Live Fit and Sore

Category: Reviews

  • CrossFit Certified – Level 1

     CrossFit L1 certification at Reston Crossfit- July 2011 It’s true — you can now call me Coach Steph! Has a nice ring to it don’t you think. The truth is it’s only the beginning. I have lots to learn and now I have to shadow some experienced coaches to really learn how to Coach. And…

  • Trying CrossFit Kids for the First Time

    Today I took my daughter and a friend to one of the CrossFit Kids classes that CrossFit Impavidus held to start prepping for the summer session. They had opened it up to all members’ kids, so why not tire my kids out on a Sunday morning.  I had read about what CF Kids was all…

  • Safeway’s Simple Nutrition Shelf Tags – A Review

    A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Safeway to do a review of their new Safeway.com/Simplenutrition healthy options label system they were rolling out in their stores.  In their words: Safeway understands that shoppers want to make better nutrition for themselves and their families. But they also understand reading nutrition labels and wading through all…

  • So Delicious – Coconut Milk: A review

    I have started drinking Coconut Milk. I have said before that I don’t like Coconuts at all –but coconut oil, water and milk don’t seem to have the typical coconut flavor that I remember tasting when eating an Almond Joy or Mounds bar.  That may have been the problem to begin with looking back. ….…

  • Review of Tropical Traditions: Coconut Oil

    I have read about the benefits of coconut oil for a while & how some only cook with it instead of olive oil. I am not a huge fan of coconuts –never was one to like the Mounds or Almond Joy candy bars, don’t like coconut flakes on anything, nor do I like coconut cream…

  • Beauty Tip: Ole Henriksen

    Today is a rest day — from exercise. I’ve recently discovered some great skin care products that I wanted to share. Ole Henriksen from Sephora: Nature, science, beauty, and wellness. These four key elements are behind every Ole Henriksen product, making it a total lifestyle line and a true depiction of the man behind the…

  • Pizza Soup Recipe Review

    Here’s a pic of my pizza soup just before it was done. And at first glance by my kids –they were like no way ‘I’m not eating that’! I insisted and guess what? They LOVED it.  We all loved it. It was tasty, easy and left very little clean up. This is an A+ recipe…

  • Coconut Water. Have you tried it?

    Coconut Water. Have you tried it? There are a ton of benefits to Coconut Water. It is high in potassium, contains natural sugars and has a lot less sodium that sports drinks, It’s a natural way to hydrate instead of drinking sports drinks like Gatorade.  It’s got a bit different texture and consistency than water…

  • Get out there and work on your fitness!

    Another great workout. We switched up partners which always adds a new element to the workout. Kristen was my partner and her and I are about the same height and level and we kicked ass.  We finished the workout – pull ups and all. And trust me, it was a lot of Pull -ups 30,…

  • Kettlebell Bootcamp in Ashburn

    This morning I attended a Kettlebell Bootcamp in Ashburn. A friend of mine introduced to me to John Hastings who has just started running these camps. C3i Sports Performance has bootcamp style workouts in addition to other services. Today’s session was held at 6a in Ashburn Village at the local elementary school. It’s outside and…