Do women need strength training to lose weight? Yes, if you want it to happen quickly! And lets face it, when it comes to weight loss, we women want it off like, yesterday! Lifting weights is one sure way to increase rate at which those unwanted pounds fall off. How? Because muscle burns more calories [...]
Archive for July, 2009
You Must Recommit to Your Goals on a Daily Basis in Order to Achieve Success
July 29th, 2009
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Its Tuesday, and I could easily have taken a break. Could have rolled back over and gotten an extra 30 minutes of sleep – which would have ensured that I missed my kickboxing class. I could even have convinced myself that I’d workout in the pool later – and I might have – if it [...]
Why Zumba Makes Me Rich! Body by Vi ViSalus Fitness Challenge Day 7
July 28th, 2009
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Its Monday, and most people dread them right? I mean, its usually the end of the weekend and the day you need to set the alarm again and drag yourself to work. I mean, people do have to WORK, it makes the world go round… But I have to say I’m totally ecstatic about Mondays! [...]
Body By Vi Day 4, Body, Mind and Spirit … oh and calories too :)
July 25th, 2009
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Day 4 of the Body by Vi Challenge and I took it easy! No strenuous workout for me, just time with the kids and a little swimming. Because I didn’t actively burn calories I had a shake for both breakfast and lunch and really paid attention to what I ate. I’ve been using the online [...]
Zumba! Was the Exercise of Choice for Day 3 of the Body by Vi Fitness Challenge
July 24th, 2009
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What the heck is Zumba? Well… when you take a Zumba class, essentially you get to do some wild and crazy dancing in the morning! I can’t imagine where else you could dance to Latin, African, hip hop, belly dance and trance music, all within an hour, and NOT end up with a hangover! Zumba [...]
90 Day Body By Vi Challenge Day 2! Strength training, really!
July 23rd, 2009
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Day two of the challenge almost didn’t happen. You see, I’m a home based business owner and have a major aversion to alarms. Don’t like em, don’t use em. No alarm clocks, don’t wear a watch – you get the picture. I prefer to wake with my kid’s smiles, or on my own time… Well, [...]
90 Day Challenge Day 1! Melanie Milletics Kicks off the Body By Vi Fitness Challenge with Kickboxing
July 22nd, 2009
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I’m undertaking the 90 Day Body by Vi Challenge to reach the fitness goals that have been just out of reach ever since I had my second child! I’m a 34 year old mother of 2 young children, and I thought for sure I’d always be stuck at 136 lbs. No matter how much I [...]
