by Christine Hawthorne | May 13, 2016 | Music
Today's favorite track is Sweep the Leg from Family Force 5. Â I used it this week as a seated warm up, but I've also used it for seated accelerations. Another song that I've loved using by FF5 ( feat. Lecrea)as a standing climb is Cray Button. If you haven't...
by Christine Hawthorne | May 6, 2016 | Instructor Training, Music
I promised John a few pictures from last week's teaching vacation at Couples Tower Isle in Jamaica so here are a few. Here is a Spotify...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 29, 2016 | Instructor Training, Music
I'm writing this week from the beautiful island of Jamaica where I'm teaching classes as part of Fit Bodies Teaching Vacations.  If you aren't familiar, John has some great information about it in this post.  I'm already half way through my vacation and having a...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 22, 2016 | Music
I came across this brand new release while searching today's new music on Spotify and iTunes. Â I can tell from first listen that this is a tune I will be using soon. Â I am a huge fan of Mumford and Sons but I have to admit, other than Believe, I wasn't impressed with...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 15, 2016 | Music
Afro Celt Sound System, as the name implies, fuses Irish and West African music with electronic dance music.  I brought back  one of my old favorites from their 1999 album Volume 2 Release (Real World Gold)  this week.  I used it in an interval class and included a...