Wii Active

Wii Active provides a surprisingly intense and beneficial workout!

You break a sweat and have fun doing it!

I am beginning my 30 day challenge today! I'll report back with my thoughts!

Belly Buster Walk #3

Total-Body fat Blaster!

On a scale of 1-10 to determine how hard you're working with 1 being easy and 10 being very difficult effort--
warm-up/cool-down: 2-3 effort difficulty (treadmill at 3mph) You can chat with ease at this level.
brisk pace: 4 to 5 (3.5-3.8 mph) Breathing is harder, can still talk but with pauses.
push pace: 6-7 (4 mph) Some huffing and puffing. Manage only one or two word replies
power pace: 8-9 (4.2-4.5 mph) No talking possible.

Time: 60 minutes, 6 days a week
Lose: Up to 3 pounds plus inches off your hips, butt, and thighs, weight loss of 3-5 pounds with healthy diet

Note: If you're doing this on a treadmill start with 3% incline for the hills, working up to 5%. If you're outside, try to find a loop with two hills about midway through that will take about 5-6 minutes to climb.

Start warm-up
3 minutes in brisk pace
5 minutes in push pace
20 minutes in brisk pace
22 minutes in uphill brisk pace
28 minutes in brisk pace
32 minutes in uphill brisk pace
38 minutes in brisk pace
42 minutes in push pace
57 minutes in cool-down
60 minutes Finish

Belly Buster Walk #2

On a scale of 1-10 to determine how hard you're working with 1 being easy and 10 being very difficult effort--
warm-up/cool-down: 2-3 effort difficulty (treadmill at 3mph) You can chat with ease at this level.
brisk pace: 4 to 5 (3.5-3.8 mph) Breathing is harder, can still talk but with pauses.
push pace: 6-7 (4 mph) Some huffing and puffing. Manage only one or two word replies
power pace: 8-9 (4.2-4.5 mph) No talking possible.

Time: 40 minutes
Loss: Up to 2 inches off your waist (a pants size) in just a month

Start with a warm-up
3 minutes in brisk pace
6 minutes in push pace
13 minutes in power pace
15 minutes repeat minutes 3 thru 15--brisk walk for 3 minutes, push pace for 7 minutes, power walk for 2 minutes)
27 minutes in brisk pace
37 minutes in cool-down
40 finish

Back on Track!

I was sidelined with some personal drama for the last Mommies Online Fit Club and did not do as well as I hoped.

A new round begins today and I'm ready to go.

Ok, except for the stomach flu I've got right now...

First Post

Hello, we're Jeff and Laurie and we love food.

We will each introduce ourselves on our own but for now we are a married couple with four kids living in Kansas.

Jeff and I quit smoking October 5, 2007 but added a few extra pounds since. We are now working toward a healthier lifestyle overall through exercise, mindful meals and common sense.

We'll journal our fitness regiment by blogging activities, meals, recipes, goals and milestones! We encourage feedback and accountability.

We'll start by adding some favorite healthful recipes!