Explore Tulum
To do:
Tulum Jungle Gym
Being a personal trainer, obviously I love working out, so when I heard about this gym on the beach in Tulum I knew I had to check it out. The owner designs all the equipment and has it made locally out of wood and stone. HOW COOL! I was really stoked to try everything out, and was not disappointed, such a fantastic workout. And we got a coconut afterwards!
To eat:
Mataos / Raw Love
Right after our workout we went to Raw Love to have the MOST amazing smoothie bowl, it was delicious and really pretty. Their raw organic food was delicious, so much tasty fruit.
We beached it then a few hours later we had the most amazing tacos!! Yes, not disappointing, we legit walked 30 minutes to get these and we were so happy.
To see:
Tulum Ruins
I love seeing historic sites, and these ones were amazing! Not only was the history here amazing, its absolutely stunning there. You can walk through the ruins and then wander down to a small private beach and go swimming. We spent about an hour going through the ruins, then read our books on the beach, so damn lovely
Wanna See the Palm Trees
When I found this blouse at winners, I knew it had to come with me to Mexico. The colour, the print, the cut, totally appropriate for a hot weather destination. I really love wrap style anything, dresses, tops, I'm really glad to see them back in style these days. This style is perfect for all body shapes, totally flattering. Only issue is I refused to bring a bra on holidays and in some of these photos you could definitely see right into my blouse. Note to self: bras with wrap tops aren't optional.
For some reason I am obsessed with anything with a pom pom, I thought that would level off once beanie season was over. But here I am +30 degree weather rocking pom poms on my hat. How cute is this hat though, the multi coloured poms are so fun. I can't wait for it to be nicer at home so I can bust out more colourful pieces too.
Outfit: Top-Winners, Shorts-American eagle, Hat-Ardenes, Sunnies-Winners, Rings-Saraswati designs.
Style Guide: Swimwear
Florals/Sport style
Are florals ever not in for spring/summer? I love this print because it's super feminine in a style that reminds me of my sports bras. So it's hella comfy, unfortunately my bootay was too big for the matching bottoms, but I do love me a set.
I find this amazing and awesome especially because over the year's I've struggled with body image issues. Like everyone, there's bits and pieces I would obsess over, 10 years ago I would have never had the balls to do a post like this. After all my surgeries I decided my body was amazing and I would love it more, especially with all my badass scars.
Mix & Match
Mix and match is most certainly my go-to. Not everyone's tops and bottom halfs match in size! Mine certainly don't so it's awesome to find styles of bottoms you love and mix it with funky tops. This season this pineapple top is my favourite, because, pineapples!
Red Hot
A bright red bikini, need I say more? So good.
I wish my sunburn didn't perfectly match this suit though.......
The One Piece
Surprisingly this is my first one piece in years! But when I saw this pineapple print I fell in love. I wasn't expecting it to be so high cut in the booty area, can't say I'm mad though! Just glad I did those extra squats ;) I think I'll be getting more one pieces in the future, so cute! Also, throw a pair of shorts on and viola, you have a cute top
Everyday Stretches
Our vacation was so good to rest the body, but the flights have a tendency to wreck havoc on my body. Sitting for 6 hours straight is not in my repertoire and frankly it seems insane to me that some of my clients sit for 8+ hours a day. My hips felt like garbage after sitting for that long, everything needed a good stretch. You don't have to set aside hours for yoga a week to get the benefits of stretching, here are a few simple stretches you can do anywhere anytime to help with that stiffness.
1. Overhead stretch
Targets: Lats, triceps
Bring the hand overhead and reach back and touch as far down as you can on your back, place other hand gently on the elbow and relax. Hold 30s per side
2. 1/2 splits
Targets: Adductors
Bring one leg out to the side, ensure head and chest stay upright, sink into that leg, should feel it on the inside of your leg. 30s hold per side
3. Chest stretch
Targets: Pecs, anterior delts
Bring hands together, and push back until you feel it in the front of your chest hold 30s
4. Side body stretch
Targets: Left side of the body, It band, hip, oblique
Cross one leg in front of the other and then push into that hip, bringing the same arm up and leaning over. So if the left leg is crossed in front, the left arm will come up and over, stretching the left side of the body. 30s per side
5. Low lunge, with chest opener
Targets: Hip flexors, pec muscles
Ensure you are not bending into the back, but squeezing the bum to shift your hips foreward, should feel this in the front of the hip. Bring hands behind back and stretch back. 30s per side
6. Standing calf stretch
Target: Calves
Bring feet in a staggered stance, push into front leg while keeping foot flat on the ground. Feel in the back calve. 30s per
7. Half kneeling hamstring stretch
Targets: Hamstrings
Ensure your torso is upright and not rounding over, ensure the knee does not hyper extend. 30s per side
8. Deep squat
Targets: Hip flexors, glutes
Feet slightly out turned, feet wider than shoulder distance, sink as low as you can into your hips while maintaining your torso upright. Hold 30s. Really good for hip mobility.
9. Reclining stretch
Targets: Quads, front body stretch
Knees should be wider than hips when you start, ensure your legs are on the outside of your knees (look to photo, my legs are not stacked under my knees but are slightly outside) recline back into this position, you may not go very far back and that's fine. If any knee pain stop, otherwise hold 30s
Explore Mexico
Our time in Mexico was amazing, not only the weather but the fact that we got to have some much needed downtime and some very fun exploration. One of our days of exploration brought us to one of the seven wonders of the world, Chitchen Itza.
To See: Chichen Itza
When I say I was in awe it is no lie. I love history and exploring these places I've read so much about was really cool. The pyramids and alters were incredibly impressive, same with the "football" field, where the winner of the games was murdered to appease the gods.
To Do: Swim in the Cenotes
This was one of our favourite activities, swinging from a rope and flying through the air to splash into essentially a giant sink hole?! FUN. It was thrilling, an amazingly exhilarating experience which I highly suggest.
To Explore: Vallidad, and the local markets
Vallidad was a gorgeous colonial city I wish we had had more time to explore, it was picturesque and gorgeously colourful. I love that about Mexico, every building painted a different vibrant hue.
The local markets were also so much fun to explore, we picked up a couple things, I couldn't resist getting our Mayan horoscopes done, which were surprisingly accurate. It's just fun to look at all the locally made goods, and here they weren't pressuring you to buy.
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