Date yourself at the Gym – advice by celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins: If exercise often ends up being your last priority, try making a date with your self. “Schedule your workouts just like any other important appointment.” To ensure your chances of success, enlist a friend: “Be accountable to a workout buddy”.
Jeanette Jenkins explains why exercising is a healthy choice not only for the body, but for the mind as well: “Good mental health is just as important as good physical health, and exercise is crucial to getting both”. With exercise comes more energy, good health, and a strong motivation to keep going on. This 21 days plan is designed to help you further beyond this three weeks period, into making healthy living a lifetime habit.
The program is made up of four main workouts: three strength circuits and a cardio one. Each circuit is built around different muscles areas, while the cardio is designed to burn up energy and build your fitness. It is recommended to do the exercises in the order prescribed.
You will need sets of light and medium dumbbells (3-5, respectively 8-10 pounds).
We’ve heard good things about this plan from people who’ve decided to rely on it, and found it at amazon.com for 12.95. If you decide to give it a try please let us know how it worked for you in the comments. Below is the general breakthrough of the plan:
The cardio workout:
These treadmill exercises should burn up 300-500 calories in around 40-50 minutes. They are designed for all difficulties, from beginner to advanced.If you don’t have a treadmill, outside on flat or hilly terrain would be fine too. After your cardio workout, 5-10 minutes of stretching for shoulders, chest, hips, and legs would be highly recommended.
The three circuits breakthrough:
Circuit A:
1. Push-Up/Plank Combo
2. Chest Flye
3. Reverse Lunge
4. Squat/Chair Pose
Circuit B:
1. Plie Squat
2. Biceps Curl
3. Inner/Outer Leg Lift
4. Back Flye
Circuit C:
1. Roll-Up
2. Side Reach
3. Boat Pose
The structure of the 21 day plan:
Day 1: Cardio, stretch
Day 2: Circuits A & C
Day 3: Cardio, stretch
Day 4: Circuits B & C
Day 5: Circuit A, stretch
Day 6: Circuits B & C
Day 7: Rest and rebuild yourself
Repeat for the next two weeks.
Video: Jeanette Jenkins – Hollywood Trainer 21 Day Total Body Circuit (60 minutes; $12.95 & free shipping, amazon.com)
If you’re more into yoga and an active (weightloss) style, you may as well want to check out this Power Yoga program that Jeanette Jenkins recommends (created by herself and apparently used with some of the Hollywood celebs she trains, too).
Say Goodbye to Stress, Unwanted Fat, Bulky Muscles and Tight Joints. In this Mind, Body and Spirit Yoga Workout, Hollywood Trainer to the stars, Jeanette Jenkins will flow you through Yoga Sequences that will give you a Long, Lean, Flexible & Toned Body. In each sequence you will connect the Breath allowing you to Relax & De-stress creating the hormonal harmony necessary to Burn fat and feel at Peace. Experience the workout that has transformed many of her A-List celebrity clients!
(on sale at amazon.com, $19.95, free shipping)