As a track athlete, and someone who practically LIVES in athletic wear. I take shopping for leggings very seriously. I test them out before I buy them because god forbid you to get leggings that ride down when you are working out! Its the biggest annoyance and lowkey stressful having to constantly make sure your underwear is not showing. So because of the particular taste in the type of my leggings, I figured I would share with you guys 5 of my favorite performance leggings that I own and have worked wonders for me. All of these leggings and reviews are from my own experiences with them working out and…
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3 Important Things I Learned From a Stretch Therapist
Whoa, Shifting gears once again because, why not! I wanted to start incorporating some of my lifestyle experience content on my blog so we can build a deep relationship and I can share more of my journey with you. For my OG subs and blog viewers, you already know about my track competition recaps, and they kind of just fill you in on how my competition went. This is a little different. So let me just preface this by saying I am probably the LEAST flexible jumper on the entire planet. HOWEVER, not for long! BECAUSE your girl is going to a stretch + massage therapist that has given her…
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1 Year of DC Living + Olympic Triple Jump Training Reflection
So it’s been about 1 year since I “eased” my way into training for the Olympics. And by eased I mean threw myself headfirst into a sea of unknowns. This has been a goal of mine that I’ve had since I was young, watching the track athletes run across the screen or at meets and I just knew that someday that was going to be me. Little did I know, I was going to be jumping rather than running. For those of you guys who don’t know what triple jump is. Triple jump is an event in Track and field where the athlete runs at a fast pace towards board…
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3 Vitamin Supplements You Need To Be Taking
Vitamin supplements get a weird rep. Either people tell you that you should be taking 5 billion different supplements or they tell you that they are a scam and you shouldn’t do it. I here to be that middle ground person and let you know that there are probably only 3 vitamins you really need to consider taking, as a woman, order to have your body consistently at it’s best. As an athlete and someone who regularly works out a ton, my body needs a variety of nutrients that may not sufficiently found in my diet. Seriously, even if I try my hardest to get all my vitamins in with…
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5 Necessary Self Care Tips
Hey, long time no talk. It’s been about 2 and a half weeks since I posted a blog post. Usually, I am on top of my weekly posting but last week and this week has been hard for me to creatively come up with a topic to write about. Mostly, a topic that I could write about, based on my own experience, that would hold significance to anyone. Then I started thinking about how I have been feeling. As a black woman in America… I began thinking about all of the things that have been brought to light this week and the other things that have not happened throughout my…
