Healthy Bits: Part 2/2

Greetings:

Here's my workout schedule. I try to focus on a couple body parts per day. Personally, I wake up at 5:00 AM in order to do the workout without distractions.

I don't have weights, so I instead use water bottles or coffee mugs as a substitute when needed.

I also stretch 15-20 minutes before each workout.

Finally, I feel the need to give a shout out to Scooby, a body builder who has a really good website about getting healthy. He's one of the only people I could find who promoted health without pushing a bunch of expensive equipment.

And no, he has no relation to the dog.

Sincerely,

Me.

Monday: Thighs/Abs

Cardio: 20 Minutes

Thighs:

                Ski Sits

                Squats

                Lunges

Abs: Scooby’s 3-Minute Ab Workout

Tuesday

Cardio: 30-45 Minutes

Wednesday: Chest/Triceps
Cardio: None

Triceps/Chest:

                Easy Push-Ups

                Regular Push-Ups

Biceps:

                Bicep Curl

                Hammer Curl

                Overhand Grip Curl

Thursday

Cardio: 30-45 Minutes

Friday: Back/Abs

Cardio: None

Back:

                Bird-Dog

                Front Plank

                Standing Triangle Straddle Bends

Abs: Scooby’s 3-Minute Ab Workout

Saturday: Take a break

Sunday: Shoulders/Calves

Cardio: 0-20 Minutes

Shoulders:

                Presses

                Flies

                Front Raises

Calves:

                Calf Raises

                Inner Calf Raises

                Outer Calf Raises

Healthy Bits: Part 1/2

Greetings:

I’ve been trying to have a healthier lifestyle lately. When this is bought up, people sometimes ask what I’m doing to try to get healthy.

One of the biggest part of getting healthy is nutrition. Here’s some ground rules:

• Research!
• Learn how to read nutrition labels
• The less ingredients the better
• Carbonated drinks, refined breads, mayonnaise and lunch-meat are evil
• Flour, sugar, and high fructose corn syrup are evil

What I found to be especially disturbing is when a product tries to claim that it’s “all natural” and “vitamin enriched” when, in reality, it’s just as unhealthy as a McDonald’s happy meal.

Take vitaminwater, for example. Coca-Cola, the company that created the beverage, is being sued for deceiving customers into thinking that it’s actually healthy. Despite the heavy advertising campaign to the contrary, Coca-Cola's defense was that, to quote, "no consumer could reasonably bemisled into thinking vitaminwater was a healthy beverage." [Citation]

Sure, we lied to you, but it’s not our fault if you actually believed us.

The other big important part of health is exercising. More rules:

• Research!
• Don’t cancel out your workout by eating bad food right after
• Vary your workout to keep it more interesting
• You don’t need a lot of equipment
• Appreciate the little things. Take the stares over the elevator; park at the far end of the parking lot

I’m the type of person who needs a directive to keep up the pace on certain things. Because of this, I developed my own workout plan to help me stay focused on my workout.

I'll upload my workout in my next post.

Sincerely,

Me.


PS: This is useful.