We hear tip after tip about how to lose the weight, get rid of those inches, and feel great. These are great, but what happens after? Well, once you hit your fitness and health goals (little goals and larger goals), you need to reward yourself. And this can be big or small depending on the size and difficulty of the achieved goal. So here a few ideas on how to pat yourself on the back for all your dedication and hard work:
- Friends’ night out: Get together with some friends and just enjoy yourself!
- New Wardrobe: Many people wait until they lose all the weight before buying new clothes. But the truth is that you should feel great about yourself the whole time you are achieving that goal.
- Weekend Trip: A short getaway will help you relax and enjoy your new found fitness.
- Remodeling: Treat yourself to new bath furniture or just remodel a room. Now that you’ve had a “makeover”, you just might notice that your house needs on too.
- Spa: Go to the spa and let others wait on you. Breathe, relax, and enjoy!
Ok, I’ve made a list of workout things I can’t live without.
1. My door gym pullup bar. It’s AMAZING. No holes, not permanent, easy on the hands, just requires a normal door with molding.
2. My medium-sized yoga ball. I use this for my ab workouts…they make for great crunches. (I found it through DropshipDesign)
3. My Push Up bars. They make for a larger range of motion.
4. My New Balance running shoes. I love the comfort and durability. And they’re sexy.
Have any essential workout items you’d like to share? Leave them in a comment!
We all know the aggravation that occurs when we have to sit on hold waiting…and waiting…and waiting–just to talk to a real person who will just put us right back on hold. The least the companies could do is have a creative hold message. We spend the whole annoying time thinking of all the things that we could be doing. My mind usually ventures into the “I could be at the gym right now” or “By the time I get off this phone, I could have been half way through my cardio!”. So here are a few exercises/stretches that you can do while on hold. Believe me; they work!
- Stretching: Stretch all your stress away. You can do any type of stretching while on hold. All you have to do is get a headset for your phone or put it on speaker phone.
- Abs: sit-ups, crunches, leg lifts…you name it, you can do it.
- Lunges
- Bicep curls
- Even jump rope!
The list is endless. Just get creative and you will never have to have an unproductive phone call again!
Surfing the net that is. I have a confession to make: I am most certainly and absolutely addicted to the world wide web. {gasp!} Not in that way, you pervert! I happen to think the internet is one of greatest resources we have available; it’s a wealth of knowledge that is still in its infancy and we will most certainly see great things come about from it in the years to come.
So far this morning I have spent one hour online and have accomplished oodles: I was able to make business contacts on LinkedIn.com, found a china replacement piece I have been searching for, ordered my makeup (which I can only get online), found some old high school friends on Facebook, got my daily news fix on FoxNews.com, filed a complaint with the BBB (against a company which shall remain nameless), and did a little “window” shopping at Anthro. All that in under 60 minutes, ladies and gentlemen.
So the point of the post? Well, I suddenly had a brilliant idea this morning in the midst of all my work. I have a large exercise ball that is doing nothing but collecting dust in the basement. “Why not use that while I am on my computer at the desk?” I ask myself. Brilliant, no? Now, lest you have images of the beloved Office character Dwight (you all remember that episode, right??), trust me, I look just as dorky bouncing on it but who cares? It is within the safe confines of my own home with no peering eyes are mocking stares.
A great way to stay in shape and surf the net.
I just found a great website to find how many calories are burned during any activity. It is a great calculator tool where you put in your weight and the activity and it will give you the time period and what it will burn. I am really into mountain biking, especially Utah mountain biking. I just found out that mountain biking for an hour, I will burn 544 calories! Try it out for yourself!
The majority of the population works in an office, or at least in some environment where they are more constricted than they would probably like. Even though we are stuck in an office all day, that doesn’t mean that we can’t maintain our fitness. Every variety of employee can use the following tips for working out at work. Whether you work in Utah transport or in a New York shopping mall, these tips are adaptable.
- If you use a chair during your workday, use an exercise ball instead. This will target your abs all day, and will help improve your balancing abilities.
- Set a timer to go off every hour so you can stretch and take a quick walk around. This will also help relieve stress and get your blood flowing again.
- Go out of your way to go to restrooms and break rooms that are farther away. Use one on a different floor (don’t cheat and use the elevator!).
- Instead of emailing everything to your coworkers, hand deliver the messages. This will give you a bit more activity throughout the course of the day.
- Get a headset for your phone so you can move around while you talk.
- Tighten and release your muscles throughout the day.
- Take a jump rope with you. On your break or on lunch just jump rope for a short time.
- Do various stretches throughout the day. You don’t even have to get out of your chair for these (side leans, back stretches, neck rolls, overhead arm stretches, trunk twists, and wrist and ankle rotations).
Believe me, these little things will add a big stress-relief to your day. These will help clear your mind while keeping your body healthy. Please feel free to add anymore of which you know. We love to share!