So my first post is just the basic fitness 101! The ins and outs of training and living a healthy life style and just the simplicity of it. We will get more in depth later on, believe me! Ha ha!
What inspired this post was, I was on groupon a couple days ago and I came across a deal that was for "skinny cream."
With this cream you should be able to slather it all over your body and become fit and "skinny," right? Um, wrong! No cream is going to make you skinny! Ha ha! No special pill you take is going to help you lose weight, and if it does, it's not healthy for your body! Trust me, I've heard horror stories!
Our bodies were designed to move, work, lift weights, eat clean, be warriors, so let's just do that! The three basic components to losing weight and getting that body you've always wanted are these...
1. EAT CLEAN.
Eating healthy is the most crucial component to your healthy life style. What you fuel your body with is what it has to use for energy. Just like putting gas in your car. You're not going to be some weird chemical based gasoline in your car right? It wouldn't run right, so why do that to your body that isn't replaceable? Fuel your body with things that have used oxygen to live and grow. If it came from the ground, good! If it's in a box and has chemicals that have 16 letters in it's name, probably not something you would want to eat! Ha ha! Our bodies are very complex, and need the right fuel for the proper results and we should cooperate with that. We want results, so let's make it happen!
2. LIFT.
Now, for any women reading this and think as they're reading this, "I don't want to get bulky..." Welllll, you won't! Believe me, I said that plenty of times before I started lifting. And I knew what body I wanted but wasn't getting results. But! As soon as I started lifting weights, I got my dream body! Plus, our muscles need to be worked! Yes. It's hard. Yes, you won't be that strong when you start, or heck, maybe you will, regardless, hard work pays off!
3. CARDIO.
Cardio is the last main key point to this equation! Whether it's running, walking, hiking, cardio equipment, biking, sprinting, jump roping, etc! Getting that heart rate up and sweating is so good for your body! No, not a lot of people like doing it but that's usually because the endurance needs to be built up! Once that's built up you're good to go! So, all it takes it's just getting started! Start with as long as you can go! Then work your way up to an hour or so of cardio a day! Any more then that can be over kill and hard on your joints! But just remember. The benefits of cardio are as follows, it's good for your heart, because it helps keep the muscles around it working. It's good for your main muscles, keeps them working and keeps the blood flowing. And most importantly, it speeds up your metabolism!
We will definitely get more In depth with each of these as we go along but for starters this just gives you an idea on what to do, AND what this blog will be about!!! I hope this helps, and always feel free to email me with any questions you have regarding your fitness journey!! Have an awesome day and keep pushing on through your goals!!!
"Don't make excuses. You either want it, or you don't."-
Amy Jo
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