Health and Fitness Tip #4 Relieve those achy muscles.

Relieve those achy muscles

After a grueling workout, there's a good chance you're going to be feeling it (we're talking sore thighs, tight calves). Relieve post-fitness aches by submerging your lower body in a warm bath (85 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit; with Epsom salts for 15 to 20 minutes. Also Results and Recovery helps you aid in muscle recovery faster.  And advice I love: Any one that works out, runs, or has any kind of stress should consider getting one to two massages per month to help aid in recovery. Now that's speaking my language! Also remember to drink LOTS of water through out the day to help your body flush your muscle soreness.

End of Recovery Week

Well the end of the recovery week has come and the start of month 2 is upon me. Tomorrow is day 1 of month two or day 1 of week 6. In this month its all about Max. Max what you ask? I don't have a clue haha!! Honestly, I am too scared to look ahead and watch the DVD's like I normally do. So I will wait in suspense to find out! Tomorrow's workout will be exactly 60 minutes long!!! I haven't worked out that long FOREVER. Looking forward to the challenge and the calorie burn.

Today I did the fit test for the 3rd time. I increased in some areas, decreased in other areas, and stayed the same in the other ones.

Here are my results to hold me accountable.

Day full of Changes

While I write this I am sitting in the waiting room of Westmoreland Hospital waiting to be called to see my husband. A week a go he fell off a box truck unloading equipment from this football game. He landed on his knee and tore the quad tendon. This past week as been stressful and full of anxiety. My husband and I are both holistic people and do not care for hospitals and medicine so this is a big thing. He is getting his quad tendon reattached and I hear it is a painful, long process.

We have literally been married for less than 3 months and let me tell you, these past 3 months have not been sugar plums and fairy tales. They have been ROUGH!!! However, has rough as they have been and scary I wouldn't change it for the world. I am with the man that I am meant to be. He is my superman and he is the guy that does nothing but cheers me on with my dreams!!!

However, the next few months are going to be a challenge and they are going to be rough. But I always say everything happens for a reason, and if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger.

I truly believe that God is taking us through these troubles not to test us or punish us, but to show us how strong our love is for each other and how that no matter what is handed to us we will come out stronger and more unbreakable.

Here is my superman/ prince charming right before he heads back! He is so brave and strong!

Cadio Recovery and Recovery Is what I needed!!

 

 

Good Morning!!! Day 4 of Insanity complete! Today was an easy day!!! It was Cardio Recovery. So what does that mean? It meant that today was all about recovering the muscles from the past 3 days of power, cardio and going full out! Cardio Recovery helps your body and muscles prepare for more insanity and to be able to continue to push hard for the next 2 days. Insanity is a 6 days a week program that takes Sundays off and uses every Thursday as Cardio Recovery, to recover your muscles and prepare yourself for the next 2 days. I liked the cardio recovery and I know my body needed it, however I am not going to lie, I like a good sweat and you definitely didn't get that with these stretches. But that is okay, because I know I will be able to push harder and go stronger tomorrow!