The Kelly Ripa Diet/Exercise Plan

Okay, so today I saw this and was simultaneously disgusted (with myself) and inspired (that woman is 38, has 3 kids and a full time job!).



SO, I decided to see if I could find out her secret and thanks to the internet it came right up! Since the Seaport River Run is over (Goal Attained!) I'm going to start on my new goal: The Kelly Ripa Diet/Exercise Plan.



The Diet

-Eat smaller portions more often.

-Salad and small sandwich for lunch (turkey or B.L.T. w/turkey bacon)

-Snack would be a piece of fruit

-Dinner is salad, fresh vegetables, and a smaller piece of fish or steak.



The Exercise

Kelly Ripa’s Workout She uses a resistance tube with handles, a medicine ball, a pair of 3- to 5-pound dumbbells, a stability ball, and a jump rope. The first exercise of her workout is described below.



Squat and rotation row – works butt, legs, back, and biceps. Anchor a handled resistance tube to a sturdy object close to the ground and grasp one handle with left hand, arm straight, and rotate arm clockwise until palm faces out. Lower into a deep squat, feet shoulder-width apart, knees aligned over toes, right hand resting on hip. Rise up and rotate arm inward until palm faces up, as you pull handle toward ribs. Return to starting position and repeat Do 2 sets of 12 to 15 reps on each side.



Kelly Ripa’s 20-minute cardio Rx Alternate jumping rope with 30 seconds of jumping jacks. Start with 20 jump rope revolutions and increase by 20 after each round of jacks until you reach 100. Then reduce by 20 until you’re back down to 20. Repeat twice.



And here's the rest of it:


http://ifitandhealthy.com/kelly-ripa-workout-and-diet/

Mar's Week 1 Progress:

Just want you to see my progress...The week is not over, and I have to work out today and tomorrow, but I'll be posting my workout progress weekly so that I will truly be accountable to you for my actions (or inaction).

If Ronald really ate his own food...

Becky & Marianne, you are awsome motivators. Mom

Am I here?

Mar's Plan

Ok, ok...I will join in the fun!

I found an 8-week workout that I am going to follow. That is my goal. If anyone is interested, here is a link to the article I'm taking it from:

http://health.msn.com/fitness/womens-fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100234587

Rebecca Goal #1

Okay, so I'll go first!

Goal: Complete the Lewiston Seaport River Run (6.2 miles)
Date: April 25, 2009

Welcome to the Challenge!

Hey Family!

I've been pondering how I can get our family back into shape and came to the conclusion that if we had some way to keep each other inspired it would be easier. So I set up this blog so that we can post our goals and progress. We can challenge each other or give each other a hard time for slacking. Clearly this is an honor system type of thing...I mean it would be stupid to cheat cause it's only hurting yourself, right?

So here's the idea: I want everyone to choose one of two options. Then DO IT!

Option 1: Choose an organized fitness event (ie. 5k, 10k, half marathon, etc). Post the date of the event and your goal for it whether it be a certain finish time or just to finish at all.

Option 2: Choose a general fitness goal. This can be big ("I want to lose 5lbs!") or it can be small ("I want to be able to do 100 sit ups and push ups!"). Regardless, you must set a realistic date for you to reach it.

Pretty simple right? If you have any ideas for other options, run them by the group and we'll all decide whether to include it or not.

**Note: You will notice there is no prize involved (monetary or otherwise--except the obvious joy and fulfillment you will feel completing your goal). Because the goals are going to be so different it would be relatively impossible to determine a winner. Do it because you don't want to be fat, or tired, or not be able wear shorts this summer, or hike up a mountain, or...

And finally, some good advice: