Check out my feature story on a brand new lounge/resto in downtown Miami. This place is very cool and the foods not bad either! It has a nice VIP, lounge and cool effects like an interactive wall and bar that respond to movement and touch! The only other place they have this technology are in the U.K. and Singapore…pretty chic, eh? I’ll also be hosting an event here for Title beverage next Friday the 18th…but either way, I like this spot..and it’s just down the street from my place!
I hear working out in the water can be very god for you, especially if you have joint issues, are trying to rehab or just need a good gimmick to exercise! Anyway, I heard about the Aquabilt…an underwater treadmill that you can just stick in your pool, so I tested it out and I actually liked it..it’s not hard at all and I love that you can go at your own pace. You see, my problem at the gym is that when I’m on the treadmill, I always feel like I have to “keep up” with whatever speed I put it at *AND* I’m constantly staring at the time and distance! At least with Aquabilt it’s refreshing to be in the pool and not feel the pressure to “keep up!”
These days if you’re gonna lounge at a swank hotel pool..you’ve gotta have a cabana…so I checked out a couple cabana hot spots in MIA…at the Fontainebleau and Cabana One!
However, my personal favorite cabanas are in the Bahamas at Cain (Cove Atlantis)…see pictures above..they’re more like little cottages with a front and back “yard,” plus loungers, bathroom, shower, etc… One side opens up to the beach and the other to the ultra pool! I guess that’s why they call it paradise.
My baby sister Alison aka bologna popped up on a blog in this “bridal” look…she’s SO CUTE!! It’s sort of weird to see my kid sister in this setting, but she’s helping out her friend Clarice who does these great wedding-themed creations as seen on her site Happenstance Designs! Congrats to bologna and Clarice…great work ladies!!
Check out this workout! It’s called Ki-Hara resistance training… Basically you are strapped down to a board while a trainer will stretch you out and you resist. It’s a true worout that works flexibility, strength and helps your core too. FYI…that was REAL pain for me…I’m terrible at stretching and I think the trainer was really trying to giv eme a proper workout! ha
Ladies…ya’ll know the PAIN associated with wearing stilettos and high heels for long periods of time…even though beauty is pain and it really doesn’t matter if the shoe is cute and we can make it fit…but for some of us the term “DISCOMFORT” doesn’t even begin to explain the SUPER BAD feeling! I know for me, years of pounding the balls of my feet through dance and high heels, has resulted in “no pads” left on my soles (just skin and bone), so my shoes tend to expire quickstyle! So I found this “pillows for your feet” injection…and they basically put an injection to restore the “fat” and relieve you of the pain associated with being on your feet and wearing heels! Now…that’s what I’m talking about..I want happy feet, instead of them hating me all night long…
P.S. Don’t you think my outfit in the Bessi Shoe part of the segment sort of makes me look like I’m about to go to the Australian outback! lol And thanks to my sister, Ade, for being my foot model!
I got my Latin Groove on at the David Barton Gym at the Gansevoort South on Miami Beach… It was really fun and you start sweating QUICK!! In a way I felt like I could do this on Dancing with the Stars…but I also realized gyrating, hip shaking and quick shoulder motions aren’t as easy as it looks!
