Greedy Girls Guide

Pilates is one of the best weightless strength training exercise, it focus on movement and strengthening your core to give you an over all top notch work out.

For today’s Workout Wednesday I’m featuring this clip from Self Magazine showing us some oh the best Pilates exercises for your abs. So push aside those every day crunches, the 100 is the new black for great abs.

Try this workout and let me know how it feels.

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With just a few short weeks till the New Year I’m sure you’ve said more than once “January 1 I’m going to hit the gym, or my new diet start 2010” You’ve started making those resolutions and checking them twice Well why wait? Why do we always set a date to begin living a better life when that date can be now? You can even start gradually so by your magic date you’re already there.

Well here are my few reasons why you should stop waiting and start your get fit/ new diet resolution today

1. You have 2 weeks to get re-acquainted with the gym before all of the other January 1^st people come.
2. You still have time to catch the great Christmas sales on workout equipment
3. If you start watching what you eat now, you’ll have less to make from that big Christmas Dinner that you would normally eat
4. If you’re taking time off for the holidays you can get in a few extra long workouts while you’re free
5. It’s not to late to ask that special someone to get you a gym membership or personal trainer for Christmas
6. You’ll look and feel better in the New Years dress, if you start toning up now.
7. It’ll be easier to sneak in a few crunches and squats while the kids are busy watching all of the Christmas specials or playing with their new toys.
8. That extra burst of energy you get from a good workout will help you get through the last minute shopping and gift wrapping.

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Whether you’re beginner or advanced, or shopping  for home workouts or exercise help at the gym their are some great items available this season to choose from. So why wait until January to stock up and get the stuff you need, put your favorite gadgets and workout equipment on this years holiday list and we know all Greedy Girls also love to shop so here’s a little gift guide help.

1. Gaiam Balance Ball Chair$79.99

Get a workout even when just sitting around. They have long said that just siting on your Balance ball while watching TV or on the computer has some of the same benefits a as a workout because your core in constantly engaged. Well the folks at Gaiam have taken it a step further and made this into a nice convenient chair. Get the needed back stability with the same core engaging benefits.

2. TRX Suspension Trainer Professional$149.00

TRX is the latest craze in home workouts. It may look a little like a science experiment, but this system of suspension bands is really one of the best take any wear total body work out systems. This is a definite must have for the traveling fitness fan on your holiday list

3. Apple Nike + iPod Sport Kit $49.99

This is a must have for the runners or wanna be runners on your list. The Nike + system measures and tracks your runs and then let you upload them to a world wide running community. On-line you can interact with other runners, work with and online running coach, or join challenges with runners across the globe. And if you have an IPod nano or touch you can also set playlist and powersongs. Don’t worry if you don’t have the IPOD or the Nikes you can the NiKE + Sportbands which allows use to track runs with out the Ipod and you can get a Sensor Pouch for Nike+which will let you attach your sensor to any running shoe.

4.P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program – Nutrition Guide, Exercise Planner $139.99

I know you’ve heard about this extreme workout system that is supposed to transform you body and shed pounds, well holiday time is a perfect time add this to your list and the day after the turkey is gone get started on your transformation. If the full 13 disks set is a little to pricey for that secret Santa gift try this paired down 4 disk version for under $100

5. EA Sports Active for Wii $52.99

Who can have a self respecting Fitness Gift Guide without flooding it with Wii stuff. Well I won’t flood it but I will add one of the most anticipated Wii Fitness Games of this year the The Wii Active. With the leg strap and exercise band the Wii active gives you a full strength and workout right in you living room. Great for the kids too. And don’t get bored with limit workouts they also have the EA Sports Active: More Workouts to keep the party going.

6.Reebok EasyTone $99-$110
I don’t have these yet, but I really really want some. *hint, hint,wink wink, size 9 *. You can tone and strengthen your legs just by doing your daily waling around. Here’s the science the shoes act almost like a balance ball for your feet and engage your muscles even more than usual as you walk. The claims are just amazing and the science behind them makes so much since, and for a New York commuter this blows me away hat I can get even more benefit from all of the walk I do. These are definitely on my list so don’t forget to add them to yours.

7. Wii Fit Plus $99.96
To end off our list we also couldn’t miss the Wii games that started the whole Wii Fitness craze the Wii Fit. And now they have revamped the games and released the the Wii Fit Plus. If you don’t already have the balance board the holidays are a great time to get the set for the family, or if you already have one dust off your board and just get the Wii Fit Plus Game for $19.96

Disclaimer: This list is the sole opinion of Greedy Girls Guide, it was not paid for or endorsed by a third party.All links and prices were obtains from Amazon.com, price are subject to change and vary by retailer.

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Just in time to work off those Turkey pounds, the people at Self Magazine have released a new youtube.com workout video 90 seconds to slim. This workout promises in 90 seconds you’ll get the benefits of a full strength workout.  Now normally i would ignore anything sat 90 seconds to anything worth having, but you know I’m Self mag nut, so I’ll try anything they say once.

The key to making this routine 9o seconds is they eliminate the need for multiple reps. While most routines call for 2-3 reps per exercise this one emphasis you only need one. To give your body full intensity the exercise focus on pause in each count which challenges your muscles more as you complete the routine. For example for the crunches instead of the standard 1 up and 1 down, this routine calls for 5 small pulses up and 5 down this is engaging your muscles 5 times instead of the 1 we’re used to and the controlled movement eliminate the use of sheer momentum to propell you through the workout with little benefit.

Overall, I thought this was pretty good concept for a routine. It can takaround 90 seconds to complete but if you really want results I advise doing it 2-3 cycles.

Try it out and let us Greedy Girl’s Guide fans know how it has worked for you.

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Black Friday isn’t just for gifts and cheap electronics anymore.It can also be a great time to stock up great fitness and workout items, from discounts on workout gear, to reduced price gym equipments So with Black Friday fast approaching I scoured the ads websites and put together this great list of Black Friday deals for the Exercise and Fitness Folks

Clothing

Footwear

Workout Accessories

Exercise Equipment

Gym Machines and Equipment

Video Games and Movies

Stores

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