Comedic Relief #2

Kangoo Jump Your Way to a NEW You!

Remember back in elementary school, kids would spend their entire recess playing jump-rope without a care in the world.  If you did that now you might find that your joints just aren't as resilient as they used to be.  But yet, it is a fun way to get your heart rate up, and use many muscles throughout your body making it a great aerobic exercise.  Now, with the introduction of Kangoo Jumps, bobbing up and down like a weightless astronaut is easier than ever before.  You may think that the name describes the exercise itself, but it actually refers to the lightweight, low-impact sports shoes have a football-shaped spring at the bottom.  The spring absorbs the majority of the impact when you land on the floor, which would other wise place undue stress on your joints.   Check out this video of Kangoo Jumps in use:

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Get Fit with BOSU-Fit!

A BOSU Balance Trainer, or BOSU ball as it is often called, is a fitness training device, invented in 1999 by David Weck,^{[citation needed]} consisting of an inflated rubber hemisphere attached to a rigid platform. It is also referred to as the "blue half-ball", because it looks like a stability ball cut in half. The name is an acronym which stands for "BOth Sides Up" a reference to the two ways a BOSU ball can be positioned.  The device is often used for balance training. When the dome side faces up, the BOSU ball provides an unstable surface while the device remains stable. This combination of stable/unstable allows a wide range of users, from the young, elderly, or injured to the elite level athlete. With the dome side up, the device can be used for athletic drills and aerobic activities. As the name suggests, the device can also be flipped over so that the platform faces up. In this position, the device is highly unstable and can be used for a wide array of exercises as well.

**Definition from Wikipedia.com

Check out this video of one type of exercise you can do with a BOSU ball.



And....just for fun, check out this one too!
**this video does NOT represent practical use of the BOSU trainer

Celebrity Diet and Exercise Secrets - REVEALED!

Ever wanted to know how celebrities maintain their svelte appearance? We've always wondered how they find the time to take care of their health and fitness with such busy schedules.  Sure they have wealth on their side, but that doesn't necessarily mean they have time. Here's what we dug up....

Paris Hilton on DIET:

**"I eat at McDonald's or Taco Bell."  "I hate the taste of alcohol." "When I'm drinking, I'm drinking Red Bull."  

Katie Holmes on EXERCISE:

"I try. I grew up in an environment full of athletes and unfortunately I wasn't one of them. My parents are very healthy. We go running on Thanksgiving - I mean, what family does that? It has to be before the big turkey dinner. My dad is really ambitious and makes us all go. Exercise is definitely important, but the long hours sometimes prevent me from being a good girl and getting my cardio workout."

Angelina Jolie on her special DIET while filming "Tomb Raider":

“A special diet also helped me shape my body. I ate steamed sea bass or steamed beef and vegetables, and I had no sugar and only drank soy milk.”

Pamela Anderson's DIET: 

Pamela Anderson is a very strict vegetarian who does not eat red meat, chicken, pork, fish or seafood.

Jessica Simpson on her EXERCISE routine while filming "The Dukes of Hazzard":

"I have a white-girl bootie, so I'm doing all my squats to lift it a little bit and get some junk in my trunk." - Her workout includes two hours a day of squats and lunges.

Madonna's DIET:

The macrobiotic diet is a new way of life based on the centuries old practice of listening to your inner compass when you eat. This is a contemporary guide to healthful living that offers a fresh twist on an age-old philosophy. It is based on a diet filled with whole grains, beans, vegetables, and some meats and fish.

Madonna's EXERCISE: 

Ashtanga Yoga

Jessica Alba on DIET:

"Everyone in my family is heavily overweight. I wanted to be healthier, so I started cooking for myself when I was 12 years old. When I eat breakfast, I’ll have an egg-white omelette and fruit, or cottage cheese and a peach. For lunch, I’ll have a salad. Dinner is usually vegetables and chicken or fish. During the day I’ll have some dried fruit, or I’ll have a chocolate or strawberry frozen yogurt. I don’t really eat desserts or bread."

Jessica Alba on EXERCISE:  

"I try to work out every day for 45 minutes to an hour. I start out on the treadmills or elliptical machine for 10 to 15 minutes to get my heart rate up to 180 beats per minute. Then I do 50 lunges and crunches. Next I get back on the machine for another 10 minutes. Then I work on shoulders, biceps and triceps. I do that nonstop for four sets. When I work out, I have energy and feel good about myself."

Jennifer Lopez on EXERCISE: 

"When I was younger, I was into hard physical exercise, but now what's more important to me is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit. I still do weights and cardio, but I try to take a soft, feminine approach. I'm definitely not fanatical. Basically, I'm just like anybody else, in that you have the body type you have, and you know what you have to do to get in top form, and you know how you are when you kind of slack off. I'm only human, and sometimes I feel like working out, and sometimes I don't, and sometimes I feel great about myself, and sometimes I think, "Oh God, I have work to do". It's just normal women's stuff. "

Jennifer Lopez on DIET: 

"I try to watch what I eat. I know what's good for me, and I know what's bad for me, and I try to stay away from the bad things, but like anybody I indulge once in a while. If I'm trying to lose weight, I just cut carbohydrates from my diet."

"I don't have anything banned from my diet and I’m not one of the health freaks who believe in not eating any sugar or leaving dairy products out. There are a number of weird diets out there but I don’t follow them. I eat almost everything, only in moderation. Maybe I’m lucky; when I overeat I just get seriously sick, the next day is absolutely ruined, and with my busy schedule I just can’t afford it. Apart from the fact that it’s not really pleasant to feel sick because you stuffed yourself the day before, I never went on a diet

. I always lived quite healthy without a special diet and it seems enough for me. I believe in having a really well-balanced diet, a little bit of everything, and I think if you’re fit and healthy, your body will let you know what it needs. It’s just that a lot of people have forgotten how to listen to it."

"I never started drinking or smoking. When I was little, my mother drummed it into me how bad it is for you and it stuck somehow. My little sister also doesn’t drink or smoke. Everybody knows smoking is bad for you, and drinking [is bad] as well. I don’t need to drink to have a good time."

Carmen Electra on DIET and EXERCISE:

"I try to workout whenever I can but sometimes I can't so I have to try to eat healthy just to balance it out."

"I have been dancing since I was five-years-old so I wanted to incorporate things that I have learned over the years through my experience and Pussycat Dolls being one of them, which is kinda fun because it's the type of workout that isn't boring, you learn dance moves, how to strip-tease and how to give a lap dance. So you never get bored doing it."**

Celebrities lead busy and hectic lives (as do we), and the flexibility of customizing your own workout routine is an advantage we are proud to offer at FIT BODY BLVD.  Log onto www.fitbodyblvd.com and check out the variety of personal training classes offered and the online scheduler to customize a workout schedule that works for you.  We can't promise you'll become a celebrity, but you'll look and feel great!

**Content and quotes sourced from SHAPE FIT**

Resistance builds strength

You don't need super expensive, fancy exercise equipment to stay in shape.  Resistance exercises using tubing or bands is a cost-effective way to get your muscles stronger and more toned.  Any exercise that uses resistance to the force exerted by muscular contraction is typically referred to as "resistance training" or "strength training".  At Fit Body Blvd we offer Core Fit programs that include resistance training.  Check out the full selection of programs offered here.

Oh!  If you want to do some training at home, you may be interested in this handy 3-in-1 Resistance Tubing set offered at Weight Management Blvd. 

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