My Background

Just a little about me so you understand why I have a passion for healthy ways of living.
My first job at 16 was in a health club and I spent the next 10 years very involved in the fitness industry
teaching aerobics, designing fitness routines with weights and assisting in diet and education of these things.
I have gotten away from working in gyms but I still love everything about it.
These days I don't even get to the gym because I am an hour from the nearest town where I live.
I personally have lead myself to believe I need a gym and that is why I am no longer fit.
I am going to use my blog and my new products to not only help you on your path to a healthy way
of living, I am going to use it to help myself get back in shape and on a path of wellness.

It's been very frustrating to me that I am so out of shape with my level of fitness knowledge.
I have gotten into the habit of procrastinating getting into working out at home, even though I have kettle bells, videos and all I need to do an amazing workout right in my living room. I also have an amazing place to walk, run or hike....so why don't I do it?
I am a very habitual person, most people are. I like routine and it has not been part of my routine.
They say it takes 90 days to get into a routine and stick with it. So I am beginning my routine TODAY...not tomorrow!

Today I will do a cardio workout consisting of interval run/walking for 2.5 miles.
I will explain why Cardio is so important...

We lose and gain capillaries our entire lives. If you do not do cardio vascular workouts for 4 days you begin to lose them. People who do cardio workouts often have an abundance of cappilaries and actually use more oxygen than those who do not. Pretty wildwhen you think about a room full of people and everyone uses a different amount of oxygen!

Why is this important?
The more oxygen your body uses the more you can fight off disease.
Also the more oxygen your body uses the more muscle you can build and muscle is whats metobolic
(increases your metabolism)

So in a nutshell... the more oxygen you can use = the more muscle you can build = the more fat you can burn.


Tomorrow I will do a kettle bell workout with a DVD I have.
The last time I did this I walked like a duck for 3 days! Which told me how totally out of shape I am! But I didn't keep doing it. Now that I have an audience....I don't have a choice! So thank you to those of you taking the time to read this!

Have a blessed day and love yourself enough to take time to be healthy!