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F i tFitness n e s s T i pTips s By: Stacie Venagro
2017 World Miss Fitness America Pro
Welcome I don’t By Stacie Venagro - 2017 World Missfall! Fitness America Pro
knowlet about Don’t this you, cold but New England I’m looking weather get inforward the way of your to cooler weathworkouts! I’m sure the last thing you er, to sweaters, apple in freezing want do is go outside temps, jumpand in your car, and head picking, pumptokin the gym. Especially everything! It’sthose of you who early in the AM or alsowork the out best time late night.the Please don’t let this to atsavor time weather maybe the spent or outdoors be-fact that you don’t have a gym membership youweather from getting in an fore deter colder amazing workout. A common misconception is that we need comes. If you haven’t to spend hours in the gym to get a good workout. That is so already it’s a great time to focus your fitness routine a couple of times a week getting out of the house. New far from the truth. As a mom and business owner I know that England is well known for beautiful fall scenery, so why not get out and discover something new. some days working out seems almost impossible. This might surprise doesn’t some ofhave you, to butmonotonous, not only canthere you get awesome Exercise areanplenty of great places to hike locally. There’s a wonderful workout in a short amount of time but you don’t need any that I was introduced to awhile back. He does book called Weekend Hikes in Rhode Island by Ken Weber equipment or a gym! All you need is a little motivation, water, an excellent job of breaking down each destination with detailed directions, approximate walking time, and and maybe a timer depending on the workout. the distance. A couple that are great for fall are Napatree Point and Browning Mill Pond- Roaring Brook. These are just a couple of the many that are close by. Always be safe when hiking new areas and do your Combining strength and cardio intervals is one of the most research out. Asget always close effective prior ways to to heading build strength, your never heart hike rate up, andto dark. If hiking new areas isn’t your thing take a burn walk those or runcalories. in yourMaking neighborhood or local park. sure to always work your large
muscle groups like legs, chest, and back. 20-30 minutes at Get your family involved in fitness! If you don’t have children take the dogs along with you. Children love least 3 times a week is a great start. Increase your time and to get outside and explore nature. There’s plenty to explore to stimulate the mind and get some physical frequency of you can. If time is of the essence, than increase activity in. When you’re having fun exercise doesn’t feel like a task. Most dogs are always up for a walk, your frequency to 4-6 times a week. There are plenty of free you can train them to run while you’re training g yourself. workout videos on YouTube, all you have to do is search “total Alternate between jogging and walking in 30 second intervals to start off and work your way up from body workout no equipment” and you’ll see tons of videos.there. Bring water for you and your pet to keep everyone A couplehydrated. of my favorites are PopSugar and Fitness Blender. There are also tons of other videos, apps, and such that you Enjoy the beginning of this beautiful season and stay motivated. Just because it’s getting cooler out doesn’t can tap into for workouts. Some of them you may have to pay mean that it’s not a good time to Many start working out.or Anytime for, but it may be worth it for you. of the videos apps is a great time to start! you pay for setFitness up a daily routineatfor you. Stacie Venagro is located 161 Macklin Street in Cranston. If you’re working out more than 3 times a week you want to vary your workouts each day. An example of this would be Monday leg day, Tuesday shoulders and triceps, etc. Remember you can include cardio and abs in every workout. However if you’re only working out 3 times a week than a total body workout with rest days in between is a good way to go. I’ll be including a killer total body workout at the end of this article. I often give these workouts to my clients for their off days or in our case over the last week, snow days.
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I know working out, especially on your own might seem intimidating but once you push yourself that extra step to just do it I guarantee you won’t regret it. Working out at home definitely takes motivation, but as I always say schedule this time in for yourself it’s just as important as anything else. If you have children let them join in on the fun! If it’s too much 46 ShopInRI of a distraction ask a friend or family member to help you, or set them up with something to do while you’re working out. And remember form is most important, so if you’re unsure of a certain exercise research it and modifications as needed! Shop In RI 23