Eat your broccoli

Hi guys,
You parents knew what was up! Remember them telling you to eat your broccoli? 

Well they were right, once again!

  
These guys are a powerhouse of nutrients, they benefit digestion, cardiovascular system and immune system and also have anti inflammatory properties and may prevent certain cancers!

They are also low in sodium, fat free and low calories!

Nutritional profile:

– high in fiber, vitamin C, B6, A and potassium 

– packed with photochemicals (immune system protector) and antioxidants (cell protectors and cancer preventers)

– also contains magnesium, phosphorus,zinc and iron

  
Health benefits:

– cancer prevention 

– cholesterol reduction

– detoxification 

– heart health

– eye health

– digestion

– anti-inflammatory 
Facts:

– originated in Italy in around the sixth century BC

– name comes from broccolo, Italian for the flower on top of the cabbage, the word is derived from Latin brachium meaning branch or arm

– came to France in 1560 and was called Italian asparagus

– Thomas Jefferson loved it and imported it!

– George W bush was not a fan and Barack Obama confessed to loving it

– California produces 90 % of the broccoli grown in the United States 

– the average American only eats 4 lbs a year
Ciao for now, go eat broccolo

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fast and easy homemade turkey burgers

hi guys,

Homemade is always better then anything processed and available at the store!

You are not the cooking type? You don’t have time?
No problem here is how it’s done!

1/ buy ground turkey (organic is always a better choice 40 oz makes about 10 burgers) fresh cilantro( smallest amount) 2 eggs and blue cheese crumbles (or feta if you do not like blue)

2/ dice up the cilantro and open the turkey

3/  separate the white from the eggs

4/ mix all the ingredients together with the egg whites

5/ make burgers with your hands the size you like 

  

6/ cook in a pan with coconut oil at medium heat for about 10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked 

  
7/ freeze the rest if needed

8/ enjoy! 

  
Ciao for now!

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H.I.I.T 30 minutes max calories burn

hi guys,
Here is a great high intensity interval training workout to burn a max amount of calories 

10 exercises repeated 3 times no rest in between 

Round 1: 40 seconds work 20 seconds rest

Round 2: 30 seconds work 15 seconds rest

Round 3: 20 seconds work 10 seconds rest 
Exercise 1: burpee to 4 mountain climbers 

Exercise 2: push-up to side plank

  
Exercise 3: skater hops 

  
Exercise 4: plank drag feet

  
Exercise 5: 4 high knees to 1 tuck jump

  
Exercise 6: 4 cross body mountain climbers 2 plank jacks 

  
Exercise 7: burpee

  
Exercise 8: jump overs 2 jump lunges

  
Exercise 9: plank reach

  
Exercise 10: alternating toe touches

  
Have fun!

Ciao for now

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Hardcore abs carver!

hi guys,
15 reps, repeat 3 times!

Great cardio too…

#getupandmove

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Invite your family and friends and let’s start saving ourselves now!

Get up and move!

Christmas workout

Hi guys,

Give yourself a 30 minutes kick butt high intensity workout around xmas time, you will feel good about yourself, burn calories and burst your metabolism into high gear!

5 rounds on 4 different exercises 40 seconds work 20 seconds rest, no rest in between sets.

Work as hard as you can doing as many reps as possible!!

You will need a mat and a set of dumbbells, challenging weight. If you don’t have any, use water bottles, dictionary, pets, kids anything that is heavy enough to challenge you for 40 seconds!

Start by a 3 minutes dynamic warm up including jumping jacks, running in place, high knees, butt kicks…

We are going to alternate cardio and weight training exercises so make sure to have everything ready and close to you!

Give everything you have into every exercise!

ROUND 1:

• 2 jumping jacks followed by 2 in and out squats

• squats with dumbbell shoulder press

4 high knees than plank

• Alternating back lunges with bicep curls

ROUND 2:

• Low back lunges with knee strikes 8 each side alternating

• 2 reverse flys 2 bent over rows

• 10 mountain climbers 10 cross body mountain climbers

• Russian twists 1 dumbbell only!

ROUND 3:

• 4 high knees plank with 4 alternating front punches

• Renegade rows

• Burpees

• 1 side lunge 2 front raises alternating sides

ROUND 4:

• Plank jacks

• 2 hammer bicep curls, 1 weighted burpee

• 4 butt kicks 1 squat tuck jump

• Floor press

ROUND 5:

• Spider-man crunches

• Heel touches

• Plank punch right hand then left hand then lift right foot then left foot

• Hold V sits

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Ciao for now!

Countdown to the new you day 2!

Hi guys,

Today is day 2 of a better you!

I dig this workout out for you…enjoy!

Ciao for now!

Countdown to the new you day 1!

Hi guys,

2015 is less than a month away now!

Don’t wait until then to make better decisions, lifestyle changes and all that good stuff, START NOW!

Don’t go on a diet because it’s the new year, change your lifestyle forever so you never have to go on a diet anymore!

Here is today’s one hour workout that you can do at home!

You will need a mat, a set of dumbbells (challenging weight) and a tabata timer.

Start by a 5 minute warm up including jumping jacks,running in place, squats, lunges, arm circles…

Part 1: High intensity intervals, give it all you got!

HIIT it hard!

Set your timer for 4 sets of 4 minute workouts: 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest, NO REST in between sets.

SET 1:

Repeat 4 times

Mountain climbers

Burpees

SET 2:

Repeat 4 times

High plank with punches

In and out squats with a jump

SET 3:

Repeat 4 times

High knees

Jumping jacks

SET 4:

Repeat 4 times

Jump lunges

Plank jacks

REST FOR 2 MINUTES

Pick up the dumbbells and do each exercises 10-12 times.

Repeat this set twice for beginners, 3 times for advanced and 4 times for badass rock stars.

– Standing shoulder press

– Lateral raises

– Front raises

– Reverse flys

Rest 2 minutes

Keep your dumbbells and repeat this set 3 times

– Renegade rows 5 each arm

– Floor press with hip raise 10-12 reps

– Donkey kicks with dumbbell 15 reps each leg

– Crossover crunches 30 reps

Happy first day of December!

See you tomorrow!

Ciao for now!

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Monday morning poolside workout!

Hi guys,

I’m sharing my poolside morning workout, hopefully it will warm you up!

Always start with a 5 minutes warm up including jogging, jumping jacks, squats and finish by a 2-3 minutes cool down and stretch!

For this second part you need a chair or a bench to elevate your feet and your arms when needed.

Feel free to start the exercises at ground level and work yourself up to it.

All the planks can also be modified by eliminating the ball and working yourself up to it!

Also make sure to do the exercises on both sides of your body!

Have fun a happy Monday!

Ciao for now

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Bench workout!

Hi guys,

Here are some exercises you can do at home or the office on a bench or sturdy chair!

Do as many reps as you can and when you think you can’t do anymore, keep going!

Have fun!

Start with a 3 to 5 minimum warm up including running in place, jumping jacks, squats…

1/ Up and down, switch lead leg after 10 reps

2/ Up and down drive the knee up while pressing both arms up (use dumbbells if you want more), change lead leg after 10 reps

3/ Up and down as fast as you can, be careful on that one…again as many and as fast as possible!

4/ Reverse lunges, put all the weight on the front leg keeping the knee before the toes…change leg at 10!

5/ Push-ups

6/ Tricep dips…Yes!

7/ Crunches with both feet elevated…Bring your arms directly in front of you…Do at least 20!

8/ Crunches with feet under and punch to opposite side…again at least 20!

9/ One foot under, one foot up opposite side crunches…Ouch!

10/ Both feet elevated this time…Get ready for this one! At least 10…Yes you can!

11/ Elbow plank, hold as long as you can!

12/ Start on high plank position, bring one hand at the time on the bench, perform a push-up, bring yourself back to high plank one hand at the time and get down to elbow plank…At least 5 times. Keep your core extremely tight and keep hips rotation to a minimum.

13/ Side hip dips on elbow plank, obliques on fire!

14/ Hip dip on high plank…ouch! At least 5 please!

Stretch and cool down!

Congrats, you did your first bench workout!

Ciao for now!

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