May 9, 2011
January 18, 2011
Sweat Fest
I know ... gross name, but that is one of the many things that occur during a session of Hot Yoga. I have now been taking hot yoga for a month and feel great!
Instead of rambling on forever about my experience, I have found information on the benefits of taking part in a Hot Yoga class.
- The class occurs in a 37 degree room that allows you to stretch like you have never stretched before. Have a hard time stretching those hamstrings? I promise you after three classes you will already notice a difference.
- Working in a hot room elevates your heart rate, leading you to work that much harder than you would in a normal yoga class.
- Supposedly all of that sweating that occurs during the workout allows your skin to detoxify, which is always good in my books!
- Last but not least, Hot Yoga helps your body to relax. I drive an hour and a half home from work everyday ... usually in the snow and the minute I step into that heat I feel the stress disappear right away!
January 3, 2011
Hellloooo 2011
I took a small break from blogging to enjoy the Christmas holidays! Lots of family, friends and food. I have decided for the New Year I am going to once again start writing about my fitness plans.
I am no longer going to be following my prior "Abs Diet" plan but instead stick to my own schedule. This is what I have decided so far:
1. Train for a May 10k run. I purchased a Nike+ app for my nano which will help me train 3 times a week. I will write more about Nike+ as I use the software over the first month.
2. Hot yoga 3 times a week to help stretch out my tired muscles. I found a great one in the GTA area which has a great atmosphere.
3. Once a week I will do strength training.
4. My diet will pretty much stay the same, but I will be eating larger lunches and smaller dinner followed by 200 calorie snacks in between. I also plan to upgrade my fruit intake which is lacking at the moment.
That is all for now!
I am no longer going to be following my prior "Abs Diet" plan but instead stick to my own schedule. This is what I have decided so far:
1. Train for a May 10k run. I purchased a Nike+ app for my nano which will help me train 3 times a week. I will write more about Nike+ as I use the software over the first month.
2. Hot yoga 3 times a week to help stretch out my tired muscles. I found a great one in the GTA area which has a great atmosphere.
3. Once a week I will do strength training.
4. My diet will pretty much stay the same, but I will be eating larger lunches and smaller dinner followed by 200 calorie snacks in between. I also plan to upgrade my fruit intake which is lacking at the moment.
That is all for now!
November 18, 2010
A Spoonful Of Sugar
When I was visiting a friend of mine in Niagara-on-the-Lake, I was introduced to Raw Sugar. I am already 100 percent against using sweetener products like Splenda, except for Stevia made from all natural products. If you want to cut down on sugar why replace your body with something full of chemicals! Anyways, back to my story ... The next day I decided to read up on the benefits of raw sugar vs refined sugar. This is some of the things I found out:
1. There are various types of raw sugar that exist at your grocery store. One that you may already have in your cupboard is honey!
2. Unrefined raw sugar is made from the juice from the sugar cane plant and has trace minerals and nutrients present
3. Refined white sugar is considered to be “empty calories” as it offers no nutritional substance whatsoever. Now this does not mean you can go and eat as much raw sugar as you like, but it does have small levels of iron and magnesium present.
In the end, to stay healthy always cut down on the amount of sugar that you eat on a regular basis, but there are options to try to make your food a little more natural than using refined white sugar or Splenda!
1. There are various types of raw sugar that exist at your grocery store. One that you may already have in your cupboard is honey!
2. Unrefined raw sugar is made from the juice from the sugar cane plant and has trace minerals and nutrients present
3. Refined white sugar is considered to be “empty calories” as it offers no nutritional substance whatsoever. Now this does not mean you can go and eat as much raw sugar as you like, but it does have small levels of iron and magnesium present.
In the end, to stay healthy always cut down on the amount of sugar that you eat on a regular basis, but there are options to try to make your food a little more natural than using refined white sugar or Splenda!
October 13, 2010
Misty Morning
Today started as any other weekday ... one hour commute to Kitchener, crazy drivers and my half asleep mind trying to find something decent on the radio. Just when I thought my drive would be the same as always, I happened to look into a clearing through some trees and saw something that kind of took my breath away. With the sun just rising above a small field, a shiny mist hovered over silver frosted grass, surrounded by endless trees! It was definitely something out of the ordinary and I wish I took a picture, but I think it is a perfect example how you should always keep your eyes open for that image that may take you off guard and really brighten up your day!
September 28, 2010
Lost and Found
I am in love with this site I came across called Found Magazine People send in pictures, notes, poetry, etc and post it on the site for people to read.
Here is an example of a note found in a children book. Puts a smile on my face.
Here is an example of a note found in a children book. Puts a smile on my face.
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