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8 Moves You Can Do on the Beach to SCORCH Calories!

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Headed to the beach? That doesn't mean you get to skip your workouts. Try these moves that can easily be done on the beach (or anywhere)!

Complete these exercises in circuit style, doing 12-15 reps, for as many rounds as you have time for! Make your workout fit your vacation schedule!

SQUATS

SQUATS (WITH SIDE LEG LIFT)

LUNGES (WITH REAR LEG EXTENSION)

GLUTE BRIDGE WITH STRAIGHT LEG LIFT

CALF RAISES

PLANKS

SUPERMAN

PUSH-UPS (NARROW STANCE SHOWN)

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GCFL - An Epic Girls Weekend

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gulf County, Florida. All opinions are 100% mine.

As most of you know, we were littering your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram newsfeeds with #GCFLnofilter

 images and posts from our trip to Gulf County, Florida last weekend. It ended up becoming an impromptu girls weekend after the boys each had to pull out at the last minute for reasons not under their control (they still have "real" jobs)! Neither one of us girls have been on a girls weekend since we got married (Tiffany - 7yrs and Whitney - 6yrs) and it was the first time Tiffany had been away from Bryce, their little boy for more than 1 night. It was also the first time Tiffany and Whitney had traveled together. To say it was a blast and totally productive would be an understatement!  WE HAD A RELAXING, BACK TO NATURE, BLAST!

They really weren't kidding when they said the county has only 2 stop lights and spotty wifi! It's peaceful and calm - an atmosphere that is so different than the hustle and bustle of Atlanta. 

From Atlanta, it was a REALLY easy drive. It took us about 6 hrs to get down to Gulf County and Cape San Blas, where our rental house was located. We didn't even have to stop for gas (Tiffany's car gets over 30 miles/gallon)!

On Friday night, we settled in. After checking in, we drove back to Port St. Joe, where there are more stores and restaurants and visited the local Piggly Wiggly grocery store where we were able to find meats and organic vegetables and fruit to stock the pantry and the fridge since we cooked the large majority of our meals. We made dinner and sat outside enjoying our ocean front view and the crashing sound of the waves on the shore.

Saturday, the fun began! After visiting the Farmer's Market in St. Joe, we stepped out of our comfort zone (ok... maybe just Tiffany's girly comfort zone) and took a 2-hour eco kayak tour with Happy Ours guide, Debbie. We kayaked a little more than 1.5 miles in windy conditions on the bay (a workout we were really excited about) and were able to beach the kayaks on a small island in the bay and learn about the marine inhabitants. Anything from Giant Blue Crab to Stingrays to the smallest Shrimp - we were able to see them. Debbie told us stories about the area and really helped us learn more about the region.  That night, we cooked up some of the most amazing shrimp, caught right on the bay from the St. Joe Shrimp Co. (a recommendation from guide Debbie).  

Once we got back to the house after kayaking, it was back to cooking meals, enjoying the beautiful sunset and exploring Cape San Blas' two market stores for a few items we missed at the grocery and farmer's market. Then, it was back to work as usual!

Sunday morning, we got up super early to take advantage of the beautiful sunlight and georgeous scenery to take pictures and film a few workouts on the beach for our readers. We also took our paddleboards down to the beach but after an unsuccessful attempt at trying to figure out how to actually paddleboard, we used them as props in our pictures! It truly was the MOST amazing backdrop. Afterward, we decided to go to the tip of Cape San Blas and go for a nature walk/jog at the St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. With 2 trails inside the park and one right outside, we had some great options.

We rounded out the late afternoon with a 1-hour horseback ride on the beach with Rockin M Ranch. It was such a fun experience! You can tell a lot about a person by the horse that they choose apparently! Whitney chose one of the larger horses, who we found out had later been rescued and was up 200 lbs in weight, but didn't like to sit still and liked to keep a close, but not too close, distance from others.  Tiffany chose a shorter horse, unlike any of the other horses out there - Charlie. He was a different color than the others, easy going and had a spring in his step. Tiffany would have loaded him in the back seat of her car if Jim wouldn't have told her explicitly NOT to bring the horse home!  We rode directly on the sand, right next to the water!

After our beach horseback riding, we were pretty beat, but had time to snap some pictures, make some food and call it a night.  It was sad to say goodbye on Monday, but it was a great trip!

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A Little Piece of Heaven... We are Going on Vacation!

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I can't stress to you enough how excited we are to be going on vacation. Although we have been working on some really exciting stuff (like new photos for the blog, a new workout plan and partnership, etc.), we are absolutely exhausted. It's not everyday that we get to hang out ALL together, and we have never actually been on vacation together, so when Gulf County Florida came calling, we jumped on the opportunity!

Check out this sunset - OMG!

You see... Gulf County is the perfect spot to have that peaceful vacation that you need to recharge your batteries.  They say it is "no worry, no hurry" - it has ONLY 2 stop lights! There are no high-rise hotels , just white sand beaches and beautiful sunsets. You really get to reconnect with nature and your friends and family, including your furry friends! There beaches are dog-friendly and so are most of the accommodations in the county. Now isn't that fun?!?

The Gulf and specifically Gulf County is right where we need to be! From the beachfront "home away from home" accomodations we have, to the thought of the serenity we are about to experience, we can't help but be excited about our visit. Paddleboarding and kayaking here we come!  We can't wait to peruse the Salt Air Farmer's Market, which takes place every 1st and 3rd Saturday, April through November. Get ready for TONS of new recipes - we are already planning them! Did we mention we are going to be catching our own fish and cooking it up one night? How's that for clean eating?

Get ready for TONS (and we mean TONS) of photos, Instagram uploads and Tweets! We will have an extra hour... maybe, because here's a fun fact, how many times can you say you have been in two places at one time? Gulf County splits between 2 timezones! How fun is that???!!

Want to experience Gulf County Florida for yourself? Come visit GCFL. Find more photos and  Like GCFL on Facebook and salute real beauty! or check out their Instagram with #GCFLnofilter.

Help us decide exactly what to do while we are there. What activity would be #1 on your list when you visit Gulf County Florida?

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