#activebodies

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[pure-euphoria]

A Deliciously Fat Spring Break

So I was in Italy this past week, and it was amazing!! Thankfully, the apperitivo concept (a drink and freshly made buffet for only 8 euro) may have helped my wallet, but not my waistline. Although part of it may be in my head, you workout junkies know how awful you feel after a few days of not working out. So yeah, the resistance bands and the absurd amount of walking around didn't really get my heart pumping as much as I would like. But let's get real...even though I felt gross I wasn't going to limit myself in Italy! That's like going to Colombia and not having a cup of coffee, or France not trying a croissant...it's basically sinful.  Anyway, I'm going to try to track my progress for the last few weeks of my study abroad experience and hopefully I can get into tip top shape by the time I go home to New York. And maybe some of you can join me or give me pointers! Today the gym is closed since its Easter...so I had to make up my own little exercise routine: 10 minutes yoga: 5 sun salutations - Start in downward dog, exhale forward to plank, inhale to chaturanga, exhale to upward dog or cobra, inhale to downward dog, jump your hands to your feet and hang for a few breaths, inhale your hands up, exhale to prayer, inhale your hands up, exhale place your hands on your calves and straighten your spine, look forward, jump back to plank and repeat. 30 minutes arms and abs: Arms: 15 pushups 15 diamond pushups 15 tricep pushups Arms/Abs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86P28wBVIM Abs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1DS7G9OjfQ&feature=relmfu 8 minutes cardio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-wEz5XZwgY  Walking for 4 hours around Barcelona

Estimated Calorie Burn: 378-462

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[pure-euphoria]

Lifting Weights

You will not achieve your weight-loss goals easily through diet and cardio alone. A regimen that combines weight training and cardiovascular training optimizes the ability to shed pounds. Studies have demonstrated a significant relationship between resistance training and weight loss. While both weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise burn calories and boost the metabolism, cardio only raises the metabolism during the exercise and for a short time after. Weightlifting, however, increases metabolism during the exercise and for a long time after. This "afterburn" -- the continued burning of calories from lifting weights after the training session has ended -- can last for hours, even days. During the recuperation period, the muscle metabolism is still burning energy, and that's when it's time to perform cardiovascular activities. Combining low-repetition exercises (weightlifting) with high-repetition cardiovascular exercise will stress muscles in a complementary way to increase the total fat-burning effect.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/424905-10-habits-that-make-you-fat/#ixzz1pC3Yd6ws