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The Best Fitness Tool Out There That You Need! From today until Feb 29th (or until supplies run out), Body Media is running a 50% Off their incredible arm band. This arm band does it all! It will tell you how many calories you are burning, how many you need to burn, your calorie intake, how well you are sleeping with detail reports. You can NOT go wrong with this product. I use it and … [Read more...]
Easy to make, easy to freeze and reheat....just grab and go! For lighter version make with reduced fat cheese. 6 Eggs 1/2 C Milk 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1 C Shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz) 3/4 chopped Zucchini 1/4 C chopped Red Bell Pepper 2 T chopped red onion Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper in medium bowl until blended. Add … [Read more...]
Saturday Oct 8th was the 1st SIU Give-A-Squat Charity Event! It was a fun event! Our morning started off with our Wall Squat Challenge. I wasn't expecting the challenge to be more than 10 minutes...but I was proven wrong! :-) As people slowly slid down the wall ending their squat time, we had two competitive challengers who had a tie!! 30 minutes! Karen Seykot and Jennifer Kuhn held … [Read more...]
Last Saturday, Shape It Up ladies were at the SJ Running Company trying out one of the most important piece of fitness attire...sports bras! You know if you don't get the right fit or style....you'll be paying for it during AND after your workout! :-) Here are some highlights I learned: Make sure you get the right fit for YOU! Get a quality bra and replace it when the elastic starts to … [Read more...]
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Our portion sizes are out of control!! Did you know that when you go out to eat, that entree you just order is probably 4-5 servings- yikes! The truth of it all is that we all eat too much food. “Duh, Nicole. I could of told you that” you might be thinking. We generally only need about ¾ of a plate of food. But most people go for seconds or thirds. Are we really … [Read more...]
I really enjoy Shape It Up’s Boot Camps! But I was on the fence about returning to boot camp due to other commitments that had arisen , my husband hearing this said “You are not quitting boot camp! You’ve never looked better!”…And after 25 years of marriage that is a great thing! ~April L. … [Read more...]
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How often do you take the time to be proud of yourself? Do you acknowledge the steps (no matter how big or small) that you take towards better health? Parking far from the entrance of a store…taking the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator….making healthy food choices…drinking lots of water each day….making your workouts a top priority… We tend to focus on the negative … [Read more...]
“I chose SIU because I was looking for a way to loose my pregnancy weight and SIU private training allowed me to bring my kids along and was flexible with my schedule. The private sessions were great! I needed someone to give me that extra push that I wouldn't get at home or in the gym." Michelle M. … [Read more...]
“I don’t have the time to workout”…. If I had a nickel for every time I have heard this I would be an extremely rich woman. There are 1,000 of excuse you can say to yourself to not workout OR worse to talk yourself out of a workout. Take a minute and think of all the excuses you have not to work out or to eat right. Write them down (if you have the time J)…then once your … [Read more...]
“Twelve weeks ago, I was asked by my good friend Tammy to join with her in the Your Best Body Challenge. I was feeling stressed out and flabby. After three kids, I didn’t feel attractive anymore. I avoided outfits that were too tight and showed my pooch (stomach). I really didn’t exercise often, I think it was because I wasn’t motivated to. I joined the Best Body Challenge to tone up some … [Read more...]
