Allow me to shed some light on anything and everything health & fitness related; From common nutritional queries, exercise routines, recipe ideas, as well as some words of inspiration to keep you motivated toward better holistic health. Read on and enjoy…
New Workout Playlist – My Favorite Remixes #1
10 of my favorite remixes of great tunes to add to your workout playlist. Use these a ton in my spin classes.. Participants (and myself) love love remixes of their favorite songs to push […]
Quick Burn Workout (No Equipment) **ADVANCED**
Your own body weight will push your limits on this one.. And it won’t take long for it to do so!
Today’s workout involves 6 full body exercises to be performed for 10 reps each, one after the other in a circuit style. This is a very challenging circuit to get through so take your time to complete each exercise as you need to complete the circuit 3-4 times!
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October Workout Playlist – 70s & 80s REMIXES (*Free Download!)
Here is a compiled playlist of 15 of my favourite newly remixed hits from the 70s and 80s. The updated sound and killer beats make these ideal to add to your workout playlists! I can tell you spinners definitely love when we play some retro tunes once and a while. I think it allows them to hone into their youthful energy deep inside to help them push that extra little bit through a drill!
Enjoy the tunes.. AND THE FREE DOWNLOAD!! (full song & artist detail below)
HAPPY WORKOUT KIDS
Justine 🙂
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Seems Popeye was pretty smart after all – 5 Quick Facts About Spinach + RECIPE
I love love spinach. Spinach salad, spinach in my pasta, or spinach steamed with garlic and lemon… mmm all these flavours come together so well. Besides the great taste, spinach is also a nutritional powerhouse. Here are just a few health benefits it offers to our bodies, minds and lifespan (followed by a tasty recipe for you guys to try at home)
Now go get your spinach on! –
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Antioxidant Packed Beet & Blueberry Salad
I love to cook with local Ontario produce. There’s nothing like using what’s from our soil.. Beets and blueberries are some of my favorites. Firstly, they both add a ton of flavour to anything you add them to. But even more importantly they are nutritionally loaded with antioxidants which help everything from eye, skin and heart health, as a result extending our lifespan. Can’t go wrong with that eh? Let’s break them all down before I get into sharing the yummy recipe I have for you guys…
Why I think this is a perfect antioxidant salad…
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Workout Of The Day – Core & Arm Challenge
Today’s workout is super basic and takes very little time to complete (about 7-8min total) YET it is extremely challenging and delivers great results! How? Well it demands no equipment other than maybe a mat (I’ve done it with no mat) and your own body weight. Your core will be working throughout each exercise, as will the muscles in your upper body as they push and hold you up.
This is a go-to workout of mine when I’m short on time and space yet still want to challenge my core & arms in a way that will have them reminding me of my hard work for hours, days after. Here’s how it goes..
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10 Song Playlist To Fuel Your September Workout
I have a lot of clients ask me about the music I use in my fitness classes and where to find it for their ipods and such. It’s tough since I find a lot of my tunes all over the web, music blogs etc. So I’ve been trying to find a way to share them so you can directly access and download them for yourself.
So voila! Here is a short playlist to kick-start your Fall workouts. Not only can you stream it, but now also DOWNLOAD the whole playlist for FREE. Finally! HAPPY WORKOUT KIDS!
(Full artist info below as well.)
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Mexican Turkey Lettuce “Tacos”
I love me some tacos.. Mostly I love any spice related to mexican food. Cumin, chilli powder, paprika, garlic , cilantro… I can go on and on. There is so much flavour in all these spices so I used them A LOT to enhance many of my dishes without having to douse everything in a tone of butter or oil. Not to mention all the killer health benefits all these spices hold. Together they are antioxidant loaded, anti-inflammatory, immune boosting, cholesterol lowering.. I can go on and on.
Here is a super simple and flavour packed recipe to try out soon. Instead of using the traditional white corn or flour tortillas, I used romaine lettuce as the taco wraps. They are the perfect size and shape to hold the filling, ad a nice light crunch, and allow us to eat more of the good stuff. This works great for a dinner party with friends as it’s very simple to put together. People can even make their own and top with their condiments of choice. Everyone’s happy!
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Vegetarian. Delicious. Protein Packed. Possible? Yes!
Buckwheat?.. But not wheat at all! Look to this gluten free seed as an alternative to rice or oatmeal. Buckwheat is not even a grain. It is a fruit seed related to rhubarb, yet has the texture and filling aspect of grains, thus making it a suitable and delicious gluten free alternative. It is also loaded in fibre with 5 grams per 1 cup serving. The good news keeps getting better…. It is a complete protein! YESSS.. This means it containins all nine essential amino acids, including lysine (usually the amino acid that is lacking in most veg proteins), making it an excellent vegetarian protein and fiber source! Hooura.. for all of you vegetarians who are finding beans & rice or quinoa a little redundant to satisfy your proper protein intake.
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Workout of the day : Plank Plank Plank …Short and Quick Burn…
This is a great challenge for yourself to test overall core (abdominals, lower back) as well as shoulder strength. It takes very little time to complete and you can progress as you get stronger by adding number of sets! It is a short workout BUT don’t be fooled by its simplicity to execute. It is a killer, especially when you push your limits by continually rotating through planks without breaking..
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