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Fitness Tuesday – The Perfect Workout Companion

It’s Fitness Tuesday here on Just Jodi Style and I wanted to share with you something that I can’t work out without. There are the obvious items you should always have when working out. You always need something to drink so you don’t get dehydrated, but we all know that gyms get to us by offering bottled water for a small fee when you enter incase you forgot it. I personally have a dozen S’Well water bottles thanks to their sample sale they had back in November. I don’t go anywhere without one because at every gym they always have a fountain with filtered water and if you are already spending so much money on going to a class the least you could do is bring your own reusable water bottle. They recently did a less expensive collection for Target, but honestly a S’well water bottle after at least a week’s worth of working out pays for itself. The other item that I can’t go to the gym without are my headphones. Even on my way to a workout class I always listen to music to get myself mentally prepared for what I am about to do.  are a given you should always have something to drink when you are working out, but on top of that you should always have your music. When I first moved to New York my brother wouldn’t allow me to wear my solo Beats headphones out in public because at the time they were the item that was stolen the most everywhere. I also wanted headphones that were smaller and that I could talk on the phone with while I was walking once it got cold out. He told me to buy the Bose soundsport inner ear headphones. They come with two different size ear pieces and also a traveling case. I purchased the extended warranty on them from Best Buy and it was worth every single penny. I had a minor issue with them within the first year and they replaced them without a question. Then the next year my dog bit them and because I had a warranty they replaced them yet again! They are honestly the best headphones I have ever owned and recommend them to everyone I know. They now have the wireless Bose headphones which I am eager to try, but I think for now I will stick to the soundsport ones for now. These are also great gifts for Valentine’s day which is just around the corner :-).  I hope everyone is having a great day especially with all of this rain we are having in New York City and staying dry. <3

Click here to purchase your very own S’well water bottle

Click here to purchase your very own headphones from Bose


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Fitness Tuesday – Simply Fit Board

Happy Fitness Tuesday! Since the shows inception I have been hooked on Shark Tank. One of my teachers from graduate school was an advisor to Daymond John for the show. Fun fact for everyone just because someone agrees to a deal on the show doesn’t mean the deal actually goes through after taping has finished. That is why when you see some of the updates you don’t always see a lot of your favorite deals. Anyways I always am interested with all the different fitness items that come on the show and if that actually do work. I recently purchased the Simply Fit Board which Lori Greiner said was a hero product. I thought if the creatures of this product which are a mother and daughter and if I am not mistaken the mother is in her 70’s could do it then why couldn’t I? Let me just tell you it is harder than it looks. I also didn’t know that there were more things to do on the board than just the simple twist. For the first few days I just did the simple twist for about 20 minutes at a time and honestly I could feel it working. I tried both on my wood floors and on my carpet and it was easier to do it on the carpet. I also tried it wearing sneakers and socks and then no socks. If you can do it with sneakers it is much better for you, but without socks is okay too. If you do it with socks good luck not slipping off the board. I personally ordered mine from Amazon, but they are stocked also in Bed Bath and Beyond across the country. I think that if you do not have the time to go to the gym that this is the product for you. I’m not saying that it will give you six pack abs, but it will help you with the dreaded muffin top that everyone tries to avoid. This is the final Tuesday of January 2017 so let’s make it a good one!

Click here to buy it on Amazon


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Fitness Tuesday- Bagels & Squats

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Happy Tuesday Everyone! Can not believe that November is almost over and it’s now officially Holiday Season! As I have previously posted one of my favorite new workouts that I go to at least once a week is Fhitting Room. I love that every time I go it is something different. Even if you do the same exercise again like the rowing machine they always find a way to change it up. Now since Fhitting room is currently only in New York I found a video posted by Bagels & Squats that shows 12 different ways to work out your arms without the use of any weights! As I was watching the video I said to my mom sitting next to me that these were all workouts I did in my Fhitting Room classes. Then low and behold at the end of the video it says that the exercises were provided by Emily Cook Harris an instructor at The Fhitting Room. The video was posted by Self Magazine as well. If you go to Bagels & Squats facebook page here the video was posted on June 6th of this year. Hope everyone has a great day and did a lot of good shopping yesterday on Cyber Monday. Some of the sites are even continuing their sales today so if you didn’t snag an item that you forgot yesterday check and see if they are still offering Cyber Monday sales on the site. <3

 

Here is the link to the Facebook Page for Bagels & Squats


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Fitness Tuesday – Pre Thanksgiving Work Out

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Happy Fitness Tuesday everyone! I am running around crazy right now because I am heading back to Florida today with my sweet puppy Stella and I’m super excited to get to some warm weather ASAP! So as many of you are already preparing yourselves for eating way too much food on Thursday there are some workouts that can help you prepare for the feast I am sure all of you are about to have. One of the things that I do on every flight I have is stretch. Whether it be twisting my back or if you are sitting in the bulkhead sit I always stretch my legs out. I am also one of those people that stretches my quads while I am waiting for the restroom. The worst thing you can do especially on a plane is just not move at all. Prior to your meal this week I suggest that if you are somewhere that is warm take a nice walk. I am most definitely taking Stella on a nice walk around my neighborhood because first off it’s warm outside and if you can get a nice tan while you are walking why not and also its an easy way to burn some calories before you consume them all at your Thanksgiving meal. Also a lot of cities have Turkey Trots which is usually a 5k the day of Turkey day. Now if you are like me and don’t want to leave your mom or dad home cooking by themselves then the walk around the block is a great way to get some work out in before your meal. I hope everyone who is traveling today travels safe and stays warm if you are staying in the cold. Hopefully I come back from Miami with a nice tan 🙂 <3


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Fitness Tuesday – Meditation

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Happy Tuesday Everyone! Thanksgiving is a little over a  week away and I am already mentally preparing myself for how much food I will be eating over the holiday. I am also prepping for the stress of travelling. Personally, I am an anxious flyer and I used to be able to sleep on planes all the time when I was younger, but now I can maybe sleep max 5 minutes on the flight. Something that everyone has told me to do and has recently popped up in pop culture is medication. Even recently on Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kendall Jenner did this to help with her airplane anxiety. I know what you are all thinking right now. You picture someone sitting cross legged with their palms facing up on their knees, eyes closed, saying “ohmmmmmmm,” but that isn’t what you have to do. Every person, I have noticed, meditates differently. Oddly enough, in my high school we had yoga as an option for physical education. Both of the yoga teachers also were teachers in our school and one of them was my physics teacher senior year. He started every class with a 5 minute meditation in order for us to clear our minds. We would sit our chairs back straight and hands by our sides like they were dangling and simply focused on our breathing. That not only helped me everyday relax before the start of class, but it also especially helped me before any exam. Recently, I have been trying to figure out new ways to help me calm down and deal with everything that I have going on in my life. Sometimes I take my yoga mat to my roof and I lay it out and rest my back against the wall and just close my eyes and focus on my breathing. One thing that I highly recommend if you are meditating, is to not bring your phone or anything-turn off all electronic devices. Disconnecting from all devices and all social media for a little while is very helpful in this process. You can cross your legs, sit up tall with your legs out or even lay down- whatever works for you. Some people think if you lay down it looks like you are sleeping, but I don’t believe that. I believe that if you take even 5 minutes everyday whether it be when you wake up or at night just to clear your mind of everything it helps you re-energize and get ready for the next day. I hope you all enjoyed today’s fitness tuesday post. Namaste! <3

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