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No More Smelly Workout Clothes: WIN Detergent Gets the Stink Out + a GIVEAWAY

December 19, 2017 by MyStyleSpot 33 Comments

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The new year is quickly approaching and many of you probably have already decided on a New Years Resolution to get more fit! It is still the most common new year’s resolution, and that’s great because it’s important we all do our best to stay healthy!

While many of us may be busy picking up some gym passes, buying new workout gear or clothing, one thing you’re probably not thinking about is how stinky those workout clothes will inevitably get after several wears this New Year! Workout gear is expensive and replacing it often because it get’s too smelly to wear can be a total drag! And if your goal is to workout more often, the last thing you probably want it a deterrent like knowing you’ll have to keep replacing that expensive workout clothing as you keep up your regular workouts!

A few months back, I came across a brand of detergent made solely for the purpose of getting the stink out of workout clothing! WIN Detergent (unlike other detergents) works to dissolves the smelly oil residue from body odor that builds up in your workout gear! Unlike other detergents which are formulated to work primarily only on cotton fibers – the most common clothing fiber, these detergents are powerless against the types of stains and odors that linger in high-performance sportswear. WIN works great for synthetic clothing (the material most athletic wear is made out of) to rid it of the oils and bacteria it collects from your body while working up a sweat, keeping in instead smelling fresh and clean for as long as you keep wearing it!

WIN breaks the bond between the oils and the fibers so your clothing gets truly clean. It is Biodegradable, hypoallergenic and color safe too so you won’t have to worry about it ruining your workout gear! WIN never uses harsh chemicals to get your clothes clean. It uses high-quality ingredients that will not fade or break down the fibers of your clothing like harsher detergents do. Using WIN will actually help your workout gear not only smell better, but last longer too! It also uses more eco-friendly chemicals and has been awarded the EPA’s Safer Choices seal.

When I received my WIN detergent in both the regular (blue) and sensitive (green), I was a bit skeptical but immediately put it to the test on some of my boyfriend’s athletic clothing he wears to work outside pouring concrete for hours on end each day! He works hard in the heat, working up quite the sweat, and the result is some really nasty, smelly, clothing that never seems to smell good, even after coming right out the wash!

I was incredibly impressed that all that smelliness was immediately gone on his gear when using my new WIN detergent! I cringed and held up one of his synthetic shirts to my nose, right at the smelly armpit after pulling out of the dryer, “here goes… What? No icky smell!!” To my delight, the smell that has been in that shirt since I’ve known the guy is completely GONE! WIN detergent has some serious MAD cleaning skills, as far as I’m concerned!

Whether you’re an avid runner, cycler, or love to do your daily yoga workouts, if you sweat in athletic or sportswear, WIN is the detergent for you! It works fantastic on children’s and teenager’s sporting gear too!

WIN makes workout gear smell brand new. Just like you brush your teeth in the morning to have fresh breath, you wash your clothes with WIN so you don’t stink when you show up to a workout or class. Nobody wants to be that person that everyone else backs away from. Oh no! [Read more…]

5 Fitness Tips Every Teen (and their Parent) Should Read

October 16, 2017 by MyStyleSpot 1 Comment

There’s a lot of good reasons for teens to engage in exercising regularly and stay fit. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that students who are physically active tend to have better grades, that higher physical fitness levels are associated with improved cognitive performance, and that those who participate in physical activities have fewer disciplinary problems. Add to that the fact that they will be laying the foundation for a healthy lifestyle and creating great habits, and it’s a great deal all around. Yet many teens and their parents have questions about fitness that may be holding them back.

“The benefits of being a fit teen are plentiful, but it’s important to also know how to help reduce injury risks and stay motivated over the long haul,” explains Coach Sarah Walls, personal trainer and owner of SAPT Strength & Performance Training, Inc., who is also the strength and conditioning coach for WNBA’s Washington Mystics. “Being fit and healthy is more than just exercising, so it’s a good idea to learn more about what you need to do to be healthy all around.”

Here are 5 fitness tips every teen should read:

Eat brain food. This is the good stuff, which is the unprocessed, whole foods, which include things like salads, poultry, lean meats, eggs, healthy fats, etc. Unprocessed foods are packed with vitamins and nutrients that will keep you sharp mentally and physically fit, too.
Train to be more useful. Going to the gym to work on your “abs” and “beach muscles” is usually done with endless sit-ups and biceps curls, but you can get the same effect by training to be more athletic, faster, and generally more useful in life, which means working to get your entire body stronger. You can work with a personal trainer to put together a routine that meets these needs and goals that are tailored specifically for you.
Go into Do Not Disturb mode. A big part of mental fitness is the ability to step away from the phone calls, texts, and Instagram feeds. Your mind will keep you feeling better when you walk away from those things more often. Take some time to go for a walk or spend time playing with your dog, as these kinds of things are good for your body and your mind.
Appreciate that nothing happens overnight. When embarking on a fitness routine, it helps to celebrate the small victories that come with the little daily improvements. Yes, you may want to get a big bench press or increase your vertical jump by several inches – both are worthy pursuits, but both also take time and dedication. Learn to love the small changes and watch how they lead to meeting big goals.
Beware of the changes. Fitness has changed a lot in 20 years, so be careful whose advice you take. There are plenty of well-intended coaches and parents who dole out advice that is at best antiquated and at worst downright dangerous. Listen to your body, ask questions, and seek out expert advice when you need it!

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How What You Wear Affects Your Workout Motivation

September 21, 2017 by MyStyleSpot Leave a Comment

We all heard a saying that clothes don’t make a man, but is it really that simple? Aside the comfortableness and changing seasons, looking good makes us feel good. And although workout is often seen as something that should be all about the exercise, it actually can include not only our dietary and lifestyle habits but also what we wear. If you already suffer from low self-esteem, appropriate clothes can boost your confidence, and if you’d like to show off your progress, there are clothes that will do that without looking tacky or cheap.

But in both those cases, your workout attire will also remain functional and comfortable for running, weight lifting or good old stretching, and here are some more positive aspects of proper fitness clothes.

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Gym Makeup Roundup – The Best Makeup to Sweat In

August 1, 2017 by MyStyleSpot Leave a Comment

From minerals that plump as you glow to melt proof eyeliners, Osmosis Colour has the perfect cosmetic options to wear at the gym

Wearing makeup at the gym can actually be healthy and look great (even a significant amount of makeup)! That is if the makeup you are wearing is a mineral makeup line with a clean ingredient deck.

1. Try A Mineral Foundation that Plumps as you Sweat

Minerals by nature love hydration and anytime they come into contact with anything hydrating they plump up and look like a second skin (even if they are in powder form).

This will happen throughout the day but working out and “glowing” (or sweating) will expedite the process. Try the Osmosis Colour Pressed Base Mineral Foundation Line ($44 each). Available in 14 shades, the formula offers a constant SPF 27+ protection, once applied evenly all over, that does not expire because minerals are constantly reflecting UV light away from the skin. This foundation is also water resistant! When you perspire, you can just blot off the moisture and you won’t disturb your finish.

2. Try the Secret to Budge-Proof Eyebrows

Get perfect brows with Osmosis Colour Water Resistant Brow Gel ($25 each). It fills in sparse, thinning brows and creates a beautiful shape without flaking or fading. This unique gel formula dries quickly and becomes smudge and water-proof.

With 4 shades, it glides on like a cream and sets to last all day. It won’t move until you want it to. Complete with an angled brush for a precise application, each glide will make a stroke so natural looking, you would never know it wasn’t real hair.

3. Try Melt Proof Eyeliner

One of the biggest issues eyeliners face is wearability. Most of them do not stay on as well and tend to run in the middle of the day. Change your liner and make it melt proof with Osmosis Colour Eye Pencils ($25 each). Water-resistant with long lasting wearability, this eyeliner glides smoothly onto the lash line, dries quickly and defines eyes. With 5 shades to pick from, head to the gym or for activities out in the sun without the worry of melting makeup.

Tired from your workout? Switch from your go to black pencil to a navy blue one. This will brighten the whites of eyes and give the illusion that you are more awake.

Shop the entire Osmosis Colour Collection HERE.

Happy Working-Out Beautifully!

What are your makeup tips for the gym? Let me know in the comments!

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The 6 Major Benefits of Using a Foam Roller Regularly

July 20, 2017 by MyStyleSpot 3 Comments

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Every winter I tell myself how excited for summer I am so I can get out and get my workouts in the outdoors. I’m an outdoors person for sure and hate being cooped up inside all winter long, but because I dislike the cold even more than being cooped up inside, I rarely get outside in the winter for some exercise – unless you count my snowboarding!

But then summer comes, and I often find myself complaining it’s too hot to get outside and workout, and since I’m not a morning person, I’ve found the early workouts just don’t work for me.

When it comes to working out, it’s all about what works for you. What is going to motivate you to get moving – whether that be a workout indoors or outdoors, morning or evening, and then of course how you work out is probably the biggest key factor of all. If you’re not a big fan of running and set your alarm for 6 am to get outside and go for a jog, there is probably a good chance you’re going to sleep through that alarm.

I get totally annoyed by those people who boast about how much they love to work out. I hate working out. HATE it. But I’ve done it religiously for the last 15 years because I love how my body feels afterward. I love knowing that I did something good for myself and for my body that day. I love seeing the muscle definition come in, and most of all, I love knowing that I can indulge in that rich small piece of chocolate every day because I got my workout in. But you can bet that while I’m working out, I am counting down the minutes for it to be over, no matter what workout I’m doing. I’ve found I tend to be a little less motivated for it to end with Yoga, and sometimes cycling, but for the most part, I do not love working out. I want it to be over so I can get on with my day.

I think often times people really dislike the soreness of working out, but I actually love that part, because it makes me feel like I did some good for my body. However, it doesn’t mean that I still want to suffer to the point that it hurts to get out of bed the next day, or drags on for 3-4 days. Another reason many of us avoid working out is that awful injury that either snuck up on you over time or happened immediately while working out and has scared you off from doing that workout ever again. For me, It was about 7 years back when I decided to run my first 5k. I’m not a runner, I don’t enjoy it but was asked by my sister to run with her. Well, my competitive nature kicked in and knowing that she was a runner, I made it my goal to beat her. So what did I do? I jumped on a treadmill and ran a 5K the very next day. While I’ve always been fit, this is a very bad idea if you rarely run (like me), because a few days into doing this very thing, all of a sudden I had knee pain in my left leg, and since then, it’s never really gone away when I run, or even during other workouts sometimes, or even on cold days.

The truth is, working out can be not only even more discouraging to do, but also disastrous if you don’t do it right. And while many of us may already realize that there are things that must be done, like warming up first or easing yourself (over days or weeks) into running that 5K, many of us are probably are still not doing what we should be to help prevent injury or limit the soreness afterward.

I’ve been hearing about Foam Rollers for what seems like a long time now but really didn’t know anything about them or how they could benefit the body! Turns out, these handy little inexpensive tools could be just what we need to help prevent an injury while working out.

In fact, there are actually several benefits of a foam roller! While it’s great for those who work out regularly, even if you’re not the most motivated exerciser or you find you spend too much time sitting at a desk all day to squeeze in a workout, the foam roller can still provide you many benefits.

6 Benefits of Using a Foam Roller Regularly:

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5 Tips for Adjusting to Warm Weather Workouts

June 11, 2017 by MyStyleSpot 7 Comments

As summer draws near, people exercising outdoors – from newcomers to top athletes – should make adjustments or their workouts could suffer, says Marni Sumbal, a prominent exercise physiologist and board-certified sports dietitian.

Sumbal’s 5 Top suggestions to train smart in hot weather:

1. Reduce the intensity, stay inside or work out during off-peak hours. For the first month of hot weather, scale back until your body adjusts to the heat. Pushing too hard too soon can lead to fatigue or injuries. If you don’t want to reduce the intensity, work out either early in the morning or later in the evening, when the sun is down. You can also spend at least part of the workout indoors.

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