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Gift Guide #2: For the #Fitness Gal

November 27, 2018 by Taylor Leave a Comment

I’m back with yet another gift guide! I’m super pumped for this one, because it’s very on-brand with the rest of my blog. It’s full of fitness-y things like workout clothes, gym accessories, and a few splurge items for the gym goer in your life.

Fitness Gift Guide - Espresso and Ambition

Hip Circle | This same resistance band was on my Christmas wishlist last year, and it has gotten a ton of use in the past year. These resistance bands are a bit less stretchy than traditional ones, which means they add an extra level of challenge to leg exercises, and can also be used on their own as a warm-up for lifting heavier. I use mine basically every leg day!

AirPods | Every person I know who doesn’t have AirPods is skeptical of them. Every person I know who has them loves them to death. The charging case is amazing because you don’t have to worry about your headphones dying on you all the time, and they stay in your ears regardless of what you’re doing. I alternate between big, bulky headphones and these guys – but honestly, AirPods are the winner because they’re good for cardio as well.

Teleties | I’ve gotten super attached to Teleties, mainly because my hairstylist pointed out to me that regular hairties were ripping my hair out, which is… less than ideal. Especially for someone like me, who’s got her hair in a massive topknot 85% of the time. These are a much less aggressive alternative and make such a cute stocking stuffer!

Converse | The best shoes for leg day. The logic behind them is this: the flatter soles allow you to distribute your weight more evenly across all parts of your feet, which makes sure that you’re not over-relying on one part of your leg muscle (like your quads) in compound movements like squats, which should be targeting your quads, hamstrings, and glutes all at once.

Moto Leggings | These are adorable, and they’re on sale right now! This red color is really fun, but they’ve also got more staple colors like black, gray, and navy.

Dumbbells | For the fitness gal who loves her home workouts, a set of dumbbells is a great gift (although admittedly, a very heavy one). There are all sorts of fancy colorful ones, but I personally really like the dumbbells with a metal grip in the middle.

Dry Shampoo Set | An absolute gym bag necessity, and these cute little mini bottles are so easy to throw in your bag without taking up a ton of space. Plus, these smell so good, which is perfect for post-gym freshening up.

Ankle Strap | This is one of those things that some gyms have, but even if they do, it’s almost always impossible to find. Having your own set makes things so much simpler, and saves you that five minutes of running around the gym trying to find that one dumb ankle strap that’s been thrown into some strange place and smells super weird.

Sports Bra | The detailing on this is so fun! Victoria’s Secret sports bras are some of my favorites, because they’re way more supportive than most, and tend to go on sale pretty regularly (like right now, for example – this one’s $25!).

BlenderBottle | Because who doesn’t want to channel their inner Wonder Woman at the gym? This bottle is super cute and sleek, and this brand is by far the best when it comes to mixer bottles. (If you didn’t know, the little blender ball helps break up clumps when you mix in protein powder – it’s a lifesaver, truly.) There’s also a Harry Potter line, but I figured I wouldn’t include that one given that the last guide was exclusively HP-themed.

Peach Tee | Honestly, I just find this shirt hilarious. It’s available in both full-length and cropped, depending on what your gift recipient’s gym style is – and they’ve got a whole collection of other tees with snarky sayings, if this one isn’t your fave.

Barbell Pad | Yet another thing that constantly gets lost in the abyss of a gym. For the girl who takes leg day and hip thrusts very seriously, this is a perfect addition to her gym bag.

Yoga Mat | Okay, so first of all, the colors on this yoga mat are so pretty and so calming – I’m feeling zen just looking at them. This one’s perfect for the yogi in your life, or even just the girl who likes doing her workouts in the comfort of her own home.

 

xo, Taylor

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without heavy weights, it’s sometimes a little c without heavy weights, it’s sometimes a little challenging to really feel like i’m working at my full potential on leg days 😶 enter: single-leg movements. since all the weight is in one leg, you’re putting way more emphasis on it than you do during two-leg movements - and you’ll definitely feel that 🔥 you also get some added bonuses in the form of ensuring you’re working each side of your body equally AND a balance challenge!!
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you can add in weights or bands to up the challenge level, or do it all bodyweight like i am here!
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1️⃣ 15 single-leg box squats per leg (use other leg as a kickstand for an easier modification!)
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2️⃣ 15 bulgarian split squats per leg
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3️⃣ 15 single-leg hip thrusts per leg
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4️⃣ 15 single-leg deadlifts per leg
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throw on at the end of a longer leg day workout or do it 3-4 times as a workout all on its own!!
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👚 @girlfriend 🎧 numb - neffex
🖤 go easy on yourself 🖤 this is a weird time 🖤 go easy on yourself 🖤 this is a weird time to be alive, and it’s more important now than ever to listen to your body and stop being so hard on yourself. motivation is a fickle thing and working out when you don’t have all the equipment you love is weird. give yourself permission to take a break when you need it. don’t beat yourself up for missing workouts - exercise should be something you do because it makes you happy, not because you feel like you have to punish yourself. if it doesn’t make you happy that day, that’s okay. give yourself a break, come back and try again tomorrow. 💪🏼
circuit-style upper body workout 🖤 honestly not circuit-style upper body workout 🖤 honestly not kidding about how much i love this long resistance band, it’s so versatile! definitely worth getting your hands on one for home workouts 😊 (although almost all of these can be completely with dumbbells or heavy objects if that’s what you’ve got in hand)
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also please watch to the very end of the fourth video for quality footage of greg 😂
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1️⃣ 12 long band shoulder presses to standing chest presses
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2️⃣ 12 upright rows to bicep curls
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3️⃣ 12 overhead triceps extensions per arm (the one leg stance is some bonus balance work!)
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4️⃣ 12 rear flies, featuring greg trying to fight my shadow
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5️⃣ 12 commandos
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6️⃣ 12 side-to-side pushups
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repeat 4x total!!
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👚 @underarmourwomen
🎧 best of me - neffex
giveaway 🔥 we’re all handling this weird, cra giveaway 🔥 we’re all handling this weird, crazy time in the world a little differently, and for me, it’s looked like a lot of establishing to and sticking to routines (seriously, sometimes it feels like my skincare routine and workout split are the only thing still giving meaning to days of the week, lol). my morning smoothies have been another important one - there’s a recipe in my story highlights and surprise surprise it uses this protein powder 😛
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anyways, onto the real reason you’re here! i’m giving away 25 $20 giftcards for @310nutrition with NO STRINGS ATTACHED 🤯 you hear that? you ain’t gotta do a thing to win - the first 25 people to use the code KAYGC20 on their order automatically win. get your hands on some fire plant-based protein powder, courtesy of me and 310 😋 (p.s. if you’re still seeing this caption, there are still giftcards available!!)
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#310gc20 #310shake
sometimes you just gotta get hella dressed up and sometimes you just gotta get hella dressed up and hold a fake photo shoot just to prove to yourself that you’re still a real human
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upper body circuit ‼️ i’ve been gravitating upper body circuit ‼️ i’ve been gravitating towards circuit-style workouts lately, because they really work up a sweat and home workouts just don’t feel as legit to me unless i’m hardcore sweating 🤷🏼‍♀️ i don’t mind not breaking much of a sweat at the gym, but it feels weird not to when i’m working out at home - anyone else feel this or am i just weird?? 😅
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do all exercises back to back with no rest in between!
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1️⃣ 10 push-ups to renegade rows
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2️⃣ 12 alternating bicep curls
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3️⃣ 12 diamond front raises
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4️⃣ 8 sets of 3 tricep pulses to this lil cross-body weight move that doesn’t have a name {keep your core tight to feel it on your obliques!}
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5️⃣ 15 bent-over rear delt rows
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6️⃣ finisher!! 🥵 10 burpees with 2 shoulder taps and 2 toe taps in the middle of each rep
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repeat 🔁 for a total of 3 rounds!!
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👚 top from @gymsharkwomen, shorts from @nike 🎧 dangerous - neffex
would be nice if both sides of my head could agree would be nice if both sides of my head could agree on whether my hair is wavy or straight, but apparently that’s a little too much to ask of it 😂
got a circuit-style leg workout for you today! 🥳 there are 3 sets of 3 exercises that you’ll complete back-to-back - once you’ve done those three moves, rest for 30 seconds before repeating them all over again 2 more times! rest for 1-2 minutes in between each circuit - keeping your heart rate up is the goal here, i was driiiiiiipping sweat by the end of this one 🥵
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circuit 1️⃣: 10 step-ups to reverse lunges per leg
10 reverse lunges to curtsy lunges per leg
20 lateral lunges
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circuit 2️⃣:
10 squats to surrenders (stop in a squat position before standing up at the end to really feel this one)
10 stagger-stance rdls
20 criss-cross squat jumps
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circuit 3️⃣:
15 leg lifts per side
10 single-leg glute bridges per side
15 frog pumps
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👚 top from @fabletics, joggers from @gymsharkwomen
🎧 watch me - neffex
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