Want to Lose lbs with LB?

I know, can you believe it??... ANOTHER POST! I am on top of it this week :)... I wanted to let you gals know about a few affordable workout programs that you can participate in this summer to keep you fit and fab with flat abs!

First and foremost your girl Lizzie Bananas is instructing a bootcamp style program called Kettlekore that you MUST check out! A couple of blogs ago I told you all about the work I have been putting in towards my Kettlebell Instructor and Personal Trainer Certifications and it is time to put 'em in action! It will be 45 minute classes held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 am and Saturdays at 8:00 am. It will be high energy, semi-private classes, that will serve as an introduction to kettlebell training and encorporate fat torching, that's right TORCHing, exercises using medicine balls, resistance bands, and your own bodyweight! Kettlekore is a total body workout that works the cardiovascular, muscular, and neuromuscular systems of the body.. BEAT THAT fitness fads of 2010... they can't! This program begins on June 15th and I am kicking it off with an introductory trial of $39 for 2 weeks of classes, a complimentary yoga session, and non-intrusive body composition testing. Please check out http://www.advancedtrainingconcepts.com/ to register or for more information!


If you are in the market for a new fitness program and want to sample a FEW local personal training and fitness gyms, then there is no better way to do it than the ASANA Activewear Summer Bootcamp Series. Although LB would love to have you in Kettlekore, ASANA offers the QC a new and challenging workout every Saturday from June 12th - August 7th featuring 5 different conceptual gyms in the area.. Advanced Training Concepts is also participating in the Bootcamp series so it can also serve as an opportunity to experience KB training, amongst many other things, so that you can then make the decision as to what program can work for you! For more information or to register go to www.charlotte.asanaactivewear.com

I hope all of you can find something active to commit to this summer whether it be a yoga studio, a KB studio, a fitness ritual, or even a hiking trip.. see if you can challenge your inner athlete and do something major! Take on a new sport.. climb a rock wall, or go whitewater rafting.. DO SOMETHING.. or LB will personally enroll you in Kettlekore and show you how great it feels to be strong, healthy, and look freakin good ;)

Loves,
LB

P.S. Don't forget about the LUNA, Desert Chic, Sex and The City 2 Party tomorrow night 5 pm - 9 pm; Middle Eastern inspired food, drink, and fashion! See you there! xoxoxo

Desert Chic is the New Cosmo!

Hi to all of my beauties!

Dun, Dun, Dun....... Dun, DunTA Dun.... All I hear ringing in my head this week is the Sex and The City theme song!! It is that time again when your favorite fashion icons hit the big screen in one of a kind pieces, making Couture history. It seems like everyone in town is having some sort of festivities to celebrate the 2nd coming and the gals at LUNA are no exception! Phillips Place Theater is having a midnight premiere on Wednesday May 26th and we are hosting a cocktail party and SALE that same evening! The theme is Desert Chic and don't expect Cosmos and hot pink... 2010 is all about a sand palette, silk fabrics, gold hues, bejeweled neck lines, and Middle eastern head pieces! 15% off for anyone who has a movie ticket and LUNA will have extended hours so that you can shop, enjoy a glass of wine and hors d'oeuvres, then grab dinner at The Palm and head down to the most anticipated movie event of the year! Check out other events going on around the QC and in your City because this week is GNO.. once, twice, three times, a Carrie!

Loves,
LB

KettleHell, Kettlebell, KettleKore, We Want More!

Many of you may know about Advanced Training Concepts and the Kettlebell sport but for those of you that want to know more about the highly effective sport and training facility that I have been participating in then please read on! The Kettlebell looks like a bowling ball with a handle, you have probably seen it in the corner, untouched, in your local gym. Here in NC it seems like a foreign object but all over the United States it is being used to enhance the wellbeing and physiques of fitness enthusiasts, athletes, and celebrities such as Camerson Diaz.

Advanced Training Concepts, ATC, is the only training facility in the region that is dedicated to the use of the Russian Kettlebell and has provided Charlotte with a few class options including one instructed by yours truly!! In the past few months I have dedicated every ounce of my free time to obtain a Personal Trainer Certification (NFPT), Kettlebell Instructor training (Kettlebell Concepts), and am still grinding through a 200 hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Rolf Gates! I am starting a class called KettleKore at ATC this month and it will combine all of my formal training and will focus on the foundations of Kettlebell lifting, bodyweight exercises, and Vinyasa Yoga! I have gotten in the literal best shape of my life through Kettlebell training and am really excited to begin a process to help people achieve and surpass the results that I have experienced.

I have found inspiration from my teachers, especially my primary Instructor and coach, Cyrus, owner and head instructor of ATC and plan on competing in the Kettlebell sport at a National level in the near future. One motivating factor for me is the progress that a team of women on the West Coast have made for women in the KB arena. Jess, Maya, Surya, and Sara are mothers, athletes, friends, and Masters of Sport and all around Kick ass girls. They are called the Ice Chamber Kettlebell Girls and have made a name for themselves Internationally. I get super pumped up watching their videos and look forward to gaining similar respect within the sport! Thank you all for your support over the last year. Please let me know if any of you are interested in giving it "a swing" it may just change your life as it has mine!!

Check out my Bio at www.advancedtrainingconcepts.com under the about us tab! LOOKING GOOD ;) and please feel free to contact me about any information regarding personal training, KettleKore, or competing in Kettlebell Sport!

XOXO,
LB

PTR for Your MAB

I have been raving about my new favorite skincare line, Peter Thomas Roth, for a few months now but after a big 'ol engagement party for my sister and her beau this weekend I came home with the repercussions of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries on my face!! This big, painful, MAB (Morning-After Blemish) square on my forehead.... YUCK! I have been dabbing PTR's acne spot treatment on it for 2 days and.... well.... it's gone! PTR's products all contain active ingredients at an affordable price so that us product queens can reap the benefits of glycolic acic, salicylic acid, sulfer, peptides, vitamins and minerals that are all essential for cell turnover, pore minimizing, exfoliating, moisturizing, and cleansing to fight the signs of aging and care for our skin.



I am currently using their Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel... It is their best seller... Which contains glycolic and salicylic acid that brighten, clarify, and diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It has a really fresh scent and the 8.5 fl ounce bottle lasts me up to 4 months costing only $35.00. Now not all of his products are as affordable as that but if you are young and fresh as all of my Fabulously Fit readers are then this, with a good moisturizer, can be your own little weapon against blemishes and dead skin! In addition to the cleanser, I also use the Max Complexion pads.. LB's lazy version of a face wash.. but these too contain salicylic and glycolic acid.... I am sure you have all have been offered a glycolic peel with your standard facial at the spa.. Well LB was in a state of relaxed delirium when I was once asked this and I opted to have this peel done.. well not only did it cost an arm and a leg but it burned like hell! With PTR's products you are getting the benefits of these active ingredients in a lower grade, which if used consistently and continually you WILL recieve the same results, and a less ache to your bank account and pretty little faces. Lucky us, we can educate ourselves on skincare now to prevent the many signs of aging that could show up in the next 20 years.



As Summer is approaching it is imperative that we try to stay out of the sun and use SPF like a psycho! This week on http://www.peterthomasroth.com/ all SPF products are 15% off!! Check out Uber Dry Sunscreen for oily skin or the Max Sheer All Day Defense Lotion with SPF 30 both are recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation as effective UV Sunscreen! They even have this really cool Brush-on Mineral SPF 30 made of Titanium Dioxide and Mica that reflect light, create smoothness, and contains Vitamins A, C, and E and antioxidants to combat free radicals!! I am going to pick that up today to take advantage of the sale!!



PTR is available at Sephora, Ulta, and many stand alone stores. I hope you enjoy theses gems! Each product is truly impressive and I have seen a difference in my skin!!!



LOVES,



LB

Lululemon Athletica Showroom opening this week in the QC!

Hello to all of you fit, fashionable, beautiful friends of LB! My apologies for having not written in a week! I have been in 3 days of Yoga training straight in to 3 days of Spring Sale at LUNA... Thank you all who came out to the sale it was a great success and A LOT of fun! As I spent another weekend at The Breathing Room in Charlotte as part of my 200 h0ur Yoga Teacher Training experience with Rolf Gates, several breakthroughs occured, conquering a few fears, actually finding myself in Meditation, and nailing a handstand :) Over the time of the weekend I found myself with clothing envy of my fellow yogis, I know... Patanjali is shaking a spiritual finger at me... but I have spent too much time in the Kettlebell Studio swinging around steel balls that I have forgotten how much fun it is to be in a matching two piece yoga fit as I shrink wrap into integrity in warrior 2...(Don't feel lost - I just HAD to reference some terminology from the weekend ;)

The outdoorsy women had their Prana ensembles with Chaco's on hand to grab lunch. Lily Lotus was another staple clothing line with a litte bit of an edge - with breathable burnout Hamsa Tees and bejeweled Chakra pants that created a versatile style that could go from the Mat to the streets.... But everyone else seemed to be adorning themselves in the, ever recognizable, "stylized A" logo of Lululemon...

Lululemon Athletica began in 1998 in Vancouver as Chip Wilson wanted to develop technical athletic clothing i.e. moisture wicking, pre-shrunk fabrics that provide great shape retention and coverage to smooth, cool, and suck you in as you bounce from downdog to forward fold and back out to your noon facial! Comfort and function is only the icing on the cake..... The patterns and colors are just to DIE FOR!!

To my utter excitement THIS FRIDAY APRIL 30th... The Lululemon Showroom will open in Charlotte on Central Avenue! The Showroom will feature free yoga classes on Saturday mornings and events throughout the week! The Showroom will be open from 11 am - 6 pm on Friday and will follow with the GRAND OPENING on Saturday! - The GO will feature a 10 am Yoga class with Johnna Smith following the Midwood Maynia 5k Race in Midwood Park. Please check out this amazing new showroom and all of the events going on this MAY DAY!!

NAMASTE

LB

www.lululemon.com

JET Setting in Screen Printed T's

Many of you have seen John Eshaya's designs on all of your favorite celebs; The Nik's (Richie and Hilton), ScarJo, Kimmie, Ashley, Miley, Vanessa, and all of the other style icons of our generation.. The California native recently opened his flagship store, JET, at the Santa Monica Fred Segal "marrying street and runway fashion". His experience as VP, Creative Director, and Buyer for Fred Segal has established him as one of the most influential people in ready to wear fashion. He has come to define Southern California style, with his denim lines and lightweight pieces, and has recently launched a unique T-shirt line with jewelry designer Tom Binns.



Binns, an irish jeweler who lives in Venice, founded his company in 2004 with high quality, contemporary designs that combine elegance and anarchy through vintage jewels and skulls. Eshaya and Binns collaborated on the T-shirt line which features screen printed designs of Binns' collage neclaces. The seven piece T-shirt collection are made of soft rayon with oversized prints of Binns' creations. Each design bearing a name such as Elizabeth, Winston, and Victoria. Hope you get a chance to check out theses T's before they sell out!!

Loves,
LB

Laugh With Me LeeLee!

Getting LeeLee to laugh with me has never posed a challenge but choosing my new spring/summer scent sure has proven to be! Laugh With Me LeeLee is actually the new perfume by Benefit that I picked up at Sephora the other day, not pertaining to the endless giggles shared with my bff (hey Leah).



This is the time of year that the olfactory system is at work, as we catch whiffs of blooming flowers, fresh-cut grass, and sunscreen, visions of summers at the beach, dewy evenings, and tan lines flood our memories. I went on a mission to the mall to find the perfect scent to match my mood. I wanted anything Vanilla, Coconut, floral, beachy.. sweet.. by the time I left I was in a whirlwind of aromas, with a small headache and an impulse buy. I like the new scent but there were definitely others that caught my eye... errr.. I mean nose.



Stella McCartney's, Stella eau de parfum, has a rosy, amber, floral scent that reminded me of a pretty picnic/tea party.. Perfect for Spring! I also liked Juicy's Viva La Juicy. It has a flashy not trashy bottle and smelled like a neon pencil skirt, white T, and wayfarer sunglasses (at night).. no really.. it had a little gardenia, vanilla, and praline notes that was fun and girlie! Everyone knows I am YUGE Kim K fan but did have doubts about her new fume... I was surprisingly impressed! Listed as having sandalwood, vanilla, mandarin, pink jasmine, and "lush" gardenia it really did smell great and the bottle reminds me of the Poison bottle that my mom had in the 90's that exudes shoulder pads, YUGE sunglasses, and diamonds (my Mom's 90's style totally parallels Kris Jenners - you know you have seen the THS).



Match your daily aroma with your mood to create another sensory memory for next year... Everytime I smell citrus, melon, black violet, lily, and jasmine (the notes of Laugh With Me LeeLee) I will forever think of Summer 2010... That IS unless I decide to go back to my old faithful Bobbi Brown - Beach ... hmmm..