Rosemary Lemon Chicken

photo provided courtesy of elanaspantry.com

Another great recipe from one of my favorite blogs Elana's Pantry:

Rosemary Lemon Chicken

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup lemon juice

2 cloves garlic, pressed

¼ cup fresh rosemary, minced

½ teaspoon celtic sea salt

 

1.In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and salt

2.Rinse chicken breasts, pat dry and place in an 7 x 11 inch pyrex baking dish

3.Pour marinade over chicken, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours

4.Heat grill and cook chicken for 5-7 minutes per side until browned and cooked in the center

5.Serve


Note: the recipe is to be credited to elanaspantry.com

Shape Up without Shape Up shoes ;)

As I posted on my facebook page yesterday, Dr. Oz finally said on TV that Shape Ups are not gonna get you in shape. You get better results and more benefits from exercising for a few minutes every day instead of wearing those ugly shoes.

This is what we are gonna do in today's Baby Boot Camp class:

Side Step Ups (high bench)
Decline Push Ups & Reach
Squats with your baby or DB
Resisted Side Steps
One Arm Row w Lunges Back & Knee Up
Superman
M. Climbers
Shoulder Lateral Raises
Biceps Curls (One arm at a time)
Triceps Extensions

Enjoy! Get in Shape!

Total Body Fat Burning Workout

Walking Lunges DB
Push Ups on 1 leg
Side Lunges DB
Back Row + Squats (R. Bands)
Resisted Side Steps (R. Bands)
Shoulder Presses DB
Sumo Squats DB
Biceps Curls
Triceps Overhead Extensions
Plank + Butt Kick
Jumping Jacks/Jump Rope

Repeat 3x 10-15 reps each.

Resistance Bands Workout, Wednesday 8-4-10

Bring your resistance bands today if you are coming to class. We will be doing 3 sets of the following exercises:

I.

Lunge Back & Back Row
Resisted Side Steps
Squat & Explosive Jumping Jack

II.
4 push ups + 4 mountain climbers
Side Lunges
Sideways Burpees

III.
Walking Lunges & Running Backwards
Biceps Curls & Shoulder Press
Overhead Triceps Extensions

Repeat each section 2x.

Interval Training, Tuesday 8-3-10

Hello,

today's workout will be intervals focused on Strength and Balance. You will need dumbells, resistance band and jump rope. We will be doing 3 min of strength and 2 min of cardio.

I.
Lunge Forward w Torso Twist (DB) - 1 min
Plank w Row (DB) - 1 min
Courtesy Squats w Biceps Curls - 1 min
Jump Rope - 2 min

II.
Squat w Shoulder Press (DB) - 1 min
Push Ups w Superman Plank - 1 min
Triceps Dips - 1 min
Jump Rope - 2 min

III.
Lunge Back w High Row (R. Band) - 1 min
Power Jacks - 1 min
One Leg Dead Lifts (DB) - 1 min
Jump Rope - 2 min

Repeat each section 2-3x.

I hope to see you in class ;)

Cardio & Core, Monday 8-2-10

Today is our Cardio & Core Monday. We are going to run/powerwalk our 4 mile loop and then stop 2x to perform our core exercises.

1st stop:
"V" Sits
Russian Twists
Mountain Climbers
Side Plank Reach
=> repeat 2x (30 reps each)

2nd stop:
Squat and Crunch
Plank Superman
Side "V" Sits
Breakdancing Abs
=> repeat 2x (30 reps each)