FITNESS :)

As you know, I want to keep my blog somewhat inspiring. So I am going to blog about FITNESS CRAP. Which is weird, because for the past week I have been really bad... :( Boo.

OKAY :D

So I want YOU to workout. Why? Not to be skinny. Thats just a bonus.

Fitness is... health. Happiness.

Its ABSOLUTELY PROVEN that being healthy + working out help promote happiness. It is a HUGE stress reliever. Also, if you do something like study or read right afterwords, its a good idea because your heart rate is up.

So I workout to stay healthy! Weight loss... if it happens, is kind of a bonus!

So here are my techniques/other things.

1) The EASIEST thing you can do is Dance/Zumba. It doesn't really work your muscles TOO much. But it is fun. I usually watch videos on youtube and do that. After doing one video 3-4 times I get bored of it. I will post some good Zumba Channels and video links below here. Zumba/Dance is basically just cardio. But if you do it for 30 minutes just 4 times a week, you will start to feel healthier. This is one of the most lightweight things you can do.

http://www.youtube.com/user/LarissaZumbaCO?feature=watch

http://www.youtube.com/user/zumbadominique/videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G1AkJ-97ng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMukoRDNOUQ

http://www.youtube.com/user/joannecooperfitness?feature=g-user-s

http://www.youtube.com/user/zumbamu/videos


2) Pilates. Which is the hard stuff. It is working your muscles and toning up certain areas. I have a bunch of pilates videos I like as well. I will post them below. But this stuff is harder. I am honestly not that strong. But I will tell you something: It is the thing I have being doing the longest! My abs are actually really good... not the BEST they've been. But they are "invisible" ie, under a layer of fat. Because.. you HAVE ABSOLUTE HAVE TO do cardio with Pilates. You may gain muscle but nobody is going to see it with that layer of fat. Cardio is what BURNS THE FAT. Pilates GIVES YOU MUSCLES! I like to work my arms, abs, glutes and legs. I am mainly focusing on all of those except legs at the moment. I switch my focus from time to time, based on how I feel about certain parts of my body.

http://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates

http://www.youtube.com/user/BlogilatesTV

http://www.youtube.com/user/exerciseroutine/videos

http://www.youtube.com/user/fitnesscentral/videos

Various videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/psychetruth


3) Biking! this is one of my favourite things to do.. but obviously... it is winter. But its fun cardio! You can listen to music, sometimes I listen to podcasts (Go onto iTunes, download some podcasts and LEARN while you bike!)

4) Walking. Its highly underestimated. I go for walks all of the time. Mostly just for fun. I walk all over all of the time for fun. Obviously, not as much in the winter. But in the summer I basically went for a walk everyday. For about at least 2 hours. Its not really going to help you LOSE weight.. if that is what you are looking for. But it is VERY mind healthy and it is physically healthy as well. It will help you burn calories!

5) Yoga. As well with walking, it isn't as lose weighty... but it CAN help cause flexibility, its good for stretching and its very "mind good" as well.

http://www.youtube.com/user/YogaVidyaEnglish

6) Kick boxing! I haven't done this too much, but I did go through a phase. I have a Wii disc. I forget whats it called, but I got it from Wal Mart for $20. Its like a Golds gym cardio disc. I also have a dance golds gym disc.

My suggestion of frequency is as often as possible. But not too much! I like to try to target a total of 10 hours a week... So I generally do about 1-2 hours 5-6 days a week.

Thats what I TRY to do.. I haven't done that since early January. I have got caught up into exams.

But that is also a good time to fit into your workouts... when you are getting stressed about exams, take a 30 minute break and do some Zumba! :)

I don't do this, but as a suggestion, take some Zumba classes with friends :)

But here. I will help you with a schedule if you are a beginner:

Sunday: Go for a 1 hour walk, then come home and do 20 minutes of zumba.
Monday: Day off
Tuesday: Do 25 minutes of zumba and then do 1 pilates video of your choice.
Wednesday: Do 1, 10-20 minute Yoga video... IN THE MORNING. Before school!
Thursday: Do 25 minutes of zumba and 2 pilates videos of your choice.
Friday: Day Off
Saturday: Do 1 yoga video, then 20 minutes of cardio, and 1 pilates video.

1 More piece of advice is, MAKE A PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE. I have 2, they change all of the time, I change the order and such. I will put the 2 links of my youtube playlists below. But basically, you can just link up all of your favourite youtube videos for fitness in a row and just play them all continuously.


http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1C9D0C628D330362&feature=mh_lolz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTicuDqMuq8&list=PLF4454BAF8936F565&feature=mh_lolz


BUT HONESTLY. If I were to only give you 3 links off of this page that I BEG YOU to click.. these are it:

Zumba: http://www.youtube.com/user/LarissaZumbaCO/videos

Pilates/Cardio: http://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates/videos

Slightly Easier Pilates (Its what I started with): http://www.youtube.com/user/exerciseroutine/search?query=beach+bum

In that video I have the "beach bum" videos showing, but there are a lot more, I just like those specific ones on that channel.


But really, I recommend you brush over these videos and create a playlist on youtube (you need a youtube account to do this). But take the time to really look through them.

Get healthy! :)

Life Advice: JUST DO IT. - Nike