Metabolic conditioning workouts, also known as metcon, are a great way to add challenge and variety to your workouts. This article will break down how to do a metabolic conditioning workout, the benefits, and also several examples. Metabolic conditioning workouts aren't a walk in in the park. The exercise intensity is high and your muscles are overloaded. The overload is what helps trigger protein turnover, protein building, and lean muscle mass. Your cardiovascular system will also be working because your blood is pumping fast to get oxygen to your muscles as they work. This combination creates a high oxygen demand and means that your body is going to be burning lots of calories. After your workout your body will need to metabolize additional fuel, replenish energy stores, and reload depleted oxygen stores in the muscle and blood. This means that you will still be burning fat after the workout has ended. HOW TO DO A METABOLIC WORKOUT For starters you could pick an … [Read more...]
Sharing My Story On The Fit Women’s Weekly Podcast
I was recently on my friend Kindal's podcast sharing a little about me and my story. In my 20's I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that left me paralyzed from the neck down. If you are missing girl chat during this global pandemic or just want to learn a little bit more about me and my family be sure to check out this podcast. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher, or you can search for the Fit Women's Weekly Podcast (Ep. 287: From Paralyzed to Powerhouse) wherever you listen to podcasts. In other news our family is taking the week off from homeschool and I am so excited. Josh has been working so much lately and he has the next few days off. I am looking forward to some quality family time, being able to do a more deeper clean of the house, and search the internet and my cookbooks for some dinner/meal inspiration. The last week was super eventful in our house as we had our first experience with a child getting stitches. Stitches are already out and … [Read more...]
The 1st Three Weeks of Homeschool
Three weeks ago we began our homeschool journey and I am happy to report that it is going very well. I love that I get quality time with the kids and get to be part of their school education. The first day I had grand plans of us sitting on the sofa reading together. I somehow forgot what happens when all four kids are together on the sofa. Picture this. Mom is awake with actual clothes on, no pajamas on the first day of school for me. I figured I should actual put a little effort into my appearance for the day. As I sat down with books in hand, ready to engage my children's minds, I saw my three year olds tackle each other. While prying them off each other, out of the corner of my eye, my older two were looking like they were practicing for cirque du soleil. Leaping fearlessly off the furniture and gracefully tumbling onto the carpet. That was the only day in the last three weeks I have done homeschool curriculum on the sofa with all four kids. I have to laugh because I … [Read more...]
Fit Women’s Weekly Live Review
I am not getting paid to promote this, I am paying for my own membership. I just really like these workouts and want to share them. I am also hoping some of my friends sign up so we can workout together online. Today I am excited to share the streaming gym I have been using over the last several months! Welcome to my virtual gym Fit Women's Weekly Live. And yes that is my computer on my sofa. It is currently reaching 115 degrees here in the afternoon so working out in the garage isn't an option right now. That is Kindal on my computer screen leading a workout in her gym. Kindal and her husband Dan own and operate a women's fitness studio in Charleston, South Carolina, called This Time Fitness. When COVID hit they took their gym and clients online and offered their workouts over Facebook. I have followed Kindal off and on over the years from her fitness blog and podcast. I am always interested in how other trainers train so when she began offering the workouts for free I … [Read more...]
Swanson Vitamins $100 Gift Card Giveaway
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Swanson Vitamins. I received the product as compensation. Happy New Year! We just came back from a quick vacation in the snow. I hope you all had a great Christmas and safe New Year celebrations! Today I am teaming up with Swanson Vitamins to give one lucky reader $100 to spend on products from their online store. My recent order from Swanson Vitamins included the following items: Nordic Naturals Prenatal dha Acure Argan Oil Garden of Life Prenatal Nordic Naturals Vitamin D3 Garden of Life Prenatal Probiotic Nordic Natural Kids Omega Acure Coconut Body Oil Spray Several of these items I have used before but a few of the products were new to me. After having Jesse and getting Mastitis I knew I needed to be taking a probiotic and was looking for something that would be good for myself and the baby. I happily discovered the Garden of Life Prenatal Probiotic and have been using it for the last several weeks. I … [Read more...]
