Fitbit Flex

I got a Fitbit Flex and been having so much fun with it.  I have been enjoying the challenge of reaching 10,000 step in a day.  They say that is the recommended steps that an average healthy person should be taking.  It also tracks your water intake, food/calories eaten, minutes you are active and you can also set reminders throughout your day to get moving, drink water, eat a meal….. whatever you would like and it will vibrate for your reminder.  

A really cool feature that I like is at night setting it to log your sleep.  When you wake in the morning it will show how you slept.  It tracks minutes you are restless and moving around.  It also track minutes you are awake.  Like if you have to wake up and use the restroom it will track how long it took you from wake up until it senses you are back to sleep.  Pretty cool!

I got mine at Target for $99 and they also carry them at Costco right now too for a few dollars cheaper.  I do prefer my Polar Watch over the Fitbit to track my calories burned in a workout and for the heart rate monitor feature it provides.  So yes, I wear all my gadgets in a workout to track my progress.  I do wear my fitbit all day long though and my polar just for a workout.  The Fitbit needs charging every 5-6 days.  It has a little battery inside the wrist band you just slip out and charge.  My Polar watch runs off a battery that you eventually have to change out.  I have not needed to change out my battery yet and I have had my Polar for 2-3 years.

Booty Workout

My Morning Supplements

Here is my morning supplements lately.  First thing out of bed I drink 1 scoop of N-Zero Extreme which gives enough time to kick in by the time I am dressed, teeth brushed and out the door I am feeling some energy when I get to the gym and start my workout.  I prefer the Fruit Punch to the Orange for flavor.

During my workout I sip on 1 scoop of Alpha Aminos for hydration, endurance and helps with muscle soreness.  AMAZING stuff!!!  I especially love this stuff on my non-lifting cardio days.  Keeps my thirst quenched and keeps me going.  I love the Icy Blue Razz flavor. 

I love to sip on BCAAs during my lifting workouts.  They help with energy, prevents muscle loss and most importantly like the aminos, it helps with muscle recovery!  Watermelon is my favorite flavor of the BCAAs.

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HIIT CARDIO

Here is HIIT workout to try out.  The duration of this workout is up to you.  Do exactly as the incline says 5% (adjust the speed if needed) go up in speed every minute.  Make sure to recover fully (let your heart rate come back down) and then repeat.  I recovered with 1.5-2 minutes.

SWEET TEA

Cellucor has released a new flavor:

SWEET TEA

This is C4 which is a pre-workout.  Take it before a workout to give you energy, endurance and what it takes to push through your workouts, lift more weight and get in a few extra reps!  C4 has won many awards including Pre-Workout supplement of the year.

This product may make you feel tingly or sometimes itchy when you feel it kicking in….that is normal and will fade away.  What I love about this supplement is first, the flavors it offers are very delicious; Watermelon and Green Apple being my favorites.  Fruit Punch being my least favorite.  But there are 11 to choose from.  My 2nd favorite thing about C4 is it makes me sweat.  There is nothing like a good ol' sweaty workout that will leave you feeling like you accomplished something!

As always, on any CELLUCOR product you ALWAYS get 20% OFF your total purchase and when you sign in (for future orders to make it a quicker checkout process) you will also get FREE shipping.

5 LBS of FAT vs. 5 LBS of MUSCLE

and don't forget…….Muscle CAN NOT turn to fat and fat CAN NOT turn to muscle.  They are completely to different tissues.  Muscle gets bigger and takes up less space.  Fat gets smaller and makes room for muscle.  Which more muscle helps you to feel lean and tight in your clothes and not squishy! 

Crank up the INTENSITY

The INTENSITY of your workout during an exercise or cardio can be a HUGE factor on your weight loss goals. When you jump on a cardio machine of your choice I would think that you are planning to be on that cardio machine for some time- whether it be 30 mins or 60 minutes, your goal is to push yourself at a pace you can sustain for the time being and then be done.  While this is great for endurance, it's not the best and quickest route for fat loss.

I want to challenge anyone to instead of picking an amount of time to exercise, you focused more on pushing yourself at a level that can be a little uncomfortable.  If you run on a treadmill at a 6.0 mph and that to you is about a 4 on a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, what would happen if pushed yourself at an 8 or 9 on the difficulty scale for a shorter amount of time???

More Fat Loss.

You can burn more than twice as much body fat cranking up the INTENSITY and keeping the duration shorter.  Bumping up the cardio for some may mean raising that incline a little more, letting go of the handrails, picking up the pace on your run for 30 seconds and recovering for 30 seconds, adding more resistance etc.  During this stressful/uncomfortable moment your body has to work hard to restore its energy, which means your body is burning more fat.

I like to do it all.  I like doing intense short (HIIT) cardio 2-3 times a week and longer duration cardio 2-3 times a week.  Basically I switch off the two every other day.  I like to keep my body guessing.  I still like to give myself a challenge on my longer cardio days and get uncomfortable throughout it.  I might run on a treadmill at a 6.5 mph for two minutes and then an 7.5 - 8.0 mph for one minute and repeat that sequence.  

All I am saying is find your 4 on the difficulty scale and challenge yourself at 8 or 9.  Mix things up and have fun.  If you are getting in a workout, make them work to your advantage and the purpose!