Hi Friends!!

I hope you had a great weekend. I know I did.


When you live in San Francisco you have a million and one adventures at your fingertips. I've always wanted to go hiking at Muir Woods and this weekend I finally crossed it off of my bucket list. 

Just in case you don't know what Muir woods is I'll give you some background. 

Redwood-like trees covered much of the Northern Hemisphere 150 million years ago. As the climate changed, the range of the redwood shrank. Now there are two species of redwood in California, with very limited ranges. The coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) grows on a thing and discontinuous 500-mile strip of Pacific Coast from southern Oregon to Big Sur. 

Most ancient coast redwoods have been cut but some are protected in Redwood National and State Parks, in many California and Oregon state parks and here in Muir Woods National Monument. This canyon of redwoods were never logged. Its forest of mixed-age and dead trees supports a biologically rich community of plants and animals.

The tallest trees in Muir woods are over 252 feet and the widest over 14 feet. Some redwoods are at least 1,000 years old. Most mature trees are 500 to 800 years old. 

That's the history of Muir Woods taken right out of their free brochure. I was amazed at the sheer size of the trees. Not only are they the trees big, the air is fresh, and the hikes are slightly challenging.

Check out my pics. 
Please excuse my leggings, I had on 3 layers that day, it was soooo cold in Muir Woods. 










Even if your not a seasoned hiker, or avid exerciser, you can still complete the easy hikes. Just take it slow, but push yourself. The hills were slightly steep, but nothing that a beginner couldn't handle. 


Its been cold in the Bay Area, a lot colder then I'm used to. I'm talking 30-40 degrees. I was just in Ohio a few weeks ago battling snow and 10-20 degree weather but I wasn't prepared to deal with it at home.

I wanted to get out on the walking trail a lot more these last few weeks, but exercising in the cold just isn't my forte.

I know new years is coming up soon, and I'm also planning on attending the Super Bowl this year, so I can't really gain any "holiday weight". Since I'm not attending any holiday parties, I thought this would be a simple task. 

Staying on my clean diet, working out 5 days a week, drinking plenty of water, and eating my daily required amount of fruits and vegetables should do the trick. But for some reason my body is craving more. I need a challenge. Not just any old challenge I need to try something new. 

I am a firm believer that you will never move forward if you don't make yourself uncomfortable. I'm pretty comfortable with everything I just describe, my everyday workouts, healthy eating, blah blah blah blah blah...

Its time to take it up a notch. Check out my new workout routine and tell me what you think

I make a meager living as a personal trainer, but most times I don't enjoy writing my own workout routines. I would rather someone else write them for me. I wish I could afford my own trainer, but that's not in my budget right now. 

I purchased The Women's Health Big Book of Abs

I like this book because it gives you over 500 different full body exercise, that target your abdominal without one silly crunch. No crunches in this book. I like that. I feel like I've done enough crunches for the entire city of San Francisco these last few years. I'm looking for new exercises to challenge my entire body, not just my core.