The 50's are a sandwich generation of fitness; we don't want to work out like we did 15, 10 or even 5 years ago, yet we aren't ready for the "senior" classes either. I'm revamping this blog to be a blend of health and fitness tips that I hope all of you "fiftysomethings" will find helpful. ***I am not a doctor or nutritionist. Please consult your physician before performing any exercises or following any tips shown on this blog.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Thursday's Total Body/Cardio -- Interval Cardio and Strength Sandbag Workout
Don't stop reading this just because you don't have a sandbag!!! You can sub it out with a duffle bag that is filled with some books or magazines. Wrap them in a towel so they don't shift around too much. Make it heavy enough to be challenging, but not so heavy that you can't control it.
Today's brand new workout comes from FitnessBlender. It is 22 minutes long and includes a warm up and cool down, so the workout is only maybe about 15 minutes long.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Wednesday's Wild/Warrior Workout + Tuesday's Trunk and Core BeFit GO/Blogilates
I spent most of yesterday at the vet with my dog--poor baby. This is him. Isn't he cute?
So since I didn't get to post yesterday, I'm including a short abdominal challenge to the end of the wild workout.
Keeping up with my shorter workout theme for the holiday season, this week's wild workout comes from BeFit GO. It is a 10 minute tabata workout that features 2 groups of 2 exercises doing each exercise for 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest for 4 rounds each targeting the legs and chest. Since there is only 10 seconds of rest in between exercises, it is quite an intense cardio workout as well.
Please do a warm up on your own, and don't forget to stretch afterward--they do a couple, but not enough.
If you don't have a medicine ball, don't worry about it. Do regular push-ups and hold a weight between your hands for the sit ups--or do them without any weight. I couldn't get the video to link directly. Click on the title below to get to the workout.
So since I didn't get to post yesterday, I'm including a short abdominal challenge to the end of the wild workout.
Keeping up with my shorter workout theme for the holiday season, this week's wild workout comes from BeFit GO. It is a 10 minute tabata workout that features 2 groups of 2 exercises doing each exercise for 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest for 4 rounds each targeting the legs and chest. Since there is only 10 seconds of rest in between exercises, it is quite an intense cardio workout as well.
Please do a warm up on your own, and don't forget to stretch afterward--they do a couple, but not enough.
If you don't have a medicine ball, don't worry about it. Do regular push-ups and hold a weight between your hands for the sit ups--or do them without any weight. I couldn't get the video to link directly. Click on the title below to get to the workout.
The ab workout challenge is from blogilates. It called "Waist Slimming POP Pilates to Wings by Little Mix." In this challenge, there is a modification box in the the upper left corner to follow if the move she's doing is too challenging.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Monday's Muscle Work -- When You Think You Can't
With this being such a busy time of year, I decided to post shorter workouts in the next few weeks so that you won't have the excuse of not having enough time.
Today's video comes from Livestrong Woman and is appropriately called When You Think you Can't . This workout will hit all the major muscles in your body in a very short amount of time. She suggests repeating the circuit 2 more times, but if you don't have the time, do it only once or twice with full all out intensity--it's better than nothing.
Please do a warm up and cool down on your own.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Sunday's Recipe Share -- Grain Free Maple Cinnamon Bundt Cake
I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It's grain free and delicious! The recipe comes from Life Made Full.
I'd recommend checking it at the 25 minute mark. Mine got a little browner than I would have liked.
I decided to top it off with a variation of the Coconut Cream Glaze from the Pumpkin Bundt recipe that is linked on the same page as this cake--I refrigerated the coconut milk and just used the cream on top instead of buying concentrate and used honey instead of maple syrup. I also didn't need to add any water.
Next time I will try a caramel glaze.
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