Tone It Up has some amazing things happening this month.  We are excited to be traveling to Napa Valley for the Oakley Women’s Retreat where we will be doing more filming and leading women in group runs, bike rides, hiking, and of course, wine tasting!   We are also shooting another Oakley campaign in March. We [...]

Karena and I had the pleasure of getting our hands on this amazing DVD series… the  ELLE Make Better Program!  The amazing Brooklyn Decker gets you in shape in each video with fun cardiovascular training workouts, yoga exercises and a full body toning routine (which we loved!).  Brooklyn is an amazing woman we have all seen [...]

Starting the New Year off right, Tone It Up graces the pages of three major magazines!
Katrina’s 4-page editorial in Muscle & Fitness Hers shows you how to work several muscles with just one move.  To burn more calories in less time, check out the ‘Training Notebook’.  Katrina is also now a featured blogger on www.MuscleandFitnessHers.com!

Karena’s Shape 8-page editorial, ‘Speedy [...]

You won’t find this recipe anywhere else… it is our official ‘Tone It cUpcake’.  We tried many different combinations… and we finally got our them down!
This past weekend we had our website launch party (videos coming soon from the event!) and over 400 guests sampled our cupcakes. They loved them and gave us their approval [...]

Valentine’s Day Video

Healthy Valentine’s Day ToneIt cUpcakes!
Combine dry ingredients…

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder ;)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup organic sugar
3 tbs natural stevia powder… or 6 packets of stevia natural sweetener

Add one at a time to dry mix with a whisk…

2 egg [...]

We’ve prepared a healthy menu full of delicious Holiday meal ideas and treats!

Prancer’s Pretzels
Ingredients: Whole Wheat Organic Mini Pretzels, Dark Cooking Chocolate, Holiday Sprinkles
Preparation:  On med/low heat, slowly melt the dark chocolate until creamy.  Lay pretzels out over foil.  Using a spoon, drizzle the chocolate over the pretzels.  Sprinkle with festive Holiday sprinkles.

Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients:
1/4 cup [...]

Tone It Up Teams Up with KIDS PLAY  INT’L and heads to MALAWI!
Kids Play Int’l was founded in 2008 by our dear friend and sports agent Karen and three-time Olympian in free-style skiing, Tracy Evans.  Kids Play is an initiative of the not for profit People Helping People Intl, Inc., that looks to improve [...]

I recently had the pleasure of flying out to San Francisco for three days to shoot the Spring 2010 Oakley Women’s Campaign.  Aside from being able to represent my favorite brand, it was great working with such an amazing crew that made me feel completely comfortable….oh….and getting a sneak peak at the awesome new women’s gear [...]

Hey Everyone!
We are excited to annouce that Tone It Up will be at Olympia in Las Vegas for Olympia! Since we have been busy training for a triathlon to help raise awareness and money for ovarian cancer and a marathon, we will not be competing this time around, but plan to compete at Fitness America [...]

Are you looking for your Personal Trainer? ToneItUp’s health and wellness coaches, Katrina Hodgson and Karena Dawn transform your body with their specialized programs. As athletes, certified personal trainers and nutrition coaches, Katrina and Karena are ready to bring you to the next level with their programs.
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Weight Loss! Change your body Composition [...]

Making a complete lifestyle change from one day to the next is nearly impossible.  That’s why I’m excited about our “30 days To Change Your Ways” starting in just a few days.  I love the idea of having a starting point to really help people say “ok, this is the day I’m going to start [...]

Last week Katrina & I learned to surf with Oakley Pro Surfer Travis Mellem & Oakley’s Jeremy McCassy.  They were so nice to  join us at El Porto in Manhattan Beach to show us teach us how to surf.  The day was so much fun & we are totally hooked!  Check it out;

Kat & I cooked up these yummy cookies over the weekend for a healthy treat!
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup ground flaxseeds
1 cup Unsweetend Vanilla Almond Milk
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup Rolled Oats
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/4 cup Canola Oil
1 cup Organic or Raw Sugar
2 tbsp pure Vanilla [...]

Burgers on the grill… healthy and delicious!

Healthy Beach Packing!! ;) most of the time when you pack food for the beach it can be empty calories. Check these healthy ideas out.

Tone It Up’s Healthy Pancakes!
Try out Katrina and Karena’s favorite healthy breakfast. A perfect balance of protein, carbohydrates and nutrients. This power breakfast will tone [...]

We love sweets… and have perfected our healthy chocolate mousse recipe. It’s silky, sweet and good for you!
Ingredients:
-12 ounces soft silken tofu, drained
-3 teaspoons vanilla extract
-2 teaspoons unsweetened almond milk
-1 cup broken pieces of low carb, no sugar added dark chocolate (we got ours from Trader Joes!)
-1/2 cup fat-free greek yogurt… makes it so [...]

ToneItUp recently returned from an amazing time with Oakley & Muscle Milk at the Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara. Celebrities & athletes were brought up to the Bacara to for a weekend full of festivities! Friday night was a small private dinner at the resort with a muscial performance by Kelley James (www.KelleyJames.net) and DJ’s Joel [...]

Tone It Up Antioxidant Smoothie
1/2 cup Apple Juice
1/2 cup blueberries, rasberries, & blackberries
1/2 sliced banana
2 scoops Muscle Milk Light Vanilla Creme
Ice
Directions:
Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached