Hey everyone,

It seems like everybody gets more and more busy lately. Sometimes working out just doesn't fit into our daily schedule. Working out is very important to stay healthy and it's all about creating a healthy lifestyle. You may think that good workouts have to be long, but that's further from the truth. Even if you have five minutes a day, you can still accomplish a lot. Here are four tips for a quick and effective workout. Enjoy! 

5 Tips for an effective and quick workout

1. When you only have a short amount of time to workout, it's better to not choose one body part and only do those excercices. Focusing on your whole body is good and this way you train every muscle instead of one area.

2. To have good results combing different elements or excercices is also very handy. Starting with jumping jacks and than maybe a toning exercise keeps the blood pumping and your body will benefit more from various excercices. 

3. When you do the same workout over and over again, your body can start to get used to it. The workouts aren't effective anymore and changing up your routine will prevent this. It's also a lot more fun than doing the same workouts everytime.  

4. Before your start your workout, choosing what excercices you want to do will save you time. This is especially if you have to dos quick workout. So choose your workout before of make a schedule where you write down which workouts you do on which day. 

Make sure to have fun while working out. Remember excercicing is good for your health and to be strong. Workouts can be quick and effective so let's starts now! On Blogilates you can find thousands of quick and fun workouts from Cassey Hoo which are very good. Exercising in cute workout gear is even more fun. Cool outfits and inspiration can be found on sportkleding.com. 

What is your favorite workout tip? 

Have a lovely day,

Isabella ❤

Good flexibility exercises for the splits

Hey everyone,

I have always wanted to do the splits one time, but I never really had the motivation to stretch everyday. Now I finally have and since last week I'have done 15 minutes of flexibility exercises everyday and you can see the difference already. At first when I was standing up I couldn't touch the ground and now I can touch it with my full hands! Improving your flexibility is good for your body. I often have restless legs and these exercises really help for me to relax the muscles.  

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There are some exercises that I do almost everyday that work well for me, a beginner and also if you are further. You won't see the results immediately, after a while you can see little improvements and eventually you can do the split!

Flexibility exercises

 

1. The first excercise that I start with is just putting my legs in front next to each other and try to bend over and touch your toes with your hands. At first you might not be able to do that immediately, but after a whille you can reach further every time you practice. Try to bend your back also to have a complete and better stretch.

2. My second stretch is this binding one leg at a time to yur other leg that you keep straight in front of you. Than you have to try how to lean to your toes or even touch them. When you did that for both sides you can also stretch with your arms in front in the middle in this position. Repeat this for boths legs. 

3. This exercise is is called the butterfly stretch. Many years ago when I did ballet I always had to do this one because it's so effective and it makes your thigh muscles more flexible. Sit in the yoga position and move your legs up and down just like a butterfly! If you are more advanced you can try to push your legs more to the ground.

4. This is a very simple one to do. You stand up straight with your legs next to each other and lean forward with your stomach against your legs and try to touch the ground. If you want to have a deepens stretch you can also grab your ankles. 

5. My last exercise is this one. It's a step before the splits. Put one leg in front of the other and and push your hips to the ground. This really makes your thigh muscles more flexible and its a great start for eventually doing the split. Repeat this for both legs. 

Other tips
* Keep stretching your body, otherwise you will have to start all over again
*Don't push yourself too hard. If you feel any sort of pain just do it a little bit less intensive
*I haven't mentioned this stretch above, but you can also do a stretch against the wall.
*For a faster result you can hold each stretch for about 30 seconds 

*What I always do after my routine is trying to do a split and see how far I can go. :)

I hope you liked my tips on flexibility exercises!

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Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤

HEY EVERYONE,

I think you know her from her blog Blogilates, it's Cassey Hoo. I love her workouts so much!! They are really effective and are all kinds of different workouts. Let's tell a little bit more about her.

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Well, she's a certified fitness instructor and also the creator op POP Pilates. She also designs the bags from oGeorgeous bags. She couldn't find a cute bag to go to the gym with. So the thought of making stylish bags herself.  She loves to give advice to people and give tips about a healthy lifestyle. She has a Youtube channel where she films her workouts and healthy foods to eat. 

On her blog she has a lot of workout printables to download. You can also download a workout calendar. Everyday of the week there stands on that day what kind of excercises you have to do. But you can also have breaks some days. I like it very much. I followed a month the beginner workout calendar and the result was great!! She makes these calendar all by herself and I think that's really a good idea. It's also good that the workout calendars and workouts itself are for every level. From beginner to expert. On her blog she also has a shop where you can buy all kinds of cute clothes for the gym. She designed them all.

I always want to wear cute workout clothes when I do a workout. It makes the workouts much more fun to do. Do you have that too? :)

What do you think of Cassey Hoo's workouts?

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Stay beautiful!

Isabella

How to do the splits in one month

Hey everyone,

For some people a split is very easy, but for others it can be a challenge. Have you ever seen a ballerina that so flexible and you want to do that too? It's not impossible to be able to do it. I am giving you some tips to do the split easy and fast. With some patience and motivation you will get there! 

1. The first thing you have to do is to choose comfortable clothes where you can move easily in. This is very important, because when you wear tight clothes like skinny jeans you can't strech well. You can wear a legging with a top or tshirt. 

2. Than do a warmup. This is also very important before you start doing the splits. Because if you muscles are not warmed up yet, you'll have a higher risk of getting injuries. And you can strech deeper. For the warmup you can jog in place, do some jumping jacks. Just try to keep moving. You should do this for around 5 minutes. 

3. When your muscles are warmed up the stretching can begin. Try to save at least 10-15 minutes everyday to practise for the split. Otherwise if you only do it a few minutes it's not so helpful. Good excercices are:

*Sit on the ground with your legs together straight in front of you. Reach you legs towards your toes. Keep your back straight. Try to being you chest everytime a little closer to your legs. If you find it difficult you can bend you knees a little.

*Sit with you legs spread far from each other apart. Try to reach with your hand your legs. One leg at a time. Try to reach your feet and keep your back straight. Hold each strech for about 30 seconds.

4. Know when to stop. Really stop with stretching when something hurts. Don't go further because this can lead to serous injuries. And your goal of being able to do the splits isn't reachable anymore.

Remember that practice makes perfect! 

Thanks for reading!

Can you already do the splits?

Have a lovely day,
Isabella❤