Everyone knows that Jennifer Aniston's body is much talked about and often compared to bods of many other Hollywood stars and socialites. Now, there's competition with yet another bikini body-- Bikini Revolution babe, Brooklyn Decker. The two are both in an upcoming film "Just Go With It" where Decker, Aniston and Adam Sandler play three people in a love triangle. Jennifer Aniston is known for her love of fitness and keeping up her toned legs, arms and abs and Brooklyn Decker definitely knows a thing or two about being in bikini body shape (ahem, Sports Illustrated cover...need we say more?).

Reports say that Aniston, 41, met Decker, and immediately flew her personal trainer, Mandy Ingber, out to Hawaii for extra training because she was intimidated by her younger rival's figure. Other reports have said Decker's bikini body is the reason Aniston started on a baby food diet but Stephen Huvane, Aniston's spokesman, says that is completely untrue. He says that it's good old exercise that gets Aniston in shape.

While some say there is tension between the two, Us Weekly says that Decker had only good things to say about her initial meeting with Aniston and said that it was "all smiles" when the two met. Who do you think has a better bikini body? Aniston or Decker? The real questions is when are YOU going to start working out like them? You can with Ingber's Yogalosophy and the ELLE Magazine: Bikini Revolution exercise program with Brooklyn Decker!


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I can't believe I have been doing this for two weeks!! Check out my week #1 review here. This week flew by and I have to say I have gotten used to and even enjoyed a few of the workouts. Here are my tips for getting through them.

Bikini Revolution Tips
1. You can change up your schedule if you need to and still fit the workouts in. I have been taking two days off a week on average because of my work/school schedule.

2. If you don't like something at first, try it again. I was having a battle with the yoga workouts last Sunday and ended up doing them 3 times this week. Yoga #1 is my favorite and I have been adding it on at the end of my cardio workouts if I am only doing one as a cool down.

3. There is no cool down on most of these so see tip #2.

4. If you get tired of jumping rope in the cardio sessions, trying doing moguls, high knees or fast lunges. (Cardio 1 and 2 both have a ton of jumping!)

5. Find a move that you love and look forward do it. For me its the jumping squats (Cardio 1), the Pigeon Pose (Yoga 1) and the swing kicks (sculpt). I also REALLY like the warm-up in the sculpt.

6. Pick a day/workout that you love and work towards it. Wednesday is the day for me!

I have not done any measurements but could use some improvements in my dieting which I also said last week...no improvement this week. (At least I am honest on a national blog right?) I am still sticking to 1500 calories a day but am having issues with stress eating. You can follow my updated diet strategy here. I am taking a more strict approach than last week because I know that diet is 80% of the challenge and I want to see some results for my hard work!

Schedule for Week 3
Sunday: Spinning/Yoga 2

Monday: Cardio Body Workout 1 and 2

Tuesday: Rest

Wednesday: Beauty Scuplt/Yoga 1

Thursday: Cardio Body Workout 2

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Cardio Body Workout 1 and 2

How are all of you doing? Are you enjoying the workouts?

I just booked a ticket to Florida in 3 weeks so I have some incentive to be Bikini Ready!








Holly
www.eatscraprun.com
Blogging towards a healthier living...

Tags: Yoga, Cardio, Bikini, Elle Magazine

My schedule for the week has already been modified and I ended up running 3.5 miles this morning and doing the Yoga 2 workout tonight. To be honest, I have a big power yoga fan, but these move really fast for me. I feel like my body has not warmed up enough by the time I get into the more complicated moves. The yoga 2 workout included arm stands, splits and a hand stand...if you wanted to try. It was almost too much. I need at least a good 5-10 minute warm-up before I can attempt to try any of those moves. I have done and arm stand before but unless I do this everyday for a while, I am pretty sure I won't be attempting the splits!!

Has anyone else tried these yoga workouts?  What do you think?




The Yoga 1 workout I did on On Demand did not have a cool down, however this one did which was a nice bonus. I am all about tough workouts in a short amount of time, but I feel like with yoga you have to work your way up to the intensity otherwise you may hurt yourself. I know I am very tight from running this a.m. so I plan to try it again and have the Yoga 1 work out with the Cardio Body 1 tomorrow morning.

This is the first time I have done one the yoga workouts without cardio before. According to my heart rate monitor I burned 78 calories. Not the greatest calorie burn but at least I got a good stretch in! Regardless of a somewhat frustrating workout, I have to say I am impressed with Brooklyn and the trainer in this video. Perhaps they had a longer warm-up! :)

Holly

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Blogging towards a healthier living...

Tags: Yoga

Well its officially the end of the first week of following the Bikini Revolution.  Just as reminder, here was my schedule this week. I do a Sunday - Saturday week.

Sunday: Cardio Body Workout 2

Monday: Rest (Ended up walking the dog!)

Tuesday: Rest (Unplanned)

Wednesday: Beauty Sculpt and Yoga Routine 1

Thursday: Cardio Body Workout 1

Friday: Yoga Routine 2 (ended up doing Yoga 1 because its whats available on ON Demand Cable)

Saturday: Cardio Body 1/Cardio Body 2





I have to say today's workout was the hardest. I did the Cardio 2, then Cardio 1. I chose to do the Cardio 2 first, because I had done it earlier in the week and figured the 2nd time around might be a little easier. Well it wasn't easier, but I could follow the 5-10-15 structure a little better and this time took advantage of the breaks when the trainer showed the next moves. Little did I know that Cardio 1 was actually harder! (at least in my mind). Cardio 1 consisted of my favorites (which I have a love/hate relationship with).

- Burpees
- Jumping Jacks
- Mountain Climbers
- Boxing

For some reason the burpees and mountain climbers get me every time. They are intense, total body moves. I think our living room floor almost caved in with all the jumping this a.m.!! Doing the 5-10-5 circuit (You start doing 5 of each exercise in a row, then 10, then 15) was rough with the burpees. At this point my heart rate hadn't come down from the first workout so I was up in the 180's!! I do enjoy the boxing component of these workouts and added 5lb dumbbells when I did these pieces.

Overall, today I burned 749 calories which included a 7 minute cool down. My average heart rate was 152, with the maximum being 183. Usually if I am running at a comfortable pace my heart rate is in the 150's so that tells you that this workout gets you moving!

My schedule for the 2nd week is as follows. I changed it up a bit to work with my personal schedule to make sure I stick to the plan. I am still getting all the workouts in, there are just days I know when I will have more time than others. To me, planning ahead is the best advice I can give when following a schedule like this.

Sunday: Spinning (Yes, I have a date with my sister so it will be another dual workout day!) and Yoga 2

Monday: Cardio Body 1, Yoga 1

Tuesday: Beauty Sculpt 2

Wednesday: Cardio Body 2

Thursday: Off

Friday: Cardio Body 2

Saturday:  5k and Yoga 2 (Spring is running season in Ohio!)

As far as diet goes, I am still sticking to 1,500 calories, but I need to make better choices. This week while I stuck to the calorie limit, I didn't make smart choices and was hungry and tired most the week. I am rejuvenating my healthy choices by re-reading parts of Jillian Michael's Master your Metabolism. You can track my daily progress/updates and other healthy choices at www.eatscraprun.com.

I am also following the full versions of the program now! So far its really enjoyable and challenging. I like the different variations each day. Here's to a good week!!
Holly


Blogging Towards a Healthier Living...
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Tags: Bikini, Healthy Eating

I am officially on the Bikini Revolution bandwagon. Sunday I did the the Cardio Body Workout 2. My schedule threw me off a little this (I work full time and am getting my MBA) so I had to adjust. I used the schedule posted online and modified my week to be the following:

Sunday: Cardio Body Workout 2
Monday: Rest (Ended up walking the dog!)
Tuesday: Rest (Unplanned)
Wednesday: Beauty Sculpt and Yoga Routine 1
Thursday: Cardio Body Workout 1
Friday: Yoga Routine 2
Saturday: Cardio Body 1/Cardio Body 2

I actually enjoyed doing the Sculpt Workout followed by the Yoga Workout today. I burned 462 calories in 47 minutes and 32 seconds. That includes switching between the On Demand shows.  My maximum heart rate was 180! Here are my reviews.

Sculpt Workout
This workout actually surprised me and is much more circuit focused than I expected. Its actually one of my new favorites and is up there with the 6 Round Slim Down and Jillian's Master you Metabolism. The warm-up was awesome. I really enjoyed all the back and arm stretching. Sometimes I feel like workouts focus more on your legs and forget about your back and your neck. Either that or I am just stressed and the extra pressure felt really good!!

After the warm-up which actually got my heart rate up in the 160's we did two circuits, one on each leg two times through. The jumping, juggling of weights, lunges and balancing kept you really focus on the moves and I barely looked at the clock once. My favorites were the tennis swing lunges and the lunges where you juggle the weight between your legs. Anything that I have to really focus on keeps me going.

The downside of doing the free version is they skip the cool-down. I would highly recommend doing some stretching after this if you don't follow it up with the yoga.

Yoga Routine 1
Currently there is only one yoga video available on On Demand so that is what I did. I felt really tight at first and felt like they should have spent some time at the beginning getting you ready to stretch.  You don't do a lot of traditional side poses (i.e. warrior, triangle etc.) in the video but focus more on abs, back and just overall stretching. The downward dogs at the beginning were hard for me because I feel like my body wasn't quite limber enough to go right into it, but eventually I loosened up. At the end they did some good runner's stretches which included the pigeon and side twist. I love how the pigeon pose feels. My hips are always very tight and this makes them feel like they are getting a massage!!

This was a quick routine and I would recommend doing it with something else if you are accessing the free version or doing another yoga routine with it.

Diet
I am on track to stick to a 1500 calorie diet tracking my calories on www.livestrong.com. I also took measurements before I started this in hopes that in 2 1/2 weeks I will see some results. Given that the calories I am burning are pretty close to the ciruit training I was doing before I am interested to see if the change in routine helps. I am also pretty sure that unless I watch what I eat, the results are going to be minimal. Check out some of my favorite recipes and follow my nutritional choices.

How is everyone doing on the Bikini Revolution plan? Do you enjoy the workouts? Which ones are your favorite?

Holly
Blogging towards a healthier living...

Tags: Yoga, EatScapRun.com, Holly and Megan

Today was my first try at the Bikini Revolution. Since Megan did the 1st workout, I decided to start with the 2nd day of Cardio. I was a little apprehensive at first, because the beginning seemed a little cheesy to be honest, but after 27 minutes I burned 315 calories and really feel like I got a good cardio workout in. The workout consists of a 5-10-15 circuit format. You do 3-4 moves 5 times, 10 times and then 15 times one after the other. For the most part each circuit contained a set of jumps, a set of squats and then a set of jump ropes. After you do each one for the set number of reps, you repeat with an increased level of reps.

I really liked the squat jumps and the "football" like training. You skated back and forth, jumped into the athletic stance, did some punches and lots of jump roping. I actually got a little tired of all the jump roping at the end so I switched in some moguls instead of jumping side to side. It was a little odd jumping in place while the trainer explained the next circuit but after a few minutes I got the hang of it.

I am still waiting for my "full" access videos to arrive so I am going to keep doing the "On Demand" versions which are free and about 30 minutes a piece. Tomorrow I plan to run and do the yoga video. Stay tuned for the review! I am interested to see how the yoga compares to Jillian's Yoga Meltdown.

Has anyone tried theses? What do you think?

Tags: Bikini, Cardio

Tags: ExerciseTV, yoga, cardio, body sculpting, exercise, workout

Have you heard about the new Bikini Revolution program on ExerciseTV?   It's a 21 day workout plan using workouts from Elle's Make Better DVD Collection.



Today was Day 1 of the workouts for me, which was the Elle Cardio Body Workout 1.  

The workout started with a short warm-up, and then there were 4 sections in the main part of the workout.   For each section, there were 2 exercises, followed by 30 seconds of jumping rope, and 60 seconds of jogging.    So the first section went like this...

1. 5 reps of squat thrusts
2. 5 line drills (jumping side to side over a line)
3. 30 seconds jump rope
4. 60 seconds jogging in place
5. 10 reps of squat thrusts
6. 10 line drills
7. 30 seconds jump rope
8. 60 seconds jogging in place
9. 15 reps of squat thrusts
10. 15 line drills
11. 30 seconds jump rope
12. 60 seconds jogging in place

I liked that each exercise was repeated three times (with the 5, 10,and 15 reps) and it kept the workout moving fast.   The remaining three sections had the same format, just with different exercises. 

Section 2: Mountain climbers and another line drill

Section 3: 30 seconds of punches with light hand weights (repeated three times for 30 seconds each instead of 5,10, 15 reps), and a sidestep line drill

Section 4: 30 seconds of different punches with light hand weights (repeated three times for 30 seconds each instead of 5,10, 15 reps), and a square jump drill


The total workout was about 28 minutes, including the warm up and the above exercises.  There was no cool-down or stretching included, so I did that on my own after the workout.

Overall, I enjoyed the workout.  It wasn't as hard as some of the Jillian Michaels workouts that I done, but I actually liked that I didn't feel like I was struggling the whole time.  During some of the exercises, I had to keep my own pace, which was slower than Brooklyn and her trainer Jade, but according to the 21 day plan, I will be doing this workout 5 more times, so I have some chances for improvement! 

Have you tried the Elle Cardio Body Workout 1?  What did you think?

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Tags: Bikini Revolution, working out at home, cardio, fitness