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Home Workout Must Haves

July 22, 2013 by Tamara 13 Comments

It is so important to invest in yourself and have a few pieces of exercise equipment at home. We all know that as much as we would love to get to the gym everyday sometimes that is just not a reality. These are just a few of my at home favorites.

Splurge Item! The TRX Suspension Training Kit is the most versatile piece of training equipment. If you are looking to invest in a home gym this little black and yellow bodyweight suspension system is your best buy. Just under $200 it is the most expensive item on my list of must haves but it is my top go to workout when I am at home offering a total body workout that includes cardio, strength, and flexibility options.

I love having options with my workouts! My medicine balls, kettlebells, and stability ball are always a nice addition to any workout and range in price from $14-$50.

Staying hydrated is super important which is why I love the Brita water bottle. I can fill it up anywhere if I am out and about or straight from the kitchen sink at home.

If you are looking to start running make sure to invest in quality running shoes. Getting fitted for a shoe that is going to work for you should be a main focus when buying a new pair as opposed to the color or brand. I am running in the Newton Terra Momentum’s.

Exercise dvd’s are great and most city libraries offer a fairly decent collection to help save you money. Plus, all instructors on fitness dvd’s are super motivating and will repeatedly tell you how awesome you are. How is that for a confidence boost!

Whatever workout you decide to do it is great to have someone or something who inspires you to be better. My yoga inspiration is Kathryn Budig. She has an awesome yoga dvd in case you are in the market. Kathryn is an amazing teacher and inspires me to be true to myself when I am practicing yoga on my mat. Speaking of mats I love the lululemon mat, simply called, The Mat.

To keep yourself accountable I recommend another splurge item, a heart rate monitor. These little watches let you know if you are working out as hard as you should be or think. I wear mine for almost every workout, even in pool when I swim laps.

Last but not least sometimes the baby is not going to want to just stay on the blanket and look up at you happily. I recommend a 30-45 minute dvd for your little one if you can’t squeeze your workout in during their nap time. I know taking 30 minutes out of my day to workout always makes me feel better. We are loving the Baby Faith series. They are so cute and are just another way that Caden can hear that God loves him.

What about you? What items do you use for your at home workouts?

Filed Under: Fitness, Products, Workouts Tagged With: Heart Rate Monitor, Home Workout, TRX Suspension Training

30 Minute Incline Walking Treadmill Workout

July 17, 2013 by Tamara 14 Comments

Since I am on a cleanse right now and have ZERO motivation to do any type of exercise I thought this would be the perfect time to start sharing more workouts on my blog. I am still exercising, just not at a super high intensity, but everything seems so much harder and I am sweating buckets. Toxins be gone!

Words can not even describe to you how excited I was yesterday to eat actual food again! Green juice is awesome but I missed chewing my food. I will be doing a recap of my first 7 days on this cleanse Friday with a photo and measurement update. Stay tuned.

As my husband pointed out to me the other day, I have very few workouts posted on my blog. That is changing today! Get ready to walk up some hills and sweat. If we were going to the gym together today we would do this incline walking workout on the treadmill. This cardio workout is perfect if you are cleansing or needing a low impact option.

There are 3 phases plus a 5 minute warm up and 3 minute cool down. So really the main portion of the workout is only 22 minutes. If you need to adjust the speed you can but do so sparingly. Your badonkadonk and legs will be burning!

I don’t know about you guys, but sometimes I like to print my workouts off and bring them with me to the gym. In case you are like me, I am including a printable version of this workout for you. Let me know if you like the option to print. If you do I will try to keep doing this for you all as much as my time allows.

PRINTABLE VERSION: 30 Minute Incline Walking Treadmill Workout

Happy Wednesday! What other workouts would you like to see?

xoxo, Tamara

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PSS…Special thanks to my friend Shay (you probably know her as The Bachelor’s sister) for the shout out on her blog today.

Filed Under: Workouts Tagged With: 30 Minutes, Cardio, Incline Walking, Low Impact, Treadmill, Walking

Playground Workout

April 18, 2013 by Tamara 12 Comments

I hope you all are having a great week! The weather here has been amazing in Arizona and we are loving being able to take long family walks to the park. It is so fun! Plus Caden loves the swings. And so does Josh.

Most of us live within walking or running distance from a playground. The next time you head to your local swing set try out this workout. For any of you mama’s who regularly frequent the park with your little ones this workout is for you. Get ready to get sweaty! Complete 1-3 rounds of this workout, reps for beginner, intermediate, and advanced are listed below each exercise.

Rows Targets: Shoulders, Traps, Lats

Beginner: 10 Reps
Intermediate: 15 Reps
Advanced: 20 Reps

Hold on to low monkey bars, parallel bars, or any piece of playground equipment. To increase the difficulty of the exercise walk your feet forward and come onto your heels with your toes pointing upwards.
Elbows should be pulled in close to your sides and chest should be very close to frame.
Slowly extend your arms as you keep your body in a straight line. Pause at the bottom of the movement and use arms to return to starting position.

Squats Targets: Glutes, Quads, Hammies, Core

Beginner: 10 Reps
Intermediate: 15 Reps
Advanced: 20 Reps

Place your feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider. Hands in front of you pushing baby in swing.
Sit back and down like you’re sitting into an imaginary chair. Keep your head facing forward as your upper body bends forward a bit. Lower down so your thighs are as parallel to the ground as much possible, with your knees over your ankles.
Press your weight back into your heels. Return to starting position and repeat. Have fun playing with your baby.

Swing Pike Targets: Shoulders, Chest, Core

Beginner: 5 Reps
Intermediate: 10 Reps
Advanced: 15 Reps

Place both legs on swing above the ankles and come to plank position.
Press down with your legs and at the same time pull your core in and lift your hips.
Work on stacking your hips over your shoulders and take your gaze to look towards the swing. This is tough so don’t worry if you can’t do it the first time.

Swing Single Leg Squats Targets: Glutes, Quads, Hammies

Beginner: 6 Reps (Each Leg)
Intermediate: 8-10 Reps (Each Leg)
Advanced: 12 Reps (Each Leg)

Place foot on top of swing and hop other foot forward.
Bending the standing leg try to get your thigh parallel to the ground. Make sure the knee is over the ankle and not past the toes.
Return to standing and repeat.

Jumping Pull Ups Targets: Core, Shoulders, Lats, Biceps

Beginner: 1-2 Reps
Intermediate: 5 Reps
Advanced: 10 Reps

Position yourself directly below the bar. Make sure that you can reach the pull up bar from a standing position.
Just as with regular pull ups, you must put your chin over the top of the bar. The difference is that you’re using your legs to propel your body to that top position.
Slowly lower yourself back down and repeat.

Have fun with this workout and let me know how you did or if you plan on trying this the next time you hit the playground.

xoxo, Tamara

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Filed Under: Fitness, Workouts Tagged With: Playground, Swings