DIY No Slip Woven Workout Headband

Guest blog post for Foam

I have one dilemma when working out: no headbands stay put on my head…ever. Blame it on fine hair and an oddly shaped head, then add bangs at an awkward length and yeah, nothing works. No, tying a bandana around my head like Rambo just won’t cut it.

There’s a little trick to make one stick: shelf liners. Yup, those $2 rolls of woven grip liners that keep kitchen goods in place is also the secret ingredient for a fidget-free yoga class, the cutest messy top knot ever, or a run on the beach minus sweaty strands.

A DIY for a No Slip Workout Woven Headband

Tools: Old shirt you can cut, Grip Shelf Liner, Scissors, Needle, Sturdy Thread ( I use dental floss, it’s super strong and have it around the house)  and a Safety pin.

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RX Bikini Bod: Beach Interval Band Workout

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I tend to get bored a lot working out, so I like to get out whenever possible and mix things up. In fact, with a little bit of creativity and a resistance band, I’m convinced the world can be your gym. Especially a beach…even better if it’s before you go surf.

Here is one of my favorite workouts lately. It gets your heart poundin’, all your muscles burnin’,  and your metabolism pumpin’…

Beach interval band workout.

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RX Bikini Bod: Greek Yogurt Dips. Tri Betta Dippas

Guest blog post for Foam

Greek yogurt is like the Superman of the dairy world. It’s loaded with protein (18g per 6oz serving), calcium (20% of your daily needs) and probiotics (which help your digestive system immensely), while being low in carbohydrates and sodium. It’s definitely on the grocery list each week. Thankfully, its super thick texture makes it a great base ingredient for a healthy dip, which leads to a healthy snack, which leads to us all eating, way, way more healthfully.

Somehow, snacks can either make or break your nutrition fill for the day, and that can of Pringles and queso dip can be downed in one sitting way too easily. But with any one of these dips (and suggested dippers) you’ll have a quick and easy snack that does your body some good. Lots of good.

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RX Bikini Bod: Health & Fitness Guest Blog Post for FOAM

There once lived a girl who did the 30 grams of carbs a day diet, hour upon hour on the Stair Master, and thought that a Super Big Gulp of Diet Coke sufficed as a low calorie meal. Thankfully during her senior year of college, she met her husband to be, who was training for the NFL draft, and learned what it really took to have your body look and feel its best. To her surprise, it was quite easy: eat well, lift weights, be active, and treat your body well– it’s the only one you’ve got.

That girl was me, and I am so glad to have sort of figured things out.

So, here’s what I’ve learned:

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RX Bikini Bod: Mix it up.

If your weekly workout routine has not changed in the past 4 months, or 4 years, it’s time to give your plan the old switch-a-roo. Why? All your body ever wants to do is recover and recuperate. If you are doing the exact same things week after week. Well, your body probably knows what’s up and all you are gonna reach is a plateau.

Also when you try something different or challenge your muscles in a new way, it gives you an added bonus called… motivation.

So, instead of just devoting another 20 minutes to the elliptical, or another set of crunches, try out some of these tricks to spice up your workout week.

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RX Bikini Bod: Beachin’ Band Workout

You would rather just workout at home, you want to be outside, or maybe you are sick of the stalker at the gym who always wants to spot you and needs to cut a wider neck on his shirt just to make room for his chest hair. Whatever the reason, here’s a fun yet challenging 36-40 minute total body workout (mainly using resistance bands) you can do at home, on the beach, in a park, or even the gym. Just name the place and bring a band.

Tools: A Resistance band, a pole, palm tree, or post to wrap it around, a stopwatch and some energy.

Now, for the workout. Click on the links for how-to’s.

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RX Bikini Bod: Tri Lanai

I did it. Finally. I competed in a triathlon. One “life to-do” checked off the list. 

It wasn’t a flat, ho hum one, it was called the Tri Lanai. An off road X-Terra type of one that was anything but easy. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest physical thing’s I’ve done, in one of the most beautiful places, and was really insanely rewarding.

The person who talked me into the .5 mile open ocean swim, 17 mile mountain bike (super steep & hilly), 4.2 mile run (also super hilly) was…my mom…who competed as well… and is 60. She happens to be a triathlon machine.

It was quite the day. Enjoy the pics.

Note: I must say I felt rather stylin’ thanks to my Tavik gear, Maui Girl top, Wildfox Tee, & Roxy Athletix shorts…but there is just no way to make a swim cap & goggles look cute.

RX Bikini Bod: Good Form

Running. The easiest workout to do…besides walking. We are naturally made to do it, but people tend to make it look like it’s the most awkward, painful, unnatural thing to do on the planet. I’m not claiming to have perfect form at all (thanks to a bad hamstring injury a few years ago I kind of limp, and my husband says I don’t use my arms at all.) But, good form is key to efficiency, which equals less impact, which equals injury prevention, which by rule of logic, equals more excuses to buy bikinis.

Rule of thumb, the faster you are running, the more important your form is. Usain Bolt’s stride is as much of a perfected motion as Tiger Wood’s golf swing.

Tips for Good Running Form:

1: Relax. Try to keep your shoulders, hands, and arms as relaxed as possible (without looking like one of these guys) with a relaxed, natural stride. Key word here, relax.

2: Hands at waist, and at a 90 degree angle. No T-rex running with your arms up by your boobs. That just messes everything up.

3: Keep a good straight posture. Shoulders back, relaxed, and try not to lean forwards or backwards.

4: Swing your arms from your shoulders, moving front to back, not crossing your body. Tip: when you get tired, focus on swinging your arms harder instead of just focusing on your legs.

5: Land midfoot. Try not to run on your toes or heels, but land on the middle of your feet and roll through your toes.

6: I really just needed an excuse to post this pic.

High five.

RX Bikini Bod: Pedaling Sweetness So, my mom insisted that I get a bike. After about 2 years of procrastination, I finally allowed her to buy me one. Well, let’s just say it’s been the best and most rewarding Craigslist purchase I’ve ever made…other than my surfboard. Ever since I flew out of the driveway on this sucker for the first time, I feel amazing. It’s almost like being a kid again. I’ve lost fraction of an inch here and there…not that I’m trying… which is an even better perk. I’ve saved money on gas, and really, whenever I press that peddle down and feel the breeze…feel like I’m 8 and biking over to my friend’s house in the summer. Really, it’s quite therapeutic. So go out and grab a bike, (it doesn’t have to be top of the line - mine is rusty and has lots of “Character” ) then vow to go on at least one long ride a week, and to use it instead of a car whenever you are going somewhere under 5 miles. Don’t worry you don’t need a matching spandex outfit. A bikini, shorts and tank seem to work just fine.

RX Bikini Bod: Pedaling Sweetness

So, my mom insisted that I get a bike. After about 2 years of procrastination, I finally allowed her to buy me one. Well, let’s just say it’s been the best and most rewarding Craigslist purchase I’ve ever made…other than my surfboard.

Ever since I flew out of the driveway on this sucker for the first time, I feel amazing. It’s almost like being a kid again. I’ve lost fraction of an inch here and there…not that I’m trying… which is an even better perk. I’ve saved money on gas, and really, whenever I press that peddle down and feel the breeze…feel like I’m 8 and biking over to my friend’s house in the summer. Really, it’s quite therapeutic.

So go out and grab a bike, (it doesn’t have to be top of the line - mine is rusty and has lots of “Character” ) then vow to go on at least one long ride a week, and to use it instead of a car whenever you are going somewhere under 5 miles.

Don’t worry you don’t need a matching spandex outfit. A bikini, shorts and tank seem to work just fine.

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RX Bikini Bod: EDT - An Acronym you’ll love

Sometimes acronyms are bad (IRS, WTF, SAT, SOL) sometimes they are good (SUP, OLB, NCAA, 4WD, SBG)…and there is one little known one that makes fat cells cry and muscles cheer… EDT

EDT, short for Escalating Density Training is designed for lean-mass development (exactly what you want to fill out a bikini). The principle is to get the most dense workout you can achieve (the heaviest weights and most reps) in a given amount of time. It single-handedly has gotten me through boredom in the gym and is responsible for quite a few days where I could hardly move because I was so (happily) sore.

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RX Bikini Bod Gear: Roxy Athletix Shorts

I’m not much of a fan of workout fashion, since the clothes end up drenched in sweat and the last thing on my mind is how I look. Usually my tops are an old oversized tee from goodwill. However, these shorts by Roxy are amazing. They are thick, comfy, bright, surf-inspired, and so cool you’ll want to work out more just to wear them. (which is always a plus)

Bonus: They are all on sale at roxy.com: No competetion fitted shorts & Late to the Game Running Shorts. Might as well get a few colors of each.

RX Bikini Bod: Whatcha training for?

The quintessential question someone always has to ask me when I’m working out: So, what are you training for? My reply? Life.

Yes, it isn’t interesting. One day I just might make up something like, to be a professional bull rider, but for now, life will do. See, something happens when you get the focus off of a darn scale. I haven’t owned one in over 5 years (wearing a bikini every day & skinny jeans are the best, true scale around). But, when you shift the focus on training from losing weight to training to be healthier and live longer, it’s a relief, and tends to have good results. You love feeling your heart pump, sweating, and moving, not simply to burn calories but you begin to realize how great being active and taking care of yourself feels.

Now, to completely contradict myself, I recently began actually training for something - not a number on a scale- but an event, and man it makes you sub consciously kick things up a notch.

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All hail the AVO!


It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Avocado season. My landlord gives us grocery bags full of football sized avocados from his sister’s tree in Kaneohe. These suckers are huge and I literally love them so much, I eat them with a spoon.

Yeah they have a bad rep for having a lot of calories, but, I though I’d shed some light on why those calories are well worth it:

Show your bod some love, eat an avocado:

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