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In ♥ & Soul, Community, Fitness Friday, Foodie Friday, Health, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Sports, Travel, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Yours Truly on 10/30/2015 at 09:00
While trick-or-treaters may be house-hopping and candy-popping this weekend, I’ll continue consuming my healthy supplements on the ☼daily!
Ginkgo Biloba: to promote mental focus
Centrum VitaMints®: to aquire essential nutrients in a tasty way
- I’ve come a long way since my childhood Flinstones chewables ~ which I doubt are the best bet for my teeth with the acidity
- I’m still not a fan of swallowing tablets without having water and food in handy
- Therefore, I’m all about double-duty of fulfilling my ☼daily☼ needs while freshening my breath!
Of course, I don’t skimp on the actual food that I need to fuel my brain and body ~ which I’m actually including in an analogy between my marathon and my main statistical method (multiple regression) for my doc research!
Study Mode Trail Mix: Since almonds helped my bod during my 26.2-mi. course and my mind through my dissertation process, they were the main feature of this snack combo for the crunch + the Pumpkin Spice flavor along with the pumpkin cookies & candy, as well as more chocolate to cover these Brookside blueberries that also benefit the memory!
Speaking of my race, although I haven’t run as many long distances in awhile, I’ve fit in mini drills to keep my energy levels high while I’ve been drained from my dissertation, a.k.a., my doc docs …
During my dedicated eating time (yes, I must make a meal break away from my computer, according to my Bestie Evie‘s birthday advice), I actually HIIT before I sit!
While I wait for my chow to cook ~ simmering in the crock pot, boiling on the stove, or nooking in the oven/microwave/toaster ~ I do the following quick set(s), to induce more calorie-burning even after I’m done exercising:
Standing ♥Cardio♥
Floor/Mat/Carpet Core
More ♥Cardio♥
- Dance ’til your ♥heart’s ♪content♫ ~ or your grub is ready
Stretch
Relieve those muscles after sitting at the computer desk and before sitting down to eat
Happy Early Halloween, All †Saints’ Day y el Día de los Muertos! ✌
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In ♥ & Soul, Community, Health, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Sports, Technology, Travel, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Workout Wednesday, Yours Truly on 08/27/2014 at 18:00
Back-to-School * Beasts Are Cool * Trainers Rule!
So what to do after I’ve gone YOLO these past three weeks to celebrate my birthday?
Emerson to the Rescue!
Check out my distant cousins’ training tips that I’ll start TODAY!!!
today workout on legs and core
so warm up ten mins on treadmill to get the blood flowing
then stretch for 15 mins so u can be injury free
do side crunches 4 sets of 15 on each side then leg raises 4 sets of 15 rest a min after each set
then bicycle kicks hands on the side 3 sets of 12 now your legs
a core is warm up now for the real work out
1.squats and lungs(super set) it called 5 5 5… 5squats then 5 lunges then 5squats do 3sets
2.stiff leg dead lifts 15 reps 3 sets
3. Hamstring rows(put the bar between your legs spread make sure legs are 90 degree from each other and go down till the bar hit the floor then go up 4 sets 25 reps 1 min rest
4. Side step lungs with straight bar 3 sets(5 steps to the right then 5 steps to the left) have the bar on your shoulders have knees bent at a 45 degree angle and walk sideways
5. Leg press 4 sets of 20reps then your done
(note people think u have to hit every machine in one day that a lie…it contraction and blood flowing threw your muscles that make it grow 70% diet and 30% gym make u tone) do legs and glutes twice a week you
do contraction and breathing well u will see results in 2 months
Go Beast Mode to get out of this plateau!!!
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Welcome to Pretty Fit Elaine‘s Greatest HIITs!
Just when your heart wasn’t racing enough on April Fools’ Day from pranking and being pranked, how about we be planked today? Here’s my combo of plank and HIIT (high intensity interval training) moves!
Let’s ring in Spring with a Spring in our step to fling bling on our body ~ as in when we’re seen, our peers go “Bling-wow” at the sight of our amazing beauty! It’s really a matter of feeling good, and we’re bound to feel good with this series will seriously get us into shape come Spring and Summer!
Recap from last week’s 2014 Kickoff/Tipoff: these routines have 20 reps (x) or secs (s) of 14 different sets!
Recommendation: turn on upbeat music to maintain momentum and rhythm! Groove is in the heart…
2014 Planks & HIITs
1. Burpees: squat to plank (on hands and toes, straight back) to jump (20x)
2. Quick Run: to recover from the powerful start (20s)
3. Superman Rollovers: lie face down with arms and legs extended, roll entire length of your body to one side, raise your arms and legs simultaneously (20x each side)
4. Split lunges: back on feet, jump into lunge (20x each side)
5. Mountain Climbers: back to plank while drawing our knees into alternate sides in running motion (20x per leg, both sides = 1 rep)
6. Kick Line: back on feet, lift knees one at a time then extend into kick straight up into air toward the other side [right knee lift to kick in left direction, alternate] (20x per leg, both sides = 1 rep)
7. Bird Dog: on all fours with hands flat and knees on ground, lift alternating arms and legs (20x)
8. Side Kicks: self-explanatory (20x per leg)
9. Tap-Out Push-ups: push-ups while tapping shoulders one at a time with alternating hand (20x)
10. Squats: your choice of narrow, wide ~ sumo or plié squats (20x)
11. Crunches: your choice of sit-ups [hands behind head or arms across chest, feet on floor or legs crossed in the air], v-ups [extending and lifting both arms and legs simultaneously] or bicycle/cross-cross [hands behind head, elbows meeting alternating knees] (20x)
12. Fast Freestyle Dance (20s)
13. Plank ~ stay still to stimulate your core (20s)
14. Tae Bo Jumping Jacks by punching alternate sides: left fist to right side, vice versa (20x per side)
This training session is no April Fools’ prank. We start strong and we finish strong! Beast Mode = Banging Beautiful Bods, right? We got this!
While resistance strengthens and defines our muscles, and stretching loosens them and relieves tension, cardio is absolutely essential because it builds our endurance and melts fat. HIIT it to stay fit!
Optional: Rearrange the sequence of these moves according to similar positions, such as planks together and standing sets together. However, I organized the order in such a way that the mix of targeted areas should provide a more effective challenge.
*Keep Beast and Wild-Train On*
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