This workout is 20 minutes long but is not as intense and filled with action as many of my workouts. Of course it is still effective! It is geared at targeting your butt and hamstrings, especially with the bridge leg pulses which is a great exercise for shaping that area. There are still burpees and mountain climbers to get your heart rate up and which lead into the other awesome new exercises. This has some classic body and booty shaping exercises. ..and hey, they are classics because they work. Let’s get on this one and shape those legs! || Read more
This marinade is really easy and it is the spice combination in it that makes it so delicious. The cardamom, cumin, garlic and black pepper combo work together really well. It is a little exotic and different and when they are blended together the spices can be hard to differentiate, to pick out what they are individually to someone who doesn’t know. These are great in nori rolls, on pizza, sandwiches, salads or just eaten by themselves. I always have a hard time not eating them all before I want to use them and for this reason always make extra. || Read more
For this workout we are changing it up and doing lots of box jumps. We have 3 tabata rounds which each alternate between 2 exercises and is mostly focused on upper body. There are pull ups, push ups and burpees partnered with lots of jumping. You will need a sturdy raised surface for this workout. I am using an exercise step with risers so the height can be adjusted and this works great, but a wooden box or bench will work also, just make sure it is strong and sturdy. This dynamic and fun workout will keep you moving and make the time go fast too!
At times people actively following a weight loss or fitness program will hit a plateau. You work hard. You’ve been watching what you eat, and putting in the time and sweat doing the workouts, and then suddenly the numbers stop moving and you stop seeing changes. This can be frustrating and disheartening. There are many reasons why this can happen and this is one of the main reasons I like to change up the workouts I do, to avoid plateaus. Here I have listed lots of great ideas on why and how to change your fitness and weight loss strategy to keep making progress. || Read more
The Full Ugi is a 15 minute interval workout with 9 exercises all using the Ugi ball. There are some new Ugi exercises, which is always fun and this workout is really focused on abs and core as well as butt and legs, which it really hit more than I realized as I am really feeling it there today! The Ugi makes workouts fun. They are tough but at the same time they have a play quality to them so you tend to forget (sometimes) how tough the exercises are when you are doing them and just get into the challenge. Ugi is great for working on balance and for working your stabilizing assisting muscles, as well as the main muscles, so you really build core strength with it. So let’s get to the Full Ugi! || Read more
Every weekend Mom and I make a big pot of soup together. It’s part of getting Mom back into and comfortable cooking and working in the kitchen again.. so it’s kind of a therapy thing. But cooking is a great bonding activity to do together so it is nourishing in different ways and has multiple benefits. Mom sometimes tends to lean towards comfort foods these days and this is one of those recipes. I would have left out the potatoes and substituted other vegetables and you can do that if you like. That’s the beauty of soups, they are very adaptable. This recipe is a real comfort soup, but still very healthy, vegan and it is delicious! Perfect for these cooler fall days! || Read more
This new burpee workout is a time challenge and has 5 different types of burpees in it. The last 3 types are ones I am doing for the first time. Fun new burpees that are set around ab crunch exercises done with a medicine ball. You can use a different weight, like a dumbbell, water bottle, or just use body weight if you don’t have a medicine ball. There are some really fun exercises in here and I hope you enjoy the workout. || Read more
