Change up your workout routine and try something new! Today we recommend Tiffany Rothe's Boxer Babe workout.
 Sometimes it just plain hard to eat right, you just crave a burger. Well instead of over-indulging, think about how you can add a treat to healthier foods. This way you stay satisfied, but don’t regret anything later. Brussels Sprouts with Bacon are a great combination for this. Try the recipe below.
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic · 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half · 4 ounces thick Canadian bacon, cut into ½ inch pieces · 1/3 cup olive oil · 1 tablespoon syrupy balsamic vinegar · 1 teaspoon Kosher salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a pan with foil. Combine the Brussels sprouts and bacon on the pan. Drizzle on the olive oil, and salt and pepper. Toss all ingredients together with your hands. Spread the mixture back out across the pan. Cook the Brussels sprouts for 20 to 30 minutes. They should be browned and tender and the bacon should be crisped. Remove from the oven and drizzle the balsamic vinegar on top. Enjoy! What an exciting Super Bowl! And not just because I was rooting for the Ravens, but it was an incredible weekend all around. New Orleans did an excellent job as hosts. The streets were packed with both 49ers and Ravens fans all weekend joyously chanting down Bourbon St, taking in all New Orleans has to offer. The game itself was action packed. With a blow out beginning, the sea of purple Ravens’ fans in the stadium were going nuts. But after the power outage, it got eerily quiet on the Baltimore half of the field. Everyone had the same thought, this better not stop our momentum… and hindsight shows that Ravens’ fans were worried for good reason. The third quarter could not end fast enough for the Ravens. Fortunately they picked it back up again in the fourth. But the 49ers showed their power and played a great game. Kaepernick is off to a phenomenal start and we are excited to see where he goes. Meanwhile, we are sad to see Ray Lewis retiring, though he has had an incredible career and couldn’t be happier that he topped it off with a Super Bowl win. It’s incredible what all of the NFL athletes put themselves through, and the diligence they have in their training schedules to stay healthy and fit despite all the potential for injury. I want to share some pictures from the game, to give you a perspective from the seats. You’ll also see that the blackout wasn’t nearly as dark in the stadium as it appeared on TV. It was actually pretty well lit, which goes to show how much additional lighting the cameras need!
Today goop featured an interview with celeb favorite Tracy Anderson. Anderson provided readers with a great 15 minute workout that we wanted to share. For the full article on goop, click here.
 I am a big football fan, and an even bigger Ravens fan. So while I will be glued to the game this weekend, I understand that there will be a lot of half interested viewers following along. And even if you are a big fan, why not make an exercise game out of these 4 hours? The folks at SparkPeople have come up with a clever exercise game worth sharing.
Not only will it count as your daily workout, but it will help you lay off the wings and nachos as well! We all feel the impact of working out in different ways, which is why it’s always important to stretch and let your body recover when it needs to. A commonly felt area is the back, which is also one of the hardest areas to lengthen and stretch. That’s why we like Heidi Kristoffer's Cranky Back Flow.  It’s easy to feel trapped in the gym during the winter months. So it’s key to make your cardio workouts more entertaining.
Start by setting your goal, before hopping on the treadmill, time or distance. Without a goal, it’s too easy to stop when the discomfort and boredom kick in. Instead, make sure you have a goal in mind. But also remember it’s okay to stop before your goal every now and then. Allow yourself a cheat of ending early once a week. Over time, see if you can go weeks without cheats. With your goal in mind, spend the first mile warming up. I like to go 10% below my base pace for the first quarter mile warm up, then increase it to my base pace for the rest of the first mile. At about a mile, now it’s time to start giving your mind mental tricks. - Increase your pace another 5% for the next quarter mile - Bump it up again 5% for a quarter mile - Step it up a third time for a quarter mile - Allow yourself to recover on the last quarter mile and drop it down to your warm up speed - Now repeat! I like to do this 3 times and then cool down at my base pace before walking the last quarter mile. Breaking the workout up into 2-3 minute chunks makes the 5 miles go by a lot faster. And dropping to the warm up speed in between reps provides nice recovery periods to look forward to. My goal was 5 miles, but set your’s and adjust the repetition as needed. You can do this same workout with time instead of distance, using 2 minute intervals. So here’s what my workout looks like: Mile 1 Warm up: 6.4 mph, 0.25 miles Base pace: 7.0 mph , 0.75 miles Mile 2 Bump 1: 7.3 mph , 0.25 miles Bump 2: 7.6 mph , 0.25 miles Bump 3: 7.9 mph , 0.25 miles Recover: 6.4 mph , 0.25 miles Mile 3 Bump 1: 7.3 mph , 0.25 miles Bump 2: 7.6 mph , 0.25 miles Bump 3: 7.9 mph , 0.25 miles Recover: 6.4 mph , 0.25 miles Mile 4 Bump 1: 7.3 mph , 0.25 miles Bump 2: 7.6 mph , 0.25 miles Bump 3: 7.9 mph , 0.25 miles Recover: 6.4 mph , 0.25 miles Mile 5 Base pace: 7.0 mph, 0.50 miles Cool down: 6.4 mph, 0.25 miles Walk: 3.6 mph, 0.25 miles We’ve been following along Karena and Katrina’s Tone It Up regime. Their motivating and high energy personalities can help you get the abs you are looking for. Try out their Abs workout this weekend!  Photo: www.bodytransformationlab.com Yesterday, I was holding a two pound pilates ball and couldn’t believe how big it was, twice the size of my fist. It got me wondering about what a pound of fat really looks like in volume. Here are some scary reminders. One pound of fat is about the size of a coffee mug. That’s a lot of extra weight to lug around.  Photo: www.bodytransformationlab.com And 100 pounds of fat? You could fill a table with it! To put this in perspective. If you weigh 180 pounds and have a body fat percentage of 30%, you are carrying around over 50 pounds of fat. That’s half the fat on the table!  Photo: www.bamboocorefitness.com Now if you were to drop your fat percentage to 15%, that’s only 25 pounds of fat. And even if your total weight doesn’t change, you will notice a significant difference on your body. Muscle has a much higher density that fat, so even if your weight stays the same, your waist and other areas will shrink. Take a look at the comparison. Now is the time to trade in that fat for muscle! | MoveMeFitVisit us at http://www.MoveMeFit.com ArchivesJune 2013 CategoriesAll |
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