I am the person who loves to work out daily. My wonderful fiance thinks you need to rest. I hurt my back last week doing too many kicks and heavier weights, so I took a day off, that lead into a few. I got on the scale for my dreaded weigh in expecting to be much higher in weight. Surprisingly I was not higher, but lower, 5 lbs lower. I am not sure if it is a combination of my awesome way of eating healthy, working out and then resting or what. But I feel better and am ready to go back into my work outs full throttle again.
I will say, I will be including a lot more yoga and Pilates in my work out regimen. I am building so much muscle that my weight is increasing, I think the few days of rest is helping me get back to where I need to be without my body needing soo many extra calories. Plus I am eating really really well. No fried foods, carbs are extremely limited and I have been drinking this YUMMy protien smoothie that is making me very happy. No sugar or carbs 25 grams of whey protein and only 105 calories.. cannot beat it.
So, take a day off if needed, or switch to low impact exercises like yoga or Pilates!
Have a very fit day!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Fun exercises
I love fun exercises. You know the ones that you do not watch the clock while doing them. Fun exercises are important to help you keep your fitness goals.
Find something that you love doing and burns a high number of calories and you will see results sooner than later
Mine lately has been Les Mills Combat I love love love. Boxing kickboxing and the martial arts aspects!
I feel powerful and get an amazing work out
Find yours and you will be on your way to a new you
Have a very fit day!
Find something that you love doing and burns a high number of calories and you will see results sooner than later
Mine lately has been Les Mills Combat I love love love. Boxing kickboxing and the martial arts aspects!
I feel powerful and get an amazing work out
Find yours and you will be on your way to a new you
Have a very fit day!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
CLA
I keep hearing about CLA and how it aids with weight loss. I was even told by my personal trainer that it helps with the belly fat area especially if you keep it in the freezer so when ingested it slowly releases. WebMD has a good article on it. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20060522/cla-weight-loss-debate-continues.
I do not have much belly fat, so not sure if I am the best person to take this and see if it works, but my fiance has started taking it, along with his work out regimen, we shall see how it works for him.
I am all about the green vegetables They give me energy and are low calories and fill me up. I have keep slimming down so something is working and it is not the CLA since I just started taking that today. Wedding dress here I come :D
Whatever you take or do not take, please make sure you exercise and eat right. There are no quick fixes to weight loss. Weight control is a constant balance, and requires dedication and determination.
Good luck and have a very fit day!
I do not have much belly fat, so not sure if I am the best person to take this and see if it works, but my fiance has started taking it, along with his work out regimen, we shall see how it works for him.
I am all about the green vegetables They give me energy and are low calories and fill me up. I have keep slimming down so something is working and it is not the CLA since I just started taking that today. Wedding dress here I come :D
Whatever you take or do not take, please make sure you exercise and eat right. There are no quick fixes to weight loss. Weight control is a constant balance, and requires dedication and determination.
Good luck and have a very fit day!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Training for a mud run?
Mud runs are starting to catch on like fire. They are fun, you get dirty and you push yourself to do things you would never do normally. I think of them as an obstacle course for adults. I love love love them. I have done an all women's and a coed mud run and both are fun. The coed seems to be more challenging but all are great fun and even more fun when doing it with friends. I have been met some great people while doing them. Most keep time, but really I think as long as you finish the course, who cares about your time!
If you want to start training Lozilu has a great couch to 5k plan that incorporates more than just running to help you get ready for those upper body obstacles.
http://www.lozilu.com/Train/Couch%20to%205k%20training%20plan_12%20week%20training%20plan.pdf
Good luck and remember to have fun!!!
Have a very fit day!
If you want to start training Lozilu has a great couch to 5k plan that incorporates more than just running to help you get ready for those upper body obstacles.
http://www.lozilu.com/Train/Couch%20to%205k%20training%20plan_12%20week%20training%20plan.pdf
Good luck and remember to have fun!!!
Have a very fit day!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Les Mills Combat vs Insanity
I am a huge beachbody.com fan. They come up with some amazing work outs, give you coaches to help you along the way (if you need a coach, please contact my friend Erika, she is awesome) and provide Shakeology (nutritional supplements). They have a great system and if you are like my friend you can make money while keeping fit and inspiring others!
Okay on to my comparison. I have done both Insanity and now am doing Les Mills Combat (LMC). I will not lie, I am loving LMC (more on that in a few)!
Insanity, is hard core, you cannot breathe, your heart is coming out of your chest, you sweat like you have never sweated before in your life, you feel like you are going to die, your body is pushed to limits you never ever ever imagined it would be pushed and still survive. Insanity is not for the weak or the way out of shape. It is not something you want to start after not working out for years. If you cannot get through the fit test, then you need to do some conditioning before starting that video work out series (maybe start with LMC). You will not see a lot of weight loss (unless you are way over weight) with Insanity. You will see muscle gain and a lot of toning. Insanity discourages some people due to not seeing the scale drop the way they feel it should after almost killing yourself for 2 months. It definitely revs up your metabolism and helps to create a toned body. So while doing this series, look at your waist size not the scale. There is tons more stretching in this series (and for good reason) than with LMC. Your warm up is no joke and sky rockets your heart rate up within the first minute through the 9ish min warm up, then you stretch for a good 4 mins, then you do your high intensity work out, then stretch for another 3-4 mins. Your flexibility increases dramatically with this series, which helps with the moves you are doing. After doing this series running a 5k is super easy even without training :D, because hello your training was the Insanity series. Definitely a top notch work out for athletes to keep your edge or for those former athletes who like a challenge and want to get back to your athletic roots. There is no weight training. You rely completely on you to build muscles which is great if you travel, you can just bring those dvds with you and still work out. Lots of push ups, LOTS!!!! I tend to watch the clock and am a little disappointed when I see I have awhile left before it is over as it is intense. I love Shaun T. He is an awesome motivator and I like yelling back at him. Overall I do love this series. It definitely can burn you out, but it is an excellent workout and you feel like you accomplished something great! Plus you burn TONSSSSSSS of calories WAYYYYYYY after this work out is complete because your heart rate stays up for hours afterwards. I will go through way over 48 ounces of water during and after this work out. Yes I am that thirsty and sweat that much (like I need a towel I am sweating so much). Excellent series!
Now LMC, you should see the scale drop. You are building lean muscle while burning calories. You will sweat, but not as much as with Insanity. You are building your arm and back muscles without doing tons of push ups (YAY). For women this is especially nice, as you will look nice and hot in a strapless dress. LMC will not leave you thinking you will die, you will not sweat as much as you did with Insanity, though you will sweat. You will not be dying for a tall glass of water during or afterwards like you do with Insanity. There are tons more rest days with LMC, which for me I do not like. I tend to throw in an insanity video, go for a bike ride or run, on my off days. I also end up doubling up on the 30 min days if I have time. So I will do a 30 min combat then the 30 min HIT for a total of an hour (day one and two.. combined into day 1). LMC does not have tons of stretching You warm up do a quick hamstring stretch then you get right into it. There is a cool down and a stretch at the end. So more of your time is spent doing the actual work out, not stretching. It is nice, but I do like my stretching and tend to do more at the end of the LMC work out then that do. I do love all the boxing, kickboxing and martial arts moves. I also love that hand weights are involved in the HIT work outs so I am getting some weight training in as well. I find this one more fun and I am not looking at the clock to see when it is over. I am actually shocked when we start the cool down. I like that, but I love love love kickboxing so this work out is right up my alley! I do love that if you only have 30 mins. You can easily complete this work out. My heart rate does not get up as high with this series nor does it stay up way after the work out, so I am burning less calories in the long run. The instructors are funny and make this series fun. I have yet to yell back at the screen. I do wish the intensity was a little bit more, and will probably end up buying the extra dvds to see if that will help. If you want a preview of this, most gyms offer, "COMBAT" and is basically the in person version of this series. Overall I do love this series and think it is great especially for those who are not ready for Insanity, or need a break from Insanity. This will keep you fit, help you slim down and make you feel very empowered!
*** UPDATE: I am in idiot and did not realize that there are two plans you can follow for the LMC i bought. There is one that has you working out 6 days a week, and seems to be more intense. Same videos, but starting you out at a higher intensity for those of you who are like me and need the higher intensity.
Hope that helps for those trying to decide a video work out series.
Have a very fit day!
Okay on to my comparison. I have done both Insanity and now am doing Les Mills Combat (LMC). I will not lie, I am loving LMC (more on that in a few)!
Insanity, is hard core, you cannot breathe, your heart is coming out of your chest, you sweat like you have never sweated before in your life, you feel like you are going to die, your body is pushed to limits you never ever ever imagined it would be pushed and still survive. Insanity is not for the weak or the way out of shape. It is not something you want to start after not working out for years. If you cannot get through the fit test, then you need to do some conditioning before starting that video work out series (maybe start with LMC). You will not see a lot of weight loss (unless you are way over weight) with Insanity. You will see muscle gain and a lot of toning. Insanity discourages some people due to not seeing the scale drop the way they feel it should after almost killing yourself for 2 months. It definitely revs up your metabolism and helps to create a toned body. So while doing this series, look at your waist size not the scale. There is tons more stretching in this series (and for good reason) than with LMC. Your warm up is no joke and sky rockets your heart rate up within the first minute through the 9ish min warm up, then you stretch for a good 4 mins, then you do your high intensity work out, then stretch for another 3-4 mins. Your flexibility increases dramatically with this series, which helps with the moves you are doing. After doing this series running a 5k is super easy even without training :D, because hello your training was the Insanity series. Definitely a top notch work out for athletes to keep your edge or for those former athletes who like a challenge and want to get back to your athletic roots. There is no weight training. You rely completely on you to build muscles which is great if you travel, you can just bring those dvds with you and still work out. Lots of push ups, LOTS!!!! I tend to watch the clock and am a little disappointed when I see I have awhile left before it is over as it is intense. I love Shaun T. He is an awesome motivator and I like yelling back at him. Overall I do love this series. It definitely can burn you out, but it is an excellent workout and you feel like you accomplished something great! Plus you burn TONSSSSSSS of calories WAYYYYYYY after this work out is complete because your heart rate stays up for hours afterwards. I will go through way over 48 ounces of water during and after this work out. Yes I am that thirsty and sweat that much (like I need a towel I am sweating so much). Excellent series!
Now LMC, you should see the scale drop. You are building lean muscle while burning calories. You will sweat, but not as much as with Insanity. You are building your arm and back muscles without doing tons of push ups (YAY). For women this is especially nice, as you will look nice and hot in a strapless dress. LMC will not leave you thinking you will die, you will not sweat as much as you did with Insanity, though you will sweat. You will not be dying for a tall glass of water during or afterwards like you do with Insanity. There are tons more rest days with LMC, which for me I do not like. I tend to throw in an insanity video, go for a bike ride or run, on my off days. I also end up doubling up on the 30 min days if I have time. So I will do a 30 min combat then the 30 min HIT for a total of an hour (day one and two.. combined into day 1). LMC does not have tons of stretching You warm up do a quick hamstring stretch then you get right into it. There is a cool down and a stretch at the end. So more of your time is spent doing the actual work out, not stretching. It is nice, but I do like my stretching and tend to do more at the end of the LMC work out then that do. I do love all the boxing, kickboxing and martial arts moves. I also love that hand weights are involved in the HIT work outs so I am getting some weight training in as well. I find this one more fun and I am not looking at the clock to see when it is over. I am actually shocked when we start the cool down. I like that, but I love love love kickboxing so this work out is right up my alley! I do love that if you only have 30 mins. You can easily complete this work out. My heart rate does not get up as high with this series nor does it stay up way after the work out, so I am burning less calories in the long run. The instructors are funny and make this series fun. I have yet to yell back at the screen. I do wish the intensity was a little bit more, and will probably end up buying the extra dvds to see if that will help. If you want a preview of this, most gyms offer, "COMBAT" and is basically the in person version of this series. Overall I do love this series and think it is great especially for those who are not ready for Insanity, or need a break from Insanity. This will keep you fit, help you slim down and make you feel very empowered!
*** UPDATE: I am in idiot and did not realize that there are two plans you can follow for the LMC i bought. There is one that has you working out 6 days a week, and seems to be more intense. Same videos, but starting you out at a higher intensity for those of you who are like me and need the higher intensity.
Hope that helps for those trying to decide a video work out series.
Have a very fit day!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Back to Basics for me!
So after my holiday splurging on yummy decadent foods and too much alcohol, I have spent the last 2 weeks detoxing and getting back to basics.
I have been eating healthy and counting EVERY calorie.
Drinking around 8-9 24 oz waters a day
Working out daily for at least 30 mins (burning 500 calories) up to over an hour a day.
The days I want to eat more, I work out more. Easy basic concept right?
So last week I weighed in at a frightful 153 YIKES that is up from my initial weight in of 149. I remind myself.. I am building muscle. but WOW did that scare me. Today I weighed in at 147 YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
I am fitting in clothes that are 6 and 8's and my 10s are WAYYYy too big again. So far, thing are going well. I am getting back to basics and it is working.
I am also doing Les Mills Combat.. super fun and burning calories and creating lean muscle.
Find an exercise you love, get back to basics and just do it!
Have a very fit day!
I have been eating healthy and counting EVERY calorie.
Drinking around 8-9 24 oz waters a day
Working out daily for at least 30 mins (burning 500 calories) up to over an hour a day.
The days I want to eat more, I work out more. Easy basic concept right?
So last week I weighed in at a frightful 153 YIKES that is up from my initial weight in of 149. I remind myself.. I am building muscle. but WOW did that scare me. Today I weighed in at 147 YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
I am fitting in clothes that are 6 and 8's and my 10s are WAYYYy too big again. So far, thing are going well. I am getting back to basics and it is working.
I am also doing Les Mills Combat.. super fun and burning calories and creating lean muscle.
Find an exercise you love, get back to basics and just do it!
Have a very fit day!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Weekend weakness
Weekends are my weakness. It's hard to get out of a warm bed to work out. It's hard not to be lazy. Today I overcame my laziness. I worked out. I cleaned all day. And though my water intake was lower and my calorie intake is a bit higher I still did well. Today I did not give in. Hope you didn't either!!!!
Have a very fit day
Have a very fit day
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Making Exercise a Habit
It takes 21 days / 3 weeks to make a habit.
For me, I have to work out daily or I get out of my habit. One day of no exercise makes it easier to do another day without exercise. For me even if I only do 10 mins, it is about doing the work out not the time spent. 10 mins is better than no mins and you can pack in a killer work out in just 10 mins that will burn 200 plus calories if you get your heart rate up quickly and keep it up the entire time. Today is your day! Get out there and get it done!
For me, I have to work out daily or I get out of my habit. One day of no exercise makes it easier to do another day without exercise. For me even if I only do 10 mins, it is about doing the work out not the time spent. 10 mins is better than no mins and you can pack in a killer work out in just 10 mins that will burn 200 plus calories if you get your heart rate up quickly and keep it up the entire time. Today is your day! Get out there and get it done!
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