AEROBICS!!

Remember aerobics?  Long before zumba, dancercise, and even step aerobics there was just plain old aerobics.  Aerobic exercise is what your body needs to burn fat!
It uses oxygen to burn calories, and a calorie is a unit of heat.  That's why you have to sweat and get your heart rate up to lose weight.  All those other classes are aerobic too and work just fine, but if you are not coordinated(like me) you might want to try an old
fashioned aerobic class.  Guess what?  I just happen to teach one!  What a coincidence!
It starts on September 2nd  at 8:30 A.M. at Harwich Community Center on Oak St in Harwich.  The cost is $10.00/class or two classes for $15.00.  I have great music and easy steps!  So give it a try!  What have you got to lose, but a few pounds.

EXTRA POUNDS!!! THE POWER OF PRAYER!!!

It is so frustrating to try to lose those 2-3 extra pounds!  One week you're down the next week your up.  It goes up and down like a sea/saw.  I really thought I had the problem licked with my aerobics solution, and I weighed myself at the gym and the scale was down three pounds!  I was so excited and happy, but then I went for my annual physical and I was up again and had lost 3/4 of an inch in height!  I was so mad when I got home that I had my husband measure me. The good news is I'm still 5feet 9inches.  The bad news is I'm still up three pounds, but I'll get it off!  I already got on the elyptical for 30 minutes and am taking a bike ride this afternoon.


On a higher note, the same day I had my bad day at the doctor's, my husband lost his hearing aids.  He took them off while getting a haircut and put them in his pocket.
Several hours later, he discovered they were missing.  We retraced our steps and called all the places we had been.  It  rained that afternoon and there was a beautiful rainbow which I took as a good sign.  I also prayed to St. Anthony, Jesus, Mary and any other saint I could think of.  The next morning we woke up at 5 and my hubby bribed me with breakfast(taking me out for that is!)  We went back to Great Cuts and there were the hearing aids lying side by side on the other side of the parking stone so they didn't get run over!  I told my hubby to thank God and St. Anthony!  We got home and he blew them dry and changed the batteries.  They work fine.  That's only a simple example of the power of prayer.  Think what God can do for big problems!

LEARNING SOMETHING NEW!!

For the past three months I've been dealing with 2-3 extra pounds that refuse to leave me.  It's very frustrating!  I think I finally figured out an answer.  I stopped teaching my aerobics class in May.  That was twice a week and it had 25 minutes of low impact-fat burning aerobics.  That's the key because I wasn't getting breathless during exercise!  So this morning I went out on my back porch and did 20 minutes.  I definitely got my heart rate up and was breathing hard.  It really felt good, and I felt good.  I forgot how good it is to release all those great endorphins through aerobic exercise.  That's why I like teaching aerobics because it makes me feel great! 
I'll be starting an aerobics/ exercise ball class at Harwich Community Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 in September.  So if your looking to burn some summer fat, come on down!

FINDING TIME TO EXERCISE!

Many times during the summer, we find ourselves running around, doing shopping and getting ready for company.  We need to stop and think about our own bodies.  Many times we find lots of excuses, like I don't have time!  You really need to make the time.
I was reading in my fitness magazine that fitness professionals need to work out an hour every day!  So I needed to up my game.  Some days I have to split the time into 3 20 minute sessions like elyptical for 20 and two sessions of brisk walking.  Other days I'll ride my bike for 20- 30 minutes and make up the rest of the time walking.  On Saturday we went to Buzzards Bay to see two ships THE MORGAN  and THE EAGLE.  We parked about 15 minutes away and had to walk back and forth to the car and we walked around the ships including up and down ship stairs!  Even house cleaning counts as exercise!  So make the effort and take the time, you'll look and feel better.  Have a great week.  Be safe and kind out there!

SUMMER RUSH!!

For the first time in my four years as a personal trainer and owner of my own business, I'm experiencing a summer rush!  I've gotten five new clients in the space of a week and a half!  Which means I've been very busy.  This is exciting and a good thing, but sometimes you neglect yourself because you are working really hard.
I neglected my music and even though I am still exercising, it is not enough.  I ignored a very basic rule, and that is you must change up the exercise.  So I added an hour a day and have increased the intensity.  So when I ride my bike it's at a faster pace.  When I work out on the elyptical, I do short bursts of speed.  I want to also include tennis.
I started on Saturday with two hours of pilates.  One class was a jumping class, so it was cardiovascular.  I rode my bike on Sunday in some rain.  Yesterday I did the elyptical for three sets of 10 minute interval for a total of 30 minutes and took a thirty minute walk in the afternoon.  I also got adjusted by my chiropractor Dr. Andrew Mcclennen of Chatham and my hubby got a massage from Paulette Abdow who works out of Andrew's office on Crowell Rd. in Chatham.  We've got to exercise and take care of our bodies.  Today I'm doing two sets of thirty, hopefully biking and walking.
Have a great week everyone!

BUSY SUMMERTIME!!!

It was  another busy week.  Thursday I had my client Joan, and I had to take more pictures for the article I wrote.  Frank had to help because I was helping Joan with the equipment.  We finally got some pretty good shots and I sent them to the editor of my magazine.  However he did not get them, so I resent them.  Hopefully they got there.
Technology is sometimes frustrating!  Speaking of technology, I just got a Verizon Tablet and I'm loving it!  I downloaded an ap called" my fitness pal" and use that as my daily food log.  It's great and has a place for your exercise too!  I also learned  how to take and post pictures on facebook, which for me is very cool!  I also learned how to get my e-mail and e-mail pictures.  The Verizon store in Yarmouth on Station Ave. right next to the Stop and Shop is really great!  They offer free classes the second and
fourth Tuesday of every month from 5-6 pm.  I went this past Tuesday and will go again next week. It's worth your while and Bobby is very knowledgeable and down to earth.  Sarah is great too!


We had a funeral on Friday and I did the Love Walk for the homeless on Saturday.
I did manage to get some walks in, a bike ride, and my own squat and lunges workout
with a ten pound kettle bell.  So keep on moving and be careful out there!

SUMMER STRESS AND STRAIN!!!

Good day to all!  Hopefully you survived the holiday weekend and the storm.  Frank and I got caught in the deluge in Buzzards Bay.  The parade had just finished, when the heavens opened up!  Fortunately it was warm, so getting soaked wasn't all that bad.
We had an indoor cookout and everything went well.  I stayed with chicken and salads and avoided the desserts.  We went shopping on the way home and got caught in the deluge again!  Oh well.  We went to another cookout at our neighbors the following day and I was not  so good.  The berry pie got me, but it was delicious!  More exercise for me this week and a little less food.  I rode my bike, walked and did the elyptical so far.  Another good idea is to sit on the exercise ball while using the computer.  It keeps your abdominals engaged and works on balance.


On a different note, my church(Holy Trinity) is sponsoring a Housing with Love Walk
to prevent homelessness on Cape Cod.  It will be on this Saturday, July 12 at 10AM  at Sea View Park in Dennis Port.   So come on by to show your support and make a donation.