*Fitness Challenge Friday*

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great week and for most of you enjoy your last weekend of summer. Being near to summer's end means that a new routine will have to be set into place and who enjoys that? Well I sure know that I like a routine, but we will all get through the changes even if this means a few grumpy kids in the mornings. Along with this change in routine usually means a change in our lifestyle for a few days, weeks or months until we find that solid rhythm again. Fitness tends to be one that takes the biggest hit when these changes start to occur, because who has time for a workout, right?! 

As this is the case for many, I want to challenge you to my first Fitness Challenge Friday! This challenge will be capable for all skill levels, so no excuses! :) 

Fitness Challenge:

1. Sit down and stand up in a chair 20 times

2. 30 jumping jacks

3.  While in bed or on the floor do 20 crunches

Be sure to take these at your own desired pace, but also get that heart rate elevated. Do these once a day throughout the weekend starting tomorrow and let me know how you feel. Remember, it doesn't take much to get started and each foot forward is a foot in the right direction to a better you! 

Challenge yourself today! 

Your Motivator and Companion,

Gabby Skinner

FITness Into A Lifestyle

Personal Trainer & Owner

19409 Blondo Pkwy 

Phone: 402-459-1541

fitnessintoalifestyle@gmail.com

  

WELLNESS!

Hey everyone! Yesterday I had a great opportunity to attend a WELCOM event which was geared toward wellness in the workplace. Like myself I'm sure many of you have never even heard of WELCOM let alone know who they are or what they do. 

Side note: WELCOM (Wellness Council of the Midlands) is a nonprofit organization that works with businesses, specifically in Omaha, incorporating wellness programs to better the employees and employers. (the short explanation!)

We went over lots of great material, but so much of it would be boring to you :)! Today I want to define wellness, which was a big part of what the entire event discussed. So let's define wellness: being aware of your present health status and actively working toward maintaining or improving it. As we all know, everyone is at a different stage in their life, as well as being at a different stage of wellness. Understanding and being open about your stage of wellness is ideal, but this is very seldom the case. Being open about your current state in wellness can bring a lot of insight and motivation, just maybe the exact amount you need to push you to that next step of making it a Lifestyle! When evaluating your wellness it is much more than just the physical aspect of it, we must evaluate all pieces shown within this image. 

Everyone has their strong suits and weaknesses, but having optimal health or wellness means having a equal balance of pieces to this circle of wellness. Take the time to evaluate your pieces of wellness to better understand what you can do to improve your everyday of living! Remember no one is perfect and not even I have a perfectly balanced wheel of wellness! E-mail me today for the personal evaluation sheet.

Your Motivator and Companion,

Gabby Skinner

FITness Into A Lifestyle

Personal Trainer & Owner

19409 Blondo Pkwy 

Phone: 402-459-1541

fitnessintoalifestyle@gmail.com

  

Coconut Chiller

Who doesn't like a low calorie adult drink? Well let's make one! 

Just as the summer wraps up, I finally found a good one that is worth sharing. It happened to be that exact drink that is light, refreshing and enables you to let that hair down! 

The above photo shows the ingredients I used, but any coconut rum or rum of choice will do, as this particular kind is from Jamaica. Only one ice cream scoop of sherbet, a shot (or whatever you prefer) of rum and topping this off with the Diet Sierra Mist completes the drink! 

What a simple drink that would be perfect for any summer night or day by the pool!

Calories per serving: 69 cal --------------------> ENJOY! 

Your Motivator and Companion,

Gabby Skinner

FITness Into A Lifestyle

Personal Trainer & Owner

19409 Blondo Pkwy 

Phone: 402-459-1541

fitnessintoalifestyle@gmail.com