Healthy Life

I recently re-discovered one of the best fitness devices out there.It’s not my treadmill nor my Spinning bike.It’s my $10 jump rope! This is an excellent calorie burning device that every mom (and dad) must own! Fifteen minutes of jumping rope burns about 200 calories, with some give and take based on how much you weigh and how fast you are jumping. Talk about bang for … [Read more...] about Jump into fitness

Nickelodeon is doing its part to promote physical activity in kids by going off the air for three hours this coming Saturday.The three hours of dead air will start at noon (EDT/PDT) as part of its “fourth annual worldwide day of play, an encouragement to kids to get outside and work on getting in shape. ” Nickelodeon has created the Let’s Just play website that includes all … [Read more...] about Get outside and play “day”

Now THIS is what I’m talking about!!! Please go visit Sister Skinny and check out how she made great use of her TV time last night by doing planks during the commercial breaks! This is a prime example of how you can fit FITNESS into your day —even from the comfort of your own living room and in your pajamas! You don’t have to videotape it like she does, but if you … [Read more...] about Fitting in FITNESS!

I grew up hearing “Strive for Five” but I don’t really know what that meant. Was I supposed to eat 5 fruits and 5 vegetables each day or could I eat 4 fruits and 1 vegetable?Did one grape count as a fruit serving?What about fruit or vegetable juice, did that count as well? It can all be very confusing and overwhelming at times but fortunately we now have great websites … [Read more...] about How many fruits and vegetables should you have today?

Here is a quick 10 minute workout that ANYONE can do. It will get your heart pumping and tone up those arms and legs. No excuses now, you can grab 10 minutes to take care of yourself!You will sweat, so have some water handy.No equipment necessary! Minute 1:march in place Minute 2:walking lunges (around the room, down the driveway, in the bathroom, etc. Wherever you can … [Read more...] about Workout Wednesday–10 minutes for you!!

Sometimes to achieve a huge goal, you need to set small goals. I am watching him and thinking “Wow, what a positive attitude!” Here is this man who weighs about 300 pounds. All week long he has been working out for hours a day and eating far less than his body would like (according to this article, the men are allowed between 1700-2000 calories per day). After all of his … [Read more...] about Quote of the day

Don’t forget to set your Tivo or DVR to record The Biggest Loser tonight! This is one of my favorite shows that I do not miss each week. I make it a workout opportunity by recording it and then watching it from the comfort of my treadmill. I cannot watch it in good conscience from the comfort of my sofa when I see these 200 lbs (and more!) men and women sweating it out each … [Read more...] about The Biggest Loser is on tonight!

Do you know how many steps you take each day? I didn’t really think much of it until I came across this article. Research now indicates that walking at least 10,000 steps per day will cut your risk of developing certain diseases/conditions. I’ve always been more of a runner but after having a baby and then knee surgery, I decided to spend more time on low impact activities. … [Read more...] about 10k steps per day for better health

It’s Monday and instead of dragging ourselves around, we are going to get up and get moving! My plan for the day is: 30 minutes of cardio–probably on the treadmill or spin bike15 minutes of ab/stretch I certainly can carve out an hour of my day just for me, right?! YES! So that is my plan gang, how about you? … [Read more...] about Move it Monday!

The walking lunge is by far one of my favorite exercises to do. Back when I was teaching boot camp classes, we used to start off with 50 walking lunges as our warm-up, so I decided to do this the other morning while I was outside with my oldest. I lunged my way up and down my driveway very proud of myself for fitting fitness into my busy day. I didn’t care that my neighbors … [Read more...] about My favorite exercise: The walking lunge