• Chicago personal trainer, yoga & pilates instructor, and life coach.

The Taxi Cab Crunch

Check out how a random taxi cab driver and truck driver do the Taxi Cab Crunch with me. And, I even speak to drivers in two languages!

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Random Office in Chicago Does The Cubicle Crunch!

The highly anticipated and extremely entertaining Cubicle Crunch is finally available online! I went into a random office building in downtown Chicago, and was caught on their security camera teaching random workers the Cubicle Crunch. Check it out:

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Cleanse Update & Lebanese Cooking!

A lot of people have been asking about my cleanse – I’m on Day 15 of 21! Now I can incorporate lentils and other lean proteins into my diet, so today I cooked (for the first time!) a Lebanese dish:

The Cubicle Crunch on WSBT

Cubicle Crunch

Motivational Monday: Just Do It.

When I used to work at Lifetime TV, I had no idea that my manager, Gary Morgenstein, was also a published writer of best selling books! He recently released a hilarious dating book, How to Find a Woman…Or Not, and has provided us with an excerpt below! This got me thinking…What is holding us back from doing the thing we want? Gary works a full time job as a publicist, and yet has also (very successfully) pursued a second career as an author. Watch my video for more, but basically, as Nike says, we all need to go after our dreams and Just Do It!

Excerpt from How to Find a Woman…Or Not

Bookstores are one of my favorites for meeting smart and attractive women in a non-threatening environment. Mysteries, history, cookbooks, classic literature, travel, a buffet of potential common interests.

DON’T DO THIS IN A BOOKSTORE

  1. Know your crowd. Slapping your thigh and shouting, Has Bill O’Reilly nailed these rotten socialists won’t go over well with someone wearing a Nancy Pelosi “She’s My Man” button
  2. Squatting on the floor amid a pile of reading material suggests you have absolutely nowhere better to go, like to a job
  3. Dropping muffin crumbs on books displays a lack of respect
  4. Don’t discard a cook book with a sneer, That is not how you prepare goose
  5. Avoid discount racks, shows you’re cheap — if you’re skimping on a book, why would she think you’ll take her somewhere nice when you go out?

In addition to How to Find a Woman…Or Not, Gary Morgenstein’s books include the novels Loving Rabbi Thalia Kleinman, about a divorced man who falls in love with a beautiful woman rabbi; Jesse’s Girl, a powerful story about a father’s search for his adopted teenage son, and Take Me Out to the Ballgame, a political baseball thriller, as well as the baseball Rocky The Man Who Wanted to Play Center Field for the New York Yankees. His prophetic play Ponzi Man played to sell-out crowds at the New York Fringe Festival. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, surrounded by lots of books and rock and roll CDs.

Click here to buy Gary’s book!

Thirsty Thursdays: Cookies – Gluten Free vs. Regular

Happy Thirsty Thursdays! I was blown away when I tried these gluten free cookies from Glow Gluten Free. So I decided to Take It To the Streets to see what random people thought about them! And, I asked people to taste test to compare these gluten free cookies to normal cookies!

Taking It To the…Escalators

Do the escalators count as a form of exercise? Do you normally just stand there and ride up/down, or do you climb up two steps at a time and then jog down? Find out what random Chicagoans have to say about escalators and exercise!

Motivational Monday, Musical Monday!

How do you use music to complement or change your mood? Watch how special guest, Brad, talks to me about how he uses music in his life. Also see how your moods and music while running a marathon are similar to our moods and music needs in life!

Scents and Relaxation

Scents, candles, memories, and relaxation. Find out what candle lovers at Bath and Body Works have to say. And, what do YOU sniff, and why?

Healthier at Taco Bell or Moe’s?

Check out what people in the suburbs of Detroit have to say about how healthy Taco Bell is (or is not!), and how Moe’s compares to fast food!