Tag: fitness

Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 11: What’s my workout split?

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I workout 6 Days a week, Sunday is my rest day (sometimes if I feel like it I will still do a little Cardio workout on Sunday but that’s rare). My main focus is definetly weight training, and currently my legs are my main focus thereof it’s the body part where I struggle the most to build muscle and burn fat.

  • Monday: Legs, biceps, triceps (Free weights) + 30 mins light Cardio (Stationary Bike)
  • Tuesday: 60-90 mins Cardio (Stationary Bike) + Back, shoulders, abs (Free weights)
  • Wednesday: Legs, chest (Free weights) + 30 mins light Cardio (Stationary Bike)
  • Thursday: 60-90 mins Cardio (Stationary Bike) + Biceps, triceps, abs (Free weights)
  • Friday: Legs, back, shoulders (Free weights) + 30 mins light Cardio (Stationary Bike)
  • Saturday: 60-90 mins Cardio (Stationary Bike) + Chest, abs (Free weights)
  • Sunday: REST DAY!


Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 7: Ways to relieve stress

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  • Exercise
  • Eat healthy
  • Sleep or take an nap
  • Reduce your caffeine intake
  • Avoid procrastination by managing your time
  • Spending time with animals
  • Writing/Journaling
  • Take a Walk
  • Spend time with Friends and Family
  • Laugh
  • Listen to music, sing, dance
  • Get a massage or take a warm bubble bath
  • Read a book
  • Yoga
  • Draw/Paint
  • Avoid substances like alcohol etc.

Doing things you enjoy doing is a great way to relieve stress whether that is working out or relaxing with a good book, a cup of tea and a good book on the couch. Your mental health is just as important as your physical wellbeing, so take care of yourself.

Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 6: What fitness apps do I use?

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  • MyFitnessPal: Especially at the beginning of my journey I would frequently use mfp to track all my meals. It’s also great to track your progress and it creates a chart/graph of your weightloss. I also get a weekly reminder to weigh in.
  • Twinbody: Amazing social network for people to follow each others jouney and post status updates, pictures or videos. People are very supportive and it’s a great motivation.
  • MapMyRun: As the name already says it tracks your run or walk (distance, duration,pace). I only use this app when I decide to do cardio outside which is quite rare.
  • VeryFitPro: Which is the app for my fitness tracker (tracks the usual steps, heartrate etc. and is also my alarm to get up in the morning).
  • VitaDock+: That’s the app that’s connected to my smart scale. It shows approximately how much bone mass you have, bodyfat percentage, BMI, progress since your last weigh in etc.. The app also sends me reminders regularly to weigh in.
  • DietBet: You bet Money mostly around $30/35 that you will lose 4% of your Bodyweight in 4 weeks (there’s also different ones though). At the beginning you get a weigh in Word that you have to write down so it’s visible in your picture (once your weigh in gets approved it will notify you and also let you know what your goal weight for the bet should be) at the end of the dietbet you do the same (weigh in with a new word you will get). If you managed to reach the goal or even lose a little bit more you will split the pot with the rest of the winners. It can be a great motivation no one likes to lose money, right? Also people participating in the same bet are very supportive of eachother share recipes and tips and some hosts have giveaways and so does dietbet itself (if you’re a member). I have participated twice so far, but since I’ve been stuck on a plateau I haven’t done any more dietbets.
  • Instagram: Not really a fitness/weightloss app but I document my journey there (my profile is linked, in case you want to follow me). I’m currently working on posting more often. Also a great source of motivation and inspiration for me, I follow a lot of people that are also on their weightloss journey, motivational pages or athletes.
Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 2: What are my favorite fitness Websites?

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I enjoy learning new things and educating myself about fitness related things. Like nutrition and how to best perform certain exercises or new exercises to improve certain areas of my body.

My main sources for that are http://www.bodybuilding.com (where I also get my supplements, like protein powder) and http://www.t-nation.com.

I enjoy reading their articles because they are mainly written by athletes and nutritionists, so they’re people who are not only speaking based on text book facts but also speaking from their own experience.


Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 1: What are my goals for the next year?

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  • Lose the last few pounds towards my goal
  • Build more muscle
  • Maintain my weight once I reached my goal
  • Feel 100% comfortable in my skin
  • Being able to wear shorts or crop tops in public
  • Add Yoga to my Workout program
  • Stepping out of my comfort zone more often