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Lauren Boggi's Top 10 Fitness Tips
Everyday I’m asked questions about how to achieve a stronger, more fit, leaner body. I love helping you guys hustle and chase your dreams. Here are my top 10 re: body and fitness.
1. Fitness level reflects workouts and aesthetics is more related to nutrition. Combine the two for incredible results.
2. The magic that you’re looking for is often in the work that you’re avoiding.
3. Training the body and mind to work together in harmony will bring you the results that you desire.
4. It’s not just about cardio…Strength, balance, flexibility and rest/recovery are just as important.
5. Cardio increases endurance and sculpting is the key to increasing lean muscle mass and will assist with weight control. The combination is the key to transforming your body.
6. Don’t be afraid of building muscle and lifting heavy – it will change your metabolism and your body.
7. You’re doing it FOR YOU and to feel good in your skin not for them or in a bikini or a dress (those are bonuses).
8. It’s very important to live but your off days will absolutely impact your results even if you're on-point 80% of the time.
9. Being consistently consistent is everything. Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it’s from what you do Every.Single.Day.
10. You CAN do it. How bad do you want it? The only limit is you. Stay positive, have fun, and never give up.
THE MIND-GUT CONNECTION
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AGE AND FITNESS & WHAT I'VE LEARNED AS AN ATHLETE
I want to talk about the elephant in the room: Aging.
Peaked? Anomaly? Rare? Good genetics? Not sure, but I’m stronger than I’ve ever been. And since turning 40 I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been asked when I’m planning on slowing down. Or, if my body hurts. Or, if I’m “okay” doing what I’m doing. Or, omg Laur, I thought you were like, 30…how many good years do you think you have left!? GOOD years left? Honestly, I’ve been at this for so long I feel like I’m just hitting my stride. People’s comments always take me by surprise because I feel exactly the same or better as I did over a decade ago... and of course I’m still 28 in my mind.
As an athlete, I challenge my body everyday using my mind. We’re taught that we have a timeline. The truth is, we all age (and it's a privilege) but that doesn’t mean we have to stop moving. Our bodies can truly adapt to anything. Even age.
Physical decline is a really slow process, it's not a trap door. In my opinion, humans have it all wrong. You don't stop living at 40, 40 is a step up. You're more intelligent and wise then when you're 20-30 and with proper wellness, diet and training you can be even stronger. I truly believe you have two options. 1. You can train your body and your brain to believe in yourself and to keep going and it will, or 2. You can act like you have one foot in the grave and that physical decline will happen faster.
Unfortunately, in our society, age is commonly used as an excuse or talked about as a handicap. This reinforces the mindset of having one foot in the grave for so many people, versus allowing them to reach their full potential. I have always hated to see my clients stop believing in their potential because they’ve hit 40. And it drives me crazy to see how the media portrays athletes who excel at 40+. They’re only FORTY. They are still in their prime physically as an athlete because they work hard and take care of themselves. When I see the media talk about Tom Brady, Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Serena, Chellsie Memmel, gymnast and mom of two, 32... whether their breaking records or not, there’s always a number attached. This repeatedly reinforces the mindset that age is a handicap and makes it harder for most people to believe in their own abilities.
Fitness is almost entirely mental. Your body won’t go where your mind won’t push it. Train your body and your brain to believe in yourself and to keep going and you will.
SELF-CARE
If you follow The Program, today is a recovery day. Get your power back by taking some time to chill out and have fun.
LAUREN BOGGI'S MATCHA BEAUTY TONIC
Remember this recipe from April 2020? I still drink it almost daily and thought that it’s the perfect time to revisit it.
Spring in quarantine is the perfect time to establish (or re-establish) a self-care routine. Self-care doesn’t have to mean a luxurious day at the spa or come with a heavy price tag. It can be super simple. For example, I've been enjoying this Matcha Beauty Tonic every morning with my phone and computer turned off.
I love matcha. It provides a delicious nutrient-rich energy boost pre and post -Studio LB. And it has so many amazing benefits. It gives you the zip of coffee without raising your heart rate. It also keeps you satiated and works as a fat blocker by blocking the ability of digestive enzymes to break down fat, a step necessary for fat to enter our cells. So instead of absorbing and storing the fat, it gets passed through the body. Matcha is also rich in chlorophyll, which alkalizes and detoxifes the blood. By increasing its pH, the body has a better chance of getting more oxygen and nutrients to cells for healing. I notice that my skin looks more radiant and I feel revitalized when I drink it.
Spring Matcha Beauty Tonic
Ingredients
1/2 tsp. matcha
Choice of nut or oat milk to taste
1/4 tsp. ashwagandha (adaptogen/stress relief)
1/4 tsp. reishi (superfood/immune booster)
1/4 tsp. mesquite (superfood/blood sugar stabilizer and protein)
Directions
Scoop matcha powder (start at 1/4 tsp. then adjust according to your taste), ashwagandha, reishi, and mesquite into a cup. Fill cup with hot water, and then whisk in your choice of milk until it starts to froth.
SLB Meditation
Any wellness journey starts with the mind (you’ll always hear me say, mind over muscle), so I’m excited to take a holistic approach to mindfulness by incorporating meditation into your SLB routine. Meditation is scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety, and there’s never been a better time to give it a go and enjoy the moment.
None of us are immune to hardship. If you knew me pre-2020, meditation and me are probably two things you wouldn’t ever put together. Like many of you, I’m typically full speed, passionate, positive, and always moving. Not a bad thing, but being idle both mentally and physically has always been a challenge for me.
One thing I’ve learned over the past year is when things are stripped away and you’re forced to just be with yourself you quickly realize how unfulfilled you are. You can’t cover it up with people, events, a packed suitcase and a plane ticket, and indulgences like happy hour on a random Tuesday, or a sitter and a night out.
Movement, music and sweat have always been my medication (and meditation) but I started taking meditation seriously when I had my first - and thankfully only - anxiety attack last fall. I’ve never been “a worrier” so this was all new to me and somewhat scary.
I spoke to my doctor and decided to give meditation a try. What I’ve learned is that to meditate is to be completely, choicelessly aware of everything about you and within yourself. How you are walking, working in your kitchen, the words you use, the way you eat, the way you move, love, talk to yourself, live your life, and how you interact with other people.
How did I start and what really works for me? In moments of tension I take a literal minute to chill out and start with a tiny reset that goes a long way. It’s called micro-meditation, which are mini moments of mindfulness. These moments can less than one minute, or one to three minutes of deliberate pauses of intention that really help re-center me. There are no hours of Om or sitting in lotus pose and it’s familiar – it feels a lot like our SLB Basic Principles:
SLB Micro-Meditation
1. Put down your phone
2. Pause
3. Relax your jaw
4. Slide your shoulders down away from your ears
5. Close your eyes
6. Take three mindful breaths
7. See where it goes
With practice, a series of micro-meditations can really become a lifestyle of conscious awareness and mindfulness. Be mindful, pause, and then connect and I promise you’ll feel more equipped to tackle your day and feel more grounded and alive. I’m excited for you to weave this and other sustainable strategies I’m working on into your SLB practice and your life.
SLB MIND, BODY, LOVE
It’s all connected. At SLB our goal is to create a balanced life through fitness. Fitness literally means well-being, and being fit is synonymous with being healthy —both inside and out.
Everyday, our mind influences our desire to do the right thing for our body like, moving and eating well. You can build a strong body but true strength comes from the heart and a focused mind…not from the shape of your body or your fitness level. Try not to obsess over achieving perfection or looking like anyone else. Instead, shit your focus to achieving a strong, healthy and balanced body and mind. Really love and treat yourself like your best self: strong, beautiful, radiant and sexy.
Everything in life is connected to the heart and desire. Love and passion is what truly drives us everyday. I've learned that love really begins within ourselves. Feeling sexy, beautiful, strong and healthy (for myself) allows me to tap into my creativity, confidence, and the feminine. Love and passion is a life force that helps us feel strong, inspired, motivated, and more present. Without it we're imbalanced.
TWO-A-DAY
My goal is to help motivate women to achieve a strong, toned, feminine body without going overboard. I want them to become their best selves - shining at their absolute brightest.
Whether it’s post-Activation, pre-summer, or as the world is currently opening back up two-a-day season is here. I don’t recommend training like this regularly (it’s not necessary) but I’m often asked how to ramp up your results and safely take on two SLB workouts in one day and how to best do it.
If you’re currently completing a full-length workout each day, I recommend tacking on one Quick Burn workout daily for four or five days to begin. If you really want to see your progress, I recommend following our 7-Day Meal Plan. Diet is everything, guys. You cannot out work a poor diet. It takes being constant, disciplined and focused.
You receive three to four new workouts each week, but you also have an extensive workout library that’s just shy of 700 workouts and there are SO many gems in there. There are so many ways to use SLB and at the end of the day it should work for you whether it’s your main thing or your sidepiece.
Know your Goals
Part of it is understanding what your personal goals are. From there, you can achieve your goals. For example, if one of your goals is fat loss, you’ll want to lift heavy during full length workouts (unless I say otherwise) and also choose workouts that target the large muscles of the lower body (fat burners). FYI: I create at lease two of these for you each week.
Make it Personal
Head back to a favorite or peruse the Quick Burn library. There’s no reason to fear mixing it up. If you've been adding your favorite workouts to "Favorites" in SLB, this is a great place to start. Search for the individual workout by name or under its category (Cardio + Sculpt, Sculpt or Quick Burn). Our workouts are always evolving, so something from 2019 or 2020 may feel really fresh.
Play with Props
Do you always start with cardio or sculpt? Why not start from a new perspective and search a prop that speaks to you? By beginning with something you love or maybe something you haven’t done in a while like a dowel workout, your workout will feel more personal, fun, and revived.
Program with Purpose
Each week I make sure we’re balancing the body with a mixture of flexion, extension and rotation along with incorporating both standing and grounded work. You’ll also notice equal balance of weighted work, cardio and sculpt. Grouping movement together by function and purpose helps to give more context to the week. Once you start balancing things in this way, you’ll see what you have too much or too little of. Doing too much cardio or repeating the same workout everyday won’t get you very far or do you much good.
When you work from a place of balance, your weekly schedule will feel purposeful. If you don't want to think too hard, you can repeat an entire week from a previous month. I do my best to make sure nothing goes untouched, under or over-worked in a particular week, so you know it's always a safe bet to follow a full week.
Less can be More
Quick Burn workouts really work in 30 minutes or less. With every workout, I make sure you are in the total-body zone so that you don’t create muscle imbalances. The art of programming can be tricky to get right, and it’s easy to overwork or underwork parts of the body when you’re DIY’ing it. When you’re not following the weekly QB schedule, make sure you’re choosing a Cardio + Sculpt and Standing Abs workout each week. Lifting heavy will give you way more burn for the time.
Elevate what’s Pre-Existing
It’s amazing how a few small tweaks can unlock your workouts freshness and vitality. Something as simple as working with a 2 lb. heavier weight or adding ankle weight can make a huge impact.
Let it be a Work in Progress
Finally, it’s important to allow your workout and your progress to be a work in progress. You have to accept that fitness and progress takes time, and the biggest visible progress will come from diet. It isn’t a race, and there’s no finish line, so try to relax and enjoy the process.
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Lauren Boggi on 13 Ways to Celebrate Being a Woman in Sunday Riley’s Sunday Edit
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💭 MID-WEEK MOTIVATION
Thoughts to get you over hump day and into the second time through this week’s Ultraviolet, Upside and Sig. I hope you’re feeling inspired, lifted and in your power…
1. You can rise up from anything and recreate yourself. Connect with your energy, passion and will.
2. Don’t get in your own way and be insecure. Be confident and own what makes you uniquely beautiful.
3. Normalize the butt and the female body. You’re working hard, celebrate it!
4. Sell it. “Sell it” is a cheer term used when facials or attitude is exaggerated to make the motions or dance have more appeal. Smile through it - I promise it’ll upgrade your mood.
5. Just start. Start with a Quick Burn.
6. Progress is different for everyone so try not to make comparisons.
Self-care reminder
Lauren's 7 TIPS TO LOOKING & FEELING CONFIDENT IN YOUR SWIMSUIT
Happy Spring Break! It’s time to shed the layers. Whether you’ve been homeschooling and haven’t moved much in the past year or you’re in the best shape of your life, SLB is here to help you move, eat with think with intention.
I’ve been in the fitness industry and have worked with (mostly) women for almost two decades. Each year as winter turns to spring women call on me when they want to feel their best and level up. As I learn about what they want to change about their physical bodies, I also help them do the mental work and identify what they love about themselves. More than the results they achieve with SLB, I love to help women build confidence and realize that their body is the most uniquely beautiful and the most amazing thing that they will ever own.
I’m a pro at making myself look larger and longer both on and off camera. If you’ve only seen me on camera and have never met me in person, I’m shockingly petite (5’0 tall and under 110 lbs.) but I’ve always been incredibly curvy. I’ve gone through stages where I didn’t love my curves and wished I was like, AT LEAST 5’2”, but over the years I’ve learned to really appreciate and truly love my body. I’m here to tell you that loving your body takes time but it’s not difficult to do.
Here are my seven tips to looking and feeling comfortable and confident in your swimsuit in 2021.
Identify and Own your Strengths
Instead of picking yourself apart or comparing yourself to someone else, focus on your what makes you uniquely beautiful. I promise that you can identify one thing you love about yourself and that will turn into ten.
Drop into the Physical
I like to use movement to break negative patterns and shift my mindset. The quickest and easiest way to upgrade your mood is to move. You can literally move the negative out of your mind and body, because movement can chemically change how you feel. Emotion is enhanced by motion, and movement can make you feel good, sexy, strong, beautiful and empowered. I’m biased but there is nothing out there that will tone and shape your body as quickly as Studio LB. Combining cardio and resistance training is key and even if you’re just doing our Quick Burn workouts, you are guaranteed results in as little as ten workouts. It’s as instant gratification as it gets.
Self-Care
Take a bath, apply a mask or a spray tan, and just flirt with life a little bit more. Love and the libido is a vital sign in your well-being and your body’s eco-system. I’m not just talking about sex. Everything in life is connected to the heart, desire and feeling alive. I’ve learned that love really starts at home – within ourselves. Feeling sexy (for myself) allows me to tap into my creativity, confidence, all that is feminine and ultimately - loving my body.
Wear what feels good
Forget about what’s trendy and stick to what you feel the most confident and comfortable in…and smile. Nobody will notice your insecurities if you feel good and look authentically happy.
Eat with LB
A few days before you’re planning on being in a bikini, drink plenty of water and decrease sodium and foods that cause bloating. It's not a case of healthy vs. unhealthy – choose still over sparkling water and stay away from raw veggies like cabbage or broccoli and beans which can cause bloating. I always choose anti-bloat options like sauteed greens and grilled chicken before I show major skin.
Posture Perfect
Stand up straight with your shoulders pulled back and down and with as much confidence as you can gather. Lengthening your spine out through the crown of your head is literally the quickest and most effective change you can make.
High Pony
Volume or “big hair” draws attention to the upper half of your body, balancing your silhouette and providing a distraction from any parts you're not in love with at the current moment. A high pony adds two inches in height and stretches you out. Even a sun hat will do the trick!
SLB EXTRA GREEN SOUP
I’ve been making this soup for years and it began as a means of using up collards, celery, and other greens that were in my fridge, and it’s become a recipe that feels new with each change of the season and is especially a great transitional recipe between winter and spring.
It’s easy to make, good hot or cold, and the flavors are mellow. If you’re looking for an easy, healthy way to eat more greens–one that’s neither a smoothie nor a salad–this soup is the answer.
This soup is light so if you’re looking for more heft you can top it with rice, quinoa, legumes, or pepita as a means of adding texture and weight.
Ingredients
4 cups vegetable stock
1-2 cups escarole (chopped)
1-2 cups broccoli florets (chopped)
2 large handfuls of spinach
1 onion (diced)
1 large handful of collard greens or kale, (chopped & stems removed)
3 celery stalks (diced)
1/4 cup parsley or cilantro (chopped)
2 Tbsp of olive oil
1-2 lemon or lime (squeezed)
1-2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp Bragg liquid aminos or sea salt
Directions
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 3-5 min until it begins to golden. Add the celery and saute for 1-2 more min. Add the broccoli, salt and pepper and sauté for 1-2 more min. Add the vegetable stock and simmer for about 10 min, until the broccoli is tender. Add the escarole, spinach and kale and simmer for 2-5 more min, then remove from the heat. Stir in the chopped parsley or cilantro and transfer to your high speed blender or use an immersion blender. You may need to blend in two batches depending on the size of your blender. Add more vegetable broth, salt and pepper as needed to reach desired consistency and seasoning.
SLB Spring Wellness Staples
We’re tilting towards the sun and I’m sharing a few of my favorite hero products, superfoods, beauty and wellness staples that help me stay healthy (and feel pretty) now and throughout the pandemic.
What does “superfood” mean to you? The word itself may invoke imagery of kale and flax, but I like to think of it on a more personal level. Eating healthy is all about self-discovery and what works for you individually. There is no magic food that will keep you 100% healthy but some are really next level. Hero products are those that have changed my life, and that I can’t live without.
Olive Oil - I love olive oil and being Italian it’s the one food that I’ve grown up enjoying everyday. I’d bathe in it if I could! Just as olives are a superfood, high-quality olive oils are as well. Wonder Valley and Flamingo Estate are my favorites.
Alkaline Water - I drink alkaline water everyday but I always struggle getting enough water in everyday. The Bodum Water Kettle changed that. It’s my secret to drinking more water daily. The sleek modern design looks great in any kitchen and you can’t beat hot water in less than one minute.
Stress Management Supplement - Moon Juice SuperYou is an adoptogen that I take every morning and it just makes me feel great and takes the edge off. I’m more focused and a better human and mom.
CBD Skincare - Happy Dance™ is a line of premium CBD products by Kristin Bell made with moms in mind and I swear the bath bomb has helped get me through the pandemic. I love it so much that I’m on the subscription. It’s next level moisturizing and knocks you out cold and I use the coconut melt and body butter everyday.
Mask - I’ve been using Adipeau as a sleeping mask religiously since September and it keeps my face as fit as my body. It is an anti-inflammatory and prevents skin atrophy (thinning of skin cells), wrinkling of the skin, and loss of elasticity.
SLB SHAMROCK SHAKE
This week I’m sharing my healthy Shamrock Shake recipe. It’s simple, dairy-free, vegan, and St. Patty’s appropriate but this delicious minty smoothie can be enjoyed anytime of the year. I make this for Mars a few times a month and he prefers oat milk and no cashews (photo above), but if you add cashews the consistency is thicker like a shake and it will keep you full, longer.
Ingredients
1 large handful of spinach
1 handful of fresh mint (approx 6-8 leaves)
1/4 avocado
1 cup of oat milk (or milk of your choice)
1/4 cup raw cashews (optional)
1/2 banana
Ice
Directions
Put everything except the water into a food processor or high speed blender for approx 1 min. until desired creaminess is reached.
*Tip: Use pre-cut frozen banana if you’d like the smoothie will be thicker like a shake. If you do add cashews you might have to increase the amount of milk, or add water.
PUSHING YOUR LIMITS
Think you’ve hit your ceiling? You haven’t, I promise. I know that many of you are completing the January Program this week...congrats! Have you noticed that you've pushed yourself and have become stronger, or maybe you're still modifying and doing your push-ups on your knees after 3-4 reps? If you have pushed, have you noticed that your body has changed?
Most women come to SLB with the desire to change their body and become the best version of themselves. When developing new workouts, my main goal is to increase your lean muscle mass, keep you interested and make you happy so that you can push yourself to become your most powerful.
We focus on increasing your lean muscle mass because that is a major catalyst in decreasing overall fat. We achieve this through cardiovascular resistance training via Cardio-Cheer-Sculpting. And boy, does it hurt at times. Have you ever heard the saying, “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger?” At SLB, most of you learn how to push through your (good) pain and allow it to help you gain strength and earn the physical and mental results that you're striving for.
Many of you become frustrated, or stop when an exercise becomes painful – not injury pain, but the burn that occurs when you are fatiguing your muscles. Tbh, you can’t find your limits without testing them, and you can’t test them unless you’re willing to push through the good pain. If you can breathe and you’re not injured, then you’re absolutely fine to keep going. Don’t have heart rate anxiety. Breathe through the uncomfortable, because it's at that exact moment when you're creating changes in your body.
If you never change your diet for the better and do the same workout everyday (with the same modifications) and never push through the burn or leave your “comfort zone," you will never see change. So, in light of completing the January Program this week, make it your goal to channel that pain and strive to get in that near perfect breakdown, one more set, OR - hold that half plank for one more rep.
Here are some simple mental tips that work help you push through your workout:
Break it up. Think about tackling the workout in smaller increments. Cutting the full length into two, 25-minute halves is a lot less daunting and you won’t have that pit of dread that usually starts brewing long before you press play.
Stop watching the numbers Be present! It isn’t all about the numbers. Just like a watched pot never boils, staying fixated on reps, how many minutes you have left or how many calories your burning will only make the time pass more slowly, and will keep you from ever getting fully mentally “in the zone.” If it’s a hard habit to break, put a piece of tape over the time counter on your screen or your HR monitor.
Go beyond aesthetics Sure, having a killer bod is an incredible side effect of SLB, but for a lot people, “wanting to look amazing” isn’t something that they’re actually emotionally connected to. I’ve found that thinking about strength is more powerful when you’re trying to power through a plateau.
Know your why I say it all the time, but it’s so important to know and connect with your true north and set goals.
Really feel it Find something you enjoy about what you’re doing. I always like to feel like I’m punching above my weight. You’re doing SLB because on some (sick, masochistic) level, you enjoy it, right? Remember what you “like” about it so you enjoy the sensation of building muscle rather than just thinking of it as just a painful experience.
Be grateful for the body and mind that allows you to move When I teach live and our hearts are in our throats I always remind people what a privilege it is that they can move. It’s easy to forget that working out is a gift. Some people have physical limitations that prevent them from being able to move so be mindful that you are lucky you get to do 100 squats and lunges today!
WORKING ON OUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH
It’s time to work on our core and I’m not talking about our abs. Many of us spend so much money and time working on our bodies through via fitness and organic, whole foods because we know how important it is to stay physically healthy, but when it comes to what we put into our non-physical, inner core (our mind and soul), we have a tough time keeping the toxic crap out (hello, social media). One of my most favorite Ted Talks is by psychologist Guy Winch called “Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid”. In it, he talks about how we value physical health over our mental health.
Most of us have no idea how to deal and treat day-to-day emotional injuries while also being kind to ourselves and not letting that negative inner voice get the better of us. When we're feeling negative or down, certain tasks seem impossible, right? We tend to put things off (unloading the dishwasher, a 50-min. workout), but if we just get started by taking that first step, it will have a snowball effect.
I like to use movement to break negative patterns and shift my mindset. The quickest and easiest way to upgrade your mood is to move. You can literally move the negative out of your mind and body, because movement can chemically change how you feel. Emotion is enhanced by motion, and movement can make you feel good, sexy, strong, beautiful and empowered.
For example, how many times have you gotten up in the morning, sat up in bed and decided right then and there that you were in a bad mood, were totally unmotivated to do anything, or go anywhere, let alone workout. It happens to all of us. Last month I had the worst PMS and I was procrastinating and angry at the world. I don't think that I moved much for two days straight and then I went for a short walk, and momentum took over. Later that same day we filmed a full length SLB workout and I felt 100% better.
Beyond movement, creating a daily mantra to remind yourself that you’re a badass and deserving of love is really powerful. Look at yourself in the mirror before going to bed and repeat your mantra out loud ten times. Eventually, you’ll start believing the words. I have a hard time with this one and sometimes can’t think of a solid mantra, so lately I’ve found myself using Lizzo lyrics. Some good ones are “Put me on a pedestal, bet on me, bet I will.” “No I’m not a snack at all. Look, I’m the whole damn meal.” “I’ve been lifting heavy metal. See this ass? Ain’t no rental.” If nothing else, saying the lyrics as kind of spoken word poetry makes me laugh and feel happier afterward.
So work on the core and also your soul. I think if we spent as much time caring for the mental as we do the physical, we’d be more positive, have less anxiety and be happier and healthier overall.