Welcome to the #FabULyss New Year 2018! I hope everyone had a very Happy New Year’s Eve filled with lots of love, family, and friends.
New Year, new you, and I want to introduce you to a new #FabULyss workout created by #divamom Tatiana Boncompagni. She created the class to teach other moms what she knows about the secret to gaining your pre-baby body back. At 40, and after having three kids, she is in better shape than she was in her twenties, and it’s all because she stopped killing herself with cardio and started lifting weights. She had always been afraid of weights because she didn’t know how to use them and was afraid of hurting herself or getting bulky. But once she started lifting weights, the opposite happened. She got her waist back, toned her arms, and lifted her backside. There isn’t crazy jumping around and the size of the class is small, so she can check form.
Tuesdays at 9 am are Booty Sculpt — glutes and hamstrings are the focus — and Thursdays at 9 am are Arms and Abs Sculpt, focusing on biceps, triceps, shoulders, and abs.
Each class ends with a mindfulness practice. Most of the time it’s an intention-setting practice, but sometimes, it’s breathwork or meditation. The idea is that we connect the dots between the work we are doing in the class to get stronger and how you can apply that to everything else in life — empowering women through fitness is at the core of what Boncompagni is doing. Strong inside and out. Fitness as feminism. Moms putting themselves and their health back on the list.
NYSCLab, 71st Street between Second and Third avenues. Sign up via MindBody or the website www.sculp
Here’s more info about the classes:
Arms and Abs Sculpt: Boncompagni’s hour-long, challenging workout will help you tone and tighten your arms and core muscles. Using heavy dumbbells, bodyweight exercises, and mat work, increases your upper body and core strength, revs your metabolism and improves your overall level of fitness. Each class ends with a mindfulness practice to help you gain greater clarity about your life goals and harness the power of intention to turn your dreams into your reality.
Booty Sculpt: Boncompagni’s hour-long, challenging workout will help you tighten, lift, and sculpt a better backside. Using heavy dumbbells, plyometric drills, and targeted mat work, she focuses on strengthening and toning your glutes and legs to burn maximum calories and improve your overall fitness level and performance ability. Each class ends with a mindfulness practice to help you gain greater clarity about your life goals and harness the power of intention to turn your dreams into your reality.
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A new #DeLysscious personal chef service I want to introduce you to in the new year is M.M. Meals. A recently launched personal chef service based in New York City, the company aims to be a weekly solution for families who are looking for healthy meals while highlighting the local flavors that New York state has to offer. As a personal chef service, they believe in the importance of connecting their clients to the direct source of their food and teaching children about healthy eating.
M.M. Meals, stands apart from its competitors on the Upper East Side through its community-supported agriculture coordination package, by supplying clients with local produce that is harvested just hours prior. Community-supported agriculture has become an increasingly popular way to have direct access to local, organic produce in exchange for being a shareholder of a farm. M.M. Meals streamlines this process by arranging and picking up their clients shares on a weekly basis.
Menu selections are tailored to your family’s food preferences and dietary restrictions while highlighting the produce from the week’s share. Having a chef then come to cook these selections in your own home allows for further learning about the farm itself and vegetables, and it’s an opportunity for your children to learn along the way.
M.M. Meals is accepting new clients for the 2018 season. To learn more, please visit their website at www.mmealsnyc.com.
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A lot of moms ask me about the #fabULyssbows I put in my daughter’s hair. I want to introduce you to Zelda Matilda, the must-have accessories for #divadahlings, a chic and affordable line for children — from birth. ZeldaMatilda’s designs include a variety of trendy and comfortable hair accessories, bandana bibs, wash cloths, and pacifier clips. Zelda Matilda rethinks the way moms buy accessories. The women behind the brand are a community of #fabULyssmoms, who believe every mom should be able to experience the joy of accessorizing. Zelda Matilda allows you to have a choice of color and style for every outfit, every mood, every day. All products are currently under $20, and available on Zelda
Lyss Stern is the founder of DivaLysscious Moms (www.divam
