Lead a Fit and Healthy Life
Archive for January 27, 2010
News to Note
02 years ago
Ban on Food and Fluids in Labor Has No Benefit, Review Finds – NYTimes.com.
I remember being so hungry in labor, and was never really sure why we couldn’t eat. I know they say its because in case you need a c-section, but I didn’t and I was hungry. After I gave birth, I could have eaten a horse! I was starving and it had been HOURS since I had eaten. I was exhausted and hungry and let me tell you, that’s not a good combo.
Burned Out? So Are Your Kids – Well Blog – NYTimes.com.
Burnout defined as feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by work and school demands, feelings of cynicism about job and school work or feeling inadequate and powerless.
Sometimes I read studies like this and I go, yeah no duh.
Video Games No Substitute For Real Sport | Fitness Health Zone.com.
This is no surprise to me. Nothing beats the real thing! So while it again is better than not being active at all, it doesn’t hold a candle to just getting out there and doing the real thing.
I must be hungry today because here are a lot of articles below that deal with food.
20 Super Foods You Need to Build Muscle & Lose Fat | StrongLifts.com.
Some great suggestions of foods to start eating to lose fat and build muscle. The only one I dont eat regularly is this one: 13. Quinoa. South American “king of grains”. Quinoa is higher in fiber & protein than rice or oats, tastes a lot better and is gluten free. Buy the whiter grain, it’s better quality. Eat it post workout with meat & spinach.
Why portion control matters – CNN.com.
…portion awareness is the key to making sure that more of the 200 food choices we make each day are closer to what our thinking brain.
When it comes to portion control, you can count on your brain not being very interested and your body not being very well calibrated…
The Ultimate How to Get Lean Guide.
Some great advice for those that are already active but looking to lose those last few lbs or lean up.
Get Physical: The Busy Body 20-Minute Work Out.
I’m all for quick workouts if you don’t have time to really do a long, focused on. Any sort of exercise is better than none at all for your mind and body. So, find 20 mins and try this one out.
I told you I liked Pull-ups!
12 years ago
I told you I liked Pull-ups. I think the Run DMC shirt really adds a lot to the mix too. Don’t you think?
This was probably impossible for me to do a year ago – working hard at something is the key!
*photo by Plumbline Training
Body Scans show the difference
02 years ago
A friend of mine shared this with me and I do not know the origin of it or the specifics of when/why it was taken, but I do think it definitely drives home the point that not being at your healthy weight takes a toll on the body. You do not need to have any sort of advanced degree to be able to look at this image and see that all that extra weight can just not be good for your body. That is not to say that everyone should be 120lbs either – as body types differ. Healthy weight and fitness is what we are all aiming for, or what we all should aim for. Reading one of the comments at Bored Panda it mentions that there may even be fat within the brain.
*photo from: Bored Panda
What are your thoughts on this pic?
Call Me Crazy!
12 years ago
Warmup:
1 leg jump ropes alternating legs each 30 sec 2x
Regular speed jump rope for 1 min
BOSU Mania today for our CORE work:
crunches on the BOSU
6 inches with balancing the BOSU on your legs – a BOSU weights 14lbs!
V-ups on the BOSU
Stomach side – upper body lifts and lower body lifts to work your upper and lower back.
Main workout 2 rounds AMRepsAP
Burpees
Deadlifts – first round: 165# 2nd round: 135#.
Close Grip Bench Press – 65# was standard and I did 22 reps
Jump Rope
Pull-up (KIP) – We were told to practice the KIP swing this session
Power Crunches – Take a 15lb with handles, slide it around a pole and then grab the handles and do crunches keeping your hands at by the side of your face and touch your knees each time. Now that’s a power crunch!
PT Station 30,20, 10x
BOSU Push-ups (your chest touches the BOSU each & every time)
25lb (DB) Hang Clean Squats
Tabatas
I shaved off another minute and half from my final PT station time! And I am down a lb! I felt so much better about this workout today. I actually felt renewed walking out of Plumbline today. I haven’t felt like that in a very long time!!
Our new elliptical machine arrived on Monday, and so far Scotty has been using it in the morning while I am at boot camp. I took a spin on it last night for 30 minutes. We also bought the ifit card for it and Jillian from the Biggest Loser coaches you. It definitely makes it fun when she is telling you to keep going. You know Scotty, if it has a gadget available, we will be first in line if possible!
I am going to try to add more cardio to my overall workout during the week, so I am planning on doing an extra 30 mins 3 more times a week. Call me crazy!
