Ya Gotta Rock the Wii!

Has it really been over a week? Anyways, I finally got back in control, mootiv8-ed my rumpus to a proper work out, and rocked my EA Sports active! I was a little concerned, because I'm not in the same shape I was a few months ago when I was working out almost every day. Well, let me tell you, muscle memory is an incredible thing. Not only could I hold my squat for the full 40 seconds, but by the end of the workout, I did NOT die!



So that brings me to this post's mootiv8tion; rock what you got! Biggest Loser Workout, EA Sports Active, or the very effective, Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010. We all have a Wii, so I strongly encourage all of you to get it out, dust it off, replace the remote batteries, and get to workin'! I personally am shooting for 3 workouts this week (30 minutes each), which I will bump up to 45 next week, and then add a day from there.




We have a scant 5 months to go before the cruise of 2011, so it is time to get serious. If you have a spin bike, rock it! If you have a Fluidity, rock it! If you have an elliptical, rock that too! (sorry but I just finished watching the season finale of Losing it With Jillian Michaels, so I'm feeling a little aggressive).

Ciao for niao,

djfleesh

P.S.: Don't forget to hydrate - lots of water y'all!

Ya Gotta Have Magazine Articles!

So, I was on Amazon, shopping for whatevvah, and needed a few more bucks to make up the $25 minimum for free shipping, and decided to subscribe to Weight Watchers mag (again). The May/June issue arrived in my box, and I finally got around to reading it at work, and doggone it! if there wasn't a bunch of great stuff in there:



Slow-Cooked Salsa Chicken - toss raw chicken and salsa into the crockpot, let it work for 7 and a half hours, then toss in a packet of taco seasoning, and let it go another half hour. Serve it with tortillas, black beans, or quinoa, and a nice dallop of sour cream. . . yum!




I've been having some real issues with nibbling at night, and happened upon this little gem: Snack less at tonight: Japanese sumo wrestlers maintain their bulk with late-night eating sessions. Got the image in your head? Enough said.





And finally, in Jennifer Hudson's own words, "Stay committed. Stay consistant. Be patient. It works." - A great way of thinking!

-djfleesh

Ya Gotta Have Music!

I find that when I am lacking mootiv8tion, music is usually the thing that gets me out of the rut. I have a couple of suggestions for playlists that will help you if you're in that the-last-thing-that-i-want-to-do-is-work-out-today frame of mind:

Spin Mix (although it will work just as well for elliptical and treadmill workouts)
1. Kaskade - I Feel Like
2. KLF - 3am Eternal
3. Tracey Thorn - It's All True (Kris
Menace Remix)
4. Britney Spears (I know, no comments, please) - Break the Ice (Kaskade
Radio Edit)
5. David Guetta - The Sound of Letting Go
6. C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
7. Kaskade - Its You Its Me (Marques Wyatt Mix)

This is a 35 minute mix, and will really get you movin!

My Favorite Mix Right Now:
1. Yazoo - Don't Go
2. Paul Oakenfold - Get Out of My Live Now
3. Artful Dodger & Craig David - Woman Trouble
4. Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (Peter Rauhofer Remix)
5. David Guetta - One Love
6. Everything but the Girl - Five Fathoms
7. Mary J. Blige - Just Fine
8. Tracey Thorn - Grand Canyon
9. Syntax - Destiny

This is a 48 minute mix that I usually tune in to on my spin bike!

Enjoy,

djfleesh

A Visit With An Old Friend

10cm thick was the dust that we blew off the eliptical. Not really. But Paul and I made a 10 minute eliptical, and 10 minute treadmill visit. All Schweinehund aside, we did it! Noteworthy was it that he and I made an appointment to workout and mootiv8ed each other not to beg off. There is also a lot to be said for muscle memory! Our muscles remember. Thanks to Felicia for the Runner's Magazine. It was interesting and helped the time to pass quickly. It seems our old friends didn't let us down.

Der Innere Schweinehund

It might have something to do with this heat, but I can't seem to get over my "innere Schweinehund". What is this? You know what it means when directly translated... but it has a direct connection with exercise and fitness. They say here that "mann muss die innere Schweinehund ueberwinden" in order to get off the couch and exercise. My
Schweinehund has taken over my life! That is why I am right where I need to be here at Mootiv8. I miss my jogging. The treadmill and eliptical are in the basement, the coolest place in the house. So what's the deal? Pilates on the living room floor under the ceiling fan? Or WiiFit in the living room? I'm open for mootiv8-shun, ladies. Help!!

Ya Gotta Work Out!

Howdy all:

Some time ago I developed a real romance with a piece of exercise equipment. I was visiting Tracey on Long Island, and she had this "spin bike thing" (I had only seen one in a fitness magazine). I gave it a try, and truly fell in L-O-V-E, so of course, I went home to Della-where, and hounded my husband until he let me get one, (see the picture to the right).

Fast forward about 4 months, and I have not gotten a proper work out in at least 4 weeks. Last night, Bill decided to do a half hour work out, and he jumps on the treadmill, while I try to find my "happy place" on the spin bike. About 4 minutes in, the music is pumping, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan on the tube, and my legs crying out for mercy and cursing the day I brought this thing home. I knew that if I stopped my workout, Bill would think I was a complete boob, so I kept on a-peddling. Fast forward about 15 minutes, and on the Zune comes the 10 minute Peter Rauhofer Remix of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful." I told myself, "if you can just finish this song, you will prove that you are not a boob, so keep at it!"

Long story short, 1) I finished the workout (30 minute burn, which was 10 minutes more than I thought I could do), 2) I felt really good about myself, and 3) I think I may have even impressed Bill. The upshot is that I will repeat my magnificence again tonight!

How's that for mootiv8ation?