Tag Archives: exercise
Suck It Up and Work It Out
Dara (Belly Bootcamp) in Been Around the Blog, Fitness Blogaholic, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us - 2 comments - posted on Jan 28th, 2011Thanks to our PTPA readers, here is a choose-your-own-adventure list of ideas to relieve stress and get your workout on!
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Countdown to the New Year: Endurance Workout
Dara (Belly Bootcamp) in Been Around the Blog, Fitness Blogaholic, Holiday Blogaholics, Just Between Us - 1 comment - posted on Dec 6th, 2010Wow! December is here and, all of a sudden, those holiday parties seem a little too close for comfort. With 4 weeks left to the New Year, try this simple endurance workout to build your staying power, physically and mentally. You’ll feel stronger, fitter and better able to cope with the demands of a busy holiday schedule. And it only takes about 25 minutes! Continue reading
Countdown to the New Year: Core Workout
Dara (Belly Bootcamp) in Been Around the Blog, Enter to Win!, Fitness Blogaholic, Holiday Blogaholics - 35 comments - posted on Nov 29th, 2010There are still 5 weeks until New Year’s Eve and plenty of time to get in shape! This simple at-home routine will build up core strength with challenging moves and lots of targeted abdominal work. Get started now and be little-black-dress ready for New Year’s Eve! Continue reading
sports drinks or sugar water?
Dara (Belly Bootcamp) in Been Around the Blog, Fitness Blogaholic, For the love of food - 1 comment - posted on Nov 5th, 2010Most of my clients drink water during our sessions. I have one client who sees me at 6:30 a.m. (yes… I start work at 6:30 a.m…aren’t you glad you’re not a personal trainer?) and she usually starts her day with a half-cranberry-half-water with a scoop of fibre supplement. Another client always has a jug of water and a half cup of black coffee for sipping. Everyone is different! Me? Personally, I’m a water gal. Cold. And lots of it. Sometimes, in Belly Bootcamp classes, a tired mommy lacking that “zip” we all used to have before night feedings and temper … Continue reading
Find Your Yoga Style
Amanda DeGrace in Fitness Blogaholic, Uncategorized - 1 comment - posted on Oct 25th, 2010As yoga has hit the main stream the variety of classes continue to increase. Even recreation facilities have started to offer the large variety of classes that you would have only found at a yoga studio in the years before. You may be looking to start yoga but hesitant as you don’t know what class to register for. Or, you may be a yoga enthusiast but would like to try something new. I have outlined here for you various yoga styles that you will now find at most places that offer yoga. Keep in mind this is just what I … Continue reading
Stretch & Relieve Tension Bonding with Babe
Amanda DeGrace in Fitness Blogaholic, New Mommy Blogaholics - 0 comments - posted on Oct 16th, 2010As a busy mother you spend your days working, taking care of the children, doing endless loads of laundry, grocery shopping and trying to take a time out for your mind, body and spirit. By the time you have finished enough of your daily to-do list that you feel okay with taking a moment to sit down and breathe the baby is already wake from his/her nap. Back up you get from the chair you just sat down in and think if only you had a moment to refresh, revitalize and re-energize. The solution? Take time out with a few … Continue reading
Outdoor Workout Secrets from Belly Bootcamp
Dara (Belly Bootcamp) in Fitness Blogaholic, Just Between Us - 1 comment - posted on Jul 8th, 2010On the go, on the cheap… there are tons of reasons to skip the gym (and the babysitter and the line-ups for treadmills and the creepy guy who keeps lifting his shirt to ‘wipe his face’ and show off his six-pack). Summer is an especially tempting time to forgo the gym altogether. But skipping the gym shouldn’t mean skipping your workouts! There are tons of exercises you can do with little or no equipment. If you’re not so keen to spend an hour at the gym while the sun is shining outside, put baby in the stroller (or head out … Continue reading
May Move of the Month: Upper Body/Core
Dara (Belly Bootcamp) in Fitness Blogaholic, Just Between Us - 1 comment - posted on May 19th, 2010It’s the May Move of the Month! View all the Moves of the Month at www.fitfamily.ca and design your own at-home workout… no equipment required! THE CATERPILLAR PUSH UP Target Body Parts: Arms, Shoulders, Chest, Hips, Core Equipment: None Got time for just one move? Why not tackle chest, shoulders, core and legs all at once, all while revving your heart rate and burning tons of calories? The caterpillar push up is a favourite at Belly Bootcamp classes! Begin standing with feet hip-width apart (or wider to make the push up portion easier). Bend forward, keeping legs as straight as … Continue reading