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Guest Feature: Health & Fitness Tips for Bloggers

Posted by dasfseegdse Jumat, 06 September 2013 0 komentar

Happy Friday friends! Today's post is being brought to us by the lovely Linda of Tapas Lifestyle. I reached out to Linda to discuss health and fitness for bloggers because I think it's an important aspect that we can easily forget. Linda has great recommendations of how to stay fit in the central Florida area. Big thanks to Linda for putting this post together as it's extremely informative! Enjoy! - Angel

Where do you rank personal health and fitness in your life? How often do you ask yourself, "How can I get everything I need to do, done in one day?" Bloggers know the importance of scheduling, especially when we face constant deadlines for our projects. I want to ask you, should not our health be at the top of our list of "most important projects"? I wanted to share with you a few "Health & Fitness Tips for Bloggers" that has helped me in my journey of a healthier lifestyle.

I know how difficult it is to live a truly balanced life. We have so many elements in our lives that are extremely important to us, such as family, spirituality, work, friends, health and so many other areas. How can we formulate our day to make sure that we are taking care of the most important things first? First we need to take care of ourselves, especially our health and well-being, and then we can take care of everything else. I hope that at least some of these tips inspire you to make positive changes in your life in regards to your health and fitness.

Health & Fitness Tips for Bloggers

There are several ways we can take care of our health and fitness. We can begin our focus in the following three areas:

Physical Exercises (Running, Swimming, Biking, Core/Strength Training)
Mentally Intensive Exercises (Yoga, Meditation)
Healthy Eating (Meal Preparation {link}, Food Selection)

Finding out what works best for YOU is key! Ask questions such as:

What type of exercises do I like?
Do I enjoy working out alone, with a friend or do I need to participate in group exercises to keep me going?
What time of day am I most receptive to exercise (up with the sun, mid-day, or are you a night owl)?

Come up with a reasonable plan and don't do too much in the beginning. Start out slowly and as you progress with your routine, tweak it as necessary. Once you've worked out the bugs and you feel that you are getting a good rhythm with your routine, go ahead and think about increasing your level/effort of exercising, if you want more of a challenge.

Once you have a regular fitness routine, try to set goals for yourself. Start off by setting mini goals. This will enable you to stick with your plans long term. That will in turn lead to even greater accomplishments. For example, if in the back of your mind you want to eventually run a marathon, you have to start small. Research running plans such as Couch to 5K, then work your way up to 10K, then a half marathon, and eventually a marathon. Just know that every mini goal you accomplish leads to your ultimate goal. No action is too small. Just START!

It is very important to cover the basics when exercising, such as strength training, cardio and flexibility. With that being said, I personally like to mix up my exercise routines at the gym. Variety is the spice of life, right? I am a member of a really great gym. The gym has so many fitness classes such as spinning, core, strength training, yoga, Zumba..., great equipment and two swimming pools. That helps keep my exercising at the gym interesting and challenging.

I appreciate belonging to such a great gym, but sometimes it's also nice to exercise in other ways. We are so fortunate to live in Florida. There are so many things to do outdoors. I take full advantage of the trails around locally by biking, rollerblading and running. I have listed a few trails locally below.

Central Florida Trails:

Seminole Wekiva Trail
Cady Way Trail
Orlando Urban Trail - Check out O Town Cycling's great post - here's the {link}.
West Orange Trail

A view of the Seminole Wekiva Trail on my outdoor run.

It was great that we accomplished our 10-miler training run. Seminole Wekiva Trail.

Another great source to help liven up your exercise routine is to check out Groupon and Living Social deals. They offer so many different types of physical activities that you can try out for substantially reduced fees.
I personally have tried aerial silk classes and barre classes through Groupon and Living Social. Below are the links and descriptions to the classes I took. I absolutely loved them!

Orlando Aerial Arts - "classes are designed to increase Flexibility, Stamina and Core Strength. No prior skill or fitness level is required!"

barre 54 (Winter Park, FL) - classes "offer a full body, cardiovascular workout using Lotte Berk barre method exercises fused with Pilates and yoga stretches, using a ballet barre. Each 54-minute class features high-energy music and a mix of isometric exercises and orthopedic stretches that challenges every muscle in the body, creating long, lean, supple muscles and strong, sculpted physiques."

Below is another offer that seems like a really fun idea!

Allure Dance Studio (Orlando, FL & Ocoee, FL) - classes "offer a wide variety of classes that allow you to feel confident, healthy, sexy and empowered all at the same time. These classes change the definition of fitness, from unenjoyable routine, to fun! These classes are both on and off the pole, and are developed entirely around making you comfortable with your body."

Get your creative juices flowing!!! Start a meetup for local bloggers once a month or more at a time that works for everyone, and do something healthy and fun!

Traveling is also a good time to try new things, especially true for incorporating exercise into your trip. Last month my boyfriend and went down to St. Petersburg, FL for an extended weekend trip. As we were thinking about what we wanted to do on this trip, I thought about my long time desire to try stand up paddleboarding (SUP). We did a little research and found NinjaFit Paddleboarding Co. Cory, the paddleboarding instructor, was very professional and fun! Not only was it 90 minutes of great core exercises but it also targeted those little muscles everywhere that are sometimes unintentionally neglected. The ocean setting was phenomenal. It was so relaxing. We had a great time! It is a beautiful and renewing way to exercise. It's really nice to try new forms of exercise to rejuvenate your mind and body.

Paddleboarding in St. Petersburg, FL with NinjaFit Paddleboarding Co

In addition to exercising, an important key element to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is meal preparation and food selection. In other words, it just doesn't happen by chance. In my journey to be healthier, the concept of “What should I eat on a regular basis?” came up. Since my boyfriend and I have started this journey, we have spent a good amount of time planning out healthy meals. Test out many recipes so that you can have enough options you can pick from so that you don't get tired of the same thing. We ran into this and we went back to the drawing board to add more recipes to our repertoire. Once you get enough recipes the you just have to make the time to prepare them. We use Sundays as our meal prep day to prepare food for the both of us for the week ahead. This has really proven helpful in maintaining a healthy eating routine.

Zesty Quinoa Salad

All in all, the main message I would like this post to present to you is that your health is a vital key to enjoying your life. Take the time to plan your workouts and to plan your meals. Doing the majority of the planning upfront really helps in executing your goals!

Cheers and good health to you!

About Linda
Hello, my name is Linda. I am a lifestyle blogger and creator of the blog, Tapas Lifestyle. Tapas Lifestyle serves as a virtual journal of my life experiences, interests and desires. It has also enabled me to express my goals and future plans. Since I have started Tapas Lifestyle, I have met so many wonderful people and have been unexpectedly inspired in so many areas of my life. My ultimate goal is to share ideas with and inspire others to create a truly incredible life.

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