PR TIPS FOR A HEALTHY & FIT 2011!
by Carla Sanchez, IFBB PRo
1] Exercise in the morning. You will feel refreshed and ready to handle the stress of the day and enjoy a serving of pumpkin pie guilt-free! Follow this home workout routine if you can’t make it to the gym or to your favorite exercise class:
Complete as many reps as you can of the following exercises for three rounds: Round 1: 60 seconds, Round 2: 90 seconds and Round 3: 120 seconds:
- • Jump Rope or Jumping Jacks
- • Air Squats
- • Push-Ups
- • Running High-Knees in place
- • Bench Dips
- • Walking Lunges
- • Bicycle Crunches
2] Begin the day with a protein shake. Try a VPX Protein Rush RTD or make a VPX Pumpkin Shake by blending VPX Zero Carb Graham Cracker with ice, water [or skim milk], organic pumpkin, FAGE 0% Greek yogurt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and vanilla extract. Skipping breakfast will surely set you up for overindulging later.
3] Plan your holiday dinner early in the day, so you have time to burn off those extra calories.
4] Drink water. Avoid drinking sodas and juices which are loaded with sugary calories. Enjoy a glass of wine with dinner if you like and add a cup of coffee with dessert. Caffeine is a proven fat-burner!
5] Practice portion control. Enjoy all the fabulous food you want, but don’t overdo it. If it doesn’t fit on your plate, it’s not going to fit in your belly… your butt will have to expand to accommodate those extra calories!
6] Avoid STUFFING yourself! It’s just another meal, don’t give it more power than it deserves. You will feel awful and find it difficult to enjoy the rest of the day with your friends and family.
7] After the meal, get up and go for a walk around your neighborhood or take the kids to the park!
8] After your walk, build a festive Gingerbread House, play a board game, or my favorite, LCR [left center right]. It will take your mind off of food and direct your focus towards FUN!
9] Holidays are about sharing time with friends and family and creating wonderful memories. Put as much time and effort into planning memorable, fun activities as you do into preparing the food.
10] Most importantly, plan on exercising the following day. Keeping active is the key to keeping fit during the holidays. Don’t use this busy time of the year as an excuse to miss your workout!
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The top four winners of the VPX 12 week challenge were announced today and we’re thrilled with the results! With the help of Performance Ready Coach, Carla Sanchez, the latest training techniques, the best diet strategies and the most cutting edge supplements known to man and woman, VPX’s Redline Black on Blue Series, Power Shock, and Protein Rush RT, all the challengers created the PeRfect physique, but these four women went above and beyond! Congratulations to 1st place winner, Michelle LeDoux, 2nd place went to Lisa Bischoff and 3rd place to Heather Beck! Shanna Pike received the Perfect +10 Award! To see the challenger stats and their testimonials, click here!
