More times than I like, I end up stuck in my house. Some days, I'm waiting at home for that ambiguous 2-3 hour time frame that the repairman requires. Other days, I get caught up with house chores for an hour, and then realize I need to rush off for my next appointment. And of course, with my kids, their homework, their chores, etc.. I find myself in the house for several hours.
So, I've decided to spruce up my garage enough to make a comfortable little home gym. I'm going to throw the Cannondale road bike on the trainer, keep one of my TRX systems in the garage, paint some walls and pick up a few more pieces of equipment so that the next time I'm waiting for another repair person, I can do a little workout in my mini Barbfit gym. While, I don't expect all of you to revamp your garage, you might want to make a little investment in a workout you can do at home. Resistance bands are fantastic and come with handy DVDs to show you a bunch of moves. Picking up a new workout DVD and doing a power 20 min workout can give you a nice boost of energy and power. Or, just getting a new improved Yoga mat and doing a few sun salutations can help get your blood flowing and your mood up. For more ideas on what to have in your home "gym", check out this article from Self Magazine Best at Home Gym Equipment .
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon!
Barb
Group Sessions this Week:
Email me to save a spot. 2 Person min to run.
Thursday: 10:15am Group Circuit Training
Friday: 9:15a Group Core Session
1-1 Personal Training Sessions
Why wait for a New Year's Resolution to get in Shape? Start now, with me, and I will customize a program that you can stick to starting this year and ideally for the long term. Email me for more info and to schedule your first session.
3 Week Mini-Intensive
I'm hoping to start another Mini Intensive in January. Email me if you are interested. I would love to get a new group together
Don't forget to check barbfit.blogspot.com for my previous posts on health and fitness.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Thankful...
With Thanksgiving only a few days a way, I wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all of you for working out with me over the last couple years and for reading my blog every week! It's been such a great experience exercising with many of you and sharing my perspective on health and fitness through this blog and through our workouts together. So, in addition to a few regular workouts this week, I'm also planning to do my own little "Turkey Trot+". For those of you that are in town on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, I plan to do a short 20 minute jog followed by a quick core workout post jog. if you'd like to join me (no charge!) meet at South Park at 9:15am. We'll jog for roughly 20 minutes on the wood-chip trail and then return to South Park for a 15-20 minute Core workout. (Don't forget to bring a beach towel & water.)
If you're not in town, then try to get a quick workout on Thursday before the turkey fest, it will be a great way to feel a little less guilty about that extra serving of sweet potatoes at dinner that night.
Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving!
Barb
Core workouts this week:
2 person min to run, email me to save a spot
Tuesday: Group Circuit 9:30am
Wednesday: Group Core Session 10:30am
Mini Intensive:
Trying to start up a 3 Week Intensive Starting the first week of December. Email me if you'd like to join. We need 4 people minimum to run. We'll workout 3x/week for 3 weeks. Hope you can join!
Don't forget to check out my blog at barbfit.blogspot.com
If you're not in town, then try to get a quick workout on Thursday before the turkey fest, it will be a great way to feel a little less guilty about that extra serving of sweet potatoes at dinner that night.
Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving!
Barb
Core workouts this week:
2 person min to run, email me to save a spot
Tuesday: Group Circuit 9:30am
Wednesday: Group Core Session 10:30am
Mini Intensive:
Trying to start up a 3 Week Intensive Starting the first week of December. Email me if you'd like to join. We need 4 people minimum to run. We'll workout 3x/week for 3 weeks. Hope you can join!
Don't forget to check out my blog at barbfit.blogspot.com
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mini Intensive in December
Hello,
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a few folks interested in a Mini-Intensive in December. The Intensive would run 3 weeks starting the first week of December. Workouts would be 2x/week (most likely Wed & Fri). This Mini-Intensive will be a great way to keep and enhance your workout routine before the Holidays and hopefully a way to combat the not-so-healthy foods that will be at every holiday party that you attend. So, let me know if you would like to join. I need a minimum of 4 people to run the Intensive and can have a max of 6. Hope to see you for a workout soon!
Workouts sessions this week:
Group Circuit: Thursday, 10:15a
Group Core: Friday, 9:15a
All sessions require at least 2 persons to run. Email me to save a spot. Meet at South Park in Hermosa
1-1 Personal Training Sessions:
If Group workouts don't work for you, why not try a 1-1 training session with me. Your first workout with me will include an assessment so that I can develop a custom workout program for you. With the holiday's around the corner, why not dedicate some time to giving yourself the gift of health and fitness through 1-1 training sessions. Email me for more info and to schedule your first session.
Don't forget to check out barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts with tips on health and fitness.
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a few folks interested in a Mini-Intensive in December. The Intensive would run 3 weeks starting the first week of December. Workouts would be 2x/week (most likely Wed & Fri). This Mini-Intensive will be a great way to keep and enhance your workout routine before the Holidays and hopefully a way to combat the not-so-healthy foods that will be at every holiday party that you attend. So, let me know if you would like to join. I need a minimum of 4 people to run the Intensive and can have a max of 6. Hope to see you for a workout soon!
Workouts sessions this week:
Group Circuit: Thursday, 10:15a
Group Core: Friday, 9:15a
All sessions require at least 2 persons to run. Email me to save a spot. Meet at South Park in Hermosa
1-1 Personal Training Sessions:
If Group workouts don't work for you, why not try a 1-1 training session with me. Your first workout with me will include an assessment so that I can develop a custom workout program for you. With the holiday's around the corner, why not dedicate some time to giving yourself the gift of health and fitness through 1-1 training sessions. Email me for more info and to schedule your first session.
Don't forget to check out barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts with tips on health and fitness.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Just because the Treat is there, doesn't mean you have to eat it.
Here we are 1 day away from the candy fest of Halloween! You know you will be surrounded by candy, sweets, cookies and fancy Halloween cocktails. How can you resist all of this sweet temptation???
First of all, allow yourself 1-2 treats on Halloween. It's OK, really. As with everything you eat, moderation is key. However, just because there's a big bowl of candy and treats in your house, doesn't mean you have to eat it all.
So, here's a short list of ways to steer away from the treats so you don't go on a candy binge!
1. Give your candy away! Give them to the local senior center or bring them into your office and leave it all in the break room. There are some programs that send care packages to soldiers who are serving. Find where to bring your treats and just get it out of your house. If you have kids, have them pick 10 of their favorites and then donate the rest. (I know, easier said than done, but your kids may be receptive).
2. Keep drinking your water. Your daily water intake will help curb your appetite and hopefully prevent you from indulging on the leftover fun size Snickers and M&M's that are still in the plastic pumpkin.
3. Fill up your fruit bowl and put it in plain view on your kitchen table/counter or desk at the office. Make those fruits totally accessible so you can snack on them instead of sweets.
4. Workout. I know this is a given, but if you're lounging on the couch staring at all the leftover candy a workout will help curb your appetite. If it's cold, break out one of your exercise DVDs or find one that's on demand from your cable or satellite provider.
5. After Halloween, put yourself on a quick 7 day "cleanse" of no candy or treats. It's not a month, so it's totally doable, but it will at least help steer you away from those sweets for a week. Hopefully by the time you get to the 7th day, you will have already gotten rid of most of the junk that was in the house.
Remember, Halloween is really just the beginning of the holiday party and junk food season, so start good habits now, before you find yourself over indulging from Thanksgiving through the Winter Holidays and all the way into 2013.
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon!
Barb
Group Workouts this week:
Group Circuit Training: Thursday - 10:15am
5 Week Intensive
We're in our last week of the intensive and all participants have made great progress. We're looking strong and are already talking about scheduling another one. If you're interested in a 3 week intensive to squeeze in before the end of the year, email me.
1-1 Training
Email me about 1-1 training and get a head start on health and fitness before the holidays. I have a few spots available on my schedule and would love to build a workout program for you.
First of all, allow yourself 1-2 treats on Halloween. It's OK, really. As with everything you eat, moderation is key. However, just because there's a big bowl of candy and treats in your house, doesn't mean you have to eat it all.
So, here's a short list of ways to steer away from the treats so you don't go on a candy binge!
1. Give your candy away! Give them to the local senior center or bring them into your office and leave it all in the break room. There are some programs that send care packages to soldiers who are serving. Find where to bring your treats and just get it out of your house. If you have kids, have them pick 10 of their favorites and then donate the rest. (I know, easier said than done, but your kids may be receptive).
2. Keep drinking your water. Your daily water intake will help curb your appetite and hopefully prevent you from indulging on the leftover fun size Snickers and M&M's that are still in the plastic pumpkin.
3. Fill up your fruit bowl and put it in plain view on your kitchen table/counter or desk at the office. Make those fruits totally accessible so you can snack on them instead of sweets.
4. Workout. I know this is a given, but if you're lounging on the couch staring at all the leftover candy a workout will help curb your appetite. If it's cold, break out one of your exercise DVDs or find one that's on demand from your cable or satellite provider.
5. After Halloween, put yourself on a quick 7 day "cleanse" of no candy or treats. It's not a month, so it's totally doable, but it will at least help steer you away from those sweets for a week. Hopefully by the time you get to the 7th day, you will have already gotten rid of most of the junk that was in the house.
Remember, Halloween is really just the beginning of the holiday party and junk food season, so start good habits now, before you find yourself over indulging from Thanksgiving through the Winter Holidays and all the way into 2013.
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon!
Barb
Group Workouts this week:
Group Circuit Training: Thursday - 10:15am
5 Week Intensive
We're in our last week of the intensive and all participants have made great progress. We're looking strong and are already talking about scheduling another one. If you're interested in a 3 week intensive to squeeze in before the end of the year, email me.
1-1 Training
Email me about 1-1 training and get a head start on health and fitness before the holidays. I have a few spots available on my schedule and would love to build a workout program for you.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Build a Better Cheeseburger
I've had a craving for a Cheeseburger and indulged over the weekend on a quality grass-fed beef burger with blue cheese. We fired up the BBQ and served it with mustard, romaine lettuce and a tomato on french bread. Sooo good. Now, while my burger wasn't exactly the lowest calorie option, I did browse through one of my magazines today and found this Guilt Free Cheeseburger from Health Magazine. This recipe claims to have "secret" ingredients that help with fat burn. Love it! For the vegetarians & pescetarians out there, I LOVE the Trader Joes Veggie Burger, it's moist and tastes great open faced on a slice of toasted wheat bread with a little flavored hummus. I eat these often for lunch. Try out this recipe and the TJ's veggie burger and let me know what you think.
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon.
Barb
Group Sessions this week:
Group Circuit, Thursday, 10:15am. 2 person min to run. Email me to save a spot
5 Week Intensive Continues:
We're in our 3rd week of the intensive and things are getting pretty intense! Congrats to the group that's made it to week 3. Looking forward to working out with you all again this week.
1-1 Training Sessions:
Email me for more info about 1-1 training. I would love to develop a customized workout plan for you.
Don't forget to check out my blog barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts and links to articles about health & fitness.
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon.
Barb
Group Sessions this week:
Group Circuit, Thursday, 10:15am. 2 person min to run. Email me to save a spot
5 Week Intensive Continues:
We're in our 3rd week of the intensive and things are getting pretty intense! Congrats to the group that's made it to week 3. Looking forward to working out with you all again this week.
1-1 Training Sessions:
Email me for more info about 1-1 training. I would love to develop a customized workout plan for you.
Don't forget to check out my blog barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts and links to articles about health & fitness.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Commitment, Convenience and Consistency...
...striving for these "3 C's" is just one of 10 Tips for Fall Fitness that I found on WebMD. Just feeling the air turn a bit colder in the last couple of days has me re-thinking my strategy on how to stay on track. So, I dusted off one of my groupon deals for a reformer pilates studio and checked my gym's schedule for spinning and indoor pool hours. Bottom line, you can't allow the changing of seasons to throw you off of your health and fitness regimen. So if you made it through the 30 day challenge from last month ( I made it to 24 days. Yeah!) then stick with your current routine by making appropriate modifications for the colder, wetter weather and the darker days. Also check out the article from the link above for more tips on how to stay on track in the Fall.
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon.
Barb
Group Workouts this week:
Thursday, 10:15am Group Circuit
2 person min to run, email me to save a spot, meet at South Park in Hermosa
5 Week Intensive
The 5 Week Intensive continues for week 2. The intensive is currently closed, but if we have enough interest, I can set up Mini (3 week) prior to the holidays. Email me for more info.
1-1 Training Sessions
I'm currently studying for a NASM certification to understand more about Fitness Nutrition, and I am looking forward to using that knowledge to help better inform a custom personal training program for you. So, contact me for more info on how I can help you meet your health and fitness goals via individual training sessions.
Don't forget to check out my blog barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts and links to articles about Health and Fitness.
Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon.
Barb
Group Workouts this week:
Thursday, 10:15am Group Circuit
2 person min to run, email me to save a spot, meet at South Park in Hermosa
5 Week Intensive
The 5 Week Intensive continues for week 2. The intensive is currently closed, but if we have enough interest, I can set up Mini (3 week) prior to the holidays. Email me for more info.
1-1 Training Sessions
I'm currently studying for a NASM certification to understand more about Fitness Nutrition, and I am looking forward to using that knowledge to help better inform a custom personal training program for you. So, contact me for more info on how I can help you meet your health and fitness goals via individual training sessions.
Don't forget to check out my blog barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts and links to articles about Health and Fitness.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Stay hydrated during this Indian Summer
For us Californians, we all benefit from great weather during our Indian Summer. Moreover, when the weather stays as hot as it does for as long as it does, you have to remember to drink water to stay hydrated.
As a rule, you should drink 20 oz of water/day and an additional 8 oz of water for every caffeinated drink. Otherwise you will be in a constant state of dehydration. This is especially important if you exercise regularly. Your overall performance and how you feel before and after the workout will be impacted if you are dehydrated. So, buy yourself a nice re-usable water bottle that carries 20 or more oz of water and take it with you everywhere you go. Or buy one for the car, your home and/or your office so that you have a constant reminder to get your 20oz in.
Enjoy this gorgeous weather and hope to see you for a workout soon!
Barb
Group Circuit:
Thursday 10am
2 person min to run. Meet at South Park. Email me to save a spot
5 Week Intensive
The Intensive starts this week and is now full. Looking forward to working out with the new group!
1-1 Training
I have a few spots open on my schedule if you are interested in 1-1 Training. Email me for more info. I would love to workout with you!
Don't forget to check out my previous posts for more articles about health and fitness at Barbfit.blogspot.com
As a rule, you should drink 20 oz of water/day and an additional 8 oz of water for every caffeinated drink. Otherwise you will be in a constant state of dehydration. This is especially important if you exercise regularly. Your overall performance and how you feel before and after the workout will be impacted if you are dehydrated. So, buy yourself a nice re-usable water bottle that carries 20 or more oz of water and take it with you everywhere you go. Or buy one for the car, your home and/or your office so that you have a constant reminder to get your 20oz in.
Enjoy this gorgeous weather and hope to see you for a workout soon!
Barb
Group Circuit:
Thursday 10am
2 person min to run. Meet at South Park. Email me to save a spot
5 Week Intensive
The Intensive starts this week and is now full. Looking forward to working out with the new group!
1-1 Training
I have a few spots open on my schedule if you are interested in 1-1 Training. Email me for more info. I would love to workout with you!
Don't forget to check out my previous posts for more articles about health and fitness at Barbfit.blogspot.com
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