Fitness by Sandy Beach » fitness

X-Games in SoCal

Sandy — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:59:21 +0000

Check out the X-Games Moto-Crossers during practice this past Thursday. They have to be in serious shape to do these stunts.

Great Glutes Exercise

Sandy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:06:13 +0000

Did you know that running through the rope bridges at the California Adventure in Disneyland in a great butt exercise?

Do you know Hoobastank?

Sandy — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:38:13 +0000

Adventure Boot Camp with the band, Hoobastank at a private MyFM show.

Adventure Boot Camp with Hoobastank

They put on a great show! They even asked us what boot camp is all about. Yeah!!!

Brandy's Plan to Return

Sandy — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:51:51 +0000

Brandy’s Plan to Return

Brandy’s reciting one of the slogans on our shirts. She does plan to return too!

Sonya Lost 11 1/2 inches in 4 weeks

Sandy — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:25:52 +0000

Sonya Lost 11 1/2 inches in 4 weeks

Sonya Lost 11 1/2 inches in 4 weeks with our women’s outdoor fitness program. Check out all the benefits she’s experiencing since she started her exercise program.

Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

Sandy — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:01:25 +0000

On the way home from the Laughlin River Run last week. It was an 8 hour journey. Talk about a workout--1 hour of tension holding yourself and the 600+ harley up in the wind going through 10 freeway by Cabazon. By we were sore the next day. Can anyone say, "Massage?"

Turn Off Your Worries

Sandy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:37:50 +0000

By: Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen (The YOU Doctors)

Whatever you’re stressing about probably won’t kill you, but worrying about it can. When you cultivate a “this too shall pass” attitude, you boost your health in more than one way:

• It keeps your arteries younger than Beaujolais nouveau. Anxiety is so hard on your heart: Highly anxious people with heart disease are twice as likely as their more mellow-minded peers to suffer a heart attack or die. Give your body anxiety and it snaps into “Uh, oh, is that python going to be my dinner, or do I need to start running now?” kind of thinking. This fight-or-flight response comes complete with a racing heart, shallow breathing, dilated pupils, and increased blood flow to your extremities. Handy when facing the python, not so much when facing the CEO. Over time, this high-alert state causes needless aging of your blood vessels.

• Your memory stays more agile than a 10-year-old gymnast. Obsessive worriers have more than double the risk of cognitive decline compared with their more carefree peers, a problem linked to that artery wear and tear.

Here are some ways to keep yourself younger:

• Knock out your concerns by writing them down (along with potential solutions).

• Talk them out with people you love. Work on decisive plans of action for worries that won’t go away.

• Settle your mind with activities like walking or lifting weights. It won’t take long — recent research suggests that as little as 8 weeks of yoga can drop your anxiety level.

• Bonus: Kicking worries to the curb drives up your motivation and concentration, too.

Short But Intense

Sandy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:24:04 +0000

This is for the gregarious group of men at the Temple Ahavat Shalom that I spoke to last Sunday. I’ve had a few requests to post the short but intense workout we did at your meeting. Many of you had questions about fitness and what to do. If you have more questions feel free to contact me via info@FitnessBySandyBeach.

Bodyweight Squats
Pushups on the seat of the chair
Lunges-Alternating legs
Dips on seat of chair (back facing chair)

We did these exercises for about 30 seconds each and repeated the whole sequence for a second time. It that becomes too easy for you either repeat again or lengthen the time for each exercise.