Ride 3 this summer

Summer is here and it is time to get active and enjoy the beautiful trails!  Today marks 48 of my 500 miles I want to bike this summer.  Headed toward Rocheport, starting in McBaine.  This is all in Missouri.  Lots of butterflies and birds flirting with each other.  Trail was a little wet...we had storms last night.  River is really up!  So close to the bridges.  Makes me wonder if it continues to rain if the bridge will be out for a while...

Today's music started with Smokin' in the Boys' Room by Mötley Crüe.  This got my feet pushing the pedals pretty fast.  :)  I listen to such an eclectic mix.  Here are some of the other songs I enjoyed on my 10 mile ride today:  Free by MercyMe, I Alone by Live, Bongo Bong by Manu Chao (found this song on a World Playground CD and absolutely LOVE it!  Just makes me so happy), Overcomer by Mandisa, Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffet and I finished my ride with I'm Not Ashamed by Rough Draft.  It was a GREAT ride!

I will be riding toward Rocheport again Wednesday with my friend Lesley.  I'm looking forward to great exercise and fun social time!  :)  Rocheport has a winery, so we may just finish our ride with a little wine and cheese.  Aint nobody complaining here!  :)

Will work out for food!

I want to eat more.  I LOVE food, but I don't love gaining weight and feeling fat!

What to do?

EXERCISE MORE!!!

This summer I took the mantra, "No excuses!" and made it my own.  I can make up all kinds of excuses NOT to exercise, most of them having to do with L-A-Z-Y!!!  Enough already!  What has LAZY gotten me?  Belly rolls, thunder thighs, and tight clothing.

I have learned that if I do a little exercise...

1. I am not just sitting around wanting to eat.
2. I eat less when I do eat.
3. I am intentional about what I eat.

My parents and teachers taught me to work for what I want in life and that is what I have learned to do!  :)  

Right now I am walking on Trudy Treadmill as I type this blog post.  Walking so that I can have a bowl of fancy ice cream and still have calories left over.

This is one tip that has really worked for me!  I've learned that I can burn about 250 calories riding my bike for 30 minutes.  :)

What is your secret?

Leslie Sansone You Can Do! Abs

Cleaning on New Year's Eve I found 29 fitness dvds...many of which I have never used.  I will say that after purchasing each one, I usually watched it for a little bit.  Yes!  Just watched it.  HA!  Real useful that has been.

Well...since finding the dvds, I organized them and decided that I would TRY each one this year and review it.  So, today is the day for the first dvd review!  :)  Happy Day!

I purchased this dvd at Walmart over 5 years ago.  I am sure it was not more than $10.  

Equipment needed:  stability ball

Level of fitness:  Beginner

Grade:  B (because I think it needs to be more intense to experience results)

I chose this dvd to review first because I actually DID this workout once and remember it being easy.  Since my current level of fitness is out of shape, I thought this would be a good starter dvd.  :)

There are 4 choices of workouts on this dvd.  I chose the core workout which was surprisingly short.  It didn't even feel like 10 minutes.

Let me start out by saying that I really never carried weight around my middle until this past year.  Carrying that extra belly weight has caused a lot of back pain so I am a little hesitant to do any exercises that might hurt my back.  

This is a GREAT starter dvd!  The moves were simple and Leslie Sansone walks you through the moves step by step.  I feel that using the stability ball for the exercises really stretched out my core muscles and actually made me feel better.  I did feel like a big dufus trying to get my balance while doing the leg lifts.  Maybe my core muscles are too out of shape or maybe that is just how it is.  I gave up on the ball and just did the leg lifts on the floor when she switched to the second leg.  

While I was pleased that the workout was finished before I expected it to be, I think that to see results I would need to run through it twice or maybe even three times.

Will I do this again?  YES!  I think I will try it out for a week and see how that goes.  :)

What fitness dvd have you tried this week?  I'd LOVE to see your comments.  :)Carey