Ah, it’s my favorite time of the week again. I am always inspired to write for the Mamavation campaign. All other posts, I often dilly-dally or can’t think of what to write. Mamavation always inspires me to get writing. So, this week the focus is about yoga. I remember when my mother did yoga in the 70’s. I thought it was kind of wacky. I could not have been more wrong.

ShareSome of you know that I have started to participate in the Mamavation Campaign. If you are not aware of Mamavation, the creator describes it at this: “Mamavation™ is a online docudrama and weight loss support group for moms in social media. It’s both a campaign and Virtual Sorority™ in one.”
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This week’s Blogging Carnival is sponsored by Subway and they want to know Commit 2 Fit Challenge goals. As a personal trainer, even I struggle from time to time. For me, it tends to be diet more so than fitting in exercise. But, I love to learn something new at least each month. My Commit to Fit challenge is to learn new exercise formats to teach my students and clients. So far, I have become certified in PiYo and will also get my TRX certification next month.

It’s well known that stretching exercises are recommended as the most efficient injury prevention tool, no matter what sport you practice. Why? The answer is simple. Most injuries are caused by stressing muscles more than they can take it. If done within 15 minutes after each workout, stretching exercises help release the tension in the muscles and therefore they reduce the probability of injuries.

These tips are in no specific order. They are designed to help anyone who is exercising to get the maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time. These tips can be implemented by all athletes regardless if you are on a strength program, rehabilitative program, endurance athlete or fat loss program.

Wellness is the pursuit of the best health possible through fit body, balanced mind and peaceful spirit. The practice of kindness and gratitude actually has shown to be very beneficial to all of these same three wellness branches.

After making huge strides with P90X, Insanity and ChaLEAN Extreme, I’ve was looking for my next challenge. Chalene Johnson, creator of Turbo Jam and the Turbo Kick workouts at clubs like 24 Hour Fitness and LA Fitness has created an amazing cardio conditioning program called, Turbo Fire. Here is my review…

I love learning about new exercises that require no special equipment and this is the premise of the entire book. Lauren explains that we don’t need fancy equipment and gym memberships. Following his exercises, the claim is that both men and women can get in the best shape of their lives using only their bodies and a few simple household items.