It’s Fitness Tuesday! I am constantly trying to find things to share with you all especially when it comes to fitness. I was watching an recorded episode of Ellen DeGeneres with Khloe Kardashian as a guest and of course she talked about her fitness journey. She is honestly one of my fitness idols currently for obvious reasons, but mostly because she is realistic with her goals. Khloe believes that you need to take things at your own pace and don’t push yourself too hard, but just hard enough. She was promoting her new show on E! called Revenge Body and Ellen as always asked her to play a game. The difference with this game was Khloe had to do different exercises while answering questions. One of the things that stood out to me was how great she was at jumping rope and how great of a work out it was. I remember my Dad telling me that it was something a lot of boxers do before they have a fight. So I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and honestly I am still unsure. I thought I was coordinated having done gymnastics as a child through my teens and playing basketball, but I learned that I am not as coordinated as I thought. My suggestion to anyone that is just starting to do this themselves is don’t try the fancy tricks you see in the videos. I tried to do the criss cross trick while jumping rope and I tripped and fell in the gym. Not a pretty sight, but now I know that I can’t do that :-). No need to get a fancy jump rope if you are unsure if this will be something you will do frequently. Check out Amazon and find a simple jump rope or if you are like me and are super short then the kids jump ropes in the toy section work perfectly! Hope everyone enjoys the last day of February! Crazy!
Steals & Deals: Athletic Shoes
Since I have started working out so much more I have really experimented with all of my work out shoes and trying different ones for each of my work outs. These amazing Nike sneakers are part of their flyknit collection and are honestly so comfortable I almost forget that they are on my feet! Something that I have learned is it doesn’t matter how much you spend on your athletic shoes you need to make sure that they work best for you. They are your feet after all and you need to make sure you take great care of them. You should never wear the same shoes everyday to work out and you should switch it up. This is so you don’t wear down one pair of shoes, but also it just good for your feet. My suggestion is to buy a pair of training shoes that work for everything. These nikes are good for running, training, and for just walking around in general. I have specific shoes just for running that I purchased when I ran the Brooklyn half marathon back in 2014, but those I only wear when I am running long distances. If you are looking for specific running shoes go to the store and have them fit you for the right pair. I did that and although I looked very silly running on a treadmill in jeans and a sweater t the shoes I purchased were great for my work out. I hope this was helpful for all of you who are looking to get into working out! Can’t wait to add to my work out shoe collection and maybe one day have a closet like Khloe Kardashian devoted to my work out gear. If you haven’t seen what her workout closet looks like head on over to SELF Magazine’s website and see for yourself. #goals Khloe Kardashian Closet <3