Biceps, Triceps & Shoulders (ConfidenceKini Challenge) – 5/20

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ConfidenceKini Body Tip of the Day: For
the rest of the challenge, I’ll be answering your questions in the tip
of the day section, so be sure to leave any question you have in the comments
section below or on my social media posts!

 
Question: Do you workout every day? On days you don’t workout, do you cut back on what you eat?

Answer: Personally, I workout 5-6 days per week with 3-4 of those days consisting of weight training and 2-3 entailing cardio or yoga. When deciding how many days to workout, I suggest you balance weights with cardio or other types of fitness. While cardio can aid in weight loss, weight training actually sculpts the body, giving you shape and firmness, so it’s incredibly important, especially as we age. With weight training, the most effective results come from breaking down workouts by muscle groups, such as back with biceps, chest with triceps, legs, and shoulders, or any other combinations. This ensures that the muscles will actually be broken down (sounds bad, but it’s the way the body builds back up “stronger” to visualize your results). On days when you are less active, you may consider tweaking your meal a bit. Personally, I keep everything the same because my approach is the less you’re thinking about the diet details and the more you’re following a regular program, the more likely you are to let it come naturally and therefore, stick to it. However, if you go a few days without much activity, you may want to reduce carbohydrates throughout the day, but just a bit! I go into more details on the why and how in my Eat Your Way Lean ebook (you can read that, here), but the short of that is that carbohydrates are a source of energy, and with less activity, the body requires less.

Daily Challenge: HUMP DAY! Let’s push through the week with something new and exciting…today, I challenge you to try styling your hair differently. Whether it’s a high pony, curls, side braid or a sleek strait hair do, just go for it! Share a beautiful hair selfie with the community!

I came across this old picture of my sister, Sarah and me at the beach, and it was quite fitting for today’s hair challenge. We have LOTS of hair in our family! In case you missed it, awhile back, I shared my hair tips, routine & 3 video tutorials (you can find that, here)