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Hey Everyone! We’re rolling out all kinds of stuff now that our son Miles is old enough to be (briefly) babysat by the grandparents – including a Personal Training Kickstart package (a month of online training, with an initial consult,…

Did you know that there is now a health and fitness magazine geared specifically toward plant-based health?? The summer issue of  Vegan Health & Fitness magazine is now available at retailers like Whole Foods across the country, or you can…

New success story page! A few of Derek’s clients have been kind enough to write about their experiences adopting a plant-based diet and regular fitness routine. More inspiring stories on the way as we get to editing them!

As some of you know already, May was officially my last month with Gold’s Gym (although I’m now a member and still train there!) and we are now striking out on our own to do bigger and better things! (More…

Check out Derek’s recent article for One Green Planet, Protein in a Plant-Based Diet: A Vegan Bodybuilder’s Perspective! We’ve taken a bit of a break from posting (and pretty much everything else)  following the birth of our son Miles a…

With about three weeks to go until my due date, I danced at Tummy Tuesday, a bellydance showcase held here in Richmond, VA every last Tuesday of the month at Positive Vibe Cafe. I’ve been taking classes at Illumination Dance…

The OCB Body Sculpt Open is only 2 weeks away! I can’t believe time has gone by so fast! We’ve both been extremely busy with work, personal endeavors (contest prep/belly dancing), and preparing for the new addition to the family…

  I’ve recently become a contributing author to One Green Planet and today my first article was published! I am excited to contribute to such a great resource and look forward to writing many more articles to share with everyone!…

Check it out: we’ll be appearing on the WildKat radio show tonight at 7:15! Tune in if you can!

Busy? I know we are. Between teaching two math classes at VCU and taking a full load of graduate math classes, I haven’t had time to do a damn thing for the last 2 months – hence the lack of…

Phew! Back home after a lot of bouncing around to the West Coast and the mountains of North Carolina and it’s time to catch up! For those of you who don’t know yet (just about everybody, that is), we’re expecting…

Join us at our home for a Plant-Based Potluck July 24th @ 6:30 pm to kick off our meal swaps that will be starting August 7th. It’ll give us a chance to talk about our plans and guidelines for the…

Was AWESOME as expected. Got to talk to tons of new people about vegan fitness and the must-see documentary Forks Over Knives and meet some people who’d been following our blog (thanks for stopping by guys!!). Javier, who teaches body…

  Hello Richmonders! For those that haven’t heard, Marcella and I will be hosting the Vegan Bodybuiding & Fitness booth at this years Vegetarian Festival THIS SATURDAY June 18th! Several other fit vegans will be joining us in spreading the…

We’re teaming up with Jeff from Crossroads Coffee here in Richmond to share this awesome documentary with you all! There will be food and drink and possibly some Q&A following the film. If you’re curious about the scientific argument for…

We’re going to be at the Poplar Spring 5k “Run for the Animals”, leading the warm up! This fundraiser for Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary will include sweet goodie bags of animal-friendly stuff, raffles, prizes, and vegan food in addition to…

Hey Everyone! After much blood, sweat, and tears I’ve finally moved our blog to WordPress! You may have noticed that the url is hideous; it’s only temporary until I can get our domain name transferred over. Our new home on…

The day has finally come: it’s time for a blog re-org. I’m gonna move this blog to WordPress, get the tags all sorted out, make it easier to navigate, put some new stuff up…are you as excited as I am?…

I am completely flummoxed. As Derek posted, we’ve returned from our life-transforming, awesome vacation the Holistic Holiday at Sea (and pre-signed up for next year, I might add). Seven days of three 5-course gourmet vegan meals a day, PLUS buffets…