young, fabulous, and fit!!!

Physique 57 here I come!! I am super excited, I just ordered my DVD of Physique 57 awesome workout!

Being young and fabulous does mean you should be fit *mentally and physically*- you can't be fabulous if you are not treating your body as something fabulous! Being fit is definitely something you should work towards. I cannot stress enough how important it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle! I am not saying that everyone should be on a diet and size 0, but you should make sure you are eating healthy and exercising. (Don't forget to get your beauty rest too!)

Let me start by saying diets don't work!!! Everyone says this, yet day in and day out, people are trying the latest craze diet- Acai berry, South Beach, Atkins, liquid, whatever- they don't work! My next statement is- make sure you are setting your fitness and healthy lifestyle goals for you not for someone else. (Even if your grandmother makes those wonderful comments about how "voluptuous" your figure is looking these days- you want to be fit for you, not for grandma-- although it would be nice to not hear that every time you visit) If you aren't your number one priority, no diet, workout, or whatever will work-EVER. period.

Now that we have established that you are trying to build a healthy fit lifestyle for yourself, we can get started.

You need to do a quick self evaluation about what you like to do for exercising. Are you a runner? Do you enjoy spinning or kickboxing? What about dance? Think about all of the different types of exercise and figure out what you would enjoy doing and that is what you should do for exercise. If you are not a runner, and decide to take a "Tread -n-Shed" class, you are just setting yourself up for failure. Don't make working out torture- make it fun and you will find that you will stick with it! There are a ton of websites you can go to for ideas like womenshealthmag.com, self.com, or even your gym's website (mine is crunch.com). Use these free tools to get fun workout ideas, log your workouts and connect with others who are after the same goal. Another great way to get in shape is to find a buddy- your best friend, boyfriend, or loving doggie- this way you are accountable for showing up for class, having a date at the gym, or taking Fido for a walk- someone is depending on you for support!

Once you get into your new fabulous workout make sure you are balancing cardio and weight training. It is very important for your cardio health to get at least 30 minutes of cardio a day. You also need to ensure you are weight training- not only for weight management, but to build your muscles and hype up your metabolism! (win -win!) It is also very important to switch up your workouts- variety is key! In order to keep your mind and body fabulous- you have to switch up your workouts every couple of weeks. You will find if you don't your body will get used to doing the same exercises everyday and will begin to plateau or worse- gain weight (yikes!) To ensure you are staying fabulously fit try a new class, take your workout outside, or take a day off. *Do ensure you are getting a couple of days off from your workout in all of your workout schedules--Your body needs that time to rest and refuel!*

So for me, it is time to switch up my workout- I have been training really hard lately, so I am slowing it down a bit and looking for new fun workouts. Physique 57 is my new faboulous workout! Kelly Ripa works out there in New York, and she is definitely a young and fabulous girl! (check out her arms- dear lord she is cut up!) I ordered my DVD today and will definitely let you know how it goes :-) Fabulously sexy here I come!

On a final note for the day- building a healthy fit lifestyle is 80% diet, and 20% exercise- make sure you are eating healthy (whatever works best for you) and exercising daily and the new fabulously fit you is right around the corner!

Please do share any fabulously fit tips or ideas you have- I'd love to hear it!

Stay fabulous readers! More to come soon.
Cheers!
M.Strange