Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Kiya and James: Fitness Superstars

In 2009, Emily and I took the best vacation ever, to Amansala resort in Tulum, Mexico for a little something called "bikini bootcamp" (which is now located in Ibiza, Spain... a reason to go again?)
We were lucky enough to go during a really unpopular time.  It was the end of the season, and the weather had potential to be extremely hot.  That combined with a series of scary things happening to tourists near the Mexican border, and a plague of swine flu caused all of the other campers to bail on their reservations, leaving Emily and I alone with 3 personal trainers who also served as our personal tour guides for our 6 day stay.  6+ hours of physical activity a day, with fresh, fabulous food and gorgeous scenery.  It was absolutely amazing.

the staff at Bikini Bootcamp 2009: Carla, James, and Kiya (the 2 regular peeps in the front are Emily and myself)

The reason I am posting about it now is because I think our stay there was partially responsible for my attitudes about fitness today.  It was a physical, emotional, and personal challenge to focus on ourselves for that time, and to be separated from all of our technology and responsibilities.  I don't think I could thank the staff enough for their impact on me.

We spent the most time with Kiya and James (who are now married, Mazel Tov!), and I have followed them both on facebook since we got back.  I was very excited to see that Kiya was featured on the cover of Scottsdale Health in June (you can see here feature on the website here)!
I just wanted to spend this post giving a shout-out to Kiya and James for continuing to do such amazing things for the health and wellness of people and the planet.  You guys are fabulous!

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