Musselman's recently sent me some more applesauce to taste-test! I was only too happy to oblige. They gave me two kinds: Natural Unsweetened (ingredients: apples, water and ascorbic acid), and Chunky (ingredients: apples, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, lemon juice and cinnamon. Ascorbic acid added to maintain colour).…
25 Stiff-Legged Deadlifts (targets glutes and hamstrings) 25-second-hold of the Plank (targets core) Perform this set eight times for a total of 200 Stiff-Legged Deadlifts and 200 seconds worth of Planks! Optional: Perform the deadlifts in sets, but perform the plank all at once (or for longer periods of time…
20 Toe Touches 20 Cat-Camels Perform this set ten times for a total of 200 Toe Touches and 200 Cat-Camels! For the Toe Touches: 1. Lie down on your back with your legs and arms lifted off the ground, straight into the air so that your legs are directly above…
So, remember this post? Ha. I guess practicing what you preach is something I've got to do some work on. On Wednesday, I got in a reasonable amount of exercise and ate fairly well until about 4 or 5pm. That was when I decided to make some popcorn. It was…
Yesterday I found that those side lunges wreaked havoc on my knees- it was really painful to perform that exercise, so I didn't complete the reps as required (I traded 'em in for regular lunges). Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know why this would occur? I'm always…
I like using a scale as a check-in to see what my weight is. I'm insanely curious about numbers when they're associated with health. Scales intrigue me. I've never owned one myself, however; the scale that I usually weigh myself on is the dog scale at the vet clinic I…
20 Crunches (targets abs, particularly the upper abdominals) 20 Floor Kicks (targets the glutes) Perform this set ten times for a total of 200 Crunches and 200 Floor Kicks! For the Crunches: 1. Lie on your back on a mat. Raise your legs so that your knees are bent, directly…
It's the holiday season, and we all know what that means- FOOD. Food galore! And not the healthy stuff, either. No: everything needs to be slathered in butter, dripping with oil (it doesn't matter if it's olive oil! If you can see the oil, there's probably already too much in…
20 Triceps Kickbacks (targets the triceps) 20 Prone Jacknives (targets the abdominals, lower back, and glutes) Perform this set 10 times to complete 200 Triceps Kickbacks and 200 Prone Jacknives! For the Triceps Kickbacks: 1. Stand with feet hip width apart, knees slightly bent, and your torso bent forward so…
I don't know about you, but my butt is sore from all these squats and lunges. Just sayin'. 20 Lateral Raises (targets medial deltoids) 20 Stability Ball Reverse Extensions (targets back, butt, and hips) Perform this set ten times for a total of 200 Lateral Raises and 200 Stability Ball…
