Join me this Sunday September 20th for the Houston Kidney Walk! I will be up on the stage at Sam Houston Park downtown leading all of the participants in a fun group warmup, just before the race begins at 8:30am.

I will also be walking with my friend Nancy (who received her new kidney almost 2 years ago!) and her team..”Nancy’s Renal Rangers” (haha)! You can sign up to walk 1, 3 or 5 miles or you can show your support by making a donation here:

Learn how to master Crow Pose and how to perfect your arm balances:

I’m doing an exclusive monthly article and yoga video for the ToneItUp eMagazine! If you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so here:

We have a great monthly magazine with tons of fitness tips, recipes and advice from top trainers including Katrina and Karena!

I was very excited when I was aked to speak at the National Kidney Foundation’s corporate wellness event this past Wednesday. I spoke to the crowd about nutrition and how to eat to prevent high blood pressure and diabetes. I will share my top 3 tips that I presented to them:

1) Eat Breakfast! Also, try to eat soon after you wake up, even if that means just something small (like a banana or nuts) in your car on the way to work.

2) Don’t go more than 3 hours without eating! Even if you aren’t hungry…eat a little something so that when you next meal rolls around you are so starving you make bad choices. Plus, eating frequently keeps you metabolism buring (think of my campfire analogy) and also stabilizes your blood sugar.

3). Eat “clean” foods! It’s best to simplify and you don’t need any special fad diet to eat healthy. The next time you are at the grocery store…keep it simple and choose fewer items from boxes and cans and go for fruits, veggies and simple protiens (including tofu, fish and eggs).  “Clean” choices mean simple foods with minimal processing or preservatives.

One of my closest friends introduced me to the foundation because she is a kidney transplant recipeint! The foundation does great things. You can check out their website here:

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I was recently on the show “Mirror, Mirror” with my friend and bootcamp partner Kelley. She lead our group in an awesome arm workout so that we can get “Michelle Obama Arms”! Check it out here:

A few of us did a yoga demonstration with Joy last weekend in participation with the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater as a charity fundraiser for S.N.A.P. We did our cool yoga moves to the tune of MC Yogi’s “Rock On Hanuman”.

I’ll be back on Great Day Houston tomorrow (Monday 1/26) at 9am! Check back for the video soon!

I’ll be doing yoga poses today in the store window between 1-2pm! If you are near the Highland Village area…come check it out!

Follow-up Pics:

I was supposed to do a workout segment with Mario Lopez. But, he decided to take it easy, so I built a sand castle instead! Check it out here:

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