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I use my blender two or three times a day. Don’t even know what brand, it’s nothing special but I can’t live without it. Fruit smoothies, vegetable smoothies, protein shakes, you name it. My favorite, and what I have just about every day around lunch, is a smoothie made of spinach and kale, a spoonful of peanut butter, half a cup of Greek yogurt, scoop of protein powder, and unsweetened almond milk.
Also, a slow cooker. I don’t know how I got by without one before. Just a great way to prepare healthy, inexpensive meat and vegetable-based dishes. On Sundays I’ll throw in a few chicken breasts, some garlic, different vegetables, let it cook six hours or so and that’s lunch for the week.
For excersicing, my equipment is pretty minimal. In my home gym I just have a few dumbbells of different weights, a medicine ball, inflatable ball and some yoga mats. I don’t do any heavy lifting I do Spartacus tabatas. One set is 40 seconds on, 20 seconds rest, repeat four times. I’ll do 4-6 sets, one minute rest in between each set. Excercises can include burpees, push ups, squat jumps, plank rows, variations of crunches and Russian twists, and kettle ball swings.
I’ll also do a couple minutes of jump rope and some 3-4 minute rounds on a freestanding heavy bag.
Joining a gym is ok, but if you really want to get serious about fitness (plus have fun and learn some necessary skills), start training in martial arts. I do krav maga and kickboxing three times a week. Krav, Brazilian jj, muay thai, and boxing are all great.
Fitness and healthy eating is a lifestyle commitment. Especially, like me, as you get older and have work and family obligations, and daily commutes, you really have to commit to making the time.
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