Doing this till the world goes back to normal as I have low seratonin every month and the weather doesn’t make any difference.
In fact if anything summer is worse if it is too hot to exercise in a heatwave.
If I don’t do this I have to jog up and down the stairs which is boring or go outside for a walk or jog which I love.
It is 5 days again if you have been doing this a while, some of it is beginner level and all of it is do able. There are also 3 – 4 day starter out ideas if you have just found this.
In fact where I started was with Paula Baldwins daily dozen.
I did it every day to make myself move again.
If you feel like giving up, don’t!!!
Start with this ~ it doesn’t take that long to get yourself moving again.
I choose workouts that aren’t extreme but do able and fun so you can actually succeed.
The aim is for you to get fit and healthy and in the process you will become slimmer and achieve your fitness goals.
I was in a really bad shape when I started but have achieved a goal this month I never set out to do, just by listening to the experts and following their advice.
This month is inspired by a slimming Calendar entry.
18th April
Light exercise includes activities that do not cause you to break a sweat or produce shortness of breath. An example would be a leisurely walk or casual bike ride. Moderate exercise is exercise which causes you to break out in a light to moderate sweat or makes it difficult to carry on a long conversation. Good examples would be a brisk walk, hiking on a nature trail, performing chores around the house. Heavy exercise causes you to sweat profusely and makes it difficult to carry on a conversation of any length. Some examples would be running around a track, heavy manual labor, or heavy weightlifting.
Have to say I found Jessica Smith really hard in April, but started to get better at it as I went along.
It is like jogging or being on a treadmill.
I used to do treadmill 4 times a week or aerobics or a mixture so I need to push myself a bit at this point.
It is only us that can do that at the end of the day and the ultimate push comes from ourselves.
Going to move things around a bit this month.
I used to do more strength training at the gym so need to work out how to add more to the Zsa Zsa Gabor routine.
We did aerobics or treadmill, bike, rowing, stepmeister then went into the weight training section.
The more exercise I add, the more I realise this is who I am.
I’ve got body dismorphia and low seratonin, so exercise really helps my mind. The more I do the better I feel.
Even if you haven’t any problems, I guess it makes everyone feel better, hope by sharing what I do I’m contributing to women like me or introducing people to exercise and you are discovering how good it makes you feel.
Monday
Strength 1
Tuesday
Summer Ready
Whole spa days
Spa Menu Ideas
Hydration Quench Rituals
I’ve started collecting together different Spa days to do at home, so will create a storage system and Home Spa timetable for you to use at home.
It might help for you to do a spring clean and re organisation of your Spa Products so you can access everything easily on spa days.
Pedicures
Are essential in summer for example, whereas not as essential in winter when we are wearing boots.
Cellulite and firming
These are a necessity if you are planning on a holiday somewhere warm and want to wear beachwear.
Manicures
Manicures are for all year round, but on Spa days you may want to introduce massage and so forth.
Facials
You may have to do these if you have a skin condition, but everyone can benefit from a facial.
First consider and evaluate your skin condition.
In todays fast pace beauty world you can end up getting drawn into the latest craze or promotion and not actually purchase anything that suits your skin type or problem area.
For instance you may have normal skin that just needs gentle cleansing, toning and moisturising.
On the other hand you may have ageing skin that would benefit from anti aging and youth elixirs. This is possibly the biggest promotional area in beauty sales; you need to step back a bit from the chaos here though and have a study so you find the right anti ageing product for you.
Ideally you would suit a regular professional facial, but this isn’t easily do able at the present time.
I’ve recently discovered my problem is dehydration from exercise.
Water is one of the magical cures for anti ageing and if nothing else you may find drinking more water and using hydrating products will help as a hydration elixir of youth. Not sure of the results as I have just discovered this concept, but it is helping my dry blemishy skin created from exercising and not hydrating myself enough; my own fault as all the experts tell us to hydrate!!!!
May Hydration Quench
Sensitive Skin
I also have sensitive skin so I have to be careful here also. If you have sensitive skin I collate together products that work on me so should help you too.
I’m not an expert on Spa days at all, but I think most women do treatments at home, it is just keeping on top of it all and finding time to fit it in to our busy schedules.
Time Management
One idea is to make a window in your diary and stick to it.
Another is to get up an hour early or do evening treatments.
Some weeks you could swap days around; as long as you have a day off between strength training.
Jotting it down in a diary or note pad can help immensely.
I find I stick to the monthly routine and occasionly switch things around a little bit, but sticking to a routine that is repeated every week helps me form a kind of ritual like the Spa Rituals in professional spas.
Spa Menus
Trying to get spa food into everyday life can be hard when you are in a family or live with other people and share mundane household chores and cooking and so forth.
Treating yourself to spa food on a spa day could be a way for you to try out new spa food and spa menus.
You can have it for lunch or between home facials.
As you experiment and try out different products you may start to find things you can easily introduce into your busy schedule.
For instance I discovered seaweed sheets last September and I now have 2 packets a week at the weekend with my moderate drinking.
I discovered tomato juice and seaweed when I was detoxing, but noticed the tomato juice wasn’t sea salt.
This has inspired me to find a seasalt tomato juice or hopefully one day in the future make my own tomato juice.
I’m hoping to start collating Spa day Menus for you as I would like to get more healthy with what I eat in general.
My nutrition knowledge isn’t very good so would like to learn more.
Wednesday
Boost Day
2nd day of strength training
Standing abs
This video has floor abs, but I’m still doing standing abs and the walk at home cooldown.
There is a chair routine at the end of the video that may suit your requirements better.
Also purchased a new age type deodrant to try.
Took me a while to get you used to these, but eventually you realise you don’t sweat as much as you thought you did.
I keep normal deodrants also, but use new age/health store ones also.
The fragrance of this is gorgeous.
If you can’t get your head round health store deodrants but want to, try using them just for working out at home and see how you do, sweat doesn’t matter if you are working out at home either.
I can’t get on the floor, but feel ready to do this workout.
Put this here for people who are ready for floorwork and have space to do it.
I purchased a copy of Yoga for Dummies and highly recommend this video if you are ready to do floorwork.
Friday
Dance Class ~ more Salsascise!!!
This leads us into the 50’s party at the end of May.
While the specific term “salsa” wasn’t used until the 1960s, salsa music and dance styles, particularly mambo and its precursors, gained popularity in the 1950s, especially in New York City. The Palladium Ballroom in NYC became a hub for Latin music and dance, showcasing artists like Tito Puente and Celia Cruz, who helped solidify the foundations for what would later be known as salsa.
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Review
Own a copy of this workout.
Really enjoy this workout!!!
You used to be able to purchase the outfits, but I think that has all gone now?
What I decided to do was the full workout, then add standing abs and the walk at home workout.
Found I was a lot better at it this time, maybe after doing salsasize in April.
I have collated all the 1 mile walks if you are just starting out do 3 X 1 mile walks a week, then build up to 2 miles the month after, then the next month you will be an expert and be able to do 3 miles 3 X a week.
(It works!!!!)
Conclusion
I don’t make any money out of this, any money goes through to vendors or talent and so forth.
We still have to be our guides at the moment and what suits me might not suit you.
Also consult your doctor if you are worried about starting exercise or trying out different levels of exercise. I’ve consulted my doctor loads during my journey back to fitness, gives you peace of mind!!!!
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