Before I talk about anything else I have a little thing to rant about. I really hate this time of year its like once Halloween hits there is an endless stream of junk food for the rest of the year. Halloween, Birthdays, thanksgiving, and Christmas, No wonder everyone makes a new years resolution to give up junk food and drop weight. Not that anyone ever keeps them. Resolutions are easy to break because all you are really saying is that you have the intent to do something. I think we should make the Unbreakable Vow (Harry Potter reference) to keep one good healthy thing in the next year. OK so that's kind of extreme that's like giving people the death penalty for breaking a resolution. The reason I bring this up is because last week on the show we had Halloween candy everywhere and this week we had birthday cake, and then the candy at the parade. You would think we are all sugar addicts or something.
Ok now to my big news. So this week I became a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. This is a huge deal for me. I am so excited and I feel so silly. I know some people my age will thin they are too young for Mary Kay, but I really hope to change people's opinion. I have always enjoyed Mary Kay make-up so much. I love coming up with a look that accents all the positives and hides the bad stuff. I love seeing someone feel pretty. I really hope to help as many people as possible. I want people to feel good about their selves. If by getting people into work out classes and helping them find a makeup style that makes them feel good then I consider it a job well done. I know that seems like I am focusing on the outside of a person but if someone feels that they look good then it is a lot easier to feel good about yourself on the inside.
I know I didn't really voice anything to episode specific this week. So I'll just say Welcome Olivia. I look forward to the great things I think you will do for the group.
My Mary Kay page will be coming soon but until then if you'd like to get in touch with me, you can reach me at wendyzito@aol.com or www.bhamdance.com or 205 792 4642.
Peace, Love, and Goldfish
Wendy
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Performers Episode 1- Welcome to the Show
OK so episode one of the performers is out there. I have to say I am really impressed with the way it turned out. I was thinking that I would look at it and be like yeah I know all this I was there for it. But it’s funny there are so many moments you forget after they happen or times you see someones expression that was behind you or you hear someone say something that you didn’t hear in the moment. Then there is getting to see things that happened when you were out of the room. This is where you guys come in. You get to see all these moments. So welcome to our little world. You are getting a chance to see how off the wall we can really be.
It also makes me think, because you always see yourself in a certain light. You form this opinion of what you look or sound like or what your personality is like. But then when faced with yourself on video you have to look at who you really are especially when it’s not a performance. It's so odd getting to see how you interact with people. I got where I would forget the camera was watching and so you really see how big a goofball i can be at times.
The biggest thing I can say about all this is that when we aren’t dancing we aren’t performing. That is really what we are like. We laugh and cut up but we get our work done too. We crack jokes on each other. But we also come up with great ideas and connect with each other in a meaningful way. This week with it being Halloween we had Rocky Horror Picture show to go to and there was candy at practice but that isn’t usually the case. Normally I try to watch what i eat better. But this week i was a sugar loaded little kid.
OK so I want to know who was paying attention to the show. Did you really watch it. This is like when your teacher would show you a video in high school and then quiz you after it was over. Let’s see how well you paid attention to episode one of “The Performers"
1. What song does T.J. dance to with Lauren?
2. What color skittles does Wendy eat?
3. Where do some of the Performers go eat after Rocky Horror?
4. What does Wendy tell Lauren she needs to have while dancing with TJ?
5. Who does Ralph’s voice get compared too?
6. Why did Dr. Kelli’s feet hurt?
7. which of the Performers went to Rocky Horror?
8. What did everyone tell Alexa would complete her outfit?
9. What does everybody tell Dr. Kelli that she does a lot?
10. What time of night do the Performers end there night after rocky Horror?
If you fill out a contact form and answer at least 8 questions correctly. I will give you a free group class at Rhythm N Motion Dance Studio. So let's see who was paying attention. See you guys next week.
Welcome to the show,
Wendy
It also makes me think, because you always see yourself in a certain light. You form this opinion of what you look or sound like or what your personality is like. But then when faced with yourself on video you have to look at who you really are especially when it’s not a performance. It's so odd getting to see how you interact with people. I got where I would forget the camera was watching and so you really see how big a goofball i can be at times.
The biggest thing I can say about all this is that when we aren’t dancing we aren’t performing. That is really what we are like. We laugh and cut up but we get our work done too. We crack jokes on each other. But we also come up with great ideas and connect with each other in a meaningful way. This week with it being Halloween we had Rocky Horror Picture show to go to and there was candy at practice but that isn’t usually the case. Normally I try to watch what i eat better. But this week i was a sugar loaded little kid.
OK so I want to know who was paying attention to the show. Did you really watch it. This is like when your teacher would show you a video in high school and then quiz you after it was over. Let’s see how well you paid attention to episode one of “The Performers"
1. What song does T.J. dance to with Lauren?
2. What color skittles does Wendy eat?
3. Where do some of the Performers go eat after Rocky Horror?
4. What does Wendy tell Lauren she needs to have while dancing with TJ?
5. Who does Ralph’s voice get compared too?
6. Why did Dr. Kelli’s feet hurt?
7. which of the Performers went to Rocky Horror?
8. What did everyone tell Alexa would complete her outfit?
9. What does everybody tell Dr. Kelli that she does a lot?
10. What time of night do the Performers end there night after rocky Horror?
If you fill out a contact form and answer at least 8 questions correctly. I will give you a free group class at Rhythm N Motion Dance Studio. So let's see who was paying attention. See you guys next week.
Welcome to the show,
Wendy
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Strip Aerobics, Burlesque, and Pole Aerobics, Oh my!!!
The topic of tonight lesson is Rhythm…
OK so actually I have a little score to settle. I have been hearing in a lot of places that a few types of dance and classes are getting confused out there. So tonight we are here to breakdown Strip Aerobics, Burlesque, and Pole Aerobics. Just bear with me for a minute. The lines between these many get a little fuzzy for a few minutes but I promise we’ll sort it out.
Strip Aerobics Definition
If you come by a class at Rhythm N Motion to give Strip Aerobics a try you should. Maybe you are hesitant because you don’t know what it is? So you go to youtube.com and put “Strip Aerobics” in for a search. After you watch all 500 of my clips and moves of the week you see that there are other clips. Some are drunk girls rolling on the floor, some are Carmen Electra doings Hip Hop with wacky counts, and some are girls just skanking it up. (Can I say skanky in a blog? Well I just did so Oh well…)
Maybe a little help on the definition will clear things up. Unfortunately there is no definitive book defining what qualifies as Strip Aerobics. Some people feel that booty grinding the floor and gyrating around is Strip Aerobics, some people think if you teach Hip Hop but you take off clothes then that is Strip Aerobics. I can’t say they are wrong but I can tell you what my version entails. I think of strip Aerobics as two fold. Part of it is what we do in class the sexy butt kicking workout in chairs. Then there is the side we do in the Vulcan Performers shows that is slightly slowed down and more of a tease and seductive. Please note that I didn’t say strip tease, I don’t think that you have to take off clothes for it to be a Strip Aerobics routine. To me the Strip aspect of it is the attitude of the performance not how little you end up wearing. There is a big difference between sexy and vulgar. What’s plenty sexy in the privacy of your own home can quickly turn vulgar on a stage.
There is some debate as to what is really strip aerobics. This is my honest opinion of what is and isn’t strip aerobics:
What Strip Aerobics is …
- It’s a fun flirty way to work out.
- It’s a great cardio workout that will give you a killer butt and amazing abs
- It’s all about girl power. Not the Spice girls type crap. But it’s about feeling good about you and having a sense of accomplishment at the end of a class.
- It’s a good way to blow off steam after dealing with what ever man has been ticking you off all day.
- It’s all about knowing how sexy you are without needing a man to tell you that.
- It’s a way to blend many dance styles into something that you can identify with be it. Jazz, Ballet, Fosse, Contemporary, Heck you can even throw in some cheerleading if you’re feeling froggy.
- It’s all about learning something that you can take away from class and use how you like be it for your own exercise, entertain a special someone, or just to have something new as a hobby
What Strip Aerobics isn’t …
-Learning how to be a real stripper
-Humping the floor or pelvic thrusting for an hour straight
-Swinging from a pole and busting you butt.
- Strutting around a studio in some insane little outfit. (Save the outfits for extracurricular practice at home. Preferably with a study buddy of the opposite sex.)
- Flossing your crotch with a feather boa and calling it sexy
- Doing a bunch of hip hop moves while taking off your clothes
Burlesque
This is an extremely old form of dance and in its legit form it can be very entertaining. But the groups out there today that call themselves “Burlesque” are nothing more than a bunch of skanky girls that prance around in boob tassels.
In the old days Burlesque had a true style and it was beautiful. It was all about the tease, never completely giving all your secrets away. It was suppose to be slightly bawdy at times and hint at the obscene. But it was never meant to be the lewd display that so many Birmingham and Tuscaloosa “burlesque troops” have made it into. The music traditionally had no words so that the dancer relied on herself to be the show and not lewd lyrics such at “Coin Operated boy” or “Shavem’ Dry” or “Lords of Acid.”
There is nothing wrong with being suggestive but what groups today do are not burlesque teasing. They are just strippers looking for somewhere to dance other than a strip club. No one wants to see a fat out of work stripper prancing around in a too tight outfit and cheap boob tassels.
Burlesque dancers back in the day were supposed to be the epitome of feminine. They were physically beautiful and moved like a dream. Physically they were thin but not a todays standard of thin they were the epitome of what was beautiful for their time period. When they went out to perform the tassels were suppose to swing not the belly rolls of fat. They had dance training and knew how to use their bodies. Rather than just going for the shock value of “Hey look at my rack.”
Burlesque back in the day was in a word beautiful. But sadly what is being done in Birmingham as of right now it is just disgusting.
Pole Aerobics
Ok the big idea here is that you do stripper like moves on a pole in order to get a workout. This is just an insane idea that has no business being taught for many reasons:
1. Poles are dangerous.
If you don’t know the moves or have the upper body strength you are probably going bust and hit hard. You run the risk of hitting your head or worse breaking your neck. I know it’s real funny to laugh at youtube.com and all but these girls face serious life altering injuries.
2. If you have never played around with a pole you are very likely to get hurt.
The most dangerous part of playing with a pole is not knowing what you’re doing. The moves you see some chicks do are very complicated and take a lot of strength to do. If you don’t have that strength and have no know how you are going to make a serious mistake and get very injured in the process.
3. Poles will burn.
Do you remember sliding down a hot slide at the park when you were a kid? You remember those burns on the backs of your legs. Imagine those on your inner thighs. Not such a pretty picture is it. Sounds pretty unpleasant doesn’t it and burns on your inner thighs are not sexy.
4. Removable poles are a waste of time and unsafe
Ok I admit I jumped on this band wagon when it was popular I thought how cool to have a stripper pole in my house. Boy was that ever a mistake. Fist they must assume that everyone lives in a place with 6 foot ceilings because of you extend it farther than that it gets very shaky and unstable. Not to mention you can’t put any weight what so ever on one of these poles or they fall over destroying your ceiling and take out anything in the surrounding area. Not good at all. Do you really want to be one of these chicks on youtube.com that falls over in her house because she is trying to climb one of these poles and it falls out of the ceiling? I think not.
5. The attire they encourage in their classes is ridiculous.
This is probably one of my biggest pet peeves about this style of classes. The attire is absurd. I am all for looking sexy in class but be practical. Six inch platform high heels are just not a good idea for anyone. But in an exercise class this is the most pointless thing I can imagine. I’m sorry but if you are looking for a workout pair of basic boy shorts and a sexy sports bra are all you need. The rest of the paraphernalia that they try to get away with is just dangerous. First you are hanging over the ground from your legs or arms on a pole and on top of that you want to add some crazy looking get up? Please be serious.
6. Ring worm and athlete’s foots
Many of these classes encourage you to go barefoot if not wearing the insane footwear. This is a bad idea. Walking around in a room where people are sweating and working out is just asking to spread a fungus. If they happen to have crash pads under their poles that soft squishy material is a breeding ground for germs and fungus. Your typical health club doesn’t do the best job cleaning machines so what do you think a bunch of girls teaching pole aerobics are going to be like. I seriously doubt they are cleaning those mats, floors, or poles with any kind of bleach solution. So if just one person comes in there with ringworm or staph infection you are running a pretty high risk of catching it.
7. You can’t replicate the workout at home
Ok we have established that the removable pole is out. So unless you are investing the big bucks to install a real pole in your house or getting an after hours job in adult entertainment then you have no where to practice this outside of your class. Which anyone who has ever danced will tell you that if the only time you are working on the material is in class you aren’t going to get any better at what you are doing.
Here are a few clips off of youtube.com of various girls busting their butts and the rest of them because of these stupid poles:
Ok not that these girls getting hurt is funny but here is a video of about ten really ugly falls on a Stripper Pole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5IPHJG42kk
This girl probably had a concussion after this or at least one hell of a headache.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cybKQVs0_fk
This girl busts her rear a hard one. It happens around 1:30 into the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E7G1iSNpRQ
Ok so I’ve covered Strip aerobics, Burlesque, and Pole Aerobics. I hope this has cleared up some of the confusion and made it a little easier to tell all of these apart. I don’t mean to go on a rampage bashing all of these styles. But to me if you are going to pick a style you should be the best at it and be educated in other styles. So if nothing else I hope this gives you a little insight and knowledge.
Hope this inspires you to check out strip aerobics with us and make sure to watch Move of the week.
And hey if there is something specific you’d like me to talk about in my blog just send me a message and I’ll get around to it.
Kisses
Queen Wendy
OK so actually I have a little score to settle. I have been hearing in a lot of places that a few types of dance and classes are getting confused out there. So tonight we are here to breakdown Strip Aerobics, Burlesque, and Pole Aerobics. Just bear with me for a minute. The lines between these many get a little fuzzy for a few minutes but I promise we’ll sort it out.
Strip Aerobics Definition
If you come by a class at Rhythm N Motion to give Strip Aerobics a try you should. Maybe you are hesitant because you don’t know what it is? So you go to youtube.com and put “Strip Aerobics” in for a search. After you watch all 500 of my clips and moves of the week you see that there are other clips. Some are drunk girls rolling on the floor, some are Carmen Electra doings Hip Hop with wacky counts, and some are girls just skanking it up. (Can I say skanky in a blog? Well I just did so Oh well…)
Maybe a little help on the definition will clear things up. Unfortunately there is no definitive book defining what qualifies as Strip Aerobics. Some people feel that booty grinding the floor and gyrating around is Strip Aerobics, some people think if you teach Hip Hop but you take off clothes then that is Strip Aerobics. I can’t say they are wrong but I can tell you what my version entails. I think of strip Aerobics as two fold. Part of it is what we do in class the sexy butt kicking workout in chairs. Then there is the side we do in the Vulcan Performers shows that is slightly slowed down and more of a tease and seductive. Please note that I didn’t say strip tease, I don’t think that you have to take off clothes for it to be a Strip Aerobics routine. To me the Strip aspect of it is the attitude of the performance not how little you end up wearing. There is a big difference between sexy and vulgar. What’s plenty sexy in the privacy of your own home can quickly turn vulgar on a stage.
There is some debate as to what is really strip aerobics. This is my honest opinion of what is and isn’t strip aerobics:
What Strip Aerobics is …
- It’s a fun flirty way to work out.
- It’s a great cardio workout that will give you a killer butt and amazing abs
- It’s all about girl power. Not the Spice girls type crap. But it’s about feeling good about you and having a sense of accomplishment at the end of a class.
- It’s a good way to blow off steam after dealing with what ever man has been ticking you off all day.
- It’s all about knowing how sexy you are without needing a man to tell you that.
- It’s a way to blend many dance styles into something that you can identify with be it. Jazz, Ballet, Fosse, Contemporary, Heck you can even throw in some cheerleading if you’re feeling froggy.
- It’s all about learning something that you can take away from class and use how you like be it for your own exercise, entertain a special someone, or just to have something new as a hobby
What Strip Aerobics isn’t …
-Learning how to be a real stripper
-Humping the floor or pelvic thrusting for an hour straight
-Swinging from a pole and busting you butt.
- Strutting around a studio in some insane little outfit. (Save the outfits for extracurricular practice at home. Preferably with a study buddy of the opposite sex.)
- Flossing your crotch with a feather boa and calling it sexy
- Doing a bunch of hip hop moves while taking off your clothes
Burlesque
This is an extremely old form of dance and in its legit form it can be very entertaining. But the groups out there today that call themselves “Burlesque” are nothing more than a bunch of skanky girls that prance around in boob tassels.
In the old days Burlesque had a true style and it was beautiful. It was all about the tease, never completely giving all your secrets away. It was suppose to be slightly bawdy at times and hint at the obscene. But it was never meant to be the lewd display that so many Birmingham and Tuscaloosa “burlesque troops” have made it into. The music traditionally had no words so that the dancer relied on herself to be the show and not lewd lyrics such at “Coin Operated boy” or “Shavem’ Dry” or “Lords of Acid.”
There is nothing wrong with being suggestive but what groups today do are not burlesque teasing. They are just strippers looking for somewhere to dance other than a strip club. No one wants to see a fat out of work stripper prancing around in a too tight outfit and cheap boob tassels.
Burlesque dancers back in the day were supposed to be the epitome of feminine. They were physically beautiful and moved like a dream. Physically they were thin but not a todays standard of thin they were the epitome of what was beautiful for their time period. When they went out to perform the tassels were suppose to swing not the belly rolls of fat. They had dance training and knew how to use their bodies. Rather than just going for the shock value of “Hey look at my rack.”
Burlesque back in the day was in a word beautiful. But sadly what is being done in Birmingham as of right now it is just disgusting.
Pole Aerobics
Ok the big idea here is that you do stripper like moves on a pole in order to get a workout. This is just an insane idea that has no business being taught for many reasons:
1. Poles are dangerous.
If you don’t know the moves or have the upper body strength you are probably going bust and hit hard. You run the risk of hitting your head or worse breaking your neck. I know it’s real funny to laugh at youtube.com and all but these girls face serious life altering injuries.
2. If you have never played around with a pole you are very likely to get hurt.
The most dangerous part of playing with a pole is not knowing what you’re doing. The moves you see some chicks do are very complicated and take a lot of strength to do. If you don’t have that strength and have no know how you are going to make a serious mistake and get very injured in the process.
3. Poles will burn.
Do you remember sliding down a hot slide at the park when you were a kid? You remember those burns on the backs of your legs. Imagine those on your inner thighs. Not such a pretty picture is it. Sounds pretty unpleasant doesn’t it and burns on your inner thighs are not sexy.
4. Removable poles are a waste of time and unsafe
Ok I admit I jumped on this band wagon when it was popular I thought how cool to have a stripper pole in my house. Boy was that ever a mistake. Fist they must assume that everyone lives in a place with 6 foot ceilings because of you extend it farther than that it gets very shaky and unstable. Not to mention you can’t put any weight what so ever on one of these poles or they fall over destroying your ceiling and take out anything in the surrounding area. Not good at all. Do you really want to be one of these chicks on youtube.com that falls over in her house because she is trying to climb one of these poles and it falls out of the ceiling? I think not.
5. The attire they encourage in their classes is ridiculous.
This is probably one of my biggest pet peeves about this style of classes. The attire is absurd. I am all for looking sexy in class but be practical. Six inch platform high heels are just not a good idea for anyone. But in an exercise class this is the most pointless thing I can imagine. I’m sorry but if you are looking for a workout pair of basic boy shorts and a sexy sports bra are all you need. The rest of the paraphernalia that they try to get away with is just dangerous. First you are hanging over the ground from your legs or arms on a pole and on top of that you want to add some crazy looking get up? Please be serious.
6. Ring worm and athlete’s foots
Many of these classes encourage you to go barefoot if not wearing the insane footwear. This is a bad idea. Walking around in a room where people are sweating and working out is just asking to spread a fungus. If they happen to have crash pads under their poles that soft squishy material is a breeding ground for germs and fungus. Your typical health club doesn’t do the best job cleaning machines so what do you think a bunch of girls teaching pole aerobics are going to be like. I seriously doubt they are cleaning those mats, floors, or poles with any kind of bleach solution. So if just one person comes in there with ringworm or staph infection you are running a pretty high risk of catching it.
7. You can’t replicate the workout at home
Ok we have established that the removable pole is out. So unless you are investing the big bucks to install a real pole in your house or getting an after hours job in adult entertainment then you have no where to practice this outside of your class. Which anyone who has ever danced will tell you that if the only time you are working on the material is in class you aren’t going to get any better at what you are doing.
Here are a few clips off of youtube.com of various girls busting their butts and the rest of them because of these stupid poles:
Ok not that these girls getting hurt is funny but here is a video of about ten really ugly falls on a Stripper Pole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5IPHJG42kk
This girl probably had a concussion after this or at least one hell of a headache.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cybKQVs0_fk
This girl busts her rear a hard one. It happens around 1:30 into the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E7G1iSNpRQ
Ok so I’ve covered Strip aerobics, Burlesque, and Pole Aerobics. I hope this has cleared up some of the confusion and made it a little easier to tell all of these apart. I don’t mean to go on a rampage bashing all of these styles. But to me if you are going to pick a style you should be the best at it and be educated in other styles. So if nothing else I hope this gives you a little insight and knowledge.
Hope this inspires you to check out strip aerobics with us and make sure to watch Move of the week.
And hey if there is something specific you’d like me to talk about in my blog just send me a message and I’ll get around to it.
Kisses
Queen Wendy
Sunday, October 12, 2008
A healthy Top 10 list
OK i know that I said i wanted to talk about strip aerobics this week but well i changed my mind. Hey, I'm female I can do that. So instead let's talk about getting healthy. I know i know. Your thinking Damn Wendy I don't want to hear about all this healthy food shit. I'm not gonna tell you that you should go go to GNC and buy essence of puffer fish to chug or anything like that. We are just gonna chat about a few things that you need to be reminded of:
1. Water Water and more Water
The first thing is water. We all know it is a big part of what keeps us alive. But it does even more than that. It makes our skin clear, our hair shiny and keeps us level headed. Keep in mind most of the time when we feel like snacking we are actually thirsty. So Drink up. I'm not saying force it down but if you feel thirsty your body already needs water. So carry a bottle with you and take a few sips when you think about it. Don't force it that won't do anyone any good. If you don't like water try fruit especially watermelon. You'll get a ton of water there.
2. Watch what you eat
I don't mean watch it go from your plate to your mouth to your thighs. I mean really pay attention to what you put in your tummy. If you aren't one to eat breakfast make the effort to start but make it healthy. Not a bunch of empty calories. Also play a little common sense here. If you have a huge club sandwich for lunch have a broth based soup or a colorful salad for dinner. Also i know a lot of people will say don't snack between meals but two 100 calories snacks a day will help keep you from pigging out when meal time comes around. Also don't be afraid of protein. It is essential for building muscle. Even if you are a vegetarian you still need protein so find something you can live with.
3. Get moving
This is so important. I don't care what you do just move. If it means a class (like Strip Aerobics...hint hint) great find one you are comfortable with and can commit too. If a class isn't your thing find a workout DVD that you love. I have over50 so that I never have to repeat if I don't want too. I love the energy of a workout class but sometimes you just can't get a babysitter so a video suffices. But try to work some other forms of exercise in. Try a ballroom class or yoga or go for a walk. If nothing else put on some music at home and dance with you honey or the kids. It really doesn't matter as long as you move.
4. Take care of your appearance
Just because you are working hard at getting in shape and getting healthy doesn't mean that you can drag your sorry but around in sweatpants all day. You have to make sure you look good so that you will feel good too. Take the time to do a little hair and make up. It will make a world of difference. You will feel better and look better instantly.
5. Set Goals
When I say set goals be realistic. Don't expect to lose ten pounds in a week. Aim for about two pounds a week. Anymore than that and you are just hurting yourself. You'll be too miserable to enjoy the fact that you are losing weight. So don't think that it's all gonna happen right away.
6. Reward your Goals
So when you meet your goals reward yourself. This does not mean that because you were good all week you can reward yourself with chocolate cake on the weekend. It means you should maybe get a new pair of earrings or a new tube of lip gloss. When you reach a big goal like ten pounds then get you some new workout clothes or a new pair of running shoes or buy yourself a new punch card of classes at Rhythm N Motion. (I know that was shameless plug but hey a girl's gotta work.)
7. Be smart and realistic about it
Don't crash diet, Don't Starve yourself, and Don't think that just because you are on a "diet" the weight will fall off. You have to find what works for you and try to stick with it. No one is going to do it for you.
8. Sleep
This is a must. The less sleep you have the worse you will feel and the crappier you will look. Sorry just being honest. So make time for it. I know you have a million things to get done. But you won't get anything done if you are feeling drunk from sleep deprivation. Also you lose weight in your sleep. Believe me it's true? weigh yourself before and after you sleep if you get at least six hours you lose a half to a whole pound in your sleep. So Sleep is good.
9. Express yourself
I don't care what you do but find a way to express yourself. If you paint, write, dance, it really doesn't matter. If making macaroni art or blowing bubbles makes you feel better then do that. Just find an outlet so that you don't get in a mood and eat yourself into a food coma.
10. Don't get overwhelmed
To get healthy you have to make some big changes and not all of them are usually fun. but don't get in over your head just take it a few changes at a time and before you know it you will be eating better, you'll be more active, and you won't feel so heavy.
Well I've talked more than long enough. I'll let you guys go now. One of these days I'll get around to talking about Strip aerobics.
well til next time.
See ya
1. Water Water and more Water
The first thing is water. We all know it is a big part of what keeps us alive. But it does even more than that. It makes our skin clear, our hair shiny and keeps us level headed. Keep in mind most of the time when we feel like snacking we are actually thirsty. So Drink up. I'm not saying force it down but if you feel thirsty your body already needs water. So carry a bottle with you and take a few sips when you think about it. Don't force it that won't do anyone any good. If you don't like water try fruit especially watermelon. You'll get a ton of water there.
2. Watch what you eat
I don't mean watch it go from your plate to your mouth to your thighs. I mean really pay attention to what you put in your tummy. If you aren't one to eat breakfast make the effort to start but make it healthy. Not a bunch of empty calories. Also play a little common sense here. If you have a huge club sandwich for lunch have a broth based soup or a colorful salad for dinner. Also i know a lot of people will say don't snack between meals but two 100 calories snacks a day will help keep you from pigging out when meal time comes around. Also don't be afraid of protein. It is essential for building muscle. Even if you are a vegetarian you still need protein so find something you can live with.
3. Get moving
This is so important. I don't care what you do just move. If it means a class (like Strip Aerobics...hint hint) great find one you are comfortable with and can commit too. If a class isn't your thing find a workout DVD that you love. I have over50 so that I never have to repeat if I don't want too. I love the energy of a workout class but sometimes you just can't get a babysitter so a video suffices. But try to work some other forms of exercise in. Try a ballroom class or yoga or go for a walk. If nothing else put on some music at home and dance with you honey or the kids. It really doesn't matter as long as you move.
4. Take care of your appearance
Just because you are working hard at getting in shape and getting healthy doesn't mean that you can drag your sorry but around in sweatpants all day. You have to make sure you look good so that you will feel good too. Take the time to do a little hair and make up. It will make a world of difference. You will feel better and look better instantly.
5. Set Goals
When I say set goals be realistic. Don't expect to lose ten pounds in a week. Aim for about two pounds a week. Anymore than that and you are just hurting yourself. You'll be too miserable to enjoy the fact that you are losing weight. So don't think that it's all gonna happen right away.
6. Reward your Goals
So when you meet your goals reward yourself. This does not mean that because you were good all week you can reward yourself with chocolate cake on the weekend. It means you should maybe get a new pair of earrings or a new tube of lip gloss. When you reach a big goal like ten pounds then get you some new workout clothes or a new pair of running shoes or buy yourself a new punch card of classes at Rhythm N Motion. (I know that was shameless plug but hey a girl's gotta work.)
7. Be smart and realistic about it
Don't crash diet, Don't Starve yourself, and Don't think that just because you are on a "diet" the weight will fall off. You have to find what works for you and try to stick with it. No one is going to do it for you.
8. Sleep
This is a must. The less sleep you have the worse you will feel and the crappier you will look. Sorry just being honest. So make time for it. I know you have a million things to get done. But you won't get anything done if you are feeling drunk from sleep deprivation. Also you lose weight in your sleep. Believe me it's true? weigh yourself before and after you sleep if you get at least six hours you lose a half to a whole pound in your sleep. So Sleep is good.
9. Express yourself
I don't care what you do but find a way to express yourself. If you paint, write, dance, it really doesn't matter. If making macaroni art or blowing bubbles makes you feel better then do that. Just find an outlet so that you don't get in a mood and eat yourself into a food coma.
10. Don't get overwhelmed
To get healthy you have to make some big changes and not all of them are usually fun. but don't get in over your head just take it a few changes at a time and before you know it you will be eating better, you'll be more active, and you won't feel so heavy.
Well I've talked more than long enough. I'll let you guys go now. One of these days I'll get around to talking about Strip aerobics.
well til next time.
See ya
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Hey People
Hi people i don't really have a set topic to talk about today so lets just talk for a bit and see where it takes us.
So I'm artistic director of the Vulcan Performers along with my husband. It's probably the best thing i have ever been associated with. I'm the HBIC so to put it nicely i'm proclaiming myself Queen Wendy of the Dance Divas. We are gearing up to start choreographing for the Holiday Naughty or Nice show. I'm really excited about the dances we are brainstorming. I've started really watching dancing with the stars this past week. It always motivates me to choreograph.
I think I want to talk about Dancing with the Stars. There have been two weeks and except for the very first cut I haven't agreed with the other two so far. I don't think that Ted McGinley or Kim Kardashian deserved to be cut when you have people like Cloris Leachman and Misty May-Treanor still on the show. I also think that the show has a very different feel than previous seasons. The costumes are much different than what they have been in the past. If you look there is much less of a rhinestoned and extravagant look to everyone this year. The gentlemen are much more understand. The ladies with the exception of Edyta Sliwinska are much more covered this season. Cheryl Burke has made some drastic style changes too she is much more covered and has shall we say filled out a bit. The only professional that I have issue with this season is Lacey Shwimmer. To me she dances to casual for this show. She is a born and bred west Coast swing dancer. It is reflected in everything she does including her dancing and style of dress. I'm all for the punk rock alternative look she has going. hell i can rock that look with the best of them. But it has it's time and place and a Paso is not it. I thought She made Lance Bass look very bad this week. They showed very little respect for a beautiful style of dance.
Well kiddies it's about 2:30 am. which is typical bedtime for me. So i better be off. Make sure you check back soon. I think next time I will delve into my opinion of Strip Aerobics and what i define it as really being.
Kisses
Queen Wendy
So I'm artistic director of the Vulcan Performers along with my husband. It's probably the best thing i have ever been associated with. I'm the HBIC so to put it nicely i'm proclaiming myself Queen Wendy of the Dance Divas. We are gearing up to start choreographing for the Holiday Naughty or Nice show. I'm really excited about the dances we are brainstorming. I've started really watching dancing with the stars this past week. It always motivates me to choreograph.
I think I want to talk about Dancing with the Stars. There have been two weeks and except for the very first cut I haven't agreed with the other two so far. I don't think that Ted McGinley or Kim Kardashian deserved to be cut when you have people like Cloris Leachman and Misty May-Treanor still on the show. I also think that the show has a very different feel than previous seasons. The costumes are much different than what they have been in the past. If you look there is much less of a rhinestoned and extravagant look to everyone this year. The gentlemen are much more understand. The ladies with the exception of Edyta Sliwinska are much more covered this season. Cheryl Burke has made some drastic style changes too she is much more covered and has shall we say filled out a bit. The only professional that I have issue with this season is Lacey Shwimmer. To me she dances to casual for this show. She is a born and bred west Coast swing dancer. It is reflected in everything she does including her dancing and style of dress. I'm all for the punk rock alternative look she has going. hell i can rock that look with the best of them. But it has it's time and place and a Paso is not it. I thought She made Lance Bass look very bad this week. They showed very little respect for a beautiful style of dance.
Well kiddies it's about 2:30 am. which is typical bedtime for me. So i better be off. Make sure you check back soon. I think next time I will delve into my opinion of Strip Aerobics and what i define it as really being.
Kisses
Queen Wendy
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