I always talk about the importance of moving your spine and all its surrounding tissues in order to fuel up your brain for health and happiness.
Sheesh! Just imagine how healthy and happy these young ladies must be! Lol!!
(Not to mention the nice abs, core strength and overall sleek physiques they have! Hula on, baby!)
As 2010 clicks along, I’m continuing with my plan to MOVE in a purposeful way every single day. What I mean by that is not just doing normal daily activities, like work, errands, household chores, etc. I mean intentionally moving in a way that meets my body’s requirements – providing an overall variety of movement [...]
I’ve had a couple of good ‘official’ resistance training work outs this week, in addition to some energizing bursts of full body resistance moves during my morning routines of spinal hygiene and calisthenics.
In the mornings, along with stretching, cross-crawl patterns, proprioception-stimulating movements and postural corrective exercises, I’ve added some “big moves” like alternating squat kicks, [...]
The last few days have been filled with an assortment of exercise… none of it my “usual”.
Friday
I got up and did my usual “Posture & Proprioception” exercises, and then decided to add about 10 miutes of high intensity calisthenics, and then a few yoga poses. Strange combination! Then I took dog breath out for a [...]
Today was time for another full body work out. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to power my way through a super focused and super high-intensity work out because I was also on a “date” with my 4 year old son at the time!
He joined me for part of the work out, and then switched gears to [...]
Yesterday was just a good, all around active day. I love those kinds of days.
Although I spent a fair amount of time working on the computer in the morning, I balanced it out with LOTS of movement throughout the afternoon.
Have I mentioned here before that MOTION is a requirement for health?! It’s not something we [...]
I had a good work out today. Imagine this – I (re)discovered that I get a much more intense and focused work out when I’m not trying to simultaneously teach a math lesson or help with Spanish translation!! Go figure!
Today, I made sure that my off spring were happily preoccupied with other activities (a.k.a. the [...]
Yesterday was a resistance training day. Back to the ‘high energy’! Whatever was dragging me down has apparently left the building along with Elvis!
Back to 20 – 35 second sets and 10 – 20 second rests in between.
Yesterday’s work out:
20 squats on flat side of Bosu ball with 2 x 25 lb. db’s
25 two-arm rows [...]
Yesterday’s work out was another high-intensity, calorie-burning, fat-burning resistance training routine. Each set is somewhere between 20 – 30 seconds, with very shorts rests between sets – about 10 seconds, or at least that’s what I’m aiming for!
I think I’ll do these types of work outs for at least another week or two before I [...]
I’m loving these high-intensity work outs… sort of!
I love that they’re SO quick and there’s no wasted time whatsoever. That being said, it’s a big challenge to keep the rest periods so short (ha! If you can call 10 seconds a “rest” period!). Each set is usually somewhere between 20 and 30 seconds.
These work outs [...]
Yesterday, I did an AWESOME work out… totally intense, quick and focused. And I’m feeling it in the “right” places quite a bit today! Always good feedback!
A good friend had reminded me of a particular type of work out that is centered around 20 seconds of super high intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of [...]
Yesterday was resistance training day.
I procrastinated for quite awhile over this one because it was finally a gorgeous sunny day at the same time I was home to enjoy it! BUT, I felt fantastic once I finally convinced myself to get inside and get it done!
The work out:
25 squats on flat side of Bosu [...]
I have a couple of work outs to update from the last few days.
Thursday:
25 lunges with front foot on round side of Bosu ball, rear foot up on couch, holding 2 x 25 lb. db’s
Abs on Bosu ball: 50 front crunches (with varying feet/leg positions) and 25 obliques crunches each side
25 2-arm seated rows using [...]
It has been a few days since I’ve posted these, so here’s the quick update of what type of regular movement I’m doing:
Yesterday: Did lots of stretching, some yoga poses and jumped on the trampoline.
Tuesday: Took the kids & the one with dog-breath for a walk in the morning, then did a nice, quick, focused, [...]
Funny fitness fans!
(Click above link to watch video)
My kids have grown up understanding that regular exercise is part of being healthy. I love it now that they’re both big enough to join me in my routine. Well… sort of!
Their work outs usually end up looking more like the one in the video!! Good for a [...]
Squats on the BOSU ball
Here’s a little video clip of the exercise you see me refer to so often: squats on the flat side of the BOSU ball. My little model is holding some light weight balls up on her shoulders.
You can do the same with any light object (soup cans, etc.), or you can [...]
Loopy work out buddies!
You know those work outs I write about that sometimes take a little longer than others? Here’s why!
Tuesday was a fat-burning resistance training day.
In order to efficiently, effectively burn fat and create a lean body, we need to incorporate some level of resistance training for our lovely muscles… they’re the fat-burning furnace!
This is the work out I did:
25 wide squats with 2 x 35 lb. dumbbells on shoulders
12 pull-ups on bar
20 Romanian [...]
This is an article by respected nutrition specialist and fitness authority, Mike Geary. I love Mike’s stuff – he’s right on the money! Although the title of his article deals with 6-pack abs, the nutritional principles that he teaches are far more thorough and substantial than just aesthetic “fluff”!
Just a couple of things I’d like [...]
Today was a cardio day.
I ran a 4-mile route that has a couple big hills in it, just to maximize the calorie-burning, fat-burning potential of my time invested!
I just realized that I totally forgot to check the time when I got back – I was greeted at the door by my naked, dancing and [...]
