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Double Dose Of Fitness .16

April 19, 2017

Sculpted Arm Workout - A Double Dose Of Fitness | adoubledose.com

{ Black Cutout Bra | Black Laser Cut Crops | Black Mesh Crops | Black Bra | Purple Tennis Shoes | Grey Tennis Shoes | Sunglasses }

It is Wednesday, so you know that means it is a workout post today! Since we shared our daily eats plan in last week’s post, we are going to be sharing another downloadable workout for y’all! In case you missed they first one, you can check it out in this post. Each day (workout) is split into a muscle group with rep amounts, set amounts, and weight amounts. We also are giving a few tips as well. This workout schedule is available for download for $10. It is exactly what we will be doing this week, and you could always re-use this plan for other weeks, and mix and match them. To download the workout schedule, click below:

Note: you will be taken to PayPal to pay, and then should receive a link to the download shortly after that in your inbox. If you do not receive it, please email us!:)

In case you are new to our blog, or have missed some of our previous posts, we shared our tips for lifting weights for beginners. We love weight training, and are not meatheads at all, haha. Weight training is so important if you’re trying to get more toned and fit. Cardio, alone, will not give you those results. Also, weight training will strengthen your back and core, and prevent injuries. Check out this post for all of the details on that! We also shared a post on our favorite fast food hacks and tips for choosing healthier options in yesterday’s post.

Here are our favorite workout pieces we are LOVING this week {click and scroll through to shop}

We love this twisted long-sleeve top for throwing on after a workout to head to brunch or errands.

These floral printed leggings are a d o r a b l e !

How fun are these yellow and pink flyknit Air Max’s? NEED.

This week, instead of sharing one recipe with you all, we thought we would share a bunch of recipes we found that you can make in your crockpot or slow-cooker. We love using the slow-cooker for easy, quick meals. We use this slow-cooker and LOVE it. You can make so many things in it like soups, meats, side dishes, or even breakfasts for the week. Great for busy schedules, which we are all guilty of!Check out the recipes here!

Recipe + photos via Pinterest

Also, be sure to check our Pinterest to see more healthy recipes + workouts!

Double Dose Of Fitness .5

February 1, 2017

Stairmaster Workout - Double Dose of Fitness | adoubledose.com

{ Swiftly Tech Long Sleeve Crew | Speed Short Mesh | Cardio Squad Tank II | Mesh Leggings Similar Here and Here | Free To be Zen Bra | Sunglasses }

Happy Wednesday, y’all! In case you missed the first couple posts of this workout series we started this year, you can check out some of them here and here! Below, you will find videos, several of our workouts from the week, as well as a breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipe that we have tried or are planning on making this week!

As far as cardio goes,we will do anywhere from 30-45 minutes of cardio, usually on the stair master, followed by weight training (each muscle group a different day). Every body is different, and you definitely don’t need to do that much cardio each day, just whatever you feel up to, or feel like you can handle at this time! We used to do ZERO, so just find what works best for you!

We have been getting a lot of questions as far as what our cardio is, so we decided to put together a great cardio routine for you all to try. We usually will do steady-state, meaning the same level the whole time, but interval training is actually better for you!

This week, we are sharing a stairmaster workout, along with an arm workout.

This is the arm workout we just did yesterday!

Here is the stairmaster workout. To be honest, we haven’t tried this exact one, but we will definitely be trying out it out ASAP. We usually go a little bit faster than the levels shown here, but we still think this workout will be tough enough, even for a quick 20-minute one! You can also repeat this again for a total of 40 minutes, or however long you feel like going that day! ALSO, it is very important to note that, although we are doing levels 18-2o on some days, we are holding on pretty tight, and sometimes leaning a little too much, so don’t do that;) You want your legs to do the working!

Below are some workout pieces we are loving this week [click each item to shop it directly!]:

We are loving these leggings and these shoes!

See videos for each exercise listed above further down in the post!

For ARMS:

Alternating Curls:

Hammer Curls:

Tricep Cable Pushdown:

Skull Crushers:

Cable Curls:

Overhead Tricep Extension:

In case you all did miss it in last week’s post, we have done some posts on what we eat in a day here and here! We are planning on doing an updated post soon:) In the meantime, we do eat mostly paleo due to our hypothyroidism condition. We are planning on doing another full post on that, and why we eat no dairy or grains this weekend, so stay tuned!

As far as cooking and meal prepping, we like to have some kind of protein prepped for the week, like grilled chicken or salmon baked in the oven. That way, we can just add it to salads or veggies for lunch or dinner in 5 minutes! Nobody wants to have to come home and make a full meal, right?

As far as meals go this week, we have gotten a few requests for some paleo meal ideas. We actually created a new Paleo Meal Ideas board on pinterest, in case you want more ideas!

These banana chocolate-chip pancakes are a STAPLE of ours. This is actually one of our own recipes! We are not joking, we literally eat these pancakes every single day for breakfast. Occasionally we will make an omelet or something more savory, but we always gravitate towards pancakes! You all may remember we used to have a baking mix AND ready-to-eat waffles. We no longer have those because we chose to focus on our blog full-time, but these pancakes originated from that mix!

Banana Chocolate-Chip Pancakes

Serves: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup coconut flour
3 eggs
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce, coconut oil, OR yogurt
1 & 1/2 cup water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup chocolate chips (we use Enjoy Life brand)
1 banana, sliced, for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl, combine coconut flour with the rest of ingredients and mix well.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Turn griddle or pan on and let heat up to medium heat or about 280 degrees.
Use a large spoon or 1/4 measuring cup to pour batter and cook pancakes.
Allow pancakes to cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until no more bubbles are forming.
Carefully flip pancakes to other side to finish cooking.
Serve pancakes with sliced banana, chocolate chips, and maple syrup.

Recipe + photos via adoubledose.com

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These chicken tenders look AMAZING and would majorly satisfy that craving for chicken fingers aka Chick-Fil-A!
Healthy Chicken Fingers - Double Dose of Fitness | adoubledose.com

Healthy Chicken Fingers - Double Dose of Fitness | adoubledose.com

Healthy Chicken Tenders

Serves: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. chicken tenders
1 egg
1/2 cup almond meal
1/4 cup coconut flour
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
olive oil
salt & pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

In a shallow bowl combine almond meal, coconut flour, garlic powder, salt, pepper & smoked paprika.
Liberally sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the chicken tenders.
In a small bowl scramble up 1 egg.
Dip the chicken tenders in the egg, then roll them around in the breading mixture.
Press the mixture all over the chicken and then shake off the excess.
Place a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan.
Once oil is hot, add a few tenders and cook for about 3 minutes on each side.
Continue with the rest of the tenders and serve with some paleo ketchup!

Recipe + photos via Pinterest

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This spaghetti squash chow mien looks amazing, and is a great option for when you’re craving chinese take-out! Healthy Chow Mein- Double Dose of Fitness | adoubledose.com Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein

Serves: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

1 large spaghetti squash
1/4 cup coconut aminos (or tamari if not paleo)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp coconut sugar
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1/4 tsp white pepper (or black pepper!)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 stalks celery, sliced diagonally
2 cups cole slaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots)

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut a spaghetti squash in half length wise and scoop out seeds. Lay skin side up in a 13 x 9 pyrex and pour 1/2 inch of water in the bottom of the pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until flesh is very tender. Once done, scoop out flesh with a fork so it breaks apart into strings, set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together coconut aminos, garlic, coconut sugar, ginger and white pepper; set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and celery, and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in cabbage until heated through, about 1 minute.
Stir in spaghetti squash and sauce mixture until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Recipe + photos via Pinterest

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Also, be sure to check our Pinterest to see more healthy recipes + workouts!

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Liquid Athleisure with Koral

August 12, 2016

{ Black Mesh and Leather Bra c/o | Liquid Leggings c/o | Mirrored Aviators |Black and White Tennis Shoes | LIP COLOR : Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lipcolor – “All Night Fuchsia” LOVE this color! | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Cartier Dupe Bracelet | RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here and Diamond Bar Ring and Love Ring and Midi Ring| NECKLACE: Love Necklace and Arrow Necklace| WATCH: Michele Deco Watch }

Liquid Athleisure Outfit with Koral | adoubledose.com

You all already know that we are all about black workout gear, especially when it has leather AND mesh combined. What we love about both pieces is that you can wear these with other items for a cute athleisure look!

This bra doubles a bikini top, so you all have probably seen us wearing this one at the beach/pool a few times. I love the mesh and leather combo and how strappy it is!

These kicks are the cutest shoes and we get SO many compliments on them. They are black and white, so they go with everything and they have the cutest chevron print!

The leggings are another versatile piece because they can be worn to the gym, or paired with a comfy jacket, or even denim jacket and some boots!

Fashion

Crop Top

April 28, 2016

{ BRA: Mara Hoffman c/o Similar Option HERE | LEGGINGS: Carbon38 Liquid Leggings c/o Similar Option HERE| SHIRT: Gingham Button Up | SHOES: Puma pulse XT| SUNGLASSES: Ray Ban; Get first month free with code ‘DOUBLEDOSEBLOG’ | LIP COLOR : Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lipcolor – “All Night Fuchsia” LOVE this color! | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Cartier Dupe Bracelet | RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here and Diamond Bar Ring and Stackable Pave Rings and Midi Ring| NECKLACE: Gold Bar Necklace and Arrow Necklace| WATCH: Michele Deco Watch | PHONE CASE: Marble + Gold Case}

Crop Top- The cutest aztec printed crop top paired with liquid leggings for a fun athleisure look | adoubledose.com

I have to say, I don’t normally run around in crop tops or sports bras. I just feel so awkward like that, haha. BUT, with that being said, they are still super cute for some pictures, and if you’ve been working hard in the gym, why not show it off? I think it’s more acceptable (at least to me) when you have a flannel button up, or even a chambray shirt tied around your waist to kind of cover up more of your tummy area, if that makes sense?

I probably will still not walk around like this on a typical day, but it I love the look of it! Maybe I will surprise myself one day and wear this!

If you all haven’t noticed by now, we are both major fans of liquid leggings. I love this pair because they fit GREAT and they have zippers on the bottom, so they’re super edgy and can be worn with so many things!

I love the cut of the crop top, and the back is to DIE for. It would be super cute under a open-back top to show off the detail in the back!

Also, these Puma shoes are so cute. Every time I post them, I get a ton of compliments, or even when I am just wearing them out. They’re super affordable, but do run kind of small, so I recommend sizing up a half size!

And, since we are on the topic of working out, we get a ton of questions every week about what we eat, what we do to workout, etc. We share a roundup of our workouts and eats every Sunday or Monday, so be sure to check those out. Here is this week’s post! As always, feel free to email us with any questions! We are by no means experts, but we love to share what works best for us!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a great Thursday! Xo

Fashion / Fitness / For the Gym

Weekly Workouts |4/10|

April 10, 2016

Happy Sunday!

Hope you all are having a great weekend. I apologize that we haven’t been sharing our workouts on our snapchats this week. We have been CRAZY busy, so we honestly didn’t even lift weights a lot this week, but we did remember to write down some of our workouts to share with you all on here, as well as some of our eats!

Here is what our schedule looked like this week:

Monday- OFF

Tuesday- just cardio (35 minutes on stairs about level 8-10)

Wednesday- cardio (35 minutes on stairs) + legs

Thursday – cardio (35 minutes on stairs) + arms

Friday- cardio (35 minutes on stairs) + chest + shoulders

Saturday – yoga + cardio (35 minutes on stairs)

Sunday – cardio (35 minutes on stairs) + back + legs

We did not have time to include our workout today, but you can check out our past posts for some examples!

And, now for our eats from this week:

Roasted chicken we made (shared the recipe in last week’s post) + spinach + sautéed veggies
We were both hungry at 10 PM the other night, and in addition to chocolate and a quest bar, we were craving veggies, so we threw this quick salad together of tomatoes, cucumbers, spinach, salt and pepper, and balsamic vinegar.
We tried this new place called Dalat that has great Pho. We hadn’t had it in FOREVER, and what is great about this place is that you can sub out the noodles for shredded cabbage! SO awesome! We both got chicken pho and added a poached egg inside! So good!
As you can tell, we ate out a lot this week, haha. We also went to Texas De Brazil (so good) which has the BEST salad bar and then unlimited steak, chicken, etc. I know this picture is SO terrible, but I wanted to show you one (of many) plates of the meat. I get all the meat like flank, filet, etc and then I also get this chicken that is wrapped in bacon. I don’t like lamb or sausage, so I don’t eat those!
Look how incredible this salad bar is! I got two plates of this (insert embarrassed monkey emoji here).
Here’s a salad I made one afternoon for my afternoon meal:The same sautéed veggies I make almost every night with chicken. Never gets old!
After making over 800 waffles this week, we headed to another mediterranean spot in Dallas. It’s a buffet, so I will usually get the oven-baked chicken, the cucumber and tomato salad, eggplant, okra, green beans, salad, and cauliflower. Oh, and I had 2.5 plates of this 😉
We got invited to attend yoga in the park (more on my snapchat @alexis.belbel)) on Saturday, and then headed to Lark On The Park for brunch. I ordered the salad without the feta and dressing on the side with grilled chicken! It was delicious!

Oh, and the reason I didn’t do a workout on Saturday (I would have normally done legs) was that by the time we were done with yoga with TeaTree Hair Care and brunch, it was already 1 PM and I had ZERO motivation to go to the gym. I went and did a quick cardio workout to get my heart rate up and going and then called it a day! Not always easy or fun to get it in, but so worth it in the end!
And, now for some of our favorite workout clothes this week:

Fashion / For the Gym

Workout Leggings With Style Squared Clothing

April 6, 2016

{ LEGGINGS: Splits59 Simone Tight c/o| TANK: Rese Grace Tank c/o | BRA: Beyond Yoga Strappy Bra Similar Here | SHOES: Nike Pegasus | SUNGLASSES: Ray Ban Mirrored Aviators– 1st month free with code DOUBLEDOSEBLOG | WATER BOTTLE: S’well | BAG: Black Crossbody Bag Similar Here | LIP COLOR : Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lipcolor – “All Night Fuchsia” LOVE this color! | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Cartier Dupe Bracelet | RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here and Diamond Bar Ring and Love Ring and Midi Ring| NECKLACE: Love Necklace and Arrow Necklace| WATCH: Michele Deco Watch }

Workout Leggings with Style Squared Clothing | adoubledose.com

How cute are these tights?! I am not joking when we will probably be wearing these all of the time. What we love about them is that they can be worn to the gym, or just to run errands, lounge around, which is exactly what we love about athleisure wear.

This tank is super cute, too, because it can be worn also with regular clothes, and not just for the gym. The back has mesh, but not too much to where it is too much skin showing! The leggings and tank are both from Style Squared Clothing, which is a local Dallas company that has THE cutest workout/athleisure pieces.

These shoes are always on repeat because for one, they’re SUPER comfy, and two, they go with everything!

And, now, for the other look, which is just as fun!
{ TANK: Rese Sherry Tank c/o | LEGGINGS: Alala Ankle Tights c/o| SHOES: Nike Roshe Similar Here and Here | SUNGLASSES: Ray Ban Aviators | WATER BOTTLE : Healthy Human | LIP COLOR : Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lipcolor – “All Night Fuchsia” LOVE this color! | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Cartier Dupe Bracelet | RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here and Diamond Bar Ring and Stackable Pave Rings and Midi Ring| NECKLACE: Gold Bar Necklace and Arrow Necklace| WATCH: Michele Deco Watch }

Workout Leggings with Style Squared Clothing | adoubledose.comvv

This tank is another great one because the front is super simple, but the back has the cutest criss-cross back! You can also wear this one with shorts or jeans!

These leggings are my favorite for so many reasons! One of them being that they’re super lightweight. I hate when leggings are super thick and “heavy” feeling. They also fit super well. I have super short legs, and love that these don’t bunch up at the bottom near my ankles!

My shoes are actually super old, and confession, they’re from the kids’ section! No, I don’t actually have small feet (I wear a size 7), but I got a size 4 or 5 in the kids’ size, and it fits! This pair and this pair are similar!

Style Squared is offering our readers 20% off your order with code DOUBLEDOSE20! They have SUPER cute stuff that I know all of you all will love!

This post is sponsored by Style Squared Clothing, but all opinions are our own. Thank you for supporting the brands that allow A Double Dose to operate full time.