Bootique Fitness

Boot~ique with VIDEO: Burn off the body fat circuit

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
February 8th, 2012

Looking for a quick workout you can do to burn off crazy amounts of fat without ever stepping into a gym?

Here's the perfect solution.

In fact, all you need for this fat burning workout is your own body weight.

You're going to do a circuit of six exercises, back-to-back without any rest, for 20 reps each.

Sarah, one of our amazing San Diego Personal Trainers, will show you how to do each exercise in the video.

Once you complete a round, take a short rest up to 90 seconds and do it again.

How many rounds can you do?

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Boot~ique: How to stay motivated in the winter

Jaylin Allen -- SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
January 30th, 2012

It's that time of year where it's dark early (5:30 pm early) and colder outside.

It's the time of year where all you want to do is come home from work, relax, eat some comfort food, curl up next to a fire or under a blanket and ease into your night.

Certainly working out doesn't sound very appealing when it's cold and dark outside.

How can anyone stay motivated to exercise in such conditions?

True, it's a bit more difficult to keep motivated in the wintertime, but it's definitely not impossible.

One key tip is to create a playlist.

Boot~ique with VIDEO: Quick upper body workout

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
January 16th, 2012

Want to make your upper body stronger this year?

Finally reach that goal of doing all of your push-ups on your toes?

You can! Use this boot camp video workout to strengthen your arms, shoulders, chest, and core.

It's just three exercises but it can be intense. Push yourself to get as many reps as possible each round.

You don't need any equipment other than a Gymboss interval timer to make it easy to move through the circuit.

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Boot~ique: Off to a running start in 2012

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
January 9th, 2012

What are you goals for this year? More cardio? Finally getting into a running program?

Running and jogging are both excellent ways to increase endurance and stamina and get the benefits of cardio for the heart and lungs.

However, it takes more than just lacing up your running shoes and hitting the trail to become a runner.

The best way to begin a running or jogging (or any exercise) routine, is to design a program that works for you based on the following principles.

Be realistic

Make sure you set goals that are realistic.

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Boot~ique with VIDEO: Dash your diva into shape!

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
December 19th, 2011

San Diego area fitness enthusiasts will soon celebrate all the fun and fabulous divas here in town, at the exciting Diva Dash, run by Shape Magazine.

The Diva Dash is a three-mile women-only adventure style obstacle course that will test your strength, balance, agility and speed. It is the first of four events that will take place across the country.

San Diego's Diva Dash will be at Bonita Cove in Mission Bay on January 21, 2012.

Boot~ique: Four short-cuts to avoid holiday weight gain

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
December 5th, 2011

The holidays bring about a hectic season of shopping, socializing, celebrating and eating!

Time spent with family and friends usually turns into extra large meals, extravagant desserts and more than a couple of drinks.

But … you don’t have to give up on your quest to be fit and fabulous just because you hear Christmas jingles everywhere.

Here are four quick and easy short cuts to enjoy your holidays without losing your fitness goals.

1. Do Not save calories for a big dinner

Boot~ique with VIDEO: Keep fit and dance to give back at Thanksgiving

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
November 21st, 2011

The holidays have officially arrived! There are so many things to enjoy and appreciate during the holidays, but I bet you're thinking about Thanksgiving dinner, right?

To help you avoid over-eating this great meal, start your day off right.

After a good night's sleep, enjoy a healthy, protein and fiber-rich breakfast!

Remember, it's not helpful to starve yourself all day, just so you can eat more at night. Continue to eat well throughout the day so you are not overly hungry when the Thanksgiving meal hits the table.

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Boot~ique: Spice up your breakfast

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
November 7th, 2011

Since we were young, it has been constantly pounded into our brains that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Then why is it so easy for some of us to skip it?

Between getting the kids to school, preparing for work, finding time for you to get ready, and all of the other morning mumble-jumble things that need to be taken care of, breakfast is just one of the last things that is on your mind, especially if you really haven’t found that "gotta have" breakfast meal.

Boot~ique with VIDEO: Total body tone-up

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
November 2nd, 2011

You can maximize your workout by doing a small group of exercises, back to back in a circuit with very little rest.

You will save time and burn more calories to give your body that fit, lean, fabulous look you desire.

For this workout, each circuit is just five minutes.

You'll do five exercises in a row, targeting your major muscle groups for a total body workout. We recommend working up to doing this circuit four times in a row - just take a 30 second rest between circuits.

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Boot~ique: Halloween can be full of scary temptations

Jaylin Allen - SDGLN Fitness and Diet Contributor
October 24th, 2011

Halloween is a scary holiday for people trying to lose weight. All that 'bite-sized' candy, those crazy parties loaded with drinks and sweets and workplace candy dishes filled the brim with colorful little diet destroyers.

So, what can you do? Hide? Take a week off work and spend it in the gym instead? Put a "no trick-or-treat" sign on your door?

Luckily, you don't need to go to those extreme lengths in order to resist the urge to splurge on Halloween treats -- but you do need to have a plan to help you say "No" to all the goodies that will be lurking as Halloween approaches.