 Hey guys, what's up? It's Kinsey and welcome back to my channel. Happy holidays everyone I'm filming this video a little bit early in November so I can have it up and ready for vlogmas And I am just so excited like couldn't be more thrilled. Hope you guys are enjoying vlogmas I'm just so pumped about it. You guys don't know I'm posting every single day this month up until Christmas So subscribe stick around follow me on Instagram all that stuff is linked down below but as you guys know I Love working out and I love gifts, and I love the holidays, and it's just the best thing ever So in this video, we're gonna talking a little bit about my fitness journey This has been like probably the most requested video as a fitness routine video I can't really do a fitness routine video because I just take classes so I can't film inside of it But we're gonna be talking about like my fitness journey Which I feel like is very fitting for around this time because I'm sure the New Year's coming up I'm sure a lot of you guys are gonna want to get back on your fitness routine Slash you're gonna be buying some gifts for some people Who love fitness already or just are maybe trying to get into it their fitness routine So I one I'm gonna share my fitness journey and stuff with you guys and then two I'm actually partnering with the limit on this video Which is so crazy because I have been wearing Lulu since way before I even had a YouTube channel That was like six or seven years ago when I started some of my earliest videos I'm wearing Wonderlanders in them like I am a Lulu girl. I love their stuff I've worn it for forever and they played a really really big role in my fitness journey So I'm honored to be able to partner with them again I've partnered with them multiple times in 2019 and I just love them the things that I picked out are Amazing items. They're the best. I'm obsessed with them I think you guys will really enjoy them if you buy them as gift for yourself or as a gift for someone else We're gonna talk about my fitness routine my fitness journey and I'm also gonna be showing you guys some Lulu products First before we even get into my fitness routine Let's start the little products because I feel like that's gonna be the most exciting We're gonna do a little bit of a haul so the other day. I went to Lulu I always go to the one on Melrose if you guys live in LA. It's my favorite one. There's also one in studios to kneel in Pintura There's so many little stores, but I love the Melrose place one and they have parking that they validate So that's how you know. I really really love it Okay, so I got two things. These are really good as stocking stuffers just by the way I have the uplifting scrunchie these scrunchies are the best grunchies I ever use I have other ones like obviously I haven't worn these but I have the other ones They just hold your hair and they like actually hold them up I feel like scrunchies a lot of the time will kind of fall back in your hair and whatever They're just not very strong. They don't keep your hair tight like they're supposed to these do they're the bus They're like eight dollars each So they're really good for stocking stuffers or just little gifts if you're getting them for friends just to add on I love them. I wear them a lot. So I just got two more color. I love them. I wear them a lot I just love Lulu hair accessories So I picked these up the next thing that I got this is not really necessarily finish related But it is the stay hot keep cold bottle. So this is a double stainless steel bottle So you can keep your water cool for 24 hours and hot for nine hours I work out a lot of the time at like 7 a.m So it's really important to me if I want to put like a coffee in here in the morning It'll stay hot through my class and then it's ready for me when I'm leaving and I'm heading off to class or meetings Or the studio or whatever and I love how it's white. I think it's really clean and this is just such a good look I fun fact about me I got this because one of my favorite things to receive is like a mug or a travel mug Really a travel mug like a thermos of any type like things like this because I use them all the time And I love them and I love cute ones. They're just some of my favorite things to get so love that Also, so I know I do a lot of Instagram stories in the month of December That'll be on highlights and stuff of like gift guides and stuff So for the fitness lover and all that so all of this stuff is gonna end up being on there as well So I'll have a link down below in this video And then I'll also have them on the story if you guys want to check them out for the Instagram story Okay, so I got a pair of black line pants 28 inch I love the 28 because I like them long Align leggings are the most comfortable leggings if you are trying to get leggings or someone Just for comfort and not necessarily for like crazy high-intensity workouts get the align leggings It feels like you're not wearing pants, but better. I cannot stress this to you enough I have never had a black pair though, um, but the black align leggings. They're so flattering they feel So incredible. I just can't like unreal so good Guys, I just cannot stress to you enough How comfortable these leggings are like you need to go into Lulu and try them on and I guarantee you Will just buy them immediately. They're so soft. They're so flattering Feels like you're not wearing pants, but better like literally the best ever. Oh my gosh Obviously, I know all about lines, but every time I get a new pair. I'm just amazed. Okay, the next thing is that I picked up This sports bra, so I'm someone has a bigger chest So it really doesn't matter what sports bra I wear like it looks like I'm like really trying to like you know I'm just like sometimes I don't want like my whole chest just like out So I really love this sports bra because it holds everything in Sucks not even sucks in it, but it just covers up everything makes me a little more comfortable If it's like a hit workout and I feel like I'm like running all over the place You know this sports bra is awesome because it's a little bit more conservative So if you're trying to not wear like a shirt and stuff It's still like a little bit more conservative Maybe if like a family or a deal a family hike or something. I don't know it's super cute and then the back is just crisscross, but Love the sports bra. This is something I picked up that was a little bit different But I feel like a lot of you guys will end up liking it I only ever work out in my shorts or leggings and sports bra. I never wear shirts So I don't think I necessarily wear this top while working out But I think I'm gonna throw it on before and after a workout It is just let me see what it's actually called the wonderful long sleeve So basically this is for cold weather running If you guys are shopping for mom and aunt or anything like that pro tip long sleeves very flattering black very flattering this overall very flattering Um, I like how it's bruised the side It's perfect for running in the cold Which I'm sure a lot of you guys are doing or shopping for people who do that in the cold for the holiday season So I love that and I never get top. So I feel pretty cool This top is awesome. It's really flattering and it feels so warm Also, it has the like thumb hole thing So you're able to keep even warmer and then I just got another set So if you guys are shopping for someone or you guys are just in a set that are into like the cuter fitness wear to wear They just like matching sets. It also makes working out easier Except grab two things and I'm like ready to go. I got this set. It is the free-to-be bra and wild Love this super super cute And then I just got the matching leggings. These are the wonder under high-rise tight 28 inch Wonder under is to the day. I die guys the best leggings in the world, but I love these so good I like getting the 28 inch because I like them to be longer. I don't really like cropped leggings But yeah, that is what I got from Lulu. Oh, all right. So this set is really amazing This is really good for a hot class because it feels a little bit lighter And it's just not like you just basically want the least amount of coverage is possible just because it's so hot But I really like the sports bra and then these bottoms are super cute I think the print of these is just so cute and adorable. I love white Workout sets, but I always ruin them. I'm always just too afraid So I like how this is like a little bit gray and whatever these are really comfortable as always some of the best leggings ever Big a big fan. I will have everything linked down below that I just showed you guys also Pick up a present for yourself after watching this video And if you guys are feeling like you want to get into your fitness routine into your best self health wise um Check out Lulu I will also link like five other pieces that are my top five favorite Lulu products If you guys are just trying to get into Lulu or into fitness and stuff I know a lot of you guys probably are in the new year All right, so now we're gonna talk a little bit about my fitness and health journey and kind of how I've gotten I'm definitely the most Fit I have been in quite some time. I'm definitely the most like on my fitness routine I wouldn't say as far as like eating and health wise. I'm the healthiest I was so healthy this summer and that was amazing and that was amazing So if you guys want anything about like health and eating check out my videos from the summer So we're gonna get into the fitness journey part of this video you guys have requested this a ton over the past like honestly year But I've just never known how to film this video because I can't like film inside of the classes And I don't have like a personal trainer that I can go film with you guys see me in vlogs go to Pilates like every single day So I feel like that is just basically my fitness routine I really strictly do just Pilates right now and I'll randomly go on like hikes and stuff But I've never seen something be better for my mental health my physical health Emotional health everything like seriously, it's just the best thing ever But we're gonna do my whole journey kind of how I got into this routine how I stay motivated and all this and hopefully this Inspires some of you guys to get on your fitness routine. Alright, so I grew up in Texas Which that just means Texas sports are really competitive and your whole life is basically a sports I played every single sport you could possibly play my dad is very athletic. So it was like a really big thing I love sports super fun I play competitive just to put this in perspective of how insane Texas sports are the field the high school football field in my hometown is like I think almost 70 million dollars maybe more at this point like they just built it so just to like kind of Set the scene of how competitive these things are it's a big deal So I always was really active like I was always playing sports. I played volleyball competitively I was really in a volleyball I stopped playing in high school because that's when I started doing like YouTube and I was like really involved in like Student council and like a bunch of other things and I just didn't want my whole life to be viable anymore basically But I was really active growing up. It was like a really really really big part of my life. I love sports I like love working out and yeah, so for the remainder of high school I was just really focused on YouTube and like doing all that stuff and so fitness was not my main priority We had a gym in my house So I would actually work out in that gym like not a lot But I would work out probably like twice a week if that like I wasn't very structured I wasn't very routine whatever but that was only like a year in between. I ended up moving to LA I moved to LA I get very into SoulCycle SoulCycle. I freaking love SoulCycle to this day There was actually another spin class because at the time there wasn't a SoulCycle downtown I was living downtown and the closest one was like a very long drive and so that was annoying So I started spinning in this other studio that I actually really liked and for the most part I'd say like if you're gonna go spin, it's worth a Judea SoulCycle It's like totally different experience than everywhere else. I freaking love SoulCycle But I went to this other studio that I really liked I had a limited I would go like every single day I actually this is when Paulina like PB by 97 and I would go to spin all the time with Peter We were talking about this in summer actually And we would just go spin like 24-7 then I get off that and I kind of like starts working out And I would work out randomly. I wasn't back on the structured routine yada yada so for me Working out I have anxiety and working out is the biggest help to me Like I'm so for therapy as well therapy is great But for me like if I'm constantly working out there is a huge difference in my overall like mental health and Emotional well-being yes, I work out because I want to feel good physically as well But like honestly my biggest reason is because Emotionally and like mentally I'm just so much better if I'm working out I know that's like a scientific thing like there's like reasoning behind that too I think 90% of it is the fact that I'm active and then 10% of it is a fact that I'm like on a routine so last year Like last December I have like a really traumatic life event happen in my family and I was like, okay I can't control anything around me and I feel like I'm just like losing it And I like need to like go run or like do something like I need to get active They need to like basically like work it out basically just going through a really hard time And I was like, okay I need to get back in my fitness journey because I know how much it's helped me in the past And it was almost like I didn't have any control of my life And I don't mean like control over like my health and when I'm eating and all that stuff I'm honestly just not like control over my life Like everything that was happening was just completely out of like anyone's control So I was just like why really am like not doing great right now So I was like I want to start working out again because I know how much that's really helped me in the past It puts me on like a nice routine and I know how good working out is for my soul Like not even for like my physical well-being how I look anything like that I was just like totally emotional and I was like, I know how good this is for me So I'm gonna start working out and this is gonna help me. So I Was home in Texas for like probably three weeks a month on for winter break while all this stuff was happening and Then I found orange theory. I started going to orange theory because Danielle and Brooke This is at the time that they were like obsessed with it And there was an orange theory down the street for me and there was a bunch just like near me in LA So I'm gonna start doing orange theory and see how I like it and I fell in love with it If you guys are interested in orange theory at all It's really great. It's awesome for like hit. It's kind of like a hit workout like you do rowing Chud mail in floor, which is like weights. So if you guys have never rowed before it I don't know how necessarily to explain that Google it. It's like I don't want to explain it here But basically you just like rotate and there's intervals. It's really fun. It's a really great way to work out You can track your progress. It was great I did that for about five months and then I kind of just caught over it I think I like really overdid it with it because I was doing it all the time Which is ironic is like now Pilates, whatever. I was really into it. It was super fun But I kind of got over it I overdid it for myself and it was just like there's just no point in me going here anymore I'm over it. It was really helping me mentally and like emotionally as I've mentioned 3000 times this video. So in the summer, I started going to hop Pilates I'd always wanted to do this I wanted to really try a bunch of new things like that was always I plan like in the summer I'm gonna like find something else to do and so I started going to hop Pilates Kinsey Burke actually took me the first time and Honestly, like my first few classes I wasn't obsessed with it And then something just switched and I was like, oh my gosh like now Pilates isn't just like a workout for me It's like my hobby like I love Pilates. I think it's abnormal how much I love it It's not just like it's almost like I feel like I'm going to practice like that's how much I love it But I never dread it. I've never loved anything more than hop Pilates in my life Clearly as we've talked about it If you guys are not familiar with what hop Pilates is basically you're in a 95 degree room and you have a mat It's not a reformer Pilates It's like Matt Pilates and then you have weights you have your circle you have a band Sometimes have a block sometimes you'll have magic sliders gliders whatever but I pray against those every time I walk in because they're so awful for those classes I normally honestly I normally wear like a Lulu sports bra and leggings or by your shorts or whatever I have you guys see it on my Instagram story all the time and yeah, it's a 55 minute class in 95 degrees doing Pilates It's tough. It's not it's not like yoga like it's Very different if you guys want to do Pilates workouts actually at home I will link down below because the owner of hot Pilates YouTube channel where she shares Workouts and stuff comment tell her I sent you Shannon. They're the best. I look I'm like so behind hop Pilates I couldn't love them more They're really the best thing ever So then I got really into Pilates and I've been going ever since like I'm almost not as we're filming this I'm almost out of 100 classes like I go every I go five times a week because I can't go Sundays And I normally can't go Saturdays depending on the times, but I go minimum five times a week It is it made the biggest difference in my life. I'm so much stronger I've tried every single workout and every single workout costs pretty much and Pilates has it like toned up my body I've never had it about before my life and now I do my body has changed so much But Pilates like tones you up really quick and it just like gives you kind of like I don't know it just like actually makes a difference in your body and toning in your body And I feel like a lot of the workouts I was doing before like yeah I was working out But I didn't really see differences in my body Which I didn't care about until I started doing Pilates and then I started seeing differences and I'm like oh You know so I normally it will go there if you guys are going daylight is my favorite teacher She's the absolute best her classes are so freaking fun. They're the best music. It's upbeat. It's fun It's just a bunch of girls for the most part everyone kind of knows everyone like at this point I have like friends at the studio. I know the front desk I could love everyone there and I love Pilates So basically that is what I've been doing for the past six months. Who knows I'll get tired of it I just really honestly don't see myself getting tired of it Like I would love to teach Pilates on the side if it made sense because it's just so fun for me So that is really it for my fitness journey and I feel so much stronger like emotionally Spiritually mentally physically. I feel so much healthier. I feel like I have so much more like Healthy control over my life. Okay. I don't feel like life is just happening to me I feel like I'm making like active strides every day It's like an hour of my day that I it's just like my me time like I'm like working on myself I don't think about anything else. I just listen to the music. I work out. It's just so incredible So I really encourage any of you guys like if you're not Super into working out I think that there is probably a workout class that every single person would like even if it's just yoga Something like find something maybe do class pause. I don't know try out different classes I feel like there's just something that everyone would like even if that's just like a simple walk around the neighborhood If you guys want more fitness related videos, let me know that's kind of just my backstory with fitness how I got into Pilates, how I More about like orange theory. I've gotten asked a lot of questions about that And Lululemon, I will have everything linked down below. I hope you guys enjoyed this video and it wasn't two all over the place there's just a lot that I could say and Yeah, but I think again fitness is like one of the most important things in my life to me Makes the biggest difference in my life. It affects every single area of your life I want to be the healthiest best self that I can be for myself and those around me So that's why I care about all the stuff and I think just being active in the slide It's like you don't need to do this like look a certain way or anything like that But I think it's just important to take care of yourself and to get active because I it makes you feel so much better emotionally and Mentally so hope you guys enjoyed this video if you guys did let me know by giving it a thumbs up subscribe Check out Lulu the stuff that I showed in this video as well as if my top five favorite Lulule products We'll be linked down below. Love you guys so much if you guys enjoyed and I will see you soon. Bye