home work outs

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share some of the work outs I did last week when I wasn't able to go to the gym. Jorge sometimes doesn't get home till 7:30 or 8. By that time the kids club is closed at our gym, and I'm not able to go. Sometimes I take him to work so I can go to the gym, but If that does not happen, I always try to find some work out to do at home. 
Luckily for me Jorge got an the new Xbox, and there is a bunch of great free work out videos on there. They have Insanity, Jillian Michaels, P90x, and other great work out videos. Some of my favorites right now are works out by Tracy Anderson. She has a few free work out videos in the Xbox fitness or you can buy them but for me I just choose to do the free work outs. Below are some links to free work outs I found on-line that you could try out. Usually, when I do her works outs I do two different work outs.

The other work out videos I do from Tracy Anderson are Transform 1 and Transform 2.

These are great work outs, and I really feel exhausted by the end of the videos. Here are just a few videos to check out and try. 

The key to working out at home is to  motivate yourself. It can be really hard to be motivated when you have a perfectly nice comfortable couch waiting there, and tempting you to just relax and not work out. Working out at home can be tough, I always remind myself that if I don't work out I'm not going to accomplish my goals and it would be like giving up on myself. Only you can improve yourself and get the work out you need to meet the goal you want. 

1. Tracy Anderson Transform 2 Cardio - YouTube

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1.    Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis Workout L1 - YouTube

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   Order Metamorphosis now at tracyandersonmethod.com For all body shapes! Tracy Anderson Method.

3. 1. Tracy Anderson Transform Days 111 120 - YouTube

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   1. Insanity is my favorite workout when I really want to get a good cardio burn. I have the work out videos and I highly suggest investing on it. I did this work out series before I got pregnant and loved it. It gives you a calendar to follow so you know what work out you should do for the day, which is really nice! I don't follow the calendar anymore though just because I'm doing something different everyday. I really like to mix up my work out. That way my body doesn't get used to just one work out and I get results quick by surprising my body with different work outs. 
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   3. I know that working out can be hard sometimes especially if you have toddlers that run around every where. I usually work out when Liam is napping but sometimes those naps are when you want to relax. When Liam is awake I place him in his bouncing toy, and work out while he watches me. Sometimes he will even watch me and he think it's funny. I find it useful to work out in front of him because I feel like I am setting an example for him. I believe Liam will grow accustomed to exercising, and he will always be an active boy.
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   5. If you are a Bachelor fan here is a work out you can do while watching.
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   7. Here is a show I love to watch and will try it out this sunday while watching it. 
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   9. There are a lot of different work outs to do. Any work out is better than no work out. 
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The wrong idea (Skinny fat)

Use to have this mind set about lifting weights

This is a little extreme but this is what image would come to mind about lifting weights

I totally used to be that girl who thought lifting weights would make look like a man... Well that isn't the case anymore. Jorge would always tell me I needed to do more weight lifting to get a toned body, but I never listened to him, instead I would just grab 5 pound weights. It would take a very long time to see any kind of result, and it never felt like I had a great workout. So this last week I decided it was time to try something new, instead of just doing cardio I have been doing more weight lifting with heavier weights. I have to admit that it has not been easy, and sometimes I have felt like just going back to cardio and light weights, but now that I have incorporated heavier weights into my workout I have been noticing better results. My legs feel more toned, my biceps are starting to get some definition, and my shoulders seem to be getting lean and muscular. Cardio is great for your body but if you are looking to tone your body, you might want to start weights lifting. 

Get this idea out of your mind. 

This is not me, I just wanted to show that weighing less does not necessarily mean you look better!

Looking good and being healthy is not the same as being skinny. In fact I have met a lot of skinny people who are very unhealthy, and think that just because they are skinny they look good.  Look at the picture above, the girl on the right weighs 123  pounds, now look at the picture on the left, the girl weighs 137 pounds. Now why would she look better, but weigh more? The answer is simple she has more muscle and less fat. I'm not saying she looks bad on the picture to the left, but she definitely looks better at 137 pounds. 

This is what skinny fat looks like.

Don't worry too much about what the scale says! If you see your body getting toned and looking great, do not mind the scale. Weight lifting will not necessarily make you look big and bulky. 

Which one would you rather look like? Just remember to be healthy and keep working out. Try lifting weights more! I promise you that you will start feeling like you are getting a better work out! 

Don't stop doing cardio though! I try to get in at least 20 minutes of cardio when I work out. I've been starting my workout with 10 minutes of cardio, and then I move onto weight lifting. When I lift weights, I do a couple of exercises then I run for 2 minutes at high enough speed to get my heart rate up. That is how I get 20 minutes of cardio without getting bored out of my mind! Here is an example of what I did this last week.

Leg day:

10 min of cardio

30 calve raises on bench press

40 inner thigh machine

40 outer thigh machine

3 minute run

12 squats 

12 sumo squats

3 minute run

20 lungs R/L

 stretch

I suggest choosing weights that you feel comfortable with don't over do it, but also make sure you are pushing your body. You want to feel sore the next day. 

Arm days are where I struggle I never really know what to do when it comes to my arms. I usually ask Jorge what to do, because let's be honest guys target working out their arms the most. So he will show me a few arm work outs to do. My arm strength is pretty weak right now. I really want to work on the arms for sure. I will post my achievements in a couple of weeks!

 If you have Pinterest look for ideas! I get a lot of my work outs from there! 

http://www.pinterest.com/deidrechambers/

update

Seriously the squat challenge... SO HARD! I do feel a difference though! I'm on day 17 and I have to motivate myself to do every single squat! It's a great feeling though when I'm done though. What I've been doing to be able to do all the squats is that I will break the squats into sets. When I'm at home I will do it through out the day. I also do some kind of work out video. When I make it to the gym I will add 5 pound weights to get a deeper work out. After each set of squats I do, I will then go on the stair machine for 5 minutes. I can really feel it working and feel that my butt is getting more firm!! 

day 17

 The plank challenge is getting more tough. It isn't as hard as the squat challenge that's for sure! 

I'm up to 2 minutes right now. I also do other core strengthening work outs to build up my abs. 

I can feel the muscle in my stomach but I know it will be awhile till it shows. I still have the mommy belly and know getting my stomach back will take a little bit longer.