another it feels like he's been around forever.

I love being his Mommy so much!

My favorite part of this entire year has been seeing Oliver turn into the most INCREDIBLE big brother ever.

I love seeing how our family photos keep changing throughout each stage of our boys lives.

I'm still in disbelief that we have a two and one year old! It just doesn't seem possible!

I'll be sharing pictures from our day & celebrations for Charlie's first birthday next week so stay tuned!

Cheers!

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So, yesterday was National Ice Cream Day and in honor of such a glorious day we are highly encouraging you all to go back to last week's post and try out the workout that will absolutely have your muscle's SCREAMING for ice cream!

I took the boys to a local ice cream shop so we could celebrate this great day and I am going to share our experience here with you all in pictures...

As always please be sure to tag me and Sworkit (IG, FB, TW) in all social media posts regarding these Summer Series workouts, also using the hashtags #summerworkoutseries #nogymnoexcuse

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This past weekend was full of family and all around fun!

Friday I was able to catch up with an old friend while she trimmed my hair (it's quite nice having one of your bff's also be your hairstylist!)

Friday evening Andrew and I hung out and watched an episode of Bloodline *Season 2*

Anyone else love this show?! It's one of my absolute favorite shows & I look forward to finishing up this newest season!

Saturday Andrew and I had a little date day/evening and we went to the baseball game.

It started out a bit rough but we ended up coming back from a 4-0 deficit to winning 7-4.

Saturday night my sister came over for some bonding time, and we ended up staying up until 4 in the morning talking and hanging out and enjoying some adult beverages.

I am not used to staying up so late.

Sunday morning was a bit rough with two little ones running around!

*On our way out on Sunday*

The rest of Sunday we spent with family and just chilling.

I was able to fit in my work outs Sunday evening so I can keep on track with my Lauren Conrad 30 Day Ab Challenge, that I blogged about on Friday!

As far as my training for the half marathon in October I have had to take the past week off and it's looking like this week will have to be a rest week as well.

A couple Saturday's ago while doing my long run I slipped on some mud, I caught myself before I fell but my foot twisted funny.

The rest of that run and even that day I felt no pain but woke up the morning after with severe pain in the foot.

I hoped it would go away but here I am, a week and two days later and it's just TODAY starting to feel better. I would say today is the best it has felt since the pain began.

I can walk with VERY minimal pain and when I'm sitting it's like nothing is wrong.

From all the research I've done it's just a really bad bruise, that accompanied by the fact that I can see the bruise I feel quite certain.

I just don't want to push it and hurt my foot even worse so resting it is!

I'm hoping by next Monday I will have been fine for a couple days and can SLOWLY get back into my training program.

Fingers crossed!

Anyone have an recommendations for bruised foot pain relief?! I would really appreciate it!

Cheers!

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Linking up with Erin for Weekend Snapshots & Biana & Meghan for Weekending!