More and more technology is taking over and making fitness fun. I saw on TV commerical on the EA Sports Active. It looks fun and easy, plus a great work out. Developed in collaboration with fitness expert Bob Greene, best known as Oprah's personal trainer. Engage in fitness made easy through 20 minute circuits feature a variety of familiar activities that target upper body, lower body as well as cardio. They have a '30 day challenge' of tailor made 20 minute workouts, that change as you progress each day, and track calories, intensity and progress. Here is some more information and videos about the EA Sports Active (there is a clip on Alison Sweeney from Days of our Live and the Biggest Loser) - chick here. Here is the website for the product. Coming out May 19, 2009.
You see on TV these info commercials on dancing the weight off and they charge you lots of money. Get real. That all you have to do and put on the radio or put in a CD of your favorite song and just move your body to the beat. Even if you don’t know how to dance, who cares, its all what you feel of your new style. Dancing is therapy…you focus on the movement or beat and you get a positive hormone flowing through you body. Get up and move those hips and feet, swing your arms, enjoy the moment of happiness for once. Go crazy. Enjoy and release the anger and sadness of problems for one moment of joy. Breath. Oh, by the way, if you dance for half-hour, you can loose about 100 to 150 calories.
Do you want to work on your facial muscles? Very easy, LAUGH and SMILE. Best medicine in the world. Here is cute comedy act that will make you laugh the first 5 minutes.
I know it can be very very very hard to loose those last little 10 pounds to fit in that blue jeans or dress. Prevention.com has a goal for you to help you loose those last 10 lbs. Those last lbs. is the toughest to break down because the slimmer you become, the fewer calories you burn. Prevention Magazine has a solution to work off those lbs. in 30 days. It's not a guarantee to loose 10 lbs. in 30 days, but close and more close to your goal. Check out it.
If I was on the Biggest Loser, I would choose Bob over Juliann (don't get me wrong, I Juliann but she is too hard core and Bob seems to be more funny in his workouts). If you want to see Bob's free training exercise, check out youtube.com and search 'Bob Harper'. You can see his younger sexy version of him though his still has it, today.
Yesterday, I was watching the abc.com Pittsburgh channel news and they were explaining about cellulite in our butts and thighs. They explained that women have cellulite more than men because men's skin are a lot thicker than women. The doctor also, explained that cellulite is a skin problem and not a fat problem. Finally, someone said the truth. There are a lot of lotions and even, patches for getting rid of cellulite but it only is temporary. The best way to smooth out you skin is to eating right, drinking water, avoiding the sun and exercise. Here are 3 moves that you can add to your exercise, 3 times a week.
1. The Lunge - Get as big a stride as you can with your shoulders back and stomach sucked in.Make sure your knee forms a 90-degree angle above your front toe. Do 10 reps or more, and feel the deep burn.
2. The Static Squat - First motion, stick (your behind) out like your are getting into a chair. Slowly sit down, always resting your weight on your heels. As you perform this, make sure that your thighs are parallel to the ground. Do 10 reps or more of this exercise.
3. The Leg Lift - Align your hips and straighten your arms. Raise your leg to a 90-degree angle, push up, squeeze and hold.
Have you ever notice ballerina's legs are slim and fit. Well, these simple exercise tips by lifting you legs up ever so little will give you a trim in your figure. It looks very easy and simple but its very effect and burns your muscle to slim your figure. Just by doing it everyday of 3 set of 10, it will make you strong and fit in those old jeans of yours. You can do these exercise anytime, during a TV commerical or at the office.
Stand upright straight by a wall facing to your side and your hand on the wall, flat on you feet and together, knees bent a little and your tummy tuck in (to support your back).
Kick very little in motion of your one foot (leg) that is far-est away from the wall. Lift about 3-4 inches from the ground.
1. Go forward then back to standing position. Do 3 Sets of 10
2. Go side then back to standing position. Do 3 Sets of 10
3. Go back then back to standing position. Do 3 Sets of 10
Turn around and then do the other leg. First time, your muscles will hurt in your hips and thighs but this is a good sign. This tells you are strengthen in your muscle that you didn't do that before.
You also, can do them again but this time point you toe to flex your leg muscle. This will extract your muscle to strength more.
Well, TODAY, NOW, as adults, we do our chores automatically because it's a must. We still don't like to do them but you can have FUN with it. There are so many different exercise out there. Try one and see it you like it, then stick with it.
For me, I always want to try 'Tia-Chi'. I like it, a lot. It relaxes me with my stress and nerves and gives me a work out, too.
Challenge yourself to move more. Extend your exercise an extra 5 minutes every other day, when you get comfortable on what you are doing now. Put different exercise routine in your exercise on every other day. Walk your dog on Monday & Wednesday and on Tuesday & Thursday go to the gym. Different routine will keep you motivated to continue.
I bought this Power Sculpt DVD of the Biggest Loser about 2 months ago. I tried it and I was very out of shape and busy with my work. I started to make myself time to do this and challenge myself to commit with it. There are 3 workout section to this DVD beside of the warm-up and cool down. I'm still on the first workout with Julian. In the last 3 weeks doing it 4 time a week, I have notice my body is getting more flexible and stronger than ever.
There is a part that I could not do but now I can do two of them which make me feel good about. See if you can do it (be careful, its not easy by looking at).
Here is a elephant joke. What do we sit on everyday and don't move a whole lot?
Yes, you guest it our butt. The butt and the thighs are the hardest thing to loose the fat because we have so much of it and its hard and tough fat. Here are some good exercise which you can do them during your TV commericals.
Warm-up with stretching your calves and touch your toes. Also, walk-in place or side step for about 3-5 minutes to get your heat beat up.
The Squats: One of my favorites. Leg positioning can assist in better isolating the glutes. If you position your feet about one to two inches past shoulder width and squat to a parallel position, you'll really feel those glutes being worked. You can bring up your arms in front of you above your head at a 45 angle to work your upper body (optional).
Walking Lunges: Stand with your feet hip width apart, grasp a pair of dumbbells with your arms straight at your sides (optional with the weights), palms in. Take a large step forward, and lower your body so that your front knee lines up with your ankle. The back knee is almost touching the floor. Push off with your back foot and take a large step forward with your other foot.
Bridge: Lie down flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet in and shoulder width apart. (You can put your feet on a ball, optional for advance). Lift your butt up from the ground at 1 to 2 inches and back down. Repeat
Do 3 sets of 15 counts and you will see the results and feel the burn. No stopping, only breat for 90 seconds after all 3 exercise are done. For beginners, go slow and easy, you don't want to hurt yourself.
We all have excuses in NOT doing exercises, even me. We tell and say, "We don't have time... We don't like doing it... Blah...Blah...Blah..." Here are some solutions to leave behind those excuses. Exercise can be fun.
"IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD"
Solution: When you finish you exercise, you always should do a Cool Down for 5 minutes. This will leave a feeling that exercises was easy and you will more liking to do it again.
"I DON'T HAVE TIME"
Solution: You don't have to do a lot of exercise. A 10 minute walk is better than nothing. Even during commericals on TV, you can get up and mark in place or even side walk with moving you arms up and down (for a total workout) for those 5 or 7 minutes until your TV program comes back on.
"I'M NOT GETTING RESULTS"
Solution: Try activity that works both your upper and lower body at the same time. This will boost your calorie burn without feeling like you are working any harder. (for example - doing squatts and biceps curls.)
"I'VE TRIED IT BEFORE"
Solution: The glass is half full, NOT half empty. Concentrate on the times you did exercise. Focus the positive that will liberate proof that you can succeed.
Cardio or Weight-Lifting? Which one is better. Each one has its one benefits, it all depends which one do you need.
Both exercise, together will help you loose weight and loose body fat but you need to do both of them, equally. Its not what you want to here but Cardio and Weigh-Lifting are link to loose the weight. Here are what each one consisted of:
If you want to loose the more of your body fat mass, you should do more Cardio exercise with some little of weight-lifting training. Cardio exercise will burn and sweat the fat off your body and you will get strong with your lungs, heart and muscles. Put in some flexibility exercise for stretching the muscles before you do cardio, so you don't get sore the next day. I always believe the Straight 5 Day Program: the first 3 days of cardio will be hard because you body is not strong at the beginning but if you do it everyday for 5 day straight, you will realize your body will adjust and get stronger and it will get easier. Then after the 5 days you can adjust your schedule and program to exercise for 3-4 days a week. You can buy some dvds of cardio or join a gym. If you can't afford that just walk for 30 minutes a day and then later you can move on into some jogging. Climb the stairs and do some jump and jacks or arm pressing during every stop at each level, great for the legs and the arms.
If you want to gain weight of body mass and build you muscles, Weight-Lifting Training is your thing. Of coarse put in little flexibility and cardio exercise for stretching the muscles before you do lift any weights, so you don't get sore the next day.
I had to share this to you, all. This is a really cool feature from Women's Health website on creating your own customize workouts.
The website has a flash base website that you can create your workout and it is animated and texted to show you what you are suppose to do to each work out. They have a lot of Core, Upper, Lower and Total workouts to choose from. Also, you can print out the workouts you have chosen, so you can make a booklet for your self. Check it out. CLICK HERE
I have been very lazy and stress out for the past several weeks. Well, I thought it better than never to start exercising again. Everyday, I will do 15 minutes on my Air Walker (its like a treadmill). I thought, I'll do the Core Secrets Ball training every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Biggest Loser DVD will be on every Tuesday and Thursday. And finally, the Yoga or the Tai Chi DVD on Saturday. Sunday is god day, a day off to relax.
Oh me, Oh my, Turkey. I love turkey. Turkey sausage, sweet and hot. Ground turkey patties, making meat loaf, and taco. You can even put in your chilly and lasagna. If you don't know how to make these wonderful dishes, go to Jennie-O. They have there great recipes in the making of healthy delicious meals for you and your family. They do have a download (pdf ) of their recipes. Check it out for yourself and your health.
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