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I've been training for the ING NYC Marathon for a month...

I've given up my weekends for 7AM training runs and surrendered to the aches, pains and insatiable hunger that all come with marathon training. But it hasn't been all torture. I've gained something huge--the opportunity to immerse myself in yoga. My plan was to do a lot of yoga for stretching and pain relief but what I found is that it improved my running performance as well as my romantic life.

The more yoga I did in between my runs, the longer and faster I could run during my training. I definitely felt less sore, physically exhausted and mentally stressed as long as I could fit 2 to 3 yoga sessions into my week. It's been incredible and if I ever run another marathon again after November 4th (this year's ING NYC Marathon date), I will without a doubt train the same way.

So you're probably wondering what all this has to do with SEX...

You might be familiar with Briohny Smyth...and you may have watched some...

Instagram much? Let's connect there!

Follow me at @MizzFIT_Bianca 'cause I'm curious by nature and want to see what kind of pics you take.

Hopefully a lot of them involve sweat, fitness fashion and healthy eating. Mine do (hint hint). I guess that's obvious. But I like to get silly too...and show you what makes me laugh and smile. I'm new to Instagram and really starting to become obsessed. Is this normal?

FOLLOW ME so that I can see how hard you work and what you wear to find your zone. Show me what inspires YOU!

And just for fun, what's your FAVORITE FILTER?

Tell in me in the comments section below. I've had many conversations about this and can't decide whether mine is Early Bird or Lo-Fi.  I happen to think that people REALLY overuse Toaster! What do you think?

See you on Instagram, my friends!

Normal or Not?

Before I met them, I'd never guess that Karena and Katrina from Tone It Up would be anything close to normal. For crying out loud (as my Grandma would say), they're beach babes! They probably walk down the street with an entourage of hecklers and panty-shot prone photographers. Could these girls, featured in countless magazines and known online globally as the Tone It Up Girls, really be normal?

That's what I wanted to find out because word on the fitness scene was that Bravo had been scouting them for a show. Luckily, I got to meet and hang with Karena and Katrina over the summer and find out more about their journey, including how they found each other and where they're going next. I interviewed them on the red carpet at Pedal On The Pier in Santa Monica...

...and then spent a weekend with them as part of Oakley Women's Perform Beautifully experience in Napa Valley, California.

Being in the fitness world (which can be as caddy and...