We Are Handsome Swim & Gym

Leading a healthy, fit and fabulous lifestyle is something we swear by, so we want to share with you the things that get us up and moving – so you will want to do the same! Our health kick 101 will help you find the key to an active lifestyle and will motivate, encourage and INSPIRE you to make it apart of your everyday too.

Coconut Water: Go nuts!

 

It’s the question that is on all the gym junkie’s lips. Does the illusive thirst-quencher that is coconut water contain all the good stuff or is it just another ‘fitspiration’ fad? Well, there is proof in its popularity and I can give you a few reasons why this super food isn’t one to overlook. After all, the body is a temple.

Surprise the scales.

With extremely low fat content, coconut water isn’t one to make you feel guilty. Being richer than water, using it as your post-gym beverage won’t only refresh and keep you hydrated, but also keep you fuller for longer.

Woke up like this. Flawless.

Coconut water really does act as a 2 for 1. If you suffer from acne or any other unwelcome blemishes, using coconut water specifically on these areas is well worth it, as it will clear and tone the skin. Applying and consuming it both, will assist in moisturising the skin whilst remove large amounts of unwanted oils. So we all know what that means – tasty skincare on a budget!

The morning after the night before.

If happy hour got you ecstatic on Saturday night, then no doubt your body will make you pay the next morning. A glass or two of coconut water will settle that angry stomach and replace those much-needed electrolytes lost in the ‘recovery stages’. Though, a little party never killed nobody.

 

For a cheeky Saturday night alternative, try Coco Vodka and see what benefits it has to offer!

Weekend vibes are the best vibes at the wrap up of a hard week’s work. So, we thought we’d gather up some of our favourite weekend to-do’s, put them all in one spot and let you explore to your hearts content. If you ask us, a weekend well-spent is one that includes a beautiful beach, buzzing bar and brilliant breakfast. There’s plenty to go around, but we’ve given you our latest. Check it out.

 

Beach, Bar & Breakfast: Sydney NSW

Maroubra Beach, Maroubra Bay

I love Bondi Beach as much as the next Australian, but if you want to escape the crowds one weekend, look not much further and you’ll find Maroubra Beach. Just twenty minutes from Bondi, passing through Tamarama, Bronte and Clovelly, Maroubra has some of the Eastern Suburb’s gnarliest surf (for those who can!). With its beautiful one kilometre stretch of glowing white sand, there’s plenty of walking, swimming and tanning to be done (Your most Handsome pair of togs will feel right at home!).

 

The London, Paddington

Hidden in Paddington’s backstreets is the very trendy ‘it’ spot, The London. Its secluded upstairs bar offers a groovy range of craft beers, wines and spirits accompanied by a menu with a difference offering gourmet pizzas and creative, healthy salads to go with hearty Paddington pub food. A perfect post-work wind down on a Friday evening or the perfect Saturday night spot to head with friends after an afternoon hitting the Oxford Street shops.

 

Icebergs Terrace, Bondi

Iceberg’s Terrace Café. A perfect incentive to go on a Sunday morning Bondi to Bronte stroll. Located at the Southern end of Bondi Beach, Icebergs Terrace provides beautiful blue views and a range of organic breakfast options, fresh cold pressed juices and smoothies and awesome salads – guilt free, fabulous fuel! There’s also nothing like coffee that comes with a salty Bondi breeze and a view worth writing home about. Serving the ever so tasty Vittoria coffee, the Terrace is perfect for a quick stop over but also highly encourages you to perch on a stool and debrief about your Saturday night. Tick this one off the bucket list (ice, ice) baby.

Check back for more favourites soon!

x WAH

Dominique LeToullec does it all: model, blogger, personal trainer and online trainer and nutritionist. With a successful background particularly in personal training, Dominique has some great success stories to tell, helping people achieve their fitness goals and amazing body transformations. So, who better than Dominique to bring some motivation and inspiration to the We Are Handsome runway; safe to say her energy matched the activewear she was rocking.

What inspired you to start being active/to be an athlete?

I love feeling and being fit and healthy, that in its own motivates me.

Results also keep me extremely motivated, I love keeping my body in shape and being lean and toned all year around. Watching other people achieve their goals and being able to help them achieve them is also one of the most rewarding feelings that is a constant motivation.

What do you love most about this lifestyle?

I love that I live a balanced healthy life that makes me feel grateful and happy everyday. Looking after yourself is so important and I get to not only do that on a day to day basis but I also get to help others do so as well through personal training.

What is a normal day like for you?

I wake up early usually 5am, I start with a glass of warm water and lemon to kick start my metabolism.

I then take my puppy Bali (A beautiful Aussie bulldog) for a quick walk and then head to Icebergs gym located at Bondi Beach to start training my morning clients. I usually train between 3-6 clients every morning.

I then head home and take Bali for a big play and work from home doing my online training and nutrition programs, working on my health and fitness blog www.dominiqueletoullec.blogspot.com.au that I am revamping and also my website that is going through a big change and will be re-launched next year www.bodybydominique.com I think it is very important to update things regularly and I am planning on making these two sites absolutely amazing!

I then return back to the gym in the afternoon and train clients into the nighttime. Again ranging from 3-6 clients. I’m very selective with who I train, they have to want it themselves and be willing to put in 100% to achieve the results they are wanting.

On somedays I have photoshoots. Yesterday I shot a billboard for a very well known health and fitness company that is launching a new protein powder, I have to be tightlipped but it will be released soon and you’re bound to see it.

I do a lot of commercial modelling which I absolutely love. I love representing brands that mean something to me. Most of the time I am modelling for fitness/health companies. Rebel Sport is a company which I have worked for, for many years which is the powerhouse of supply Australia with some of the best sports brands. I have done TV Commercials for Rebel, Berlei sports bras, Power Tube Pro and many more. I of course do all types of modelling with my modelling agency WINK MODELS in Australia and also internationally. From commercials to catalogues, its an amazing industry that I am happy to be apart of. I am also a brand ambassador for a number of health and fitness products, and I love receiving the new products that hit the market and telling my online followers as well as clients and friends about the new amazing product/fashion item etc that has hit the market. Sharing knowledge from something you have personally experienced/received is, I think the best way to give advice on anything. I look forward to working with and representing some amazing companies and brands in my career!

How do you balance your time?

I am a great organiser! This probably comes from me being an event manager for 8 years prior to becoming a personal trainer. I structure my day to fit everything in and have diaries, to do lists etc to ensure my time is balanced the way it needs to be.

What is your favourite work out?

My special booty and ab workout that I do twice a week and all my female clients absolutely love!

What is your best beauty tip?

Moisturise, your skin needs to be hydrated and will thank you for it! I love silky smooth skin!

Favourite work out music/song?

I love all types of music, my favourite track at the moment is Lean on by Major Laser feat. DJ Snake. Killer track for the gym!

Your favourite thing to do when you are not working out?

Spend time with my baby girl, my bulldog who’s name is Bali.

Favourite place you have travelled to?

I have many. I recently went to the Maldives and can definitely say its one of the most amazing places I’ve travelled to.

Dream place you’d like to travel to?

Everywhere, I want to explore the world over and over again.

Fitness goal you dream to reach?

To have a beautiful fit and healthy body after I’ve gone through pregnancy

How do you see your future?

Happy, successful, fun

What are 3 things you can’t live without?

Food

Love

Friendship

Your favourite photo you ever took?

Any photo which captures a moment of happiness and love is ultimately my favourite, there are many…

For everyday fitness inspiration, stay in touch with Dominique on Instagram @dominiqueletoullec and Twitter @domletoullec. Also be sure to follow her blog, Dominique’s Healthy Mind Inside A Healthy Body, to catch her tricks, tips and motivation to living your life its full potential.

 

Surfing superstar Shayelle Lajoie loves life by the sea as much as we do at We Are Handsome; so, a lot. Shayelle has turned the challenges of maintaining an active and effective lifestyle into motivation to make her day to day a constant adventure and an opportunity to achieve. WAH activewear was created to inspire, motivate and empower all that wear it; so who better than Shayelle to put it to the test?

What inspired you to start being active/to be an athlete? 

I started as a dancer for 18 years and to me, dancing was life. Concerts, competitions, new friends and of course making your body do crazy things- it all came together like one big snowball and just gets funner, more interactive and exciting the more you learn and achieve. I was introduced to surfing at age 18 and took it as a challenge, next thing I knew a few sponsors got on board, I began competing and realised I just simply could not do life without this new sport in my life! The ocean is that place for me where everything comes together and makes sense.

What do you love most about this lifestyle? 

The freedom, the endless discovery of new surf locations, the challenge of different conditions every single surf and the unique encounters with people and animals!

What is a normal day like for you? 

Early yoga, surf, work and race back to the sea for a sunset surf.

How do you balance your time? 

Terribly. I make plans and if the surf is fun, all goes out the window and I’m in the ocean, that’s where you’ll find me.

What is your favourite work out? 

H.I.I.T – I love a good heart racing sweat!

What is your best beauty tip? 

Coconut oil, on everything. Literally. Hair. Skin. Face. Teeth.

What do you eat on an average day? 

The whole food pyramid plus chocolate, always coconut water, Figs and sashimi.

Favourite work out music/song? 

Currently: “Borderline” by Tove Styrke (but I secretly bounce around to my room to every Taylor Swift song, that’ll help anyone crack a sweat.

Your favourite thing to do when you are not working out?

Sit in the boot of my car, sipping on tea and watch the ocean do its thing.

Favourite place you have travelled to? 

Kauai

Dream place you’d like to travel to?

Anywhere in Northern Europe during the winter to see the Aurora Borealis

Fitness goal you dream to reach? 

To reach a point where doing what I love pays the bills 😉

How do you see your future? 

Travel. More travel. Being outside of my comfort zone, finding a true passion and meeting inspiring people along the way.

What are 3 things you can’t live without? 

The ocean

Coconuts

Sun

Your favourite photo you ever took? 

While surfing a longboard in Hawaii, I managed to get up into a handstand with my legs in the splits, and got the footage on my GoPro! In the same day I got footage of holding an octopus.. which I later found out wasn’t the best idea.

Catch Shayelle’s gnarly lifestyle on her Instagram @shayellelajoie