Apr 06

Ultimate Fitness Getaway

This week’s [optional] theme for the Fit Dish link up (hosted by Jill Conyers @ JillConyers.com, &Ā JessicaĀ Joy @ TheFitSwitch.org) is on…the Ultimate Fitness Getaway.

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Wanna know how I made that hip hei? I made a tutorial! :]

So where would I go for my ultimate fitness getaway, you ask?

I love warm weather, beaches and sunshine. (Can you tell I hail from California? >_> ) The warmer weather (it’s supposed to be in the upper 60’s and low-70’s all week! <3) here has definitely lifted my spirits lately though! I was getting a little tired of all the grey!

I very much miss traveling, but if I could go anywhere, it’d be back home to Twirly Girls (my review of the studio is here!). They’re preparing for their annual Lovely Rita Fundraiser right now to raise money for the National Kidney Foundation to support Rita, and I really wish I could be there for it!

If I had more monies left over, I would go to Hawai’i, which I don’t have any pictures of because it has been a decade + 2 years since I was last there (someday…), so I will instead share with you a pretty beach picture from when I went on a medical service trip to the Dominican Republic.

Beach Day! <3

 

I’d love to join a halau and learn hula + Tahitian forreal, and what better place to learn than in Hawai’i?! <3 I have a friend who’s preparing for the Merrie Monarch festival right now, and the pictures she’s been posting makes me all sorts of jealous, as that happens to be one of my many pipe dreams. It’s considered to be the most prestigious of hula competitions! :O

(In case you’re wondering, the Merrie Monarch festival is a week-long cultural festival that takes place in Hilo, Hawai’i, and is dedicated to the memory of King David Kalakaua, who was the last king of the Kingdom of Hawai’i, and a strong supporter of the arts, especially music + dance.) There is a residency program in Hilo and I’ve been heavily considering applying there, but they have a very strong preference for in-staters, which I obviously am not. ._. I’m mainly planning on applying to programs in states that I would love to live in/wouldn’t mind living in, so we’ll see where I end up next year?

Relson Gracie also happens to live in Hawai’i (r’member when he offered me a job and I had to turn it down?). He stopped by in Kentucky a couple weeks ago while I was in West Virginia, so I made an impromptu trip back for a women’s self defense seminar that he was teaching.

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He’s accepted the fact that I gotta finish med school, so he said that I should go visit/train over there once I graduate and have more time. :O

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Might I also add that he was reviewing how to choke someone out and had us all practice on him…

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…and then we all went out for sushi and he paid for my dinner! :O! Whatta wonderful soul.

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  1. A trip to Hawaii is wonderful to look forward to and celebrate graduation. #fitfamlove xoxo
    jill conyers recently posted…The Ultimate Health and Fitness GetawayMy Profile

    1. Agreed!! :D I’m definitely thinking about doing that! :]!

  2. I’m with you! I would definitely go somewhere warm. Hawaii sounds wonderful!
    Betsy recently posted…What I Wear Under My Running ClothesMy Profile

    1. Yay for warm weather! It definitely makes life more awesome! :D

  3. Book the tickets. Let’s go!!!!!!
    Susie @ SuzLyfe recently posted…Living with Crohn’s Disease Part 1: Early OnMy Profile

    1. I would so love to! I’m hoping to after I graduate as a graduation present to myself!? :O June of 2016 = ginormous blend meetup in Hawai’i!?!? :P

  4. If you and Suz are doing a Hawaii trip, I’m so coming! lol. You look so cute in that top photo, like you should be on a surfboard! :D
    jess meddows recently posted…Old Dubbo GaolMy Profile

    1. That would be so cool! <3 I've still yet to meet any of my blogger friends, but Hawai'i sounds like a rather wonderful place to meet up!? :P

      Thank you! I wish I'd taken that picture outside!

  5. A trip to Hawaii would be wonderful–and seriously, if you and Susie are going…count me in!
    Sara @ lifebetweenthemiles recently posted…Weekly Wrap UpMy Profile

    1. It’d be so awesome if we could plan a blogger meetup there!! *-*!

  6. Oh yes! Bring us all to the beach and give us all life jackets! The children have never been. It’s a long way from Missouri. :)
    Happy Elf Mom recently posted…Homeschool Supply ListMy Profile

    1. haha, that really is a long way, but it’s such a beautiful place to visit! <3 Perhaps someday? :]!

  7. Hawaii….YES PLEASE!!!

    1. I hope we both get to go there someday!

  8. I would love somewhere warm too – AND DRY!!! It feels like it’s been raining non stop here in Atlanta!

    Relson Gracie sounds wonderful – don’t believe he let y’all choke him and then took y’all out to dinner! What a man! :)

    1. Ah, yes. I definitely tolerate dry heat 2387x better than humidity!!

      He’s full of awesome! :D!! (I think he paid for my dinner because I drove several hours to take his seminar, but it was supersuper nice of him! :]!!)

  9. I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon and it was gorgeous! Not sure I will ever make it back but happy I went :)
    Annmarie recently posted…ClubsGalore Gourmet Subscription Box + DiscountMy Profile

    1. That’s awesome! If I ever get married, I think that’s probably where I’m gonna want to go! *-*

  10. I was thinking maybe an exclusive spa like Rancho La Puerta until you mentioned Hawaii. Yes please! Or how about Bali since we’re dreaming big?
    Marcia recently posted…A Runner in Tri ClothingMy Profile

    1. I’ve never been to Rancho La Puerta, but that sounds rather awesome too. Someday, when I’m out of all this debt, I’d love to do all sorts of traveling! Hooray for dreaming big! :]!

  11. I love how meaningful all your choices are! You are such an awesome person…#oldnews. And, I need to learn that choke hold move. It’s so awesome everyone got to use him as a dummy. So happy you got to see him again! And Hawaii! Yep….right there with you with the SOMEDAY. But, it really will be someday! YAY! Keep up the greatness, Farrah. : )
    Jessica Joy @The Fit Switch recently posted…Why You Should Stay Active On VacationMy Profile

    1. I’m super happy too! Apparently, he’s planning on visiting again in June, so I may get to see him before I run away from Kentucky for my 4th-year rotations all over the country!

      I felt so bad that all of us were choking him, but I guess what counts is that he’s okay despite all of that! (Hooray for tapping out, haha.)

      I am all in if we ever plan a mass blogger meetup in Hawai’i! <3

  12. A trip to Hawaii or the Dominican sounds awesome!! I think you need to reward yourself with all your hard work! :)
    Melanie recently posted…The Ultimate Health and Fitness GetawayMy Profile

    1. I definitely plan to after graduation, although if a vacation to Hawai’i doesn’t pan out, just getting to see my friends and family again would be all sorts of awesome! <3

  13. I went to Hawai’i back in 2004 and want to go back so badly. I really want to retire there and open up a fruit stand. Seriously – I love it there.
    Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club recently posted…Product Review: Skulpt AimMy Profile

    1. Ahhh! Yes, the fruit! <3 I haven't been back there since 2003, but it would definitely be an awesome place to retire! <3

  14. I want to be anywhere but my apartment lately. I need a new view!!!!
    Margo recently posted…Brooklyn Fit Chick News & Notes: Terry Bikes Hoodie Review, “Exercises I Have Ditched” Fave Podcasts and #wywycMy Profile

    1. I feel ya! Just being able to get away (even if it’s just for a little bit) makes such a big difference sometimes!

  15. A run & yoga adventure through Patagonia!

    1. I’ve always wanted to go to South America! <3 <3!

  16. I would so go to Hawaii! I fell in love with Hawaii when I visited Maui a few years ago! Beautiful place! To run or even walk into the sunset…breathtaking!
    Artney @ My Pretty Brown Blog recently posted…The Hills Return + Jeff Galloway Tips: Running Injury EditionMy Profile

    1. Agreed! <3 I'd love to just frolic on the beach!!

  17. Yes! Hawaii sounds like the perfect getaway with so much to see and do, you’d definitely be getting your fitness on!
    Krystal recently posted…Time Management While Race TrainingMy Profile

    1. Definitely! :D! + I could finallyyyy try paddleboarding! <3

  18. Ahhh! Hawaii is calling you girl! It is a sign! I’d love to see you hula dancing on those AMAZING beaches! Please take me!!! :)
    Elsie @ Sharing Healthiness recently posted…24 Challenges For a Mind Refreshing DayMy Profile

    1. We should round up a bunch of us to meet up and hang out in Hawai’i! <3!!

  19. My ultimate fitness getaway would be near the beach. I love the beach while I only get to visit the Gulf I’d love to see the Westcoast! I also think a fitness retreat of some sort on a cruise ship would be totally awesome! :)
    Tricia @ MissSippiPiddlin recently posted…Tuesday’s Tips – Rock Your ThingMy Profile

    1. That would definitely be a lot of fun! I really miss the west coast! <3 And yay for cruises!

  20. I love Hawaii. We went before we had kids and my parents are planning to take us all for their 50th wedding anniversary and I can’t wait to go back!
    MCM Mama Runs recently posted…TOTR: Time management while marathon trainingMy Profile

    1. Aww, that sounds awesome! :D! I hope you have a bunch of fun!!

  21. Somewhere warm for sure! I’ve never been to Hawaii so I’d be down!
    Nicole @ Fitful Focus recently posted…Which Food Must Go?My Profile

    1. It’d be so fun to get a group of us to take on Hawai’i! <3

  22. My ultimate fitness vacation would definitely be somewhere warm and beautiful-Hawai, Costa Rica.
    Toni @runninglovingliving recently posted…It’s Official, We’re MovingMy Profile

    1. Those are two of my favorite places ever! <3

  23. If you go….take me with you!!!
    Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine recently posted…10 Things You Must Do Every DayMy Profile

    1. It’d be so cool if we could do a massive blogger trip to Hawai’i! <3

  24. I love anything and everything to do with the beach, so my ultimate fitness getaway would have to involve a beach. I would love to return to Hawaii and run one of the many half marathons there.
    Kathryn @ Dancing to Running recently posted…2015 Shamrock Half Marathon RecapMy Profile

    1. Oh hells yes! (Me too on the beaches! <3 ) It still feels so weird to be landlocked!

  25. Hawaii sounds like a great graduation idea!
    Mary Beth Jackson recently posted…The Ultimate Health & Fitness GetawayMy Profile

    1. I’m definitely considering it as a graduation present to myself! :P

  26. Hawaii is amazeballs!!! I really want to travel all around Europe – I’ve never been over there!
    Jess @hellotofit recently posted…Link Love #12 and a happy EasterMy Profile

    1. Ooo, any specific places in Europe? I would so love to visit the fairy pools in Scotland! *-*

  27. Hawaii is nice, but I’d be happy just to go to my favorite island in Florida!
    Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…No time to train?My Profile

    1. Hawai’i holds a special place in my heart, but I definitely wouldn’t mind visiting Florida either! :P

  28. I’ll go to Hawaii with you!!! :D I’m actually going there in May for a wedding, but I’d really like to go for a yoga retreat :D Sun, sand, yoga, and lots and lots of fruit sounds like paradise to me.
    Ariana recently posted…How Much Should You Increase Your Running Distance Each Week?My Profile

    1. It definitely does! I’d love to do yoga out on a beach in Hawai’i! <3!

    • Larisa on April 8, 2015 at 1:42 am
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    You will love Hawaii. Its PERFECT!

    1. I haven’t been back in over a decade, but would love to go again! <3

  30. I absolutely loved vacationing in the Dominican Republic! Your picture just took me back. My ultimate getaway would be to a private island that offers spa and fitness services. I love sun and sand!
    Stephanie recently posted…The TFM Favorite Fit Daddy: Malcolm PooleMy Profile

    1. That would be such an awesomely relaxing vacation! *-*!

  31. Oh, Hawaii! I’ve been to Kauai and it was incredible. For me I would love to go to Costa Rica for a Racecation to do an amazing trail race that is a stage race and then of course go and visit the beaches, maybe learn how to surf and just relax!
    Sandra Laflamme recently posted…It’s Tri Talk Tuesday! Talking about riding a bike trainer.My Profile

    1. Oh, Costa Rica!! <3 I'd love to go there again someday! I got to visit for a couple hours (whilst on a cruise) and reallyyyy want to spend more time there!

  32. What fun! I have never been!! :) Enjoy!
    Rachel recently posted…Flexibility + Compromise = AdventureMy Profile

    1. I hope I get to go again someday!

  33. you can never go wrong with sushi! haha
    Carmy recently posted…April GoalsMy Profile

    1. Agreed! <3

  34. I’d probably want to go home to the warm weather too! Winter is lasting way too long and I miss the warmth.
    GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth recently posted…23 Recipes for your extra BananasMy Profile

    1. Aww, I hope it warms up for you soon! It’s warmer here now, but crazyyyy thunderstorms all over the place. I’m kinda scared to go outside, hahaha.

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