This is the first in a series of 50 First Hikes blog posts. To learn more about my #50FirstHikes Challenge, check out this post. On Sunday, January 10, 2021, I completed my first hike of the year! The weather and my schedule weren’t really conducive to hiking the first week of the year, but last…
My friend Tikima and I created a challenge for ourselves this year: #50FirstHikes. This challenge requires us to hike 50 new-to-us trails throughout the course of 2021 – roughly one trail per week, with two buffer weeks built-in. The goal is to hike more often but also to go out and explore. Since we’re mostly…
It’s a new month and a new year, so you know I’m in major goal-setting mode! You can catch up on some of my mindset goals for 2021 by reading 5 Things I’m Bringing With Me into 2021 and 5 Things I’m Leaving Behind in 2020. Last month, I set 5 goals for the month:…
Just as I do with the things I’m leaving behind, I take this time each year to put into words the things I’m bringing with me into the new year. Swagger jacking from my friend Adina, I came up with a word for this year: Emerge. I can’t wait to share more about this, but…
The biggest thing I’m leaving behind in 2020 is 2020 itself. See ya never, sucka! This year hasn’t been all bad for me, fortunately, but it definitely was not my favorite year ever! As is the tradition here on Flecks of Lex, I’m sharing the things I’m leaving behind in 2020, and have some inspirational…
I’ve already made it Facebook (and Instagram) official: Next week, I begin my teacher training for HIIT & Flow! What is HIIT & Flow? The HIIT & Flow workout combines high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and power vinyasa yoga, delivering a seriously sweaty workout for all fitness levels! Strength, cardio, and mobility are the three pillars…
So… a little secret I’ve been keeping: I started working with a personal trainer again. I had paid for some extra sessions prior to the pandemic, and I had to use them or lose them by the end of the year, and since I’m already at the gym three times a week to teach indoor…
Read my previous post, Ayurveda: What I’ve Learned So Far, for more background on why I’ve been focusing on Ayurveda so much recently, expert interviews, and more. Last weekend, I received an Ayurveda diet and lifestyle consultation from Salila Sukumaran of Ayurgamaya. I learned and confirmed some things about myself, and took another step towards…
If you’ve been following The Sweat Fearlessly Podcast, you might have seen that I’ve been running an Ayurveda series the second half of this season. If you haven’t listened to the podcast yet, you can check it out on Apple, Spotify, Google, Anchor, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. I have had the pleasure…
It’s that time again! I’m sharing my goals for the remainder of December, and essentially the last few weeks of 2020. Can you believe we’re less than a month from 2021? Finally, right? I have set lots of goals throughout the year, and while things have been chaotic (understatement of the century, right?), I have…
