Ways to Get Moving in the Morning

Bella Breakdown If you already hoped right out of bed no problem and got a move on your day, then no need for this… but if you’re like the rest of us, getting up in the morning isn’t always one of those birds chirping with rays of sunshine moments. It’s a cranky, snooze button-hitting, where’s my coffee scenario. Well get ready to change that for that for the better with these tips. Try waking up to sweet sounds, music can be a real mood changer, so program your alarm clock – or let’s get real, your smartphone – to...

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Why Even a 10 Minutes Workout is Beneficial

Bella Breakdown It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The holidays are coming up and we’re all becoming over-the-top busy. From present shopping, to learning that new hair tutorial for the christmas party and getting all your cards and gifts out in time, it seems like skipping your workout would make your life easier. Even though it seems like exercise is the last thing we would make time for when we’re this busy, the benefits from working out for even just a few minutes in a day is astonishing. People who run just 7 minutes a day are...

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Burn Belly Fat with These 3 Moves

Bella Breakdown Add more muscle groups to the mix of your regular exercise routine to burn more calories, eliminate belly fat, and cut your workout time in half! Start your fist multi-tasking ab move on the floor, for this chest fly exercise with an inner thigh crunch you will need 5 lbs. With the hand weights, do an open-close crunch 20/30 reps. Next, move into a side plank and lift and lower a flexed foot. Be sure to do both sides! For the last engaged ab move, bring the upper back into the mix with a middle plank on...

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Burn 100 Calories with Power Yoga Moves

Bella Breakdown Sometimes you don’t think about yoga as something you do to burn calories and loose weight, but there’s more to the practice than inhale and exhale. Starting with a quick sunrise salutation, you move with your breath and do a fast paced, yoga burpee folding over, moving legs back and jumping forward. Do a round of warrior one, also called the crescent lunge keeping the core tight and the upper body relaxed. Move into warrior two stretching your arms out then into warrior three, sweeping hands back and towards the knee. Windmill hands down and build a...

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Yoga for an Achy Neck and Back

Bella Breakdown These yoga moves are perfect for a sore back after a long days work or an achy neck from sitting at a desk all day. Go on, get some comfy clothes and give these a try! Start with the Rabbit position. Start on your shins and hold on your ankles. Put the top of your head on the floor and move forward, arching your back and hold for 5 breaths. Sit to one side for Mermaid and walk your hand over towards the feet and really stretch that top arm long then drop your elbow and stretch...

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