Expo West is a massive natural products expo where established brands go to do business and showcase their new products and emerging brands hope to be discovered. This year the expo had not one, but three hotel ballrooms filled with natural products in addition to the three floors inside the Anaheim Convention Center. You can… Read More
A Feel Good Lifestyle
When I wrote my 2015 end of the year check-in, I shared I wanted to sign up for a Krav Maga class, tone up my arms, and join a 5k race. Well in 2016, I finished my C25k app program and jogged a 5k around my local track. I tried a Krav Maga class because… Read More
Vegan Gluten Free Chef’s Tasting at Mix Lounge Anaheim
This past March at Expo West Lindsay and I attended an amazing event. We went to an exclusive first tasting at the Anaheim Hilton. Frederic Castan, the Executive of Mix Lounge at Anaheim Hilton, put together a four course vegan and gluten free tasting menu that delighted our taste buds. The first course was a salad trio that… Read More
Best of Expo West 2016 from Bekka aka Zombie Bait
I have bruised shoulders and sore legs after hauling around Expo West 2016 samples all weekend, but I discovered some really amazing products that I can enjoy with the people I love most. I’m a lazy cook with a fiancé who can’t eat anything with added sugar. So purchasing quick meals or even a variety… Read More
Zombie Bait’s January Progress Report
It’s mid-February and I’m finally getting around to reporting on my January fitness progress. I made the intention to exercise once a week at the beginning of January and stuck with it. I started C25k over because I felt continuing the program in the new year where I left off was a not legit, so… Read More
END OF YEAR CHECK IN FROM ZOMBIE BAIT
Zombie bait here, aka Bekka. I’ve been MIA for 6 months now and I don’t have much to report. It’s embarrassing how at the start of this year I was all amped up to share my fitness journey with you all and as the day-to-day kicked in I let my ‘journey’ become an after-thought. As… Read More
3 Tips To Increase Your Endurance For Life With Kim Schwabenbauer
Our bodies and fitness level can be an incredible physical manifestation of our performance in life. Every day we are faced with stressors that wane on our ability to be the best versions of ourselves. Stressors that can spur low work performance, dissatisfaction with life, no motivation; by the end of the day stress has… Read More
TIPS FOR OVERCOMING FITNESS FEARS WITH KRISTA POPOWYCH – Idea World
Krista Popowych is the Idea World 2014 Idea Fitness Instructor of the Year and an International Trainer and Educator. When I saw she was teaching a HIIT Cycling class at Idea World this past July, my eyes grew wide because I thought the class sounded super intense. I imagined people on their bikes, jumping off and doing squats, cycling… Read More
Zombie Bait is Going to the Idea World Fitness Convention
Tomorrow I am headed to Idea World Fitness Convention in Downtown Los Angeles. I’m really excited, but also slightly terrified. I am covering the event on behalf of Fit & Awesome and this will be my first time interviewing big time fitness celebrities in person. So far I have lined up interviews with nutrition experts… Read More
Celebrate Your Wins -Big or Small!
We are at the end of June, month six of 2015. Officially halfway through the year. Does knowing that excite you? Or does it feel daunting? I’m sure the answer is reflective of your current mental state, but I’m not a doctor. I understand if it feels daunting, especially if you’re fitness resolutions were lost somewhere around… Read More