Good Morning and HAPPY SATURDAY, New Leaves! We have 11 days left in our Turn Over A New Leaf 30 Day Fitness Challenge. For those of you who have been with us from Day One: Congratulations! If you’ve been sticking to the guidelines I gave you, you should be feeling pretty comfortable with your routine by now. By the end of the challenge, you will be well on your way to incorporating your new workout techniques into your every day lives.
For those of you who are just joining the challenge: WELCOME ABOARD! You have some “homework” to do! I would like for you to read ALL of my blog entries for the 30 Day Challenge: Any and all questions you may have will most likely be answered in one of the entries I have made. If after reading everything, you are still confused, post your question here and I will do my best to find an answer for you.
Your next strength/cardio combination workout will be on Monday. If you are using my 45 Minute Workout DVD AND you have been using it since the beginning of the challenge, it’s time to start using dumbbells! If you are just joining the challenge and you don’t have a workout regimen, you can order my DVD: Use discount code 30DayChallenge through midnight EST TOMORROW, 25 October 2009 to receive 30% off the regular price of the DVD. I will mail it out to you on Monday, so you’ll be ready to workout next week!
Your workout schedule should look like this:
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays:
Cardio (20 minutes MINIMUM) and Strength Workout, followed by stretching OR my DVD
Tuesdays and Thursdays:
Exercises from “Day 8” PLUS Inner Thigh “Scissors” with your leg raises. To do these, after EACH leg raise, when your legs are straight up in the air, with the soles of your feet facing the ceiling, open your legs as wide as you can. Hold them in that position of 2 seconds and then bring them almost together (don’t let them touch one another). Once your legs are together, go ahead and do another leg raise, as demonstrated in my video clip. This addition to the leg raise will work your abductors and adductors (inner and outer thighs).
Next week, I’ll ask Cas to film me doing this exercise with a slight modification and then we’ll add it to your Tuesday and Thursday workouts for the remainder of the challenge.
As far as your eating plan goes, please continue to follow the guidelines I gave you at the beginning of the challenge. Remember, you can (and should!) have a small dessert after dinner every night. This way, you won’t feel so deprived and you’ll be less likely to go on a sweet/junk food binge. When the challenge ends, I will continue to blog about “strategic” grocery list planning & shopping, cooking, preparing meals, exercising, etc. I promise, I won’t just leave you to fend for yourselves!
Tomorrow, I will post a DIY spa routine that will use those tea bags you have in your refrigerator… you did save them, right? I hope so! If you didn’t save them or if you’re just joining us, please brew a cup of black tea (Lipton is fine) using two tea bags. Don’t let the bags steep for too long. Once the tea has cooled, remove the tea bags, put them in a Ziploc bag and put them in the refrigerator. I will tell you what’s next tomorrow!
Have a GREAT Saturday! And, please… give me a shout out and let me know what’s up! Holler back!!