5 On Friday! (6.28.13)

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A whole week has gone by already? What is happening? My 27th birthday is just lurking in the days ahead waiting to eat me up. Oy.

Here's what I'm loving this week:

1. Real World Portland- I don't even find anything remotely redeeming in any of the cast members on this show (per usual). I just enjoy watching people get drunk and get into laughably reckless fist-throwing frenzies. I feel so good about myself post-show!

2. The yummy couscous salad I made on whim yesterday with fresh tomatoes and feta cheese. Dig it.

3. Jersey Mike's Subs -which I've loved for years. Timothy and I have been frequenting this joint all week since it's by a school where we're teaching chitlins how to act and sang and dance. Turkey sub mini ALL day long, yo.

4. ZUMBA! I've been bitten by the Zumba bug and have been doing it for an hour every day. I tried to drag Timothy into the glorious salsa land that is a Zumba workout but he didn't seem to be terribly into it. Let's be honest; it's kindof a modern mutation of the the olden spandexy Jane Fonda videos.

5. This song from Nashville which is a show that I mostly use for background noise when I'm doing dishes or laundry. 

Have a glorious weekend, lovelies!

Zumba, Y'all.

One week ago, my darling friend Faith invited me to her Zumba class. I'm not going to lie; I might have been one of those people who made fun of Zumba in the past. Then again, I really have no excuse having owned a few spandex-tastic VHS tapes as a kid and tending to a daily morning routine of Denise Austin workouts on the Lifetime channel when I was about thirteen. 

I've exhausted every exercise regimen in the book. Running, hiking, walking, biking, yoga, pilates, every Jillian Michaels DVD that ever existed, treadmill, elliptical, kickboxing classes, tabata routine, P90X. There are things about all of these workouts that I've loved and hated.

Having only had a week of Zumba time, I'm not going to begin to boast the benefits and excitement of it. But, the class was so revitalizing and exhilarating that I had to immediately begin researching ways to do Zumba at home (I'm an actor and a newlywed- ain't nobody got time- or money- for a gym membership).

I struck gold when I found Kardio Kim. Her entire website is filled to the brim with hour long workouts that are fun, fresh, and sweat-inducing. Check her out, save a penny and lose a few pounds! I'll check back with you in a few weeks to let you know how my newborn Zumba life is going.

Kardio Kim: Hour Long Workouts- Get Some.