new york city

Itching to get to NYC? Well, now's your chance because I'm giving away a weekend escape at the Bryant Park Hotel as the Golden Ticket prize in my next Quarterly Box #MIZ12! Watch the video above for details about this NYC weekend getaway prize. If you're already subscribed to my Quarterly Box, have no fear, you're entered to win. If you're new to my Style Up 2 Shape Up box, you can read all about it HERE and sign up to get it HERE. Every box (shipped 4x/year) is packed full of trending wellness products and innovations catering to women who like to work out or who are aspiring to live a healthier lifestyle. I spot and report on health & wellness trends for a living. What you're getting inside my Quarterly Box is a curation of my favorites. The ones I use to stay in shape and in style, which in turn keep me movitated to stay the course. Now, back to the Golden Ticket prize because I can't wait for you to win it. Your weekend will commence by checking into a...

Titan Tea, an amazing new tea drink, has asked me to share my favorite "healthy place" as part of their Healthy Place Contest, which you've got to enter! All you have to do is share a healthy spot you love to win a 1-year supply of Titan Tea! A huge score considering Titan Tea is my latest healthy indulgence (because it's electrolyte enhanced tea for active people and because the rasberry flavor rocks). Most of you know me as fitness lover and would probably guess that my go-to healthy place is in a workout class, right? Nope...although I do love myself a sweaty workout. My healthy place of choice is actually on my cruiser bike, riding through the streets of New York City. And what do ya know, I don't even wear workout clothes to ride! When I'm on my cruiser, I totally plug into the city and how it moves. You have to be really careful riding a bike in NYC because traffic and people getting out of parked cars are your worst enemy. Being alert and watching the city...