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Fitness Gear and Workout Clothes To Meet My Resolution Goals

January 30, 2017 by afrobella 5 Comments

Fitness Gear and Workout Clothes To Meet My Resolution Goals

It’s the last week of the first month of 2017. If you made New Year’s Resolutions, how are you doing on them? I’ll be honest with you, I’m struggling. My goal is to make fitness a regular part of my schedule, but my schedule has been all over the place. It’s hard to develop healthy…

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Filed Under: Body, Featured, Health and Wellness, Issues Tagged With: About Afrobella, Body, exercise, fitness, health, health and wellness, workout

Let’s Go On a GirlTrek! It’s #ActivismApril!

April 2, 2016 by afrobella 2 Comments

Let’s Go On a GirlTrek! It’s #ActivismApril!

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Audre Lorde made the declaration in the epilogue to 1988’s A Burst of Light, and today that quote has come to resonate in the online community. You see it shared on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram, but what does it really…

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Filed Under: Events, Issues, Life Tagged With: Events, exercise, fitness, GirlTrek, health and fitness, Inspirational Women, issues, Life

Chicago, Jump On It! Double Dutch Aerobics Comes to Town August 9!

August 7, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

Chicago, Jump On It! Double Dutch Aerobics Comes to Town August 9!

  Double dutch is an internationally beloved activity, a childhood rite of passage for so many. I remember watching Sesame Street as a kid and loving the jump rope contest they featured as a segment in the 80’s. Who remembers this?     I wanted to be one of those little girls so much! But…

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Filed Under: Body, Events Tagged With: Body, double dutch, exercise, fitness, jump rope, wellness

The Dumbest Excuses We Make To Avoid Exercising

January 23, 2014 by afrobella 22 Comments

The Dumbest Excuses We Make To Avoid Exercising

For years, I had such awful, stupid ideas about taking care of myself. For a long time my goals were in weight loss, and I was caught up in limiting ideas about dress sizes instead of considering health and wellness. As a teenager, I was bulimic and that began as a deliberate choice. Dumb. I…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues, Life Tagged With: Body, exercise, fitness, Life, life lessons, lifestyle, new year's resolutions, The Journey

My Biggest Fitness Inspirations

March 28, 2013 by afrobella 15 Comments

My Biggest Fitness Inspirations

CBS Sunday Morning is one of my favorite shows, and I set my DVR so I can watch it AND sleep in every weekend. It’s such a great show that covers so many topics. This last Sunday, there was a feature on ubiquitous fitness personality Jillian Michaels (click to watch it if you want to)….

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Filed Under: Body, Featured, Issues, Life Tagged With: exercise, Featured, fitness, full-image, health, health and fitness, inspiration, Inspiring Women

Working Out Like The FLOTUS — What’s On Your Playlist?

May 21, 2012 by afrobella 14 Comments

Working Out Like The FLOTUS — What’s On Your Playlist?

Michelle Obama inspires me on so many levels, bellas. She inspires me in terms of her poise, her grace, her accomplishments, her style, and in the way that she makes health and fitness a priority. I’m trying to do the same in my life, and the First Lady’s workout regimen inspires me. Check out this…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues, Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, exercise, Featured, fitness, FLOTUS, full-image, health and fitness, Michelle Obama, music, The Journey

Afrobella(s) of the Month — Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, founders of Black Girls RUN!

January 6, 2012 by afrobella 24 Comments

Afrobella(s) of the Month — Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, founders of Black Girls RUN!

In 2012, Afrobella of the Month is BACK! Some months may be written by me, other months may be written by an expert or a contributor! This month’s AOTM is written by Renisha James, fitness expert and personal trainer. Learn more about her philosophies on fitness at RenewedFitness.com, and follow her on Facebook or on…

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Filed Under: Body, Featured, Issues, Pop Culture Tagged With: Afrobella of the Month, Afrobella of the Week/Month, Body, exercise, Featured, fitness

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