September 1, 2013 - Brooklyn Active Mama

The One Where I Meet My Celebrity Crush

by Nellie September 27, 2013

There is absolutely nothing like meeting your celebrity crush.

Take a moment. Think about your celebrity crush. That person came to mind immediately right? I am thinking that person for you is maybe Idris, Ryan, Justin….Barack? Hey, not even the President is off limits here!

For me personally, that person is Dolvett Quince. My husband is fully aware of this crush and has no issue with it as long as it stays that way.:)

A few months ago I won a chance to talk to Dolvett via Google Hangout. Remember? I stalked hung out with Brandi from Diets In Review and she graciously reminded me to enter via Twitter and I won! I was going to meet my crush! Omg!!!

Fast forward to the day before my big meeting, I borrow my friend from IT to set me up because I was going to be at work when this happened. Good to be prepared right?

Wrong. Things would go terribly wrong. So so so wrong.

The day of the hangout I made sure I wore my favorite lipstick, a basic black and white get up because the lighting in the conference room is just so unforgiving!

I connected right away, my hangout was easily connected and I was live.

hey Dolvett!

And just like that he was on the screen. (When you see my face there was a ton of insane cheesy grinning, my deepest apologies.)We got through the introductions, and even a few questions before it was finally time for me to ask my own personal celeb crush a question.

With my heart in my ears, I am so thankful I wrote my question out prior because I could hardly think.

I managed to ask my question and we moved on to the next person. Everything was going so smoothly. Seriously!

Until the laptop closed all applications and started shutting down. Since it was company property I knew I couldn’t connect from there again without a password. (Really laptop, you choose NOW to restart and install updates? *shakes fist*)

MY FACE EXACTLY!

So I get 30 minutes with my crush and all of a sudden we are disconnected. What is a girl to do?

Improvise! That’s what!

I quickly grabbed my iPhone, logged in there faster than I have logged in anywhere in my life and got back on the call.

When I got back it wasn’t my turn for my question yet but, he referred to me as “my Brooklyn friend”. Yup. I would have done it all again just for that moment!

Of course my phone looked terrible, sounded even worse, but I was back.I could barely ask my second question because my phone service is awful in the office but I managed. See the video here!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijy2rnfFdAE&feature=share&list=UU3ikrqHh0qqgQc8XjfScbRg

The moral of your story…if you ever find yourself in a google hangout with your celebrity crush have another laptop, tablet, phone handy. Technology is a mutha!

The new season of Biggest Loser premieres on NBC in 2 weeks! Dolvett also has a book coming out and I can’t wait to get it.

Who is your celebrity crush? If you ever had a chance to meet him…what would you ask?

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Weekly Wednesday Workout

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Single Leg Circles

by Nellie September 25, 2013

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Single Leg Circles

So for today’s Weekly Wednesday workout we are going to focus on our stems, our legs and yes–our thighs!

I love this one! No equipment required! You can even get the kids involved and challenge them to a contest! It can be done anywhere, at the gym or at home and it is actually a pretty good workout, especially once you tire out one side you can just try it in reverse! The key here is to keep your foot pointed because otherwise you may not feel it throughout the leg. Balance is also really key to this exercise but if you don’t have much balance you can hold on to a chair and still get the same effective workout!

Have you/Would you ever try Single Leg Circles?

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fun Weekly Wednesday Workout

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Stability Ball V Up Exercise + Some Wednesday Funnies!

by Nellie September 18, 2013

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Stability Ball V Up Exercise

This one is for the abs again! We have done some varieties of sit ups but this is the first one we will do with the stability ball!

httpv://youtu.be/cKOvOukbGW4

There is a similar exercise that I am doing in Week 7 of Jamie Eason. This one is tough!! If you don’t have a stability ball you can use a dining room chair or lay at the bottom of your stairs for some leg elevation. I like the advice that she gave, if you have back issues don’t try! Otherwise go for it, and do it until your ab muscles tire, which is like 3 for me LOL. I like this move though because its one of those deep core moves that you can’t deny works!

Still participating and jumping back into Joi’s Blog Party–Today’s theme is Humor so I am sharing a few of my favorite funny commercials!

httpv://youtu.be/2_JQxm53114

httpv://youtu.be/wguSXbUe2hw

And because I couldn’t resist!!

httpv://youtu.be/kWBhP0EQ1lA

Have you ever tried a Stability Ball V Up Exercise? Which commercial is your favorite?

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Weekly Wednesday Workout

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Side To Side Plies

by Nellie September 11, 2013

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Side To Side Plies

This week we are back working our legs! This workout is gurantee to get that heart racing while simultaneously shaping those legs 🙂

httpv://youtu.be/nKNBPF4R9xg

We have done Plie Squats before so I figured you guys are so good that its time to do some advanced moves. I have done these and it’s amazing how quickly the heart rate jumps and how quickly you are out of breath! I love a good squat so any variation of the move is great to me! What I love about Plie Squats is that it attacks that tough inner thigh area that can be difficult to tone. Let’s start with 20 of these, shall we? 🙂

Have you ever done Side to Side Plies?

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gym sickness

How to Help Someone Having A Seizure

by Nellie September 6, 2013

How to Help Someone Having A Seizure

We interrupt today’s normal Friday Fitness Check-In to discuss a scary situation that occured in my group fitness class yesterday.

Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?

I arrived at my normal thursday afternoon Zumba class and I took a position near the front. Usually I am a front row diva, but today all the spots were taken. We began following the instructor (who is also a mentor to me in the game) and during the fourth song I saw her facial expression change. She is usually super smiley and focused so when I saw her looking in the mirror towards the back of the room with concern I knew something was up.

By the time I looked around there was a woman lying on the floor shaking uncontrollably.

I didn’t know it right away but she was having a seizure.

Immediately two women ran over to her and put her on her side, she was still shaking uncontrollably and her eyes were closed.

I heard a lot of yelling but I couldn’t comprehend any of it. That’s when I ran to the music system and cut it off so we could get directions.

By that time someone had run upstairs to get help and almost all of us were trying to call 911 but because we were in the basement we had shotty service.

Finally, management came down and let us know that the paramedics were on their way. Since we were all standing around her helplessly they told us to go.

The seizure was timed by the nurse and it was around 4 and a half minutes. It took even longer before she could tell us her name and what day it was. She had no clue what happened.

Scariest part? This had never happened to her before. She has no history of seizures.

Seeing this happen made me super aware of how easily this could happen in my class, in any class, or even to someone sitting next to me on the train.

Having those skilled women in my class gave me a great first hand lesson on how to take proper care of a person having a seizure.

I did some research and found this graphic on how to handle a person who is having a seizure. If you don’t know it already burn it into your brain until you do. You never know when you will need this information and its better to be prepared than sorry.

This is also a really great reminder to make sure your in case of emergency contacts are listed in your phone by indicating (ICE) next to designated contacts. It’s really super important to be CPR certified as well.

Have you ever known someone with/witnessed a seizure? Do you know how to handle it?

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September 2013

Who is your celebrity crush? If you ever had a chance to meet him…what would you ask?

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Single Leg Circles

Have you/Would you ever try Single Leg Circles?

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Stability Ball V Up Exercise

Have you ever tried a Stability Ball V Up Exercise? Which commercial is your favorite?

Weekly Wednesday Workout: Side To Side Plies

Have you ever done Side to Side Plies?

How to Help Someone Having A Seizure