Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog post! This is week 11, just one more week until this project is over. I am sad to see it come to an end but I have to say, I will not be quitting my progress I’ve made so far. Even though I have met my goals I wanted to achieve, I still want to push myself to become even stronger and healthier overall. I can see so much that I have already achieved. Not only have I achieved physical wellness, but I have accomplished mental wellness as well. You have no clue what working out and staying healthy has done for my health!
This week, I got a lot of things. I went to New Jersey on Saturday all the way up to Tuesday! I had so much fun. We stayed on the Jersey Shore by Ocean City and had the perfect view of the ocean. My friend and I both made the goal to get up early every morning to take a walk on the boardwalk and eat a nutritious breakfast. I could say we definitely achieved that goal by a long run. We decided it would be a great idea to rent bikes for the day and go downtown to do some shopping! We biked for about 3 hours and had the most fun. We were very tired after biking the whole day so we took naps to get our energy back up to go back out to the beach. I knew it was going to be hard to eat healthy while I was travelling so I tried to eat small portions of my meal to where I was satisfied with what I had eaten. I also made the goal to drink more water during my trip. I can tell a big difference when I drink water compared to when I don't! When I drink more water, I feel more refreshed and less yucky feeling. I know it's hard to get in the rhythm of drinking water, working out, and exercising everyday but once you get into the rhythm of it you feel so much better and you can't stop! This week I want your challenge to be to go outside and take a walk or bike a few miles! You wont regret it.
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Hey y’all! I hope your weeks have been great and I hope that you tried my challenge of being fit. This week I worked on drinking lots of water and eating healthy. My family and I like to eat out a lot so this week we tried to not eat out at all. It was very hard to try to fix things at home instead of going out to eat. It’s very easy to just go somewhere else and have people fix the food for you instead of fixing it yourself. One thing that I have been obsessed with making is fruit bowls. One day my mom made a fruit bowl with lemon juice sugar and orange juice mixed with fruit. Once I had it I began making them for the week so that I could choose fruit instead of an unhealthy snack.
I also challenged myself to work out four days this week. The workouts I chose for the week were abs and legs. I did a mix of three workouts for both arms and legs each from a YouTuber or that I watch. Chloe Ting is a very good influencer for workouts to achieve a fit body. since I slacked off last week it was hard to get back into the routine of consistently working out. I found myself struggling with soreness. Every time I find myself sore I try to stretch out all of the muscles that hurt. I really think it works a lot to stretch out your muscles before you continue onto the next workout. If you don’t stretch you can end up hurting yourself in the following workouts. I want to challenge y’all this week to get outside and do something active. It can be very hard to sit on the couch and watch TV instead of doing something productive for your body, trust me, I understand. just know that in 50 years from now you will not regret working out instead of sitting around. Your body will feel so much healthier and active. Don’t give up, give it all you got! Here are the links to the ab and leg workouts I used! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9nG-G4B5Bs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pLT-olgUJs Hey everyone!! I hope y’all’s weeks have been great and you have been enjoying the pretty days! The weather has been the perfect thing. I don’t know about you but I feel more productive and willing to do more outside to help my body. I usually just find myself getting behind on things like eating healthy and working out on days that are rainy. I really try to have a good schedule on being productive and making fitness my number one goal in my daily life, so it has been very easy the past few days.
This week my goal was to get in three days this week that consisted of eating healthy, drinking water, working out, and working in less screen time. I think I succeeded in all those ways! It was really hard but I kept myself occupied at all times and I never gave up. My family and I just got a new workout machine, it is called an elliptical. This week I worked on the elliptical for 20 straight minutes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. The elliptical helps your body more than a bad treadmill does but it doesn’t make you as tired, which I love. I am always in a search for workouts that I can do for an extended period at a time, so the elliptical is great for me! I also absolutely hate running. It makes me so tired and it makes me not want to do anything else that involves working out for the rest of the day. I have been making sure I get in a lot of vegetables and water because they can make such a big difference in your health! Spinach is my favorite thing to include in my meals throughout the day! You don’t even have to like spinach to eat it either. There are many ways that you can use spinach and not be able to taste a bit of it. I like to put it in my smoothie during lunch. I usually mix it with strawberries and bananas along with some peanut butter for protein and I can never taste the spinach at all. Another good way to incorporate spinach into your meal is to put it in your omelet! It’s better than it sounds if you mix it with some cheese! Hey everyone! Hope yall had a great spring break and are ready to go back to reality tomorrow!! Comment down below what you and your family did over spring break. I went to Charleston for the weekend and then I ended it with going to the lake for a week with my friend. I had a lot of fun and I got in a lot of exercise. The weather was great so we stayed outside most of the week. Me and my friend stayed active by getting in the pool and swimming laps. Now don’t get me wrong, it was extremely cold, but you just have to get used to it sometimes!! We like getting up early and getting a good start off to our day so that was an easy part of the week. We ate pretty healthy. For every meal we tried to include everything that makes up a nutritious meal! It’s crazy how something so nasty looking can turn into something you would eat for every meal of the day. No doubt! I think it’s very important to include a nutritious meal on a day-to-day basis. fitness is not only a main part of your health but nutrition also plays a huge part in your body. If you’re only doing fitness and you do not have much going for your nutrition, you’re not really getting much out of the situation. I know it’s hard to do both, but once you do you will see a huge difference and you won’t regret it. At the lake, I got the chance to take a walk on my friend's road to do some exercise. even just a walk changed how I felt fitness wise. I don’t really think there was a time during spring break where I just sat and did nothing. I was pretty much active all day. This week I want to challenge you to do the same. Choose one day to go out to a park and either run or walk. Or you can even walk your dog! Make fitness your number one goal in life!
Hey guys! I hope y’all are getting a good start off to your spring break. I am on my way to Charleston! This week I’ve been focusing on what I’m eating. I’ve been eating a lot of salads and fresh food. I can really tell a difference about how my body feels. I feel a lot healthier than I did a year ago. in my salads I put sweet peppers, cucumbers, avocado, and a top it off with some avocado lime ranch dressing. I’ll try to get salads every time I go to fast food restaurants because I know if I get something else that’s greasy I will regret it. I noticed after a few times that I have had greasy food at fast food restaurants I feel bad the next day. I try not to snack as often during the day and save my hunger for my meals throughout the day.
This week I also worked out Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. I did the same cardio workout as last week. The cardio workout that I did consisted of 50 jumping jacks, 10 minute jump rope on and off for 30 seconds, two minute high knees, 50 burpee‘s and I repeated it once again. I repeated this work out this week because last week whenever I did it it made me feel good. I can tell a difference in my strength and fitness over the past few weeks. I have definitely gained muscle during this project. I can tell that my arm and leg muscles have gotten very toned. I would definitely recommend this workout because it is good to focus on every muscle of your body. Cardio is the best way to get fit and it has a lot of positive effects especially for your heart. I want to encourage all of you today to go out and do something productive, even if it’s as simple as going on a walk! Have a great spring break! Hey guys! Hope y'all have had an awesome week!To be honest, the rain has got me being lazy and sleeping more than I usually do. Am I the only one?! I feel like rain always makes me super tired and makes me want to curl up in a bed and take a nap. I have had a couple days where it has been hard to get motivated and do something productive around the house. but other days it is like a boost of energy hit me right in the morning and I had a great start off my day. I love the days that I am busy because it makes me feel more awake and with the world during the day. The days when I get lazy and I don’t get enough sleep, it makes me very unproductive and I don’t feel like I am awake entirely. even though it has been raining I have done a lot of indoor workouts that have been focused on my fitness growth.
The days that I have bursts of energy is when I get in a lot of workouts, mostly cardio. Cardio is a great way to lose fat and gain muscle. Cardio workouts aren’t made to focus on just one muscle of the body, it focuses on legs, arms and abs. you may not think that cardio works on arms and abs but if you pay close attention you can see how you use both in a cardio workout. this week I made my own cardio workout. Here is a list of what all I accomplished: 50 jumping jacks, 10 minute jump rope on and off for 30 seconds, two minute high knees, 50 burpee‘s and I repeated it once again. this workout really made me feel good about my health and fitness. I was tired, but the next day I didn’t regret it. I have really seen myself progressing over the past six weeks. One of the big things that I think I’ve grown in is productivity. I especially think that in quarantine I was not focusing on my physical health and what I needed to do to help my body. I remember this time last year I would always sit around and since we were in lock down and not allowed out of the house I couldn’t be as productive as I am today. I am so glad that I chose this as my product idea because health and fitness is one of the most important things to succeed in today. Hey y'all!! I hope you all have had a great week and are ready for school tomorrow! It's kind of crazy to think that we are one week away from being half way through the twelve week period. I am so glad I have y’all beside me to help support and encourage me through this project. I am slowly but surely learning how to better manage my time and progress. I can tell that I have gotten in a lot of progress and I want to keep that motivation the same. now that I have a job it’s easier to get motivated and do things productive around the house.
This week I’ve been working on cardio and stretching. My favorite YouTuber to watch for workouts is Chloe Ting. While her videos are not so lengthy, I still can get a lot out of those videos. I think it’s better for your body to get in hard workouts that aren’t as long then doing easy workouts that take longer. I have heard that there are benefits to working out in a shorter amount of time. Especially HIIT workouts. HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. It is a training technique where you give all you can to succeed in a quick exercise. These workouts contain bursts of exercise, and short or active recovery periods. For my cardio workout I decided that I was going to do jump ropes on and off for 30 seconds, for 10 minutes. I really find myself enjoying jump rope because it makes time fly by and it has a lot of benefits for your body, including the most important part of your body, the heart. adding onto jump roping I also followed along with a video from Chloe Ting. The video that I watched and participated in was called 15 minute Intense HIIT for Fat Burn. This workout was great for me because it was short, but intense and it did not require any workout equipment for the workout. This workout is great for overall fitness and health and it also helps with fat burn. HIIT workout posted below! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/k04skZTugpE Hey guys! I hope y’all had a good Sunday so far and are ready to start school tomorrow. I can’t believe I am already four weeks into the 12 week period. it feels like I just started this project just yesterday! I only have eight weeks until I show y’all what all my progress is and what I did to prepare. It’s hard to find things other than just what I did during the week to talk about in these blogs. I try to make these blogs more interesting throughout each week so that it’s not just the same thing over and over again. I encourage you to comment things down below that you would like me to talk about and share throughout my journey of becoming the best version of myself.
Things are never easy when it comes to motivation and productivity. I have been challenged throughout these 12 weeks to get up every day with a positive attitude and start my day off being productive. It’s been hard trying to fulfill those things every day. A few of my challenges that I have faced are motivation, eating healthy, and maintaining a steady schedule. It’s always ok to slack off for a bit as long as you get back onto what you want to achieve. Update on my life as of right now: I just got a job and I’ve been working for about a week now and it takes up a lot out of my schedule. Not to mention I also have cheer, school, and spending time with my family to balance too. It’s hard to fit this project into my schedule because I feel like I already have too much during the day and I don’t have time to just take a break. I got my license a few weeks ago and it has been helping me to get around and be productive throughout the day. I am also thinking about joining a gym and going there often, so that will be good for all of my workouts. Make sure to comment below what you want to hear more about throughout my journey. Here’s a little meme to brighten up your day!! Hey everyone! This week I have been focusing on ab and leg workouts, and eating healthy. I have been slacking off on how much water I have been drinking the past week because I have been super busy with school. But it's okay to mess up. It happens to everyone, you just have to encourage yourself to get back into the rhythm of what you fell off of. I also got a job recently and I am still learning how to better manage my time between school, work, sports, Genius Hour, and even spending time with my family. A goal of mine this next week is to plan my weeks and what I can do to better manage my time so that I can fit everything into my day. I am really passionate about staying healthy and keeping my body in the right state. That is why I chose this as my goal for the twelve week period. I really wanted to push and challenge myself to be in the best shape possible and especially to encourage you to do the same! Keeping your body healthy is one of the best things you can do and you won't regret it when you are grown up!
As you know, I have been working on building muscle and eating healthy. I definitely think that abs and legs are my favorite workouts because you can do so much to work those muscles and build them too. I usually try to work out on the days I have in-person school. So this week I worked out Monday, Thursday, and today, Sunday. I also have cheer almost everyday of the week so that also helps me to be on top of my goal and it helps me to be productive. I usually like to follow along with Chloe Ting workouts or just make the workouts myself. This week I did both. For legs I did 50 squats, 25 jumping jacks, 100 calf raises, 1 and a half minute wall sit and lastly, I rotated jump rope for 30 seconds and off 30 second for 10 straight minutes. For abs I used Chloe Ting’s Get Abs In 2 Weeks YouTube video. Her ab workout was both good for the amount of work you put yourself to and it wasn't a long workout at all. I really suggest you go and check her YouTube channel out! v Ab Workout linked below v https://youtu.be/2pLT-olgUJs Happy Sunday guys!! Hope y'all are doing well. During this week I have been focusing on what I have been eating. I believe that everyone needs to control what comes in and out of their body. You don't even know how much of a difference it makes on how you feel throughout the day! If I eat junk food I feel terrible and unproductive. But if I eat healthy I feel like I can get up and do things around the house without getting tired. Eating healthy has always been something that has come easy to me and its not hard to find things that I actually find delicious and good for me at the same time. I'm not a very picky person when it comes to food so I will pretty much eat anything! I would definitely say that there are some days that I don't eat to good and the next day I just want to sleep all day. Then that carries onto the next day and the next and soon I find myself in a spot where I am very unproductive. During this 12 week period I am going to try to overcome being unproductive and lazy. This week I have been trying to find different recipes and meals that I can fix to replace some of the things that are bad for my body. This week I tried a heart healthy pizza. It was actually surprisingly good. It tasted just like a regular piece of pizza from Domino's. I compared the nutrition facts of both pizzas and I found that a regular slice of cheese pizza is 290-300 calories and the pizza I made was 200 calories. I also found that there is 400 mg of sodium in one slice of regular pizza and the healthy pizza I made was only 75 mg of sodium. As you can tell, there is a huge difference in the facts. I actually prefer the healthy pizza rather than the pizza I get from Domino's because I don't like super greasy stuff and the pizza I made is the total opposite of that. This is the recipe I found to make the heart healthy pizza! I hope you try it out! https://www.kidney.org/content/salt-free-pizza |
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