Tuesday's Change Week 38 - Total Body Work out

I've been crazy busy the last few months with working full time, teaching yoga in the evenings, social events and just busy with life in general. My workout regime was the first thing to suffer. I just 'didn't have time to exercise'.

This is probably one of the most common complaints I hear and it is one I can relate to. But fear not I have a solution! I recently came across this work out on youtube. I can honestly say it's one of the best I've seen for overall body work out, strength building and cardio with no equipment needed and only 35 minutes long, including warm up and (too short I feel!) cool down. You don't need masses of space and this work out can be done in your living room, bed room, when you are travelling or even on your lunch break from work!

I did this yesterday and my butt is in agony! I'm dreading tomorrow when the dreaded 2 day DOMS sink in (read more on this in my blog post here). But this is good pain. A sign that I worked my muscles and made myself stronger.

So this week's change I want you to try and do this work out:

4-5 times this week (if you do no other physical activity)
2-3 times this week (if you do other physical activity)

Click above to do the video or click on this link here

So that is only 35 minutes out of your 24 hour day and trust me you'll be feeling on top of the world afterwards. You will be sore for the first day or so but take it at your own pace, using the modifications she provides and always listen to your body.

I hope you all like this as much as I do!

Tuesday's Change Week 20 - Fitness Blender

You may have seen my previous post on fitness here. This may seem like repetition but to me exercise is so important.

My good friend Bríd introduced me to this amazing website. Bríd is a marvellous woman who works, raises 2 kids and supports herself and her husband's business (check out their wonderful café here in Kinsale that does the tastiest and healthiest food for miles!).

So like the rest of us Bríd is a busy person juggling lots of priorities. Yet she still finds time to exercise. She discovered this wonderful website and kindly shared it with me. This really fits into her lifestyle and allows her to be in control and not have fitness as a chore.

FITNESS BLENDER CLICK HERE

Here you can pick how long you want the work out to be, the amount of calories burned, areas of the body targeted, the training type and equipment needed, if any. You select all these requirements, hit enter and it gives you a plethora of videos that match your criteria. You chose which one suits you best and away you go!

This is excellent for all those busy parents, people on budgets who can't afford the gym memberships, people travelling or who move around a lot. And best of all this is completely free! There are some adds and pop ups but nothing over bearing. It really is a great service.

So your change this week is to visit this website and ideally do a few work outs. 2-3 a week would make such a huge difference to your body, mind and soul!