Fitness

Giveaway: Pulse Yoga Express DVD

September 1, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

Congratulations to Sarah Z. for winning the Pulse Yoga Giveaway!

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If you are trying to lose weight or stay in shape, this is your lucky day because we are having another bonus giveaway this week! One reader of The Fashionable Housewife will receive a copy of the new Pulse Yoga Express DVD!

Pulse Yoga is a combination of yoga flow, Pilates, core fusion and weight training, created to be an easy, quick, and fun way to incorporate multiple fitness disciplines into your everyday workout.

Pulse Yoga was created by Argie Tang and Prisca Boris, both accomplished yoga practitioners. Four different DVDs are currently available, each offering a different twist on traditional yoga workouts. Pulse Yoga I: Basic, Pulse Yoga II: Balance & Tone, Pulse Yoga III: Stamina & Strength, and Pulse Yoga Express. Each DVD features challenging and fun workouts ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour in length.

How Does Pulse Yoga Compare to Traditional Exercise Routines?

Heart-pumping, cardiovascular exercise has not often been linked to yoga, due to its gentle, slower approach to fitness. For this reason, many people doubt the effectiveness of yoga as a main form of exercise. According to Prisca Boris, co-founder of Pulse Yoga, “the combination of free weights and micro movements in yoga create a more intense, full-body workout. It strengthens and tones key areas such as the abs, lower back, upper arms, and glutes, all while teaching core awareness.”

In an eight-week study conducted by Dr. Paul Arciero Head of Exercise Physiology at Skidmore College, participants who practiced Pulse Yoga three times a week, for 60-75 minutes a day, experienced positive results in the form of decreased body weight, hip/waist circumference, and cholesterol. The study also found Pulse Yoga to be as effective as functional training when it comes to total body fat loss, and aerobic fitness levels.

According to Dr. Arciero, “Pulse Yoga is a scientifically proven fitness concept that provides numerous benefits to one’s health. After the conclusion of my eight-week study, I had many participants ask to continue the program on their own, because of their fantastic results and experience.”

What Makes Pulse Yoga Different?

“Pulse Yoga is a new concept that adds the elements of toning and strengthening the muscles, targeting specific trouble spots, and defining the arms and glutes,” says Argie, “I wanted to create one, great routine that is light and fun.” Pulse Yoga is Argie’s new way of looking at postures, and adding new dimension to yoga for fitness.

“Through the four different DVDs, which are all on the same skill level and difficulty, you can choose to mix and match your routines, depending on which workouts you like best,” says Argie, “it is perfect for people who want to build bone density, create firm, sculpted arms, toned buttocks, and a flat stomach without having to go to the gym.”

Who Can Benefit from Pulse Yoga?

Prisca notes that Pulse Yoga is great for anyone who is interested in increasing their strength and wants to improve their overall bone density and health. Argie and Prisca have introduced Pulse Yoga to everyone from professional athletes to young adults, noting each group gains something different and important from the class. “For athletes, Pulse Yoga can help lessen recovery time and improve performance. Young adults enjoy the class because they learn about their own bodies and understanding balance,” says Prisca, “women of all ages, especially those who are older and concerned about their bone health, are perfect candidates for the system since it incorporates weight training in a gentle way.”

We’re giving you the chance to win the Pulse Yoga EXPRESS DVD so you can keep your body healthy and looking great in only 30 minutes a day!

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Contest runs from September 1st till September 6th. Last chance to enter is Sept 6th at 11:59pm ET. A winner will be contacted on or before Sept 7th, 2009 and asked for full name, along with their mailing address. If no response is given within 24 hours, a different winner will be chosen, so please be sure to check your email. Must be 18 or older to enter. Contest open to USA and Canada!!

About Pulse Yoga

Pulse Yoga is a result of Yoga Instructor Argie Tang’s personal quest to find yoga routines that accomplish much more than other yoga styles. After being diagnosed with osteopenia, Argie began incorporating weight training into her yoga practice, in an effort to add more toning, strengthening, and muscle definition without using machines in a gym. Pulse Yoga combines all of the best elements and disciplines of Pilates, Weight Training, and Yoga. It includes micro movements that primarily target areas such as the gluteus muscles, abdominals, upper arms and lower back. These micro movements within the yoga postures are highly effective with results that are noticeable immediately. Pulse Yoga DVDs are available in I (Basic), II (Strength & Stamina), III (Balance & Tone), and Express Versions, for $14.99 each. For more information, please visit www.pulseyoga.com

Filed Under: Giveaways, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss Tagged With: aerobic, Contest, Exercise, Fitness, Giveaway, Health, Lose Weight, Pilates, Pulse Yoga, Weight Loss, Yoga

CelluScience Review: The Cellulite-Fighting Pill

August 5, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

You may remember back in mid June I said I was going to start taking the Summer Must-Have: Cellulite-Fighting Pill. It’s been a little over 8 weeks now since I started taking CelluScience as directed.

There was no noticeable difference at first, but I can definitely see a small improvement now. The back of my thighs are about 10-15% smoother and the lumpy hard cellulite near the top of my thighs (saddlebags) is much softer. Before if I pressed hard against my skin and dragged my hand upwards along the outsides of my thighs, I could feel hard bumpy lumps of adipose under there… Gross! Now, when I do the same thing, I still feel the fat, but it’s not hard and lumpy anymore, it’s squishy and soft. That makes for a much smoother appearance on the outside. I saw more dramatic results with this in 6 weeks than I did with any of the

I asked my husband a few days ago is my thighs looked “different” and he examined them closely for a few minutes, turned me around a few times, thought about it and then said “Yeah, they look a lot smoother… and more toned… have you been exercising?”

I haven’t been exercising (please don’t tell Gilad!) and I haven’t been using any cellulite creams or moisturizers on my legs. I’ve only used oil on my legs once or twice and spray on sunscreen once. Other than that, I’ve just been trying to remember to take my cellulite-fighting supplement every day.

You’re supposed to take 2 pills in the morning and 1 pill before bed and I have frequently forgotten the 1 pill before bed… So I must admit, my results with this probably would have been better thus far, if I had been taking the recommend amount every single day.

Most people do not eat healthy enough diets to get all the nutrients their body needs. CelluScience contains some extremely essential nutrients like Grape Seed, Ginkgo biloba, Olive extract, and Fish Oil that helps to prevent and reduce the appearance of cellulite.

CelluScience works in three different ways.

*As shown in the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA STUDY (Siena, Italy), A three month, double-blind, randomized clinical study of 145 women, as well as the UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA STUDIES (Pavia, Italy), an 8 week, double-blind, placebo controlled study on 25 women, and Aesthetic Dermatology, Vol. 11, 85-90. Read more…

PROS

69% reported seeing results within 30 days
94% reported seeing results within 47 days
Easy to take and swallow
Attacks cellulite from the inside at the source
Reduces free radicals in the blood lipids by 36%
No need to change your diet or exercise regimen
Strong complement to procedures such as liposuction and liposculpture.

CONS

It’s expensive. (Approx $70/mo)
Needs to be taken on an empty stomach.
Should be used for a year to achieve full results.

Does CelluScience Really Work?

Yes! I can say from my results after about 8 weeks of use, that yes CelluScience does work and I think almost everyone would see an improvement after at least 60-90 days of use. Yes, it’s expensive, but if you are looking for real results and can’t afford liposuction, I think this is a wonderful alternative. And it would work great in conjunction with a diet and exercise program or with other fat-fighting creams like Nude Smoothing Body Refiner or the Comfort Zone Body Strategist Cellulite Multiactive Remodeling System.

Visit celluscience.com to learn more and purchase CelluScience.

Just to be clear, I am not being paid to post about the product. They offered me a 90 day supply to start out with and try in hopes I would blog about the experience. And as always, I would never tell you to buy something I haven’t tried and achieved results with. I only blog about products I believe in. Otherwise, they go into the Don’t Purchase This! category.

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Recommended, Reviews, Skin Care, Weight Loss Tagged With: Cellulite, CelluScience, Europe, Fitness, Health, Review, Supplements, Vitamins, Weight Loss

Count Me Healthy Jewelry

July 15, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

I’m a stay at home mom, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get stressed out. Some people think stay at home moms have it easy, but that’s probably because they haven’t watched kids for more than an hour in their life! Some days, I have all I can do to stay sane and keep my kid alive. In the process, I usually forget to do a LOT.

Busy moms need a reminder to take care of themselves. Whether you need help remembering to drink more water, take your BC pill, tracking diets with “point” systems, or new moms can even use it to count hours between feedings for their newborn. Count Me Healthy has a new Mommy & Me Bracelet that helps mom keep track of her health goals like losing those post partum pounds or keeping track of which side to nurse on.

I’ve been using my Count Me Healthy bracelet to track how many bottles of water I drink and a reminder to take my daily prescription. It has a built in jump ring in the middle of the bracelet, so you can track more than one thing if you want to get creative. This bracelet serves as an attractive daily reminder for busy moms.

Giuliana Rancic from E! News

The Count Me Healthy bracelet is quickly becoming popular and has been seen in Shape Magazine as well as on the wrist of Guiliana Rancic from E! News (seen right).

The Count Me Healthy bracelet is really easy to use. Here is how it works…

Just choose a health goal you wish to monitor. Some examples are: drinking more water, quitting smoking, better nutrition or adding daily exercise. Next, assign a value to each bead based on that goal (for example, if you are tracking glasses of water, each bead could stand for one, 8 oz. glass of water).

Then, just slide one of the beautiful beads from one side to the other – counting your way to better health. At the end of your day, tally the beads and write down your progress.

mommymebracelet-200x200 Reports state that many future health problems can be prevented by making healthy choices today. But with today’s hectic lifestyle, it is easy to lose track of the promises we make to improve our personal wellness. With Count Me Healthy, now you can monitor your choices anytime, anywhere and look stylish while doing it.

Click here to learn how you can use Count Me Healthy to track your health goals.

You can find Count Me Healthy on Facebook and Twitter. Each bracelet retails for $88 each and can be purchased online at www.countmehealthyjewelry.com.

Readers of The Fashionable Housewife can get 20% off with this discount code: 56666

Filed Under: Jewelry, Reviews Tagged With: Bracelet, Count Me Healthy, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Jewelry, Review

Summer Must-Have: Cellulite-Fighting Pill

June 19, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

Want to bear your thighs in public? Smooth cellulite-free legs are no longer a pipe dream! Gorgeous legs are as little as 6 weeks away with CelluScience, a clinical-strength, anti-cellulite dietary supplement that doesn’t require a costly trip to a spa, heavy machinery or a magic lotion.

CelluScience is the only clinically proven dietary supplement that helps reduce cellulite from the inside where it begins. It’s potent, scientifically advanced formula is all natural and contains highly concentrated ingredients that help maintain healthy micro-circulation*, helps promote healthy cell metabolism* and delivers potent anti-oxidants through the body. The result is smoother, firmer skin on hips, thighs and buttocks.

94% reported seeing results in just 47 days! Now for the first time Celluscience, the #1 formula in Europe is available to customers in the United States.

Think this is a joke? Check out these success stories and look at these before and after pictures…

My thighs certainly don’t look that bad, but I jumped at the chance to try CelluScience. I’m going to start taking it today and give this stuff a try. My thighs are the bane of existence and I would get liposuction in a heartbeat if someone offered to pay for it… You all know that I’ve tried and tested lots of different creams and lotions to fight cellulite and I did get good results with most of them. However, it’s really hard to get the big dimples on the back of my thighs and no amount of exercise and dieting has enabled me to get rid of the ring of pudge around the top of my thighs. I have high expectations for this cellulite-fighting supplement and I’ll be sure to share my results every step of the way!

Meanwhile, check out the CelluScience website and let me know what you think…

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Reviews, Weight Loss Tagged With: Cellulite, CelluScience, Europe, Fitness, Health, Supplements, Vitamins, Weight Loss

Mom of 3 Loses 100 Pounds, Then Enters Beauty Pageant!

May 31, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

I was recently approached by Jill Knapp, an amazing and very inspiring woman who recently lost 101 pounds after learning she had Type 2 Diabetes. We decided to interview her so she could share her amazing story with all of you and hopefully inspire some of you to get up and get moving!

Jill – Before And After

Our Interview with Jill Knapp:

1. How old are you?
I just turned 42 this year.

2. How many children do you have?
I have three beautiful children.

3. How much weight have you lost to date?
I have lost an amazing 101 pounds!

4. What made you finally decide to lose the weight?
Unfortunately finding out I have Type 2 diabetes was a major factor in my mind set and wanting to start living a healthier life. Have a wonderful husband and 3 wonderful children really helped me make my mind up.

5. Can you tell us a little bit about Type 2 diabetes?
I was diagnosed with Gestational diabetes with my last child at 37 1/2. At the hospital after I had my son they tested me and all test came back negative. I went to the Dr many months later with 15 extra pounds and was dealing with really bad headaches and my Dr. sent me home with a monitor. I brought it back in the office I found out the diabetes did in deed follow me from the pregnancy.

6. What made you decide to enter a Beauty Pageant?
Since I have had success at controlling my diabetes I have been led to a new found dedication and passion in educating others on how to eat right & exercise. It brings me great joy to share my story with others and in doing so inspire them to “get up and get moving!” To be in a pageant you need a platform something you are passionate about. I was already sharing my message of weight loss and living with diabetes so I thought well, If I go for Mrs. Idaho I will be able to expand and have more people to share my message with. I placed in the Top 6 and that is exactly what happen. I have been so blessed to have countless doors open up and ways to share my story with others.

7. Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
I have a web site that is dedicated to helping others stay motivated. My mother-in law Sharon Knapp who passed away in 2003 always told me to be strong and never give up. She also told me it takes courage to change, She also said it is only through being your true self you will find happiness. I have found that being my true self is helping others in this life and taking my experience and sharing it with others is what I love to do. And if any of you even think that you may have diabetes, please go see your doctor immediately! It’s important to know you have it and start doing something about it right away. And if you are pre-diabetic, you need to lose weight before it develops into type 2 diabetes.

Jill recently did a live interview on Fabulous After 40. You can click here to listen to the motivating and informative podcast.

Visit Jill Knapp’s blog at GetUpAndGetMoving.net

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Plus Size, Weight Loss Tagged With: beauty Pagent, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Interview, Jill Knapp, Plus Size, Type 2 Diabetes, Weightloss

FitFlops: Must Have Sandal For Summer 2009!

May 27, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

I loooove FitFlops because they help keep my legs toned and they are super comfortable. Perfect for traveling, going through the airport, shopping, walking, and just about anything else you do!

I’m wearing these today:

FitFlop Electra in Black Sequins

You can get this pair or choose from a variety of other colors and style on Piperlime. Hurry before they are sold out again!!!

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Recommended, Shoes Shoes Shoes!, Weight Loss Tagged With: Comfortable Sandals, Comfortable Shoes, Exercise, FitFlops, Fitness, Flip Flops, Piperlime, sale, Sandals, Shoes, Weight Loss

Just Say No to Hydroxycut!

May 6, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

College Candy wants you to say no to Hydroxycut!

They said:

If you are considering taking diet pills, more specifically, Hydroxycut, it’s time to get rid of those thoughts once and for all. The FDA recently linked their products to severe liver damage and death (yes, death!), so the makers pulled 14 of its products from shelves.

Wow! That’s horrible. You have to be really careful with stuff like that.

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