JJ Flizanes- Fitness, Love & Life

We have had the hottest 2-3 days here in LA ALL SUMMER LONG!  And thank god my schedule opened up so I could enjoy them!
We moved into this house in March of this year and I only remember 1 weekend at the end of March that felt hot enough to swim in our pool.
I have [...]

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Some of you know I am very human and some of you think I am a food and workout freak. Well I had a day or two of emotional eating recently that I am not proud of.
Yes, that’s my confession.
If any of you were watching me however, you would not have noticed.  Here is what [...]

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Have you read or seen the movie, “Eat Pray Love”?  That is about a woman’s journey to find herself and her balance.  If you liked the book, you will think the movie is ok.  If you did not like the book, you will probably like the movie.
My husband and I both really liked the movie [...]

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You’ve heard it before: “everything in moderation”.    Well maybe not so true.
I am going to compare food and the physical and biochemical response it has on your body with drugs.  I don’t think most of us would tell an alcoholic “everything in moderation”, right?  It’s actually very similar to food.
When you are attempting to create [...]

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Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 and #2 thus far.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Tools and Support.  What do I mean by tools?  First off, ways to measure your progress would be where I would start.  That could be as simple as a tape measure to do some circumference readings and then body [...]

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Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 last week.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Plan.   Yes, you need a PLAN.  If I decided to drive from LA to Lake Tahoe (a place I have never been before), I would need a map to show me where it was in relationship to where I am now.  [...]

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I am going to list the 5 steps up front so you know what’s coming.  But I invite you to do this step by step each week so you can build a custom exercise program for you.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Goal setting my seem boring and obvious to you- most people say,” I want to [...]

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In 2008, I went hiking with a dear friend into a spiritual mountain to meditate and relax (after the workout to get there of course!).  One of the questions that had been swirling in my mind for YEARS was “what is MY book?”  The passion project that represented ME?
Once we hit the vortex of the [...]

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Over the summer I gave you some tips on staying fit once you had gotten your great results.  We were constantly getting testimonials and feedback from the 6 Week Beach Body Program that I wanted to share some “tricks”  that I use to stay slim so all of you who have been dropping weight with [...]

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This exercise is called the Tap Back.  I have filmed 2 short videos about it that I wanted to share with you. This exercise can be used for several reasons.

As a cardio or more intense leg exercise warm up.
To get your heart rate up before a brisk walk [...]

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