The year was 1982...and I was with a few friends over a DJ's house when he was previewing new music. He pulled out the Debarge record, "I Like It" and we were all in El's trance. We wondered like everyone else...is that Switch? Nope...after looking on the back-cover of the album. It was Bobby and Tommy DeBarge's younger siblings. We listened over and over again until we all knew the words and could sing along. Not noticing the time...it was two hours later and past my curfew. Needless to say, the week on punishment was well worth it. I sang, "I Like It," ...
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Remember the 70's TV show The Bionic Woman? I use to love that show. Watching a smart, savvy and strong woman take on the bad guys and win was awesome. I had all the toys; the doll, her blow up house (that took all Christmas Morning to inflate), her bionic station, the outfits....EVERYTHING. I wanted to be the bionic woman. Yet, I was only a little girl that hadn't experienced tough life occurrences. I only saw the end product. The bionic woman kicking butt and taking names. But who was Jamie Summers before her bionic prowess? How did she get ...
Simple Ways to Leave Work At Work
You are walking in your front door and your blackberry is buzzing, your children are hungry, your partner needs to chat and what do you do? Run to the computer to finish up one more thing at work. Learn how to leave work and work and create a balanced life. Work will be there tomorrow. You, INC...needs attention!
Water Play Safety Tips
Summertime and water play go hand and hand during the Summer months. Have a fun and safe summer with your children with these Water Play Safety Tips.
1. Keep Your Eyes Locked in at ALL TIMES. Stay focused on your precious little ones and save the good book for your personal beach or pool time. Don't depend on anyone else to watch your children in the water no matter who the are. If you or one of your children need to take a bathroom break. Signal for everyone to get out of the pool.
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We are going to try something a bit different. Breaking up our workout into two segments. Try one in the morning and the other during the evening.
My day has been crazy to say the least. Trying to organize my workouts, working from home, searching for a home for my family. So today I’m giving myself a permission slip to do what I can without losing it! (Thank you Sherri Shepherd!) I’ve come up with a plan. I will take my little one to Karate. After his class I will put him in the stroller with an interactive educational toy while I power walk. Then once my husband comes home and I put dinner in the oven, its time to hit the gym for my LEG segment of today’s workout. Plan you work and work your plan. I have work to do!
Day 7 First half of the day: Cardio 30-45minutes of Cardio (keep it at a steady pace)
Second half of the day: It’s Leg Day! Leg Press 3×10 Leg Extension 3×10 Stiff-legged deadlift 3×10 Lying Leg curl 3×10
This time I’m going by the plan. I’m taking a rest! I’ve worked out every day and given my all. Today I’m taking in some me time. I feel so good doing this work. This has become more than a physical transformation to me. I’m working out, reorganizing my home and creating a more structured personal and professional life. It must be all this extra energy I have now. If you have been reading my 90-Workout blogs debating if you should start the program, there is no better time than now. You may have a lot on your schedule but with a few adjustments you can make exercise a part of your lifestyle. Get yourself an awesome gift. The gift of health. If you need encouragement, we have a team of women doing the program that will keep you motivated. Not to mention the creator of the 90-Day Workout, Tomeka Flowers. We are all on Facebook moving each other forward one day at a time. So Getting up and get started with day one now.
Today is a rest day but I’m going to keep moving. I am feeling energetic and motivated! It’s 80 degrees and sunny in South Florida…it doesn’t make any sense not to get out side and enjoy the beautiful day. I’m going to head over to one of the parks in my neighborhood and do a 30 minute power walk. If you happen to live in a colder region and you still want to workout, don’t let the weather stop you. Layer up and get moving! You can do it! If its extremely cold, try a workout on one of the cable channels, on-demand or log-on to you tube and take in a FREE workout. Keep on movin’ ladies!
My legs are finally hurting from yesterday. Hey, “No pain, No gain,” as Auntie Betty Wright would say. Today I have a date with stairs. I haven’t ran up and down stairs since high school. This is going to be a real test of discipline. I wish I had a portable mp3 player. I need some Mary J. in my ear pushing me through! Are you rolling with me….let’s Work That! Day 3
Today is all about Cardio!!!
Running Stairs
This can be done on any stairs ( a school stadium, hotel, or even at home). No Excuses!
Do at least 20 – 30 minutes.
Try doing them in sets of 5. Up and down equals 1 set. After you have done 5 sets, take a 2 min break, then start the next set until you have gone at least 20 – 30 mins.
If you are at a school, then up is 1, down is 2, continue until you hit 5. Take a 2 min break, and repeat until you have done your 20 – 30 mins of cardio.
Update: I rode around and couldn’t find a school with stairs tall enough for my workout. (*sigh*) So the next best thing was this hill/mini mountain at a local park. The incline was perfect enough for me to simulate stairs by lifting my legs a bit higher. My legs are throbbing but in a good way. I’ve noticed I have so much energy after I work out. Are you up for the challenge?
Before hand be sure to have something to eat because working out your legs can take a lot out of you. For motivation think Tina Turner her legs at 70 are like a women in her 20’s!
Day 2 Leg Day! Warm up for 10 minutes
( Do 3 sets of all exercises) Squats (12 reps)
Leg extensions (12 reps)
Leg Lunges (12 reps)
Leg Curls (12 reps)
Standing Calf Raises (15 reps)
And now for Abs: Incline situps (15 reps)
Incline knee raises (12 reps)
Over the past few months I’ve been watching my friend Tracey’s journey through the 90-Day-Workout. Her end results were amazing: Michelle Obama arms, flat tummy, and killer legs. All in time for the holidays and better yet…what a way to go into the New Year! So I tried for a few weeks during the holiday’s and well…it wasn’t the right time for me to take on a workout routine, the holidays and new job. But now…is the time!
I’ve been trying to knock off these last 10 pounds of baby weight for years now! Which has turned into 15 pounds. No more excuses. As I sit here in workout gear I am motivated…and having visions of a Janet Jackson’s, “All For You Tour” look. (A sista can shoot for the stars right?) Read the rest of this entry »
Summertime is almost here. Time to shed those winter pounds and show off a little skin. But what do you do during the “in between time”…we fake it until we make it. Use these style secrets to camouflage your trouble spots while working them out. Read the rest of this entry »
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We are going to try something a bit different. Breaking up our workout into two segments. Try one in the morning and the other during the evening.
