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Weird Workouts. We all have our weird workouts. When you are a mom, multitasking becomes the key to life. I still love my fitness classes where I get to put Logan in daycare for an hour and focus only on working out. Reality is that doesn’t happen everyday.  Some days I dedicate his nap time to a workout. This means dinner probably isn’t getting cooked and the house starts looking more and more like a bomb went off. The solution is my weird workout where I workout and play with Logan. #Fitmom multitasking at its finest. I spend more time on the floor these days playing with my little man than I do in a chair or even standing. My multitasking floor workouts with Logan are mostly Pilates based since I can do almost all the exercises on the ground. Sometimes the little man decides crawling on me is more fun. My solution to this is pick him up and use him as a weight. Squatting seems to always be the best. Most of the time he laughs and laughs as I squat down and up. What do your weird workouts look like?

In the spirit of #weirdworkouts, Prana and Organic Valley are partnering on an awesome giveaway! There are six ways to play and 10 people will win. Ten winners will walk away with a two-month supply of Organic Fuel, $300 in credit to use on prana.com and some awesome free swag!  The contest runs from August 15 – 31st, 2016.  You can enter the giveaway here.

Have any of y’all tried out Prana products in the past? I’m excited to share a look from their Fall line on the blog soon. Use discount code at check out if you want an additional 15% off your order PFS16TBG when purchasing from their website. Sharing some of my current Prana favs below.

This post was sponsored by Fit Approach and Prana. As always, all opinions expressed are my own.

Splits 59 Sports Bra // Lululemon Wunder Under

The workout high is real! It may be hard to motivate yourself to workout or to get up to make it happen. However, no doubt it will always be worth it.

I’m realizing the teaching high is real too. One of my students left my Pilates class this morning smiling as she walked out saying “I did something today I have never been able to do before.” That seriously made my day. I grabbed Logan from the gym daycare and treated myself to some free gym coffee. Coffee in Seattle is good everywhere–even at the gym. Her comment kept running through my head. On the drive home, I realized I am exactly where I need to be. I had a few days this week where I questioned my career path again. I couldn’t have needed the little positive reminder more today.

I still consider myself a newbie to the fitness teaching world. I received my Pilates certification at the end of last year and decided to expand my knowledge with my Personal Training License through NASM this year. There is so much to learn about how the body moves. I am hoping to keep furthering the classes I teach and have been fortunate to sub some barre classes last month. If you are someone who is thinking about taking the plunge into fitness, sign up for training in something you love and get certified. Start the process and make it happen. Even if you don’t teach once you complete training, it will deepen your knowledge of that workout. I promise you will take your workouts to a whole new level.

I was invited to teach a Pilates class through the WholeU a few weeks ago. The WholeU is program at the University of Washington that helps faculty and staff stay healthy, get active and eat well. I think this is something more employers should really work to provide for their employees. The class I taught included students at all Pilates levels. The energy is the room was electric. Kudos to the WholeU for promoting a healthier campus!

I also want to give a shout out to my husband for the kickoff matches of the tennis league he founded this year. Check out the website here to learn more. The Seattle Pro League will feature top men’s tennis players in the Seattle area. The first match is this Sunday at 4:00 PM at Central Park Tennis Club. If you live in Seattle and love to watch high level tennis, come on out! Logan and I will be cheering on Ryan’s team!!

Now off take a Pilates reformer class. Thank goodness for gym daycare!

You can find my new favorite yoga mat here. My sandals are also from Sanuk and feel amazing. Linked some of their amazing sandals below.