Back In Action

I've been away from my blog for far too long! In the past few months I have transferred with my company and moved cross-country. Things have been... hectic, to say the least. Luckily for me, my job keeps me relatively active. But I have not been keeping up with my exercising or healthy eating the way I've imagined I would. So new year, new routine.

I got a fitbit ChargeHR for Christmas. It has basically told me that I've been super lazy during my time off from work. I love that it tracks my heart rate and my sleep. I've learned I'm a bit more restless during sleep than I had thought. But, perhaps even more awesome, is the fact that it automatically recognizes workouts. It's pretty accurate too, I mean it can distinguish between a walk, run, or aerobic exercise. SO... to keep myself accountable I will be logging my workouts on the blog again. And I am going to incorporate more about shopping and cooking healthy.

♥ B

Tuesday Workout

Today I did a video workout at home with my 2 favorite girls, Katrina and Karena. It seems like you aren't doing much, but I was sore after! I love being sore after working out. It lets me know that I did a good job.

Here is the video.

Here is the link to the video. Apparently you need the link to see it.

Bikini Body Workout on Tone It Up website
Bikini Body direct link

Saturday workout

Today I did my 30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical. I like to set it on the varied program that changes height and resistance the whole time. Call me crazy, but I get more out of my workout when I can tell that I'm sweating.

Today I also did another workout from POPSUGAR fitness. It's a HIIT (high intensity interval training) workout. I like doing these every once in a while. They not only work out your whole body, but also get your heart rate up. Doing the same thing all the time can hinder your results, so I throw these in to change it up.

Here is the breakdown of the workout in chart format. There are pictures and descriptions if you go to the link too.

POP SUGAR fitness HIIT workout

Thursday Workout!

Recently I joined a gym... yay!

So now my workout routine has changed up a bit. I usually try to use the cardio machines and weights that I don't have at home, when I'm at the gym. But I still like to do some exercising at home.

Today I worked on my core and arms. I actually did an exercise I found on POPSUGAR fitness. Some of these moves were tough, but some I made actually tougher for myself. To the side elbow plank, I added a dip. This is dropping your hip closest to the ground, almost to the floor and then coming back up to make your body straight from head to toes.

Regular side elbow plank

I am still drinking my protein shakes after working out. It's raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, organic, and non-GMO. What more could you ask for? I love throwing a banana or plain yogurt in with it. I am debating switching up the flavor next time, maybe to vanilla.

Friday Workout

Today I did 10 minutes of cardio followed by 2 ab videos from the girls at Tone It Up! 

This is my current ab situation. 

Keep on keepin on.. 

Friday Workout

Today I began with 15 minutes of cardio. Then I focused on my arms with the dumbbells.
I did shoulder presses, bicep curls, and rowing moves.

Row with dumbbells

I finished up with some regular squats and then sumo squats, while holding the dumbbells in near my chest. Adding the weights gave more core exercise to the squats.
This is a good image of the sumo squat with a weight. Place feet more than shoulder width apart. Remember not to let your knees go beyond your toes, and to act like you're sitting in a chair. The deeper the squat, the more it burns.

Sumo squat with weight

As always, I followed my workout with a protein shake. Today I had whole milk, a scoop of chocolate raw protein powder, a banana, and a large scoop of peanut butter.

Tuesday Workout

Today I started with my typical cardio. I did 20 minutes again- I'm getting there! I did butt kickers, jumping jacks, and danced a little, but mostly I focused on knee highs. Workin' the glutes.

After this I did about 10 minutes of arm work with the dumbbells. I had a 2-song dance party to celebrate my hard work..

And then did this booty workout.

I LOVE this girl, but she is cray. I am going to have to work myself up to doing the whole video. Some of the workouts I stopped after a couple reps.

After my workout today I am going to have my protein shake with a banana and some whole milk, because I'm out of almond milk.

Listen to my workout playlist on 8tracks here.