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Discover Organic Foods at Nature’s Food Markets in Hackettstown, New Jersey!

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Grand Opening Celebration: Mark your calendars for the grand opening on December 14th from 11 AM to 5 PM at Nature’s Food Markets in Hackettstown, NJ! The grand opening will feature live music performances, delicious free samples, and exciting raffles throughout the day! I have been shopping at Nature’s Food Markets since they opened and have been so impressed with the customer service, the food quality, and the prices. The store is easy to navigate and the customer service is exceptional!

Organic Foods: Nature’s Food Markets prides itself on offering a wide selection of organic foods. From fresh produce to pantry staples, you can trust that the products are free from harmful pesticides and chemicals, ensuring the highest quality for you and your family. I love purchasing organic strawberries, blueberries, bananas, grapes and avocados. They offer an extensive cheese section paired with local artisan products, which will make excellent additions to our holiday table.

Ready-to-Eat Meals: As a busy working mom of two, I love the variety of their ready-to-eat meals. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch or a nutritious dinner, the prepared foods are made with wholesome ingredients and are perfect for those on-the-go moments. We often buy rotisserie chicken and one of the delicious sides. The sushi is also spectacular; it is so fresh and tasty!

Features and Amenities:

  • Coffee Shop and Juice Bar: Start your day with freshly brewed coffee or a refreshing juice from the on-site coffee shop and juice bar.
  • Hot Food Bar, Salad Bar, and Soup Bar: The hot food bar, salad bar, and soup bar are located in the deli section.
  • Specialty Departments: Discover the vitamins, natural health, and beauty departments, as well as the bakery and floral section. I’ve personally bought natural toothpaste, soaps, and shampoos to incorporate clean products into our daily routines.

Monthly and Weekly Flyers: Stay updated with the monthly and weekly produce flyer. These flyers highlight the latest promotions, seasonal produce, and special offers, ensuring you never miss out on great deals. On my reel, you can see some amazing finds! Look for the yellow tags to indicate sale items.

Location: Nature’s Food Markets is conveniently located at 7 Naughright Rd, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Hours are Sunday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

Social media: Check out Nature’s Food Markets on Facebook and Instagram.

Come experience the magic of Nature’s Food Markets and let me know what you purchase!

Tyger Mat Review

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I absolutely love teaching TRX. It goes along with my grit and grace personality perfectly. The grit is the strength required as your body weight produces the power, and the grace is the cardio and core moves I throw in to get your heart rate sky high.

My classes are no joke. Ask my Saturday morning regulars & they will tell you how much my TRX Fusion class kicks their…each week.

My biggest gripe with TRX is that the set-up can be confusing to a beginner as the concept of vector angles and anchor points are foreign to most.

My main cues are: “Move your feet in!” and “Move your feet out!”

They want to know “How can I make this easier?” and “How can I make this harder?”

Enter the Tyger Mat, created by James Curley an educator, personal trainer, and CSCS coach.

What is the Tyger Mat?

The Tyger Mat is 72 inches long, 26.7 inches wide and has 17 lines, 3 inches apart. The lines are etched into the mat, so nothing will remove them. The Tyger Mat grips the floor, so you can use it with any modality and it will. not. move. Alignment dots are on each line, so you can position your feet and hands accordingly.

Isn’t this mat incredible? Look at the lines and alignment notches. Notice my sweat, too.

I brought the mat into the studio for a client who would benefit from the visual cues the Tyger Mat offers. She purchased the Tyger Mat right after the class; she couldn’t believe how me telling her “Move up/down a line” made a difference; she could visually see and track her progress in the upcoming weeks. (I wrote down the exercise and what line she performed the exercise at so she doesn’t have to play around with her positioning the next class.)

The Tyger Mat is gold for TRX, yoga, and any body weight exercises you incorporate into your routine. After class I had my clients take some pictures of me using the mat (what you see on the mat is SWEAT). The visual cue the Tyger Mat provides is unparalleled to other exercise mats on the market.

I am having a come to Jesus moment here. Look at the sweat on that mat!

If you have clients that don’t know where to put their feet to grade the difficulty of the exercise, or if you want to note your progress and intensity from week to week, the Tyger Mat is for you. I also love how body alignment is considered with the alignment dots.

I have used this on my concrete floor in my garage, and on the hard wood floors in the studio with no issue. You clean your Tyger Mat with a little dish soap and a small, non-abrasive sponge. Let it dry. Once it does, put it in the fancy Tyger Mat carry bag.

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You all know my integrity is everything. The Tyger Mat was gifted, but all opinions within are my own. And remember, the Booty Kicker is still $20 off and comes with a FREE Bender Ball through my affiliate link. Let me help get you in shape!

Booty Kicker Review

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I am obsessed with barre workouts. I became an instructor through Barre Above, and started teaching in local studios and gyms near my home. When I was rehearsing my new choreography at home, I was using a STOOL. It made it nearly impossible to do anything involving my body weight since a stool would not be able to safely hold my body weight. 

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Enter the Booty Kicker.

The Booty Kicker

The Booty Kicker is an authentic, portable, foldable barre that costs $80 when you purchase through my referral link.

The Booty Kicker is made of steel with nickel plated accents, and a hinge design for folding flat. (All you have to do is remove the metal bars, and it folds flat to be stored under a bed.)

The Booty Kicker holds 3 sets of weights, has rolling wheels, and gripping feet for both hardwood and carpet floors.

The articulating Ipad holder is sold separately, but a must have if you view your barre workouts on an electronic device. (I love mine!)

My Review

The Booty Kicker took my husband one hour to assemble. The directions are clear and concise. Neither of us got frustrated or wanted to kill each other during the set-up process, so that always gives the Booty Kicker an added bonus! (Nothing is more frustrating than struggling when assembling something!)

Booty Kicker Review

The Booty Kicker is STURDY. I can do barre push ups. I can do reverse chair pose. I can put my entire body weight on the Booty Kicker and this does not move a centimeter. It doesn’t take up a lot of space. For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you may have seen my stories where I show you my very humble, small home. The Booty Kicker doesn’t take up a lot of space and can fold to fit in a closet should I need it to. Otherwise, I pull out the Booty Kicker from the wall, do my workout, and push it back. Perfection! It also has storage for my hand weights (awesome…they are no longer hidden in my a closet).

The final assembled size of the Booty Kicker is approximately 38″ tall, 38″ wide, and 34″ deep. When folded, it is 34″ deep, 38″ wide and 5″ tall with weight rack (3″ tall without weight rack). The wooden barre is 36″ off the floor.

Booty Kicker

I like the Ipad holder so I can adjust the arms and position my electronic device to exactly where I need it to be to perform my workouts effortlessly. You can purchase the Booty Kicker and tablet holder together here.

It is only $80 when you use my referral link, so it is really not that expensive, especially if you are an avid barre student or instructor!

I am thrilled with the Booty Kicker. It allows me to create an authentic barre workout at home that I can bring into the studio.

Do you have a Booty Kicker? Are you in the market for an at home barre? Drop a comment below and make sure you are following me on Instagram!

Namaste.

Danielle

Booty Kicker Review