Motivation Monday

I'd like to take this Motivation Monday to announce that I am now an official independent Beachbody® coach!  In addition, I am psyched up to switch up my workout routine by adding the P90x to my routine, along with my "Linda's Lollapalooza Wedding Workout" that I'm training myself for... since the big day is only six weeks and four days away - that's right, in 46 days I have a beautiful wedding dress to fit into as I walk down the aisle to that man o'mine!  Yikes!  Is there any woman that doesn't freak out a bit about her body when faced with this?!?!?!  I love a workout motivational phrase I read recently:  "The harder you work out, the weaker his knees will be!"  LOL!

So, I am adding P90x to my repertoire of Pilates mat, Pilates Reformer, Body & Soul group fitness, kettlebells, TRX and stretching.  Yeah, I get bored easy!  

In addition, I am adding a delicious and nutritious health option to my clean and healthy eating habits - the Shakeology® shakes.  I have known about them for awhile and curious, so after research and then taste tasting them, I was sold!  Talk about yum-eeeeee!  Lovin' it - I feel like I'm cheating when I have this mouth-watering, creamy, icy cold and oh-so-satisfying shake.  What's better than that?!?!?

If you'd like to join me in kicking up your own workout, here are my links:

Shakeology:  www.shakeology.com/coachlindabush

Beachbody P90x:  http://www.beachbody.com/coachlindabush

And while I'm taking a brief sabbatical from life coaching until after the wedding dust settles, mark it on your calendar that I'll be back coaching in person, via email, phone or Facetime/Skype in July!  In the meantime, keep following me here, and join me as I coach myself into the best physical shape of my life.

Blessings for your optimal 360 health,

Coach Linda

Wild Woman Wednesday

Wild Women Work It!

This is a short but jam-packed power punch of a workout link post today!!!  I found a terrific site that has tons of tables/charts chock-full of exercise examples.  I'm tell you there is something for everyone -- if you can't find some exercise that will help you then you just aren't trying hard enough!

So (drumroll, please).... I give to you this workout lollapalozza link from Peggy Wang over at BuzzFeed:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/fitness-diagrams-that-make-g

Enjoy and have a wild time discovering some great new ways to get that body in gear - Fabulous in '14!!!!!

Blessings,

Coach Linda Bush

Tasty Tuesday

I am a pumpkin fanatic.  I am obsessed with all things pumpkin – the smell, the taste, the color – just LOVE LOVE LOVE me some pumpkins!  Just check out my Pinterest page related to this obsession at: 

 http://www.pinterest.com/kre8tv4him/everything-pumpkin/

I got the best workout program idea today from www.peak313.com.  Clare has a terrific website overall, but this just made me laugh out loud – she has a PUMPkin Power Workout!  Yep, instead of using weights and medicine balls, she uses pumpkins!!!  Am I in my glory or what?!?!?!  Pumpkins and workout out and, if that isn’t enough… just pinch me, I think I’m in Heaven, she’s got a delish recipe for Pumpkin Protein Smoothies!!!  Ohhhhh yes!!!!  You can find it at: 

http://peak313.com/featured/pumpkin-power-full-body-workout-using-a-pumpkin-pumpkin-protein-smoothie-recipe/

But I’m going to share it with you here as well:

• ¼ cup pumpkin (NOT the pie filling, which is filled with sugar)
• 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (or 1/4-1/2 cup Greek yogurt)
• 1 cup milk (like her recipe, I prefer unsweetened almond milk)
• 1 dash cinnamon, nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice (I go for the PPie spice myself)

I tossed all this in with a bunch of ice into my handy-dandy trusted Vitamix (another passion of mine -- in fact, I've featured it this month as our Product of the Month!), and oh my goodness it was soooo yummy I practically rubbed it in my face.  Oh and to digress for a moment, did you know a pumpkin facial is really good for your face?  Yep…yep…yep!  In fact, stay tuned, because I will be sharing my pumpkin facial recipe (along with some other special pumpkin surprises) during October!  Yes, it is officially Pumpkin Oktoberfest here!  Anyway, if you are serving it to some workout buddies, you can garnish it with a stick of cinnamon with a smidgen of PPie spice on top.

 

Talk about a motivation to work out!  So grab your various pumpkin weights and pumpkin medicine balls and get moving… what a treat for your body and taste buds!

Blessings,

Coach Linda