Tips To Kick-Start a Healthy Life Style

By Guest Blogger: Jaimie DeSantis

FUN FACT: Doing a quick 10-15 minute workout prior to your last meal of the night is a great way to open your muscles up for nutrition.  Supporting your muscle repair will help with muscle growth and will in turn boost your metabolism in the long run!

This allows the muscles to be able to:

A) Absorb carbohydrates readily

B) Replenish the loss of Glycogen, which is energy stored in your muscles

C)  Replace Amino Acids found in protein, which aids in the repair of the tissue you break down while working out 

Body Weight Workout

Here is a simple 12-minute workout you can do all on your own! Don’t take a break until all 4 exercises in each set are done. You should do each exercise in the set for one minute. After each set, you can take a 1-2 minute break.

Set A

• Burpees
• High Knees (See video for explanation)
• Mountain Climbers (start in a plank position, alternate legs going up and down while staying in plank)
• Jumping Jacks

Set B

• Lunge Jumps (basic lunge alternating legs but jumping into it)
• Squats (butt below knees)
• Up Down Planks (see video for explanation)
• Jump Squats

Set C

• Heel Touches (see video for explanation)
• Plank with Knees to Elbows
•  Single Leg Bridges (see video for explanation)
• Push Ups

If there is any exercise you can’t do, don’t worry! Choose another one in the set and just repeat it 🙂

Good luck!

Xoxo,
Jaimie DeSantis