When life gets really busy, it's easy to let your workouts take a back seat to the many other things you've got going on. But to me, I feel best when I'm exercising on an almost daily basis, so I make it a priority to fit in it even when I'm crazy busy. I've been in New Jersey visiting my loved ones for the holidays for over a week, and although I've had a lot going on, I've managed to exercise 6 out of the 8 days I've been here. Here are a few tips that work for me for fitting in exercise during especially busy times (or just in general!): Schedule it out. Be a planner! Every night when I've gone to bed while on the East coast, I think about my agenda the next day and where/how I could fit in exercise. I make a commitment to myself to just do it, and then I make sure to follow ... [Read More]
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Work it Out Wednesday: The 20-Minute Warm Me Up Winter Workout
There are a lot of w's in my post title huh? Apparently I'm in the mood for a good alliteration this evening! Today I had a little "me" time and got a massage and a manicure. Thanks to Groupon, my hour-long deep tissue massage was only $25...how can you not love that right?! Since I knew I wouldn't feel like working out or have time to after my couple hours of pampering, I planned on doing a workout first thing in the morning so I could still fit exercise time in for the day. I rolled out of bed this morning and first did my favorite YouTube AM yoga video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xfqio9l3x4 I've followed this video a bunch of times, and I always feel so stretched out and ready for the day after it! Harley moved her blanket to be right on top of my yoga mat, and then ... [Read More]
Total Body Rowing Circuit Workout
Happy, happy Friday! As usual, I'm looking forward to the weekend. Then next week I have a 2-day work week, and then I'm heading down to San Diego to spend some time there and celebrate Thanksgiving. I'm excited! Onto workouts... You may have noticed that when I talk about the workouts I've done in a week, I often mention rowing. It's a form of exercise that I started doing a lot of earlier this year. I find it to be really efficient and an awesome form of cardio, and I actually talked about some of the benefits of rowing in this Girls Gone Sporty article. While I'll sometimes do intervals of rowing/resting, I've recently gotten really into incorporating rowing into circuit workouts that last 45-60 minutes. I feel so sweaty and accomplished by the end of them, and I especially ... [Read More]
Leg Burner Interval Workout
Hi there, and Happy Hump Day! Over a week has flown by since my last autumn slim down update, so today I'm filling you all in with how things have been going the past week. Since my main thing with toning up is portion control and keeping my calorie intake around 1,400 a day, I'm happy to say that I've been right on track with that and lost a bit over 2 pounds from last Monday to this one. I indulged a bit on most days, but all in moderation. A few of my sweet tooth eats included a lollipop on Halloween (though I remember Blow pops being better?!), a mug of hot chocolate, and these pumpkin pancakes with dark chocolate chips: Sometimes eating pancakes for dinner just does the soul good! As far as workouts go, I fit in lots of good exercise time last week. One of the days I really ... [Read More]
Focusing on the Positive
Well, we've figured out a Halloween costume for my dog. She's a Cone Head. Or, as my hubby's referring to it as, a Satellite Dish. I kid, I kid. Harley has had this rash-y looking kind of thing on her tail that she won't stop messing with, so I took her to the vet today to get some medicine and the dreaded cone. They think it's an allergic reaction, which is weird because I was just at my doctor last week for a rash due to my never-ending allergies. So we both have annoying allergies! I felt bad leaving her alone after our traumatic doctor experience, so I did an at-home workout instead. A few minutes into my workout, I turned around to see her creepily staring at me. A little while later, she moved really close to me and, I swear, continually gave me dirty looks. If that's not ... [Read More]
How Much Exercise Do You Fit in Weekly?
Hi and Happy National Nut Day (I kid you not)! I always find random food holidays to be amusing, and this morning I found out about today's holiday via Twitter. Cashews and almonds are my favorites! I love to top my yogurt bowls with them or eat nuts with fruit for a snack. On National Nut Day I can't forget about my nut butter obsessions. Peanut butter, almond butter, hazelnut butter.... I never get sick of them! I actually just bought cashew butter to try, and I'm a little afraid of how much I'll probably love it given my fondness of cashews in general. Week 1 Recap: Eats Since talking about my plans to shed a couple of pounds last week, I decided that I'll do a weekly recap as a way to share my journey with you all. I'm happy to say that my first week went really well. ... [Read More]