I am embarrassed to admiT

that this post has been in my drafts since May, which feels like it was both yesterday and also a completely different lifetime ago. A lot has happened between now and then, and somehow, in the midst of everything, a workout post just felt, ya know, kind of out-of-touch. But, I guess I must be inspired by all of the hiking we did in Joshua Tree last week, and the fact that I started Melissa Wood Health’s Challenge on Monday, because I finally felt inspired to take this post from draft to done.

What initially inspired another round of my favorite Youtube workout videos was actually a few responses I had gotten to a photo I had posted on my Instagram stories where I was wearing workout clothes, but, surprisingly, not because I had just worked out. Rather, I was making fun of myself for wearing workout clothes all day, even though I hadn’t lifted a weight or done one single bit of movement. Yet, much to my surprise {truly, because I feel like all’s I’ve done is eat recently}, I got a few responses asking what workouts I had been doing recently. Umm, I mean, I lift a wine glass to my mouth…that counts, right??! I kid, I kid…

With my workouts I’m normally of the mindset that “if you aren’t dripping, it doesn’t count”, but lately I’ve been focused a lot more on gentler, simpler, more joyful movements. After all, there’s enough stress in the world right now without adding stressful workouts into the mix. Here are a few of the videos that I’ve been loving and doing on repeat lately-

• A calming + joyful yoga/cardio/meditation mix

• A longer no-equipment-needed full body barre workout that’s the perfect mix of toning and cardio

• Anything and everything from Move with Nicole’s channel

• Yoga for gut health + this pilates/cardio workout mix that’s also aimed at helping the gut (because all of this year’s stress has been taking a major toll on my gut)

• This killer dance-inspired arm workout (My arms are on fire after this one, and I barely even use weights!)

• A lower body focused dance/barre workout that is deceptively challenging and will leave your legs and butt burning

• A super chill yoga workout for when you want some movement but also want to keep it easy and calm

P.S. In case you missed the previous posts, you can check out EDITION 1.0 and EDITION 2.0 To see some of my other favorite Youtube workout videos!