Workout Wednesday: Lower Body Toner and $50 Goceries

Ohhhhh Boy,

What a whirlwind weekend...I'm beginning to think that's normal for me! LOL. Now that I've finally recovered. I'm planning for vacation....vacation, that magical, wonderful land of adventure... anyway. It's one week away, I think I'll make it! I thought it would be fun to give you a sneek peak at one of the moves from the PiYo Challenge I'm going to be doing over the next 60 days! I'm so excited about doing this program, because after teaching the live version, I've experienced much better fitness levels. It's going to be like Christmas in July! hehehehe....Anyway, after finishing Les Mills, my body is ready for a change of pace. PiYo combines strength and flexibility and cardio, and allows you to get a great workout without all the pounding on your joints, because let's face it, even the toughest of us needs to take a break. You are not invincible, so be teachable. PiYo takes moves from pilates and yoga, and cranks up the speed, and is totally modifiable, so yes, common sense is welcome. :-) One of my favorite things about this class is that the music is fun, but it's also clean too, so the kids can tag along. I also love that Chalene Johnson understands those who've been injured because she's recently recovered from an injury too.  Today, I want to show you a video of a running lunge. This is a move that I love to tweak and use in my classes, and it give you some serious toning bang for your buck in the legs and glutes. I've had clients tell me they can see a difference after a week of this! I thought it would be nice to share. Add a few sets of this onto the end of your next lower body workout for a change of pace.

I like to change up my workouts often. Even if it's tweaking a move each time, I think it's the little things that can make a big  difference...you don't have to do a completely new workout each time, but variety keeps your body from overtraining.
If you'd like to join us, reach out to me via this form: I'm interested in PiYo  I'd love to meet and interact with more of my readers, and see more of them actively taking steps to be active and eat better! I'll be there for you to encourage you every step of the way, and so will the rest of the group!

Oh, and as not so much of a side note. Here's what $50 of groceries looks like this week!

I can't resist a deal on Brussel Sprouts or Watermelon for that matter! Tip: Buy produce (that you know you and your family will eat) that is on special each week. You'd be suprised at how much money you'll save! 

That's all for now! :)

-Jules