Diet, Exercise, or Act of God?

April 20, 2009 by GradingGirl
Filed under Exercise, School's Out

Line Openers at the Gym

· I like your shoes/ Did you get new shoes?/Those are interesting shoes. – (For some reason, this one’s a biggie. Do my feet stick out or something?)

· ____ is your color. (Boring.)

· How long have you been working out here? (Also boring.)

· Wow, if I do those (exercises), will I get those (abs)? (hmmmm)

· You look like my future girlfriend. (Now that’s cute!)

To answer the first question . . . while I’ve been blessed with a fairly fast metabolism (thanks, Mom!), maintaining a low fat diet and working out regularly certainly plays a factor in maintaining my physique. To brighten this rainy Monday morning, Grading Girl would like to share a little secret. Here’s a set of exercises I’ve been doing – without fail – since a week after my daughter was born. I gained 33 pounds when I was pregnant with her and lost it all within 3 weeks.

15 minutes, five mornings a week – if I miss a morning, I do them at night; it doesn’t matter which days of the week, as long as it’s five times within the week. I can honestly say that I’m in the best shape of my life and this little routine definitely plays a factor toward that. So, sshh, don’t tell . . . here it is ~

GG’s No Fail Daily Exercises

On the floor:

100 crunches . . . lie flat on your back, bend knees, feet planted, hands behind neck
50 alternate side crunches . . . same as above except crunching (25 each side, alternating with each crunch)
For more challenge, add this: 50 alternate side crunches w. knee lift . . . elbow reaching to opposite knee as knee lifts to meet elbow (25 each side, alternating with each crunch)
For even more challenge, add this: 100 “bicycle” crunches. . . legs raised an inch, parallel to ground, elbow reaching to opposite knee as knee lifts to meet elbow (50 each side, alternating with each crunch & keeping legs raised)

That’s it! Now let’s get those 6 packs popping!

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