Hey Friends,
My Fitness Friday posts are not only to share various exercise routines, but it's also a way for me to share exercise, fitness and healthy lifestyle resources that I find very helpful.
This week I'm going to share with you an awesome YouTube channel that my husband introduced me to, Picture Fit.
Hello Everyone!
This week I wanted to visit a topic that I had a different opinion on towards the start of my healthy lifestyle journey then I do now. The topic is, does your workout apparel affect your mindset when being active?
When I first started my healthy lifestyle journey I would wear a t-shirt and some yoga pants. It wasn't anything special, but I'd always thought, "Why buy anything special to workout in when you're just going to get sweaty?" I couldn't understand why people would want to spend extra money on a ton of outfits for the sole purpose of working out.
Well today, I definitely have a different opinion on this...
Hey All,
This week our family will be enjoying:
- Monday: Taco Pizza
- Tuesday: Biscuits & Gravy
- Wednesday: Pork Stir-fry
- Thursday: Pork Loin w/Veggies
- Friday: Spaghetti
- Saturday: Tuna Melt Sandwiches
- Sunday: Mother's Day!!
One of our more "guilty pleasure" meals is taco pizza. It's not the worse food we could eat, but not the healthiest either. If you're looking for a meal that the kids will also enjoy, you should definitely give this one a try...
Hey Everyone,
Today I wanted to share with you my current weight routines that I do throughout the week to help give others some ideas on things they can start doing in this area, or add to the routine they are already doing.
I never was really big into weight lifting until the last year or so, I never really understood the true benefit that weight lifting has on your body...but I do now and I can't seem to get enough of it. From feeling stronger, seeing more tone to being able to challenge myself in ways that cardio exercises never could.
If you haven't jumped on the weight lifting bandwagon, I highly suggest you give it a try. BTW, I'm not saying you have to lift heavy! Weight lifting, in my book, includes small weights, resistance bands and body weight exercises.
Ready to see what I do each week? Click below to see my Sat/Mon/Wed and Sun/Tue/Thur routines.
Hello Everyone!
I hope that you are all having a great start to your May so far and are staying warm (especially in areas that have been getting snow at a very unusual time)!
A very happy coincidence happened this weekend and I wanted to share with everyone ANOTHER awesome celebration. On April 30, 2016 I took a video of my chin-up and pull-up progress. On Sunday, April 30, I asked my husband to take some video of my chin-up and pull-up progress without even realizing that it was literally one year later. How crazy is that??!! I decided that it was a sign that I should share this awesome progress with you all.
Check out my progress videos:
This week our family will be enjoying:
- Monday: Thai Peanut Butter Burgers
- Tuesday: Grilled Caprese Sandwiches
- Wednesday: Sloppy Joe Corn Bread Casserole
- Thursday: Roasted Shrimp and Veggies with Rice
- Friday: Chicken Cordon Blu Roll-ups
- Saturday: Taco Burgers with Guacamole
- Sunday: Left Overs
This week I'd like to share with you a recipe that Tony and I discovered through Facebook. The original recipe had a vinaigrette lime dressing and you put the shrimp and veggies over a salad. However, due to the lack of calories we decided to put it over rice and get rid of the vinaigrette lime dressing because the seasoning on the veggies and shrimp were just right.
This week has become a week of celebrations and today's celebration really helps to reinforce a point that I made in a previous post about variety in your workouts. You see, I'm not a big runner, but I do enjoy going out and challenging myself to a wog (walk/jog) to just see how my training is going in my overall fitness/stamina.
So today was one of those days, I just felt this need to run. I went out to the track near our house and just started to jog. The entire time I kept thinking, "If I could just make it to XYZ location, I will let myself walk for a little bit." Then it became, "Well, I'm feeling pretty good...so let's go one more lap." And then another and another. I just couldn't believe that I kept jogging without stopping. Since mile 1 was partially walked from my house to the track, I decided if I could just run one full mile without stopping it would give me an accurate picture of how fast I could now run a mile.
Here is what I found out...
