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Jack Leash Your Fitness Leash Your fitness is all about being active with your pet. We have daily fitness classes and monthly activities like yoga, kayaking, hiking, camping, etc. Anything to spice up your daily dog walks so that you can bond with your best furry friend and get a great workout. Jack is our Cairn Terrier mascot who will keep you updated on all of the fun events that he has coming up and show you photos of the ones that we already had. We plan on doing a lot of communication through this blog so please visit often and feel free to leave your comments.

The dogs of Orange County

On November 19, 2014 / Special Classes

This past weekend our Leash Your Fitness RV decided to take a trip to Orange County, California to get the Dogs of Orange County in shape! What a FUN weekend! We will share with you our hikes and beach adventures in tomorrow’s post but first we must share with you our adventures with the Momentum Fitness and Wright Way Fitness people and their 4-legged friends! Our adventure began on Saturday when we met Beckie from Momentum Fitness at Marine View Middle School in Huntington Beach to teach a Fitness with Your dog class

Move it Monday: Burpees

On November 17, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

It’s Monday! That means it’s time to MOVE IT! Today we have everyone’s favorite exercise: burpees! While out on your dog walk, try and do a full minute, and count how many you do. See if you can beat that number later in your walk after a brief rest to bring your heart rate back down. This is a VERY effective full body exercise and cardio burst to add to your walk. You will burn tons of calories and strengthen muscles in your arms, core, and legs. Click the image below for a video on how to do these properly.

Cowles Full Moon Hike

On November 12, 2014 / Hikes

Last Friday we took advantage of the time change and a full moon and went on a night hike up Cowles Mountain! We had a really fun group of 12 Leash Your Fitness hikers and their pups which included some old friends and some new faces. Cowles Mountain is the highest peak in San Diego city limits at 1,592 feet, and the trail totals about 3 miles round trip. At times the trail was steep, but all of our hikers and dogs were up to the challenge! We were so lucky to have a perfectly clear night and throughout the

Dog Training Tip: Signs of Stress

On November 11, 2014 / Tip of the Week

Here at Leash Your Fitness we want to be sure our doggies are the best behaved dogs around! Recently, we took an Advanced Obedience class through the amazing trainers at Pawtopia. Here we share training tips that will help while working out with your pup! Today’s Tip: Identifying signs of stress or anxiety. We take our dogs into lots of fun and exciting situations! They love to be with us, but sometimes our pups are just too overwhelmed. Noticing signs of stress or anxiety in your dog OR another person’s dog can be incredibly important for preventing a situation from escalating too far. -Yawning, unless

Move It Monday: Push Ups

On November 10, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

Happy Monday everyone! How have your dog walks been going?? We’ve had lots of new exercises for you to add along the way, so you should never be bored! We have a new Move It Monday for you: push ups AND puppy push ups! Can’t forget about Fido! To do YOUR push ups, find a bench or similar surface along your walking route and have your dog in a sit or a down beside you. Place your hands a bit wider than shoulder-width distance apart on the bench. Step back until your body is in a nice straight line and