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I’m finally getting my butt back in the gym, and on a healthy eating routine so I can see some results and tone up! I love finding fun workout accessories to keep it exciting and of course, fashionable! Here are some options I found, which I hope will help keep your workouts exciting too (or get you motivated!).

I hate those drugstore body lotions that feel watery and waxy, and when applied to your skin, doesn’t feel like it’s doing anything except wetting your skin’s surface and wasting your time. This is definitely not to say that you can’t find an amazing body lotion at the drugstore. If you’re looking for a lotion that gives long-lasting moisture, actually feels like it’s working, and still want to spend a drugstore price, Vaseline® Total Moisture® lotion is it! It’s non-greasy, fast absorbing and offers their Stratys-3 TM multi-layer moisture complex, which infuses moisture at the surface, core, and deep down layers of skin. Although the lotion is thick and creamy (which I personally love!), it absorbs so quickly without leaving skin feeling greasy. You can actually feel it working, as it leaves skin feeling rich and hydrated right away.Vaseline sent me all three of their Total Moisture® Lotions, and it’s definitely hard to…

AVEENO is on the road again with The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour. Partnered with Rite Aid, the tour is on its fifth year of providing free, full-body skin cancer screenings and the latest skin cancer information. The six-month tour has begun, and is making an estimated 85 stops in 27 states!Local dermatologists volunteer their time in their respective cities to screen visitors and help save lives. Since the tours’ start in 2008, more than 5,200 potential skin cancers and precancers were found, including 239 suspected cases of melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer.For my fellow Floridians, the tour is here, so take advantage! Here are the remaining Florida dates and details: 3/30/2012 Friday10 AM – 1 PM and 2 PM – 4 PM Peacock Park2820 McFarlane RoadMiami, FL 33133 3/31/2012 Saturday2 PM – 4 PM Bass Pro Shop at the…

I’ve talked about Aveeno’s amazing skin and beauty expert, Dr. Jessica Wu before, and now she is answering some need-to-know beauty questions submitted by you, and fellow Aveeno Ambassadors’ readers!Talking beauty with Dr. Wu:Suggestions for adult acne. “Adult women with acne tend to have drier skin than teens with acne, so traditional acne medications are often too drying and irritating, and make the situation worse. Your best bet is to use a gentle foaming cleanser (like Aveeno Ultra Calming Foaming cleanser) to remove makeup & surface oils, followed by a sulfur-based mask or treatment product (check out Clearasil Adult Treatment Cream, Bare Escentuals Blemish Therapy, or Murad Sulfur mask). Sulfur is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, without being as drying as benzoyl peroxide. Since adult acne is often hormonal, it’s also a good idea to watch what you eat, especially when you’re PMS’ing: try to avoid dairy, refined carbs (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta) and sugar, which…

As an Aveeno Ambassador, I frequently come home to packages of Aveeno goodies awaiting me. My last package included their Positively Ageless Daily Exfoliating Cleanser, and their Positively Ageless Youth Perfecting Moisturizer with SPF 30.Both of these products use Aveeno’s Natural Shiitake Complex made with shiitake mushrooms, which are known for their medicinal and age-defying properties. The complex works with skin’s own natural renewal process and are shown to reveal healthy, younger-looking skin in just 4 weeks!I’ve been using the Positively Ageless Daily Exfoliating Cleanser these past couple of weeks and I absolutely love it! It’s a light foaming cleanser with tiny microbeads that are able to exfoliate and remove dead skin, dirt, and other impurities, but since the beads are so tiny, the cleanser is gentle enough to use daily, unlike other stronger exfoliators. I LOVE the way this cleanser smells – the fragrance is so fresh and natural. Besides the shiitake…

As you know, I have the amazing opportunity of being a part of AVEENO’s Brand Ambassadorprogram, and I have an exciting contest AND a giveaway from AVEENO to share with you.AVEENO is offering one inspiring mother a chance to win the ACTIVE NATURALS Inspiring Mom Contest! Starting September 19th, go to http://Fitpregnancy.com/Aveeno and tell them (in 500 words or less) about an ACTIVE NATURALS Mom you know and love to enter her in the contest!She could win a trip to California to meet AVEENO’s panel of celebrity judges, Jessica Seinfeld (Founder of Baby Buggy), Peg Moline (Editor in Chief of Fit Pregnancy & Natural Health) and Lisa Druxman (M.A. founder of Stroller Strides) and $5,000 will be donated to Baby Buggy in her name!Baby Buggy is an amazing organization founded by Jessica Seinfeld (yes, Jerry Seinfeld’s wife) which works with a network of over 50 community based organizations to distribute new and gently used…