Healthy Food Chart

This morning at 5:45 Boot Camp we did tons of jump roping during our circuit workout. I love it! Jumping rope burns big-time calories in a short amount of time. In fact, I’ve read that 10 minutes of vigorous jumping can yield the same benefits as a 30-minute jog. It’s also a great way to improve balance, coordination, and increase your endurance. Bonus:  It’s a cheap piece of equipment! Of course, jumping steadily for 10 minutes can get boring, so incorporate some fancy footwork to spice things up:

Box Step-This is like the “Box Step” from dance. Turn rope with wrists, elbows bent and close to ribcage.  Jump forward, then to the right, then backward, and then to the left, forward, to complete your square. Repeat for 30 seconds, taking a rest if you need to.

Three-peat-Turn rope with wrists, elbows bent and close to ribcage. Now try hopping 3 times on one foot, then 3 times on the opposite foot. Continue switching it up for 30 seconds.

Criss-Cross-Turn rope with wrists, elbows bent and close to ribcage. Continue jumping as you criss-cross your legs. Check me out in action!

*For more jump roping ideas check out this workout from SELF!

It’s soccer this weekend. Our team takes on Mountain Lakes in the tournament finals tomorrow morning at 9 am. The game is on a turf field and should be a great match-up. GO UNITED!!!! We’re so pumped; Meag’s coming over for a pre-game pasta party tonight. Have a great weekend. Stayed tuned for the resultsJ

I snuck another run in this morning before the skies opened up and poured rain on Boston. Yesterday was a closer call than today was but I am glad that both days I was motivated enough to get up and get out there early! I was not so lucky while running my errands though – Will and I got soaked on the way into and out of Target but oh well, at least it’s Friday, that makes everything okay!! For my lunch I grabbed a salad while I was out in the car. I got all my veggies in for the day so I can do what I want to for dinner now, right?! I think because we ate out last night and are again tomorrow that we will stay in and eat something healthy tonight. I hope your Friday is wrapping up and you are ready to get out and enjoy some time off!

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