Wow its been a while. I cant believe there was a time I blogged so easily, so freely- and people were actually interested!! I'm constantly asked about my blogging- why did I stop? I have no real answer- other than life taking up my time! But hey if you want to read- go ahead..I'll do my best to post as often as possible- and not bore you with my life :) Disclaimer- this blog is not meant to inspire and uplift you with my deep insights and creative writing- I wont check spelling or grammer..I will...simply..type
I have a slight fear of blogging again- not sure where its coming from. Perhaps a fear of failure? A fear of letting people down- letting myself down? Not sure..but at the end of the day- we're all living in this world together- trying to get by and lead healthy happy productive lives- so why not share it- the ups and down- the good and the bad- and if we can help eachother and learn from eachother- than why not blog?
So-- as women, we have our hands full. Some of us are moms, wives, working moms, raising children- trying to balance the act of home, family, hapiness, work, husbands, friends- its never ending. Its not easy. Point blank. Sometimes the world is spinning in circles and so are you- you don't know when to stop- where to stop- is it ok? Can we slow down- are we allowed to slow down? Life just goes goes goes and we all just try and hold on to this roller coaster for dear life.
So YES, firstly- I'm a mother. I have 2 girls ages 4 and 7. I'm a wife. My husband runs a non-profit and I myself am a Realtor servicing the Conejo Valley. Everyone asks me "Do you still train?". I've spent 7 years of my life as a personal trainer. I've had my own success story of losing over 100 lbs after giving birth to my first child- and since then I've been a health and workout junkie. I eat clean every single day- with the exception of indulging a little over the weekend. I workout 6 days a week- and my workouts are always varied. I get bored very very easily so I always switch things up. Aside from my family- living a healthy lifestyle with food choices and exercise regimen is on top of my list. I believe that you must balance all aspects of you life- and being that women are the foundation of the home- we need to be healthy, we need to have energy, we need to feel good, and lastly as vain as it sounds- we want to look good. When we look good on the outside and feel good on the inside- we're unstoppable.
So yes- I still train. I'm lucky enough to have a home gym and my clients come to me in the morning. I've scaled down on the amounts of clients I train each day so I can give my real estate clients the attention they need- but through all the ups and down in my life- I've always kept up my fitness regimen and haven't slowed down the slightest.
So- for those interested..my workouts are usually some form of H.I.I.T (high intensity interval training)..I pick a cardio exercise that I use max amount of energy (high knees, burpees, mountain climbers, high knee plus mountain climbers, burpees with push ups, burpee with push up jump tuck, jumping jacks, weighted jumping jacks, get creative- the list goes on and on)
The Cardio you will be doing for 50 seconds to 1 minute straight following every exercise..and each exercise is also done for 50 seconds to 1 minute straight..
So example:
Left leg lunge with left arm shoulder press 50 SECONDS
CARDIO- 50 SECONDS
Right leg lunge with right arm shoulder press 50 SECONDS
CARDIO- 50 SECONDS
Weighted Deep Squat pulses (hold a 15-20 lb weight- squat low and pulse it there for 50 seconds)
CARDIO- 50 SECONDS
Bosu Push up with knee in (Use a bosu ball- do a push up, then bring left leg out to left elbow- push up again- right knee to right elbow)
CARDIO- 50 SECONDS
DO THIS ROUND TWICE
Burpee left leg step ups with 15 lb weight (do a burpee grab weights- step up left leg onto a bench)
CARDIO
Burpee right leg step ups with 15 lb weight)
CARDIO
Upright row shoulder press
CARDIO
High plank low plank 4 push ups (start in low plank, press up to high plank, down to low plank, high plank- then do 4 push ups)
CARDIO
DO THIS ROUND TWICE
Left leg weighted butt lifts (get on all fours, place a heavy weight behind your knee- and press your left leg directly up to the ceiling)
CARDIO
Right leg weighted butt lifts
CARDIO
Squat bicep curl
CARDIO
Flutter Kicks
CARDIO
DO THIS ROUND TWICE
This workout will take you approximately 45 minutes..make sure to warm up for a few minutes before with a light stretch, and do a cool down stretch immediately following.
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