Strike Out!

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Can’t get any simpler that this exercise!🙂 Strike out the ones you’ve completed and a little explanation of the one’s you’ve not.

I was nominated for this awesome exercise by PoojaG, thank you for nominating me, everyone should check this fellow blogger out, she does great poems and has awesome words of encouragement! 

Kissed someone– I mean I think this goes without saying, considering I am in a relationship.. 😉

Smoked a cigarette– I have hit it once or twice BUT totally did it wrong because I didn’t inhale it, that is how much I know about smoking, but no I am not a smoker.

Got so drunk you passed out- I have been drunk but never to this point. 

Gone to a rock concert- No, but that would be fun. I am not cool enough yet to have gone to one. 

Helped someone-  of course I have

Gone fishing– Yes. it was nice. 

Watched 4 movies in one night- Nope. After one movie, I am either in bed or doing something else. Haha

Lied to someone– Guilty as charged.

Failed a subject– Yes. 

Been in a car accident– Not while I was the driver. 

Been in a tsunami- Thankfully not.

Watched someone die, including pets- I have been grateful enough to not have been there when people have died in my lifetime, because I don’t think I could manage watching someone die. 

Been to a funeral– Yes. Not my favorite pass time. 

Burned yourself– The price I pay for wanting to cook and wanting to be beautiful (flat iron)

Run a marathon- Life goal but probably will not happen anytime soon.

Spent over 10,000 bucks in one day– my car 🙂

Flown on an airplane– Hm, not since being a baby. 

Written a 18 page letter (Front and back)- Pft no way, ha 

Gone skiing- Nope, not a fan of winter sports but wouldn’t mind giving it a try at least once. 

Lost someone you loved– Sucks. 

Got into trouble for something you didn’t do– Hmm sure as a kid. 

Stolen a book from the library- no. 

Gone to a different country- no 😦

Gambled in a casino- No, but want to. 

Been in a school play– Yes! loved it. 

Taken a lie detector test- nope, never had to do such a thing. 

Voted for someone on a reality TV show- Haha, always want to, but never do. 

Read more than 20 books in a year– yes, once upon a time ago.

Gone to Europe- A life goal of mine. 

Had a surgery– Wisdom teeth, and when I cracked my head open as a baby. 

Had Stitches– I had some when I got my wisdom teeth pulled out. 

Ridden a tuk-tuk (autorickshaw)- I don’t know what this is. 

Had more than 5 IM messages going on all at once– Yesss, facebook IM

Been in a fist fight– with my sibling. ugh.  We had our rough patches, but didn’t manage to kill each other, so that is good 🙂

Suffered any form of abuse– mental abuse it seemed from my first partner. 

Had a pet– yes. Family dogs 🙂

Petted a wild animal– Zoo animals. 

Had your own credit card and bought something with it –  I bought a whole lot of somethings with it. Now I am paying it all back 😀 

Dyed your hair- no.

Got a tattoo- nope. want one though, scared of needles is all. 

Had something pierced- yes. of course. love piercings. 

Got a straight A– 4.0 grading average in college 😀

Taken pictures with a webcam– mhm

Caught people in the act of coitus– Yes, lol. Weird, so gross.  Secretly I enjoy it! lmfao jk!

Gone to sleep with music on– Yes

Dreamt of you making out with a celebrity– bahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

I would like to nominate the following blog/bloggers to do this: 

Anne

Heavybarbell

GoJenbefit

TheHangryrunner

Theluckysmile

christiansweightsuccess

christianadavis12014

If you enjoyed reading this post as much as I liked writing it don’t forget to give it a like, follow, share and comment!

Your fitness blogger,

Shay-lon xoxox

Hotels with Gyms

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Hello bloggers!

Have any of you ever booked a hotel based on it having a fitness facility (among other amenities) and because you booked a luxury or upscale or semi upscale hotel, you assumed all their amenities would also be that way, but when you arrive and after checking out the place, you are distraught by the size and lack of equipment the hotel gym provided. I know I have many of times, and it bugs me to think that my workout can be compromised because of the lack of equipment.  In the recent years that I have booked hotels, I don’t normally book the most expensive hotel and I don’t book the lowest priced hotels, but stay somewhere in the middle if possible and base my search on location, amenities and reviews that I read online (not to mention the pictures) and obviously the price of the room each night.  I tend to always like my hotels to come stocked with a gym, because well, I like being able to still workout whenever I am out of town unless provided I am spending more time with someone and less time on my own but it seems like the more hotels that I have gone to, the smaller the gym and more inadequate it is.  Almost makes me laugh when I see a gym with one treadmill, one elliptical machine and one dumbbell with a yoga mat (yes this has happened to me before).  Most people might find this to not be of a bother because the pool, the hot tub, the space of the room, location, and space inside in the room seem to the most important aspects when others look for hotels, but for me, I want a good quality gym and if not in the hotel, I am always hoping there is one nearby that I have a membership for or I am doomed to use what I have. 

I am going to share with you ways to cope with a gym that is lacking when you are staying in a hotel. 

  1. Check out the location of the hotel, is there a gym near you?
  2. is the hotel located on a safe road where running is a option (outside)
  3. do you have any family or friends in the area that have a gym membership or can provide you with information on nearby parks, etc
  4. does the hotel have a gym?
  5. bring your own equipment (small things) no need to pack the whole gym with you, but bring small dumbbells, kettlebells, TRX, etc with you if you wish to use them
  6. ask the hotel rep what their gym is like
  7. make do with what the hotel gym has, if it has cardio machines, use them.  If it has one dumbbell and a mat, be creative.
  8. Look at reviews to get an idea if anyone mentions the gym 
  9. do some online researching to see if any of the hotels in the surrounding area are said to have good quality gym facilities
  10. how long is your stay, is it going to be a HUGE deal if the gym sucks?
  11. bring dvds if the room has a dvd player and do workouts via the TV
  12. is there a swimming pool, if so, use that to get a good workout in. Swimming is a total body exercise
  13. Go for a walk to nearby shops and eateries, to get out and move
  14. rent a bike for a day if possible and ride around the area
  15. you can do crunches, push ups, planks, mountain climbers, supermans, side bends, etc all in your room. NOT ALL EXERCISES REQUIRE A GYM!!
Hopefully this list of ideas will help those of you who have had this same issue.  Sometimes you have to prepare for things to not always be perfect, so when you book a hotel, try to think outside of the box, especially when you are expecting a lavish stay and want the works.  The gym facility doesn’t have to be top of the line in order to be of use to you.  Not all exercises require a gym, sometimes you have to be creative and to be honest with you, as long as it makes sense, creativity can be a great source of exercise. Thank you for reading.
Feel free to share, comment and like this blog post. Also, if anyone has anything they would like to add to this list, please feel free to do so!
Your fitness blogger,
Shay-lon xoxo

Home at last. 9/6/16

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Hello bloggers!

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up, that I am home at last. Made it back this evening safe and sound, although sad because I already miss my babe *sad face*. It was a GREAT Labor Day weekend with much dancing and laughter and plenty of food. I took 3 different videos using that new Facebook “Live” video and people enjoyed them. I thought about posting them on my blog page but I will have to see if that is possible and ask my partner if that is alright as well. I think for the most part this was a bitter sweet weekend, BUT on the up and up, I may be leaving again next weekend the weekend of the 17th, so we shall see. Also, my partner will be coming here for the 2nd time on the weekend of the 24th, so this will be a busy month (which is good).  I normally am good about giving everyone the inside scoop on what went on all weekend long, but decided today I wanted to spend sometime away from social media and relax, as I do go back to work later tonight, so I want to rest up and catch a nap maybe so. 

I have received all your messages, comments, and follows while away, but chose to not answer them so my attention could be spent with the special person in my life. I have been playing catch up today, so if I missed your comment, follow or message, email , etc, let me know and I will respond as soon as possible. I appreciate the patience, I will start again with blogging tomorrow as usual, as long as my time allots for it. I hope that all of you have had a great LABOR day weekend as well and was able to do something fun or exciting, maybe even relaxing.  Again, thank you to all my followers who have been supportive toward my blog post, I appreciate each and every one of you! 

Your Fitness blogger,

Shay-lon xoxo

P.S thank you to those who have reached out to my facebook page and liked my fitness page! 

What is your favorite Olympic sport? (I also have a fun question for those who do not like watching sports)

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With the Olympics have ended, I wanted to do a fun post because I thought well, I am going to be gone for a while after today, I will not be able to post while away because I will be too busy having fun! Typical of me, eh? I will be absent from blogging starting tomorrow up and until possibly Wednesday Sept 7th, and if I am back in town the 6th early in the day, then I will post at that time.  For those of you who want to know, I am going out of state to spend time with my partner for Labor Day weekend, and I am so very excited, I shall hopefully remember to take pictures and post them on my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/shaylon_fitnesswonderwoman/?hl=en

Feel free to follow my social media accounts, I normally post quite often on all of them and I typically always respond to emails and comments within a reasonable amount of time for the exception of this Holiday weekend away. I have my facebook page you may follow as well: https://www.facebook.com/ShayFitnessWonderWoman/ I always upload my blog post and pictures on there as well, not to mention I will soon be using it for other means for my fitness/health career, so stay tuned. I do have twitter and other social media accounts. I have been getting emails from people and I will respond to all of those today since I will be away for an extended amount of time. I have had people ask me if they can add me on my actual facebook account and my answer to this is, I don’t normally mind if you choose to, I typically am more cautious about who I allow on my actual Facebook account because it is rather private, and has information, people I know, etc .. so just keep that in mind if you send me a friend request. Also make me aware you are sending me one, so I know, I hate having to play private investigator searching the page to find out who the person is. LOL. 

Now, question of the day, for those who watched this year or previous years, what sport do you enjoy most watching? and why? during the Olympics. I would love to hear everyone’s feedback, and for those of you who do not watch the Olympics or have no interest in sports, what is something you watch, and enjoy?:

I did not watch the Olympics this year, In the past I have enjoyed watching the track events (sprinting) and basketball, although I just think it is mere amazing the talents all the athletes have! I also like watching the “Walking Dead”, which I have already missed like 2-3 episodes of the newest season already *Frown Face* and I like watching American horror story 😀 (lady Gaga was amazing). Oh and secretly I am a “Bob’s burgers” kinda comedy girl LOL, that cartoon is amazing! haha. I will not deny it, I miss a lot of my older cartoons I used to watch as a kid (my life as ginger, rugrats, thunder cats, courage the cowardly dog, bowinkle, catdog, zee, ed edd and eddy, The Ren and Stimpy show, 2 stupid dogs, Cow and Chicken, Hey Arnold, Daria, Rocket power, Invader Zim) among other awesome ones. ugh now everything is so weird and not as good anymore.  If I am “adulting” I will watch criminal minds or law and order SVU, but I hardly like to adult.  

Leave comments! && Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!!!!!!

Your fitness blogger, 

Shay-lon xoxo

Just when you start to think…

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“We grow older, but that doesn’t mean we can’t smile at the end of the tunnel” -Shay-lon

It’s late in the evening and I didn’t want to make a post this late about fitness and health, so I was thinking about what kind of post could take me off the beaten path and be on interest to others.  It wasn’t until I had stumbled on a fellow blogger that I follow: https://fitrecovery.wordpress.com/.  He is a great blogger and whenever he talks about his passion for cycling, he never fails to mention the people in his life that make him feel whole, that is one of the many reasons why I enjoy his blog post (besides the health aspects of cycling) because he incorporates people in his life into this blogging, and honestly, some may think it is the cycling he is most passionate about, but when I read his blog post, I think he is most passionate about his love for everyone in his life and the many thanks he gives to those who stuck it out with him to see him come out a better person! & I just wanted to say, because of you, I was able to come up with this blog post of my own, thank you.

When you start to think about where you are NOW in your life and where you were back THEN, you see the steps you have taken and the struggles you had to endure in order to make your way. Sometimes, you get it easy in the beginning and sometimes you start off in a black hole you don’t think is possible to escape. I have two siblings, one being 8 years of age and one being 21 and I tell you, when I look at them both, I see my whole life flash before my eyes, my mistakes, my proudest moments, my old friends, my achievements, my failures, my hopes and dreams, my pain, the sacrifices I had to make, regrets, and then I see one brother who I grew up with; who was my best friend and other times the most annoying kid ever.  The many kickball games we played in front of the house and the many times we got in trouble and he would take the spanking for me or jump to my defense – I would always throw him the blame (not the greatest sister award), we would ride our bikes and skateboard, we really thought we were something, we had a childhood where we played basketball against one another, if I lost, I was ready to throw a fit and if he lost, he was rolling his eyes (very competitive siblings). As we grew up, our closeness started to fade, we no longer ran the streets wild, we no longer met at the court to play basketball and we no longer made it a thing to hangout as often as possible throwing a football (me thinking I am the next Tom Brady) LOL .. but I am damn good at throwing a football,  Regardless, everything we once did, now becomes a memory of the past, a good memory, a memory I miss so much of and a memory that I hope to one day share with him when we both have grey hair and want a good laugh.  My youngest brother and I are close, he stuns me everyday with all the things he knows and all the things that interest him, he is the cutest and sometimes too smart for his own good. I can only imagine his bright future and I only want the best for him, for now I am again making some of the same memories I did with my younger brother with now my youngest brother and all I ask is when it starts to fade and I am no longer “cool” to hang out with and I am no longer there to visit him as often as I was did, that one day when gets grey hair and wants a laugh or a smile, he thinks of everything we did together and how much I love him. 

I wanted to keep this piece short and sweet because I didn’t want to bore the audience, but the fact of the matter is, I made memories with many people, memories that when I am old and grey, I can think about when I need that laugh or smile.  I have come a long way for being 24, and I still have much further go, “who knows where I end and who knows where I’ll be, but no matter what happens to me, I will always carry these memories”-Shay-lon Moss

Your fitness blogger,

Shay-lon xoxo