Nike Trainer App!

Wow, this weekend was incredible! I got to work my first fusion wedding at the Hummingbird's Nest Ranch in Simi Valley. The decor was literally my ideal wedding! Got me sort of thinking "for real" about my own! But just because I'm working my weddings doesn't mean I can't give you guys some of my new fitness tips! So I recently downloaded an app on my iPhone called "Nike Trainer". I was just browsing through my apps online for fitness and came across this one. & It is SO awesome! It provides you with different types of work outs for different fitness levels you are trying to achieve.

I decided to choose "Get Toned". Then it gives you the option to choose Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. So I saw that if I average 3-5+ work outs a week, I should choose Advanced, so I did. Oh my goodness, I was in for a treat. It was SO incredible intense (will explain work out later), I think I'm going to have to go back to "Intermediate" haha.

After I chose Advanced, they give me a few different options for 30-45 min work outs. I decided to choose the first one, "Body Remix". 

So then once you choose that, it shows you exactly what consists of the work out, and how many minutes you will be doing it. Then you choose a playlist to have playing during your workout, and then you begin! 

So the COOLEST part about this app, once you begin your workout, there is a voice that motivates you through the entire workout routine. It's like having your own personal trainer on your phone! It tells you exactly what moves to do, how to do them, and it even tells you that you're doing a great job! :) Some of the moves are pretty simple, but the ones that are a little more difficult, the app actually has mini tutorial videos that have an actual person doing the moves so you can follow. I was seriously mind blown by this app, and let me tell you, after 30 minutes of "attempting" the workout routine, I was DRENCHED in sweat. Needless to say, this is my go-to for workouts from now on! So, for those of you who don't own this app (it's completely free, just download it from the app store, it might take a while because there is a lot of content), here is the routine for the "Body Remix" workout I did!

Body Remix

Get Toned/Advanced/30 min

Need: 8lb dumbbells and medicine ball

(Warm up)

Back Pedal-1min

Slide and Glide-2 min

Light Jog- 2 min

Recover-1min

(Workout)

Burpee to Shoulder Press-1 min

Push ups with Feet on Medicine Ball- 2 min

Plank Row to Rotation-1 min

Ski Jumps-1 min

Basketball Lunge with Medicine Ball Press (this one made me feel very uncoordinated haha) - 2 min

Squats and Arm Curls - 2 min

Bunny-Hop with Medicine Ball above head (oh lord, you look like a fool, but feel like dying haha) - 2 min

(Abs)

Bicycles-1 min

Toe Touches- 1 min

Kick downs - 1 min

Push-up to Frogger (these are AWESOME)- 1 min

Single Leg Deadlift Dumbbell Row ( I still feel unbalanced and weird doing these) - 2 min

Medicine Ball Triceps push up (Can't even do these without toppling over) - 1 min

Alternating Forward Lunge to Shoulder Press - 1 min

(LAST SPURT!) 

Mountain Climbers - 30 sec

Knee Tucks - 30 sec

(Stretching)

Standing Hamstring stretch- 2 min

Pretzel Stretch- 1 min

Lying Quad Stretch- 2 min

And DONE!

And what is even cooler is, the more workouts you complete (minutes), you get to unlock more workouts! I definitely reccomend this app, especially for those of you trying to mix up your workout from the regular old treadmill and elipticals!

 Keep on working hard!!

Medicine ball Workout

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Well, it took me long enough to finally start this fitness blog! I've been wanting to start this blog for a while now, and I finally found some time in my schedule to start it. There are so many things I want to say/cover in my blog, but I guess I will keep it short and sweet for each post, so I have something good and useful to say for every post!

I'll begin with what my workout regiment was today. I am well aware that a majority of us LOVE Pinterest and it's actually really useful when you want to find a new workout routine. It's always good to try new things so you're muscles in your body are constantly working. I decided to try out this medicine ball workout I found.

If you can't see the photo (the photos aren't me! for those of you who are my friend's it's pretty obvious though haha) this is what the medicine ball workout consists of:

- Medicine Ball Burpee

- Sit N' Reach

- Russian Twist

- Basketball Jump Squats

- Medicine Ball Plank

- Toe Tap Soccer Drill. 

So for my workout today, I started off with 18 minutes of warm up on the eliptical ( I sometimes do a 15x4 workout routine, where I do 15 minutes each on the eliptical, treadmill, stair master, and bike, but I am trying to up it to 18 minutes now!) and 18 minutes running on the treadmill. Then I started my medicine ball workout. I did 3 sets of the whole work out with 10-30 reps of each. I'll break it down for you so it's easier to see visually. 

1. 18 minutes elipitical
2. 18 minutes treadmill
3. Medicine Ball workout (3 sets)
• (10) Medicine Ball Burpees
• (15) Sit N Reach
• (30) Russian Twists
• (15) Basketball Jump Squats
• (30-45 sec) Medicine Ball Plant
• (20 each) Toe Tap Soccer Drill
4. Mountain Climbers (4 sets, 25 each leg)

Needless to say, after that, I was drenched in sweat! Came home, had a nice bowl of "Life" cereal mixed with some granola with soy milk (lactose-problems), and a glass of water. I absolutely love having a great work out and then coming home and eating something healthy. I've been trying to cut out fried foods out of my diet lately, and it's gotten to the point that if I eat any sort of fried food, my body just starts going out of wack. My face starts effusing oils and my stomach just feels DISGUSTING. It's true when they say, "You Are What You Eat." 

I'll try to post pictures of my meals and maybe when I get confident enough, some pictures of myself working out! Well I hope you guys enjoyed my first post, keep following for more! 

"Don't let one bad day kill your confidence and progress."