Hey there! I haven’t posted Friday Favorites in a couple of weeks, but I’m back today so you guys can get your Friday distraction-procrastination-get you to the long weekend reading material in.

Fitness

• Awesome post: Exercise tolerance and how to break the cardio cycle
• Squat it out: 40 squat variations you need to know about
• Agree: Best exercises for women articles need to go
• Be consistent: My #1 exercise tip
• Watch out: The 8 most dangerous exercises for your shoulders
• Can’t get enough of workout finishers: Build your own workout finisher

Food & Recipes

• Quinoa lovers: 50 creative recipes to eat more quinoa and one for good luck: crispy quinoa cakes
• Good tomato storage tips in this post: For the love of tomatoes
• Fun eggplant ideas: Eggplant recipes
• These look so simple and fresh: Zucchini and corn tostadas
• For the seafood fans: 31 healthy recipes for fish and seafood lovers
• Yum: Easy chickpea oat veggie burgers
• Need: Healthy Mediterranean 7 layer dip
• Make your own: Whole wheat sandwich bread
• Holy heavenly breakfast: Avocado toast with cilantro lime cashew cream
• Interesting! Baked rosemary beet chips

Inspiration, Life, and Self Image

• Love: Where you are is exactly where you need to be
• Truth: Bullying sucks
• Fired up after reading this (in a good way): An open letter to everyone who has told women “don’t get too muscular”
• Yep: Being proud of your body is nothing to be ashamed of
• Think about it: Are you getting enough exercise for your mind?

–Let’s chat–
Any of today’s links resonate with you? What’s up for the long weekend?

I am so happy to say that aside from a couple of venue appointments, I don’t have any plans this weekend. I didn’t even make any plans yet for my birthday on Sunday! Normally I’m all about celebrating my birthday on as many days as possible, so I think that’s a definite sign of being old turning 29. Tim and I are also off from work all week next week, with a mini getaway to Maine in the cards, and I’m looking forward to some much-needed time off and R&R.