This week is going to fly by! I’m so excited. I’m going to NYC tomorrow for an event being held by Fitness Magazine called Fitness Blogger Meet and Tweet (#FitBlogNYC). I’m excited to meet all the incredible voices behind some of my favorite blogs and catch up with some old friends. Joe Dowdell will also be speaking, who I haven’t… Read More
10 Things I Learned at the NYC Urbanathlon
I would give you full low down on the NYC Urbanathlon but that is why I’m blogging for Crushing The Course 🙂 If you want the details, you can read about them here. However, there were some important lessons that I learned about races and want to share: 10 Things I Learned at the NYC Urbanathlon If the weather calls… Read More
I Wasted 15 Minutes Of My Life Taking A Group Exercise Ab Class
While in New York, I always like to try new exercise classes. I wanted to try Barry’s Bootcamp which mixes a cardio treadmill workout with intense bootcamp strength training moves. However, since I’m down here for a total body assessment, Joe Dowdell (my trainer through CrushingTheCourse.com) asked me to “No! Please don’t!!!” I think the intensity would mess with the… Read More
NYC: Peak Performance and Cupcakes by Melissa
The past week I was down in New York City fulfilling one of my duties as a blogger on CrushingTheCourse.com. CTC is a website run by Gatorade, Women’s Health and Men’s Health to promote the Urbanathlon series. I took the train down Tuesday night for a day of testing to begin on Wednesday at Peak Performance with Joe Dowdell. I… Read More
NYC Day Trip – Beyonce in the House
Last night during a few tornado warnings in southern New England, I hopped on the amtrak and came down to NYC for a video shoot. I grabbed a late dinner from a delicious restaurant called Calista Superfoods. I got a delicious and large salmon filet with a mango dijon sauce. Whoever decided to make a sauce for fish out of… Read More
Something Borrowed, NYC Bound!
Thisis going to be a quick post because I’ve gotta go pack, fit in a run and head out for the Acela! BUT I just wanted to tell you all that last night I saw “Something Borrowed” and it was by far one of my most favorite movies I have seen in a long time. I went with two… Read More