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Fitness Tuesday – SOULPUP

June 27, 2017

Happy Fitness Tuesday! Today I want to talk about fitness with your furry friends. If you follow me on social media you know that I am a SoulCycle junkie or if not by my matching shirt with my sweet puppy Stella. I try and go at least 4 times a week if not more, but I am not like Venessa Hudgens who says if she can goes twice a day. That is a little crazy to me! When I got Stella she was only 3.5 lbs of pure fluff and now she is 22 lbs. Some people think she is bigger than that because of all of her fur. All of my old dogs were large golden retrievers so once they were about 6 months they were too big to pick up on my own, but this isn’t the case with Stella. Since starting my workout journey I have tried every type of exercise in the book…except hot yoga out of fear I will pass out in the room. I never realized that by picking Stella up all the time and carrying her I was really building up my muscle strength. So I decided to do something that involved me working out and Stella. I now try and do lunges while I am holding her across my living room floor. She sometimes gets a little squirmy, but eventually she lets me hold her. The other exercise that I love to do with Stella is running. I love running outside with her for many reasons. First because of her size she runs really really fast! You can ask my family in Miami whenever she is there she runs around my house in circles and is so fast. She is so fast that my brother Ira who to this day says he is the fastest in our family can barely keep up with her. Sorry to break it to you Ira, but Stella is the fastest Marcus now. If you are going to take your dog out for a jog please take a collapsable bowl that can be attached to your leash for water. I know too many people that didn’t do that and thankfully none of their dogs got hurt, but they were severely dehydrated. If you have a furry friend like my sweet Stella do these two exercises with them and see what I am talking about. Sadly my SoulCycle t-shirt is no longer available, but a similar shirt to the one Stella is wearing is up on their website. Click here to purchase it for your sweet furry friend. <3

Fitness Tuesday – Jump Rope

February 28, 2017

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!

Fitness Tuesday – Stress Unloading Apps

December 13, 2016

Happy Fitness Tuesday! With the holiday season upon us we all know that this is the most stressful time of the year. Whether it be you are stressed at work and trying to get all your projects done before the end of the year or stressed out in your personal life we all have our moments. According to Self Magazine there are a few apps out there that are supposed to relieve you from some of your daily stresses. I tested some of them out myself and here is what I found. The first app is called “OMG I Can Meditate!” and its free on IOS or Android. Essentially you are moving your finger across the screen with a black blob and when you lose focus then it alerts you that you have lost focus. For me this was relaxing for a little while until my thumb started to hurt, but some doctors would say that the pain in my thumb is from all the typing and texting that I do. If you are one of those workaholics you need to try the “Totally Tabata” app that is free as well for IOS or Androids. This helps you sneak in a quick workout while you are in at work and it’s interval training which is also good for your body because you don’t want to A put too much stress on it when you don’t work out often and B it is good to do something different in each work out. The final suggestion that I believe works wonders is mindless gaming. I know that sometimes people who do this can get heavily addicted and forget where they are, but if you have maybe one to two games on your phone and you set a stopwatch to play for say an hour a day it really helps you just clear your mind of everything else around you and destress. I never understood this before until recently and now even on the days that I am not working I do it to just clear my head. I also tried it with putting my phone on airplane mode, but some of the games require internet access so if it does put your phone on sleep mode so you can fully engross in the game that you are playing. My personal favorite game is 1010 it is truly addicting. If you are interested in seeing what other options that Self Magazine suggests to destress this holiday season check out their website here. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday! <3

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Fitness Tuesday: Kickboxing

October 25, 2016

It’s Fitness Tuesday everyone! Recently, one of the biggest workout kicks that everyone has been on since spinning, is kickboxing. We have all seen our favorites like Gigi Hadid and pretty much every Victoria Secret model swear by it, so I personally had to see what all the hype was about. I have now being going once a week to kickboxing classes and I am hooked! Every studio is different and I have tried a few different ones, but it all depends what type of workout you want. I went to one by my apartment where the class started with a warm up exercises of running around the room with different interval exercises such as burpees, squats, air squats, lunges and of course all the different ab workouts you can think of. By the end of the “warm up” at this kickboxing studio I was always drenched in sweat, but ready to hit the bags. Other studios you did a simple a warm up then you either are doing some sparring with a partner or against a bag. Still to this day my favorite was Prevail which is based out of LA and has been featured on some tv shows including Vanderpump Rules. The one thing I will say to everyone is make sure you protect your wrists. I wear a bracelet on my right wrist everyday and I have noticed it start to bother me during kickboxing. If you go enough to classes it is worth investing in some of your own wraps for your hands. I bought two different ones off Amazon and I wash them myself. This is something my brother does and he said it just makes you feel better knowing you cleaned them and they are yours. I have my own gloves that I got for signing up with one of the studios and they work great for me. Some people have said because their hands are small like mine they bought their own pair of gloves and that is totally up to you! Just make sure that you protect yourself, because it is very easy to hurt yourself in kickboxing. I have definitely seen a change in my arm definition since starting kickboxing and I hope that one day I will have arms like Gigi Hadid 🙂 . Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

Link to some great wraps from amazon:

Kickboxing Wraps

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Fitness Tuesday: The Right Leggings For You

October 18, 2016

Its Fitness Tuesday here on Just Jodi Style and I wanted to share with you all my new go to work out legging. In the past I have always loved leggings for working out, but as we all know leggings don’t always stay put where they should be. Also while working out a lot of the times I feel like they lose their shape to the point where I am constantly pulling up my leggings in the middle of my work out classes. Well say no more to this problem because I have found the answer. The answer is high waisted leggings! These amazing leggings from Lululemon are not only high waisted, but they keep their shape through every wear. One of the many complaints I have seen in the past from other shoppers at Lululemon is that the leggings tend to billow by the middle part and also tend to get white little balls of fuzz all over them after so many washes. These leggings are the full – on luxtreme and I can guarantee you that the problems that you may have faced before with previous leggings from Lululemon are a thing of the past. I have had these pairs of leggings for over 6 months now and they still look like brand new every time I wear them. If you are not into the high waisted legging, but want to make sure that your leggings stay in perfect condition then the way to go is full – on luxtreme. Next time you go to a Lululemon store ask a sales associate for any legging style in full – on luxtreme. I promise you that you will not regret it. It has truly changed my workouts in the sense that I am not constantly fussing with my leggings while I am at the gym and I know that after every wash they will look exactly the same as the day I bought them. Check out their website now for all of their amazing options. Happy Shopping <3

Steals & Deals: Athletic Shoes

September 23, 2016

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