Time is the #1 reason why people don’t workout. Got 5 minutes on your hands? Check out this 5 minute workouts that you can do anywhere.
Length: 5 minutes
Equipment needed: None
The gist: HICT workout. Very intense! Constant movement.
FYI: Includes running in place, hops, lateral movement, squats
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and I am celebrating with green smoothie recipes! I’ve rounded up a variety of green smoothie recipes that I want to try. It’s my goal to try’em all and do a round-up of my favorite recipes. I’m pretty excited about this because I have zero and I mean zero creativity when it comes to smoothie recipes. Mrs. 300PAR always rag on me because I don’t like venture away mango, pineapple, and strawberries. So this should get very interesting… Check them out you may find something that you want to try…Enough talking let’s get in to the smoothies!!!
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Did you know that boredom with your workout could lead to shorter and shorter workouts? Before you know it, you’re skipping the gym and eating ice cream instead. It’s most commonly known that the most effective exercise routine aren’t routines at all. However, most of us go to the gym day after day and do the same exercise (and you wonder why you haven’t had any results yet)… My friend that is the definition of going gym insane (yes, I just made that up). Goal crushers don’t go gym insane… If you really want see real results, you must constantly refresh your workout routine to challenge your brain and muscles in new ways.
Here are five ways to refresh your boring workout to see the results that you demand.
What’s up goal crushers!
The other day I was talking to a friend about running through the winter months. He couldn’t believe that I’m out there running since New England winters are crazy. On any given day you could have a blizzard, sleeting, hail storms, and thunder snow. I went on to tell him that wearing the right equipment is key to any run. He went on to ask, “What are my top five winter running essentials? After I ran down the list and reasons for wearing them. I decided to share the list with you all as well. So here are my top five winter running essentials:
No I’m not talking about the WuTang song, I mean protect your head and neck with a Balaclava. I actually have two balaclavas that I wear on the regular. One is Under Armor and the other one is a no name fleece one that I got from amazon.com. It has been some days that I wore both of them at the same time. The Under Armor is best for wicking moisture while the fleece is good for heat.
When running in the winter I can guarantee you that you will encounter slippery conditions. Get a pair of YakTrax to stay on your feet and not end up on your butt. They are two types of YakTrax, Pro and Run. I have the Run version and they have cleats in the front for extra traction.
Did you know that the average human is made up of 50-65% water? Or you couldn’t live no more than three days without it? Water is one of the most important element of living… It flows through our blood, flushes wastes from our bodies, cushion our joints, and helps digest food. I would say it’s pretty darn important!! With that said are you drinking enough? If not, here are five ways that you can start drinking more water today.
Waking up dehydrated is the worst feeling eve to remedy this, start and end your day with water… I usually have a water bottle next to my bed … Just don’t drink too much before you go to bed or you will have nightmares about having to pee.
Another way is to have more water around you… That’s right folks I’m talking about carrying a water bottle (or at least have one around) with you. My personal favorite is the Nalgene bottle. It’s BPA free and unbreakable. The only thing that I hate about the bottle is when I lose it and have to buy another one (I think the remedy that solution is to have one at home, work, school, and my car). If plastic is not your thing try out the glass bottles from Lifefactory or the Stainless Steel bottles from Contigo.
Want a quick and easy way to burn extra calories throughout the year? Well stop looking at yourself in the mirror and try these five exercises while brushing your teeth. These exercises will help improve your balance, flexibility, and strength. I can’t guarantee that they will give you bulging muscles but hey you got to start somewhere.
This the simple exercise will not only improve your flexibility but it strengthen your whole lower body and core by targeting your hip flexors, glutes, lower back, and abdominals. Challenge yourself to see how many squats you can do while brushing teeth and try to beat that number every day.
Improving your balance can be as easy as standing on one leg. Why not do it while brushing your teeth? Add variation to this exercise by extending your leg to the front, back and sides. If you really want to test your balance try doing it with your eyes close.
Got cardio? Doing modified jumping jacks while brushing your teeth will definitely raise your heart rate.
Lunges are another exercise that strengthen your legs, core, and improve flexibility and balance. Just make sure your bathroom is big enough to do them.
Face it we all want nice calves and no I’m not talk about the calf in the picture. It’s pretty easy to do this exercise while brushing your teeth.
Give these exercises a shot… Just think about it if you brush your teeth for two minutes twice a day for 365 days that’s 1460 minutes or 24.3 hours of extra exercise the year. We all want to add more exercise in our lives and here is how you can do it.
Try out this WOD while brushing your teeth…I call it: The Sensodyne 5
Until next time, I’m 300 Pounds and Running…
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