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Always Keep Active

There is a difference between physical activity and exercise.  Exercise is actually a type of physical activity that is a planned routine.  While physical activity is simply doing activities that increases your physical fitness and overall health.

It is important to stay physically active, which does not always entail going to the gym to exercise.  It could simply mean, taking a walk in the park, going for a jog, hiking, skating, playing recreational sports, raking the leaves in your yard, shoveling snow, power washing your house, etc.

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16 Tips To Help Get You Fit For 2016

1/1/2016

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HELLO 2016 GOODBYE 2015

It's a New Year! Can you believe it? Make this year a better one, a fit one, and a healthy one.  Your focus this year and the ones to follow should be to improve your way of life so that you can live an active and healthy lifestyle with longevity.  Be happy, Be strong, Love your Life, and Love your body.  Here are a few tips to help you get into shape. 

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Thanksgiving Dinner. Avoid Overeating.

11/22/2014

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Thanksgiving. One of the biggest Food consuming holidays in America. (Next to Super Bowl Sunday)
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This is one of my absolute favorite holidays. Being with my closest friends and family, catching up and enjoying each others company over a delicious meal of turkey & stuffing with gravy, and other family traditions.

Because it is a social holiday where we gather around the table and eat until the conversations come to a halt, and guests begin to leave one by one- we tend to over eat, consuming more foods than necessary on 1,2,3... Servings. Trying to load our plates with the comfort food that lay before our eyes, in fear that leftovers will be scarce this year because, the year before, our favorite dish was devoured in seconds by everyone sitting at the dinner table. 
Make some healthier choices this year. 
Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season. Only one of many celebrations with a large feast. Begin with thanksgiving, to get yourself on the right holiday path when it comes to food and exercise during all the festivities.
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4th Of July Celebration

7/4/2014

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Fourth Of July Celebration

What a great holiday, to  celebrate the birth of our country, our freedom! Happy Birthday America!
On this day we usually celebrate by visiting friends and family, seeing fireworks at night, and EATING!

I have prepared some healthy Fourth of July food and snacks, that are great to share with everyone!
  • Red White and Blue Fruit Salad.

With Strawberries and Raspberries for the red; Banannas for the white; and Blueberries for the blue; Topping it off with a bit a cinnamon and mixing it together.  This is a great dish that will help nourish your body.
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  • Infused Red Whit and Blue Water.

It is important to stay hydrated! Infusing the water will give it a little flavor.
The water is infused with blueberries and raspberries.  Don’t forget to check out my post about staying hydrated.
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  • Skewered baked and broiled Chicken and Vegetables

Marinated with a mustard base, and put onto skewers, make it delicious, fun, and healthy to eat.  With chicken, Red-Green-Yellow-Orange Bell Peppers, Onions, Pineapple, and Mushrooms.
  • Baked Sweet Potato Fries

These are healthy and easy to make.  The sweet potatoes are cut up into small slices, VERY LIGHTLY covered with olive oil to keep from sticking to the pan, and to help keep the moisture in the veggies. And they are seasoned with cinnamon, garlic powder, paprika. MMMMMMM!
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These are great, healthy, and delicious foods that can be served at parties! Try it out! Enjoy your Fourth!

#HealthyFoods #AHealthyLifeIsAHappyOne #FitGirlWCurls  #HappyBirthdayAmerica

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Superbowl Cardio Challenge

1/31/2014

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SuperBowl Sunday!

The Superbowl is the second-largest food consumption day for Americans. (Thanksgiving is #1.) This being said it is important to stay focused and on top of your healthy and active lifestyle.  Superbowl parties and events that occur usually have the common football foods; Wings, chips and dips, beer, soda, pizza, popcorn, etc. 
To Keep from consuming too much:
  • Eat before you arrive at the event. By doing this you will have already eaten, and won’t have the urge to stuff your face with the taunting snacks.
  • Have small portions.   Take a plate, and collect a small portion of the foods you want, and refrain from grabbing another plate.  Try to keep from eating more.
  • Avoid the Alcohol. Try to avoid the alcoholic beverages all together, but if you do have some - stick to one glass.  You don’t want to consume too many unnecessary calories.  
  • Eat healthy foods.  If you are attending an event, bring a dish that is in your daily diet and that you desire to share with everyone at the event. If you are hosting an event, place healthy options for people (vegetables with a dip, a salad etc.) You can find some healthy party ideas on Pinterest. 

SuperBowl Cardio Challenge
Pre and Post SuperBowl Workout

Here is your SuperBowl Work out.  Find a place that you have room to move around and run. (A Football Field, a Track, a Basketball Court, etc. - you can even do the running on a treadmill, as long as you have room to move around for the other exercises.)

First Set

High Knees 50 yards

10 Push-ups

High Knees 50 yards

10 Push-ups


Repeat 2x

Second Set

Sprint 50-100 yards

50 Jumping Jacks

Sprint 50-100 yards

50 Jumping Jacks
Repeat 2x

Third Set

Side Shuffle 50 yards

Quick feet 30 seconds

Side Shuffle 50 yards

Quick feet 30 seconds
 






Repeat 2x

Fourth Set

Bear Crawls 30 Yards

8 Burpies

Bear Crawls 30 Yards

8 Burpies









Repeat 1x

Fifth Set

20 Squats

30 Seconds Low Planks

10 Low Plank Arm Lifts

10 Low Plank Leg Lifts

10 Spiderman 








Repeat 1x
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High Knees
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Push-Up
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Jumping Jacks
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Side Shuffle
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Quickfeet
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Bear Crawls
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Burpies
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Squat
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30 Second Planks + Arm and Leg Lifts
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If this seems too intense for you, you can lower the amount of times the exercises are performed, and or lower the distance of some exercises.   If you have any questions about the workout, please feel free to contact me.

Always keep active, and enjoy the game!
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    My name is Jenna and I am a Personal Trainer with a dream of motivating and inspiring others to live a healthy and active lifestyle. I live a life full of fun and adventure that I wish to share with all of you through my blog. With advise, tips, and my life stories I hope these posts help to motivate and inspire to begin and/or maintain an exercise program.

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Disclaimer: Before trying any of these exercises and/or workouts consult with your physician, trainer, or physical therapist, to make sure you are cleared to perform these activities.  Jenna Haiken is not liable for any injuries or accidents that may occur during activities.