Category: 5 Day Butts and Guts Challenge

Hey, gang! It’s Day 4 of our challenge Now there were a couple of questions that I got this week, so I just want to address those before we get started. One of the first ones that I’m starting to see is that some of you are finding it hard to keep your core engaged. Well first off, just the fact that you’re aware of engaging your core, that’s huge and awesome! But especially as a beginner starting out, don’t expect to be able to hold the core engaged the entire time. That really does take a lot of muscle recruitment and will improve over time 😉 

One of the suggestions that I have to help with that is to start by practicing. If you’re in a car, and you’re at a stoplight, visualize and engage the core by pulling your belly button towards your spine. So it’s not one of those, I’m going to turn sideways, conscious things where you do one of those. It’s more of just a gentle pulling in, and you feel the deep transverse abdominals engage. That only time that that muscle actively recruits on its own is when we sneeze, cough, or vomit. Honestly, we don’t really do that, I hope, a heck of a whole lot! So those muscles need to be trained to engage on a regular basis. Continue reading “5 Day Butts and Guts Challenge: Day 4”

Hey, gang! Here in New England, it has been a crazy day, but thankfully we never lost power in this snow storm!

Before we get started, there are three things I want to address. One is to be gentle with yourself. Some of you guys might be really coming down hard on yourself for being out of shape, or not eating healthy. It’s one day at a time. Progress, not perfection. You’ll get there. The hardest part you have already done, and that’s just getting started.

Also, we’re all on the same journey. We’re all in different places. Some are more advanced, some are not as advanced. Some are more beginners. Some are at their weight goal, some are not. So let’s all just be supportive of one another! That’s what this is all about; offering encouragement, support, and accountability. Continue reading “5-Day Butts and Guts Challenge: Day 3”

Day number two of butts and guts is here!

Just a quick reminder: We’re all on different parts of our journey here. There are some people that are more advanced, some people that are working their way through fitness, and some that are just beginning. Me personally, I am working my way back after recently being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and having to take a backseat with my workouts with medication, and all that fun stuff. 

So now it’s time for today’s workout. Here we go! Continue reading “5 Day Butts and Guts Challenge: Day 2”