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#prayforboston

April 16, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

Good morning everyone – I know many of us were affected by the devastating Boston Marathon attacks. As I said in my last post, my best friend Sarah ran in the Marathon on Monday and I am thankful to report that she is safe along with other friends of mine who were there. Her heat took off at 10:20am & we were able to track her run online. As I sat at my computer early yesterday morning, I couldn’t help but think about all of Sarah’s amazing accomplishments throughout the years with running, especially having surgery years ago where Doctor’s told her she’d never run again. … [Read more...]

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#plantPOWER Recap & New Powerbowl Challenge!

February 28, 2013 By Kasey 10 Comments

It’s safe to say that this round of #plantPOWER was a success! We are able say that because of YOU. You participating, reading along, tweeting, posting pictures, & just supporting the challenge is what makes this all worth while! Heather & I are so happy with how it all turned out & we can’t wait to move forward in the future with some more #plantPOWER challenges! Speaking of moving forward, Are you up for a new challenge starting March 4th!? How you can join in & spread the word: Read the Details of the challenge ! Download the APP here (or) Join in … [Read more...]

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#plantPOWER Eggplant Socca Lasagna

November 10, 2012 By Kasey 11 Comments

Hi all, last night on facebook I posted about my proud teacher moment I had yesterday! So I apologize if you’ve already read this but about 1 week ago I talked to my students about "Mirrorless Monday" and the importance of looking in the mirror & seeing what you're proud of & not to let the mirror judge you! I gave them some examples of how when I look in the mirror I try and say positive things instead of seeing things I want to change. Today, 2 of my 10th grade girls came into my office & said... "Ms. Arena - I had a Mirrorless Monday moment today. Before coming to … [Read more...]

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#MirrorlessMonday Feature–Sarah Olesky

September 17, 2012 By Kasey 1 Comment

Today is #MirrorlessMonday & I am featuring my inspirational best friend Sarah! Sarah CRUSHED her previous marathon time yesterday by running a 3:27 and qualified for the Boston Marathon! I asked Sarah, “What are you proud of when you look in the mirror today?” Sarah’s response: “I’m proud of the body I’ve worked for to be strong. Redefining what marathon runners should look like.” like seriously, check out her muscular LEGS people! STRONG is the new SKINNY! So proud of her & shout out to @BN_SHAPE for being awesome supporters!! If you’d like to be … [Read more...]

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#MIRRORLESSMONDAY Progress, Lettuce Wraps, & PowerDressing!

July 16, 2012 By Kasey 13 Comments

hi all! I’ve realized most of my posts have super random titles because when things happen in my life I like to combine them all into one blog post to catch ya’ll up! Hope ya don’t mind! anyway, if you missed our POWERMEAL-A-WEEK Sunday Challenge – check out the recipes here! Alrighttt, first things first; is this NOT the CUTEST picture EVER!? this is a friend of mines daughter; Cayden. I was so pumped to catch this adorable moment on camera & it makes me smile, so I thought I’d share it! Oh to be a kid again! Lately I’ve been loving me some RAW SALADS! (raw … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, FitFluential, MirrorlessMonday, Recipe Tagged With: acv, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, eatclean, FitFluential, lettuce wraps, power dressing, powermeal, progress, stevia, toasted walnut & caper tuna salad

Mirrorless Monday FHBC12 Recap & Meatless Meal!

June 25, 2012 By Kasey 20 Comments

hey all! it’s our last day here in Colorado! Seriously I’ve had the most amazing time here. My life has truly been changed & I can’t wait to take this next step in my journey & I hope you’ll all hang on for the ride with me So today is also MIRRORLESS MONDAY & today I’m proud of all of my #FitFluential friends that I’ve made this weekend! These women & men were so inspirational. It’s amazing to see how hard we all work for what we do; We all have a common passion for being influential to others! *Carissa, one of those people you meet & … [Read more...]

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MirrorlessMonday & Hamstring Circuit Workout

May 28, 2012 By Kasey 7 Comments

hi all If you missed my CARROT CAKE POWERCAKE check it out here! it’s MIRRORLESS MONDAY! I saw this & thought it would be good for today. So, I’m no sexist and I think this can also refer to guys as well. In life, things will break you down but I truly believe that it’s all about how you handle the situation. If you let it get you down, it will bring you down. But if you look at it as a new opportunity & challenge to turn things around, then you will bounce back stronger than before! So today, look in the mirror & see what you’re proud of, not things that … [Read more...]

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MIRRORLESSMONDAY–My first 5k!

May 21, 2012 By Kasey 12 Comments

hi all! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! First off, ya'll know I'm obsessed with INSTAGRAM & @InstagramFitness featured me and I was so excited! check it out here ! Today is MIRRORLESSMONDAY And today I’m proud of that fact that I ran my first 5k yesterday morning without training or being a big “runner”. Obvi we all know that I’m more of a weight lifter & tabata kinda girl, but I was able to run the 5k and felt amazing afterwards! *Totally rockin the sparkly soul headband! which I looove! My best friend Sarah runs marathons, & I’ve posted about … [Read more...]

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Mirrorless Monday – I’m a college grad!

May 14, 2012 By Kasey 12 Comments

Hi all! It's MIRRORLESSMONDAY! Today I'm proud of being a COLLEGE GRADUATE!!! So thankful for all of the love & support that I am lucky enough to have! And a special shout out to my mom & best friend, especially with mother's day being yesterday! I plan on doing a whole grad post, can't wait to share it! but today I'm headed to the school I was student teaching at because the local news wants to cover my Zumba Fitness in PE story!! Can't wait to share that as well! Tonight I'll pick a winner for the SHARKIES GIVEAWAY! So keep an eye out for the winner later on … [Read more...]

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Mirrorless Monday Marathon Recap & Sharkies GIVEAWAY!

May 7, 2012 By Kasey 152 Comments

Hi all! So we all know it’s MIRRORLESSMONDAY & today I AM so proud of my best friend SARAH!! Check her out representing her BN SHAPE sports bra! My reason for being so proud; she completed her SECOND Marathon and shaved 9 minutes off of her time from last year! She ran 26.2 miles in 3 hours & 39 minutes!! Honestly, so PROUD of her! She is a true inspiration. I plan on doing a whole post on her story, can’t wait to share! best part about this day, I met her at mile 10 (Starbucks) to hand her an iced coffee! LITERALLY as I walked out of starbucks, she ran by! It … [Read more...]