Gettin' Fit & Healthy with Rickie

Appreciate your...           physical beauty!!     If you are in the season of resolutions or looking to make changes, dare I say improvements to yourself.  I really want you to read the message below slowly, maybe twice and allow your mind to fully embrace the message.       You should always feel comfortable in your own skin, looking after your body is a healthy habit, not a reason to point out what is wrong.  Social media plays on our insecurities making it hard not to compare ourselves to others.  Don't allow society's ideals for physical beauty to devalue your existence.  Perfection is subjective based on each individuals perception.  Never stop appreciating your own beauty.      Let's bring this post to a close with a quick, 12 minutes, Tabata style strength training session in the video link below. Video link 10 min. Bitecise Tabata strength Sincerely, Ricarda 'Ricki' Alleman Be ...

  Tabata training...what is it?       You may have come across Tabata training while doing searches for home workouts or HIIT workouts, it is a type of HIIT workout with higher intensity. It was developed by Dr. Izumi Tabata in 1996, hence the name, to train Olympic speed skaters.  You don't have to be an Olympian or speed skater, it can be a great addition to your workout for variety and calorie burning in a short amount of time.  Tabata involves 20 seconds of full intensity and 10 seconds of recovery for 8 cycles. The workout below is a HIIT workout with Tabata.  Give it a try and adapt it to your fitness level and time.     I chose to have 2 moves in my Tabata circuits, you will go through each circuit 4x followed by a short recovery (no more than 30 seconds) and some strengthening exercises.     See the video link below for demonstration.  ENJOY!!!     Tabata circuit #1       20 seconds fu...