Water; it’s all you’ll ever need.

I go to a Moksha Yoga studio here in London and I’d like to share the benefits of committing yourself to a yoga practice.

Overall:

• increased flexibility
• better balance
• increased fitness
• focus
• breath awareness
• less water retention

Health: 

• depression (melatonin is released)
• insomnia    (melatonin is released)
• stress reduction
• arthritis
• back/knee pain
• poor digestion and constipation
• headaches
• pregnancy
• posture
• scoliosis 

I challenge you to do a full 7 days of hot yoga (or non heated yoga). It can be any type that you’d like to do but try the hot yoga at least twice.

Stay hydrated!

xxJess

thegirlinmidair:

I will never cease to be amazed by this video. It gets me every time.

After deciding to not go for a BQ on my first marathon just over a month ago I decided to train for a 4:15-4:20 time.

The expo was great, met lots of runners, Katherine Switzer, and just amazing people over all. I walked around Toronto with my mum and had a delicious meal at East Sides. We head back to the Hilton to relax, watch the Rock game on the telly and then get a good nights sleep. My sleep sucked though however.

Race morning, I didn’t get to start with the breakfast I wanted, only downfall of the Hilton was that they didn’t have breakfast set up early for us runners. Mum and I head to the start and I’m feeling a good. A stop in the bush 5 minutes to go with a fellow runner and a kiss from my mum and we were off.

It was surreal, so many people and the weather couldn’t have been any better! I was on pace for my 4:15-4:20 when this old man came up beside me. We had a little chat asking if it was my first marathon and then continued to say that he didn’t run his first until he was 62. I asked him how old he was and.. 83. This old man was 83 years old. He then continued to tell me how he woke up at 1 am to ride his bike for 95k and then get to the start of the race. I asked if he was training for an Ironman and he said you betcha. This man became my inspiration.

So far so good… I hit the 21k mark at 2 hours and continued on. At 26k, disaster struck. A cyclist passing a group of cyclists crashed into me, causing me to go flying with him and the bike landing on top of me. Medical rushed over after a runner had called up ahead and I had so many nice things to say to the cyclist. I don’t think I ever cussed so much in my life. Medical didn’t want me to keep going and I tried to convince them that I was fine and they didn’t believe me, so during a painful 2k, they finally agreed to let me finish… I lost an hour in time due to the collision and the walk but I finished in 5:17. 

I’m just happy I finished with my friends and mum at the finish. I found out my friend came 5th with a new PB!

I decided to take my shoes off because I was ready to put my sandals on and the right foot had a nasty blister forming on it. I didn’t even get my left shoe off when a sudden rush of pain hit me. A 7 layer open blister was on the inner sole of my foot and it was the most excruciatingly painful thing I’ve had in a long while. That pain is still there but it’s getting better and I can walk with my full foot on the ground now. I also received a massive sunburn, but that doesn’t bother me.

Overall it was a great experience and I can’t wait for the next one!

xxJess

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I think I’m going to have to try and eat some more seafood.
I’ll try different recipes for fish and see if I like it :/ 

elleainspire:

Make milk your best friend!

hand-over-hand:

You can’t look like this by sitting and wishing! :)

pomegranate 
kiwi
strawberry
grapes
cantaloupe
banana

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fyeahhotgirls:

Marisa Miller

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