I’ve officially joined the Peloton craze. My husband and I bought a bike at the end of last year. We had spoken about it off and on for at least a year before we finally bought it. We finally pulled the trigger in October 2020, and by December, we were pedaling away! Because I love talking about fitness, I thought…
Author: Amanda Dvorak
Amanda is a former digital marketing professional from New Jersey. She loves all aspects of fitness, but has special interests in CrossFit, powerlifting, running, and general strength training. When she's not writing or working out, Amanda enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with her husband and her dog Charlie.
Street Parking Review
This past April, I joined Street Parking. It’s a virtual fitness community created by Miranda and Julian Alcaraz, two former CrossFit Games athletes, in their mission to make fitness accessible to everyone. They make it easy for people with busy schedules to work out from home with limited time and equipment. Street Parking was created over three years ago, and…
The (Crossfit) Plot Thickens…
There’s still a LOT going on in the Crossfit world these days. I’m a bit behind on some of this stuff. (I would make an excellent journalist, obviously). However, I wanted to provide some of my own thoughts about the most recent events. So, what exactly happened? Things have been a little wild, and what I really want to talk…
A Trip Down Memory Lane: Atlantis Edition
We’re still not allowed to travel out of state or internationally due to COVID-19. I am itching to get out of New Jersey for a few days. But since I can’t go anywhere for the foreseeable future, I’m reminiscing about some of the trips I’ve taken over the past couple of years. Now, I won’t claim to be a travel…
The Demise of Crossfit?
I never said anything on here or on social media about #blacklivesmatter and George Floyd. I don’t have a large following on either, so I figured anything I would have said would have just gotten buried amongst everything else, and my voice isn’t large enough to truly make a difference. But that’s a terrible excuse, and I apologize for not…
Hatch Squat Program and My Quarantine PR
We’re in week 10? 11? of quarantine. I don’t really even know anymore. It feels like it’s been years. The other day, I was searching for an old email at work that was dated March 3 (about a week and a half before quarantine began here in NJ), and all I could think about was how that seemed like a…
Seven Things I’m Grateful For
Coronavirus. A.K.A. COVID-19. Are you tired of hearing about it yet? I know I am. Yet, I can’t keep myself away from all of the coverage of it. In the mornings, I listen to the news while I drink my coffee and warm up for my workout. Throughout the day, I keep refreshing my local news websites to check the…
Tips for Early Morning Workouts
I’ve always been a morning person. I’m sure I received that trait from my parents. Ever since I can remember, they were always awake before the sun rose, even on the weekends. They preferred getting all of their errands done earlier in the day, rather than sleeping in (which I hear is impossible to do when you have children, anyway).…