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Fitness Tuesday – Dehydration

It’s Fitness Tuesday here on Just Jodi Style and I wanted to talk about hydration. Now I know I have spoken about drinking lots of water while working out and post work out with my handy s’well water bottle, but there is more to it than just that. Now I am not a soda or even a gatorade drinker. On an average day I drink more than the necessary amount of water you should have and then some. I found out the hard way last week that you can be dehydrated even when you drink plenty of water. Last week I felt so out of whack and felt like I was having a vertigo spell, but what it really was me being dehydrated. I needed more electrolytes in my system and I honestly was surprised. I take good care of my body I eat 3 meals a day I have snacks in between and I take my daily vitamins and then some so how was I all of the sudden dehydrated? The simple answer is that sometimes everything that you have been doing catches up to you. I have been working out more than I have in my entire life and I need to change up my regiment according. Since last week I have started drinking Core water which honestly when I first heard about it I thought another water that is suppose to be better for you. After trying it myself I can say that it is truly better for you. It is full of electrolytes and doesn’t have all of the sugars that Gatorade has. I also have added more fiber into my diet such as almonds, lentils and even artichoke. These foods have helped me fuel up my body so to speak and I have felt better after all of my workouts since I have added this foods into my diet. If you are one of the many that are gearing up for swimsuit season so you are hitting the gym extra hard please be sure to keep yourself as hydrated as possible. Even when you think you have drank enough water or gatorade or anything drink more. Hope everyone has a great rest of their day!

 

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One Year Of Just Jodi Style

Happy Tuesday! Normally today I would focus on fitness Tuesday, but today is a very special day to me. A year ago today I officially launched Just Jodi Style into the world and my what a year it has been. I personally just want to thank my family and friends for all of your love and support through this past year. I don’t know what I would have done without all of you by my side. I hope all of you have enjoyed what I have posted this past year and will continue on this amazing journey with me. Today I am spending the day cuddling up with my sweet puppy Stella in our pajamas trying to stay warm from this lovely snow storm we are having here in New York City. Yes I know the snowstorm is also named Stella just like my puppy. I didn’t know the name of the storm until my brother informed me yesterday afternoon and I didn’t believe him until he sent me a weather report link showing me. Hope everyone has a great day and for the rest of us in New York stay warm and only go outside if it is an absolute emergency. <3


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Fitness Tuesday – Jump Rope

It’s Fitness Tuesday! I am constantly trying to find things to share with you all especially when it comes to fitness. I was watching an recorded episode of Ellen DeGeneres with Khloe Kardashian as a guest and of course she talked about her fitness journey. She is honestly one of my fitness idols currently for obvious reasons, but mostly because she is realistic with her goals. Khloe believes that you need to take things at your own pace and don’t push yourself too hard, but just hard enough. She was promoting her new show on E! called Revenge Body and Ellen as always asked her to play a game. The difference with this game was Khloe had to do different exercises while answering questions. One of the things that stood out to me was how great she was at jumping rope and how great of a work out it was. I remember my Dad telling me that it was something a lot of boxers do before they have a fight. So I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and honestly I am still unsure. I thought I was coordinated having done gymnastics as a child through my teens and playing basketball, but I learned that I am not as coordinated as I thought. My suggestion to anyone that is just starting to do this themselves is don’t try the fancy tricks you see in the videos. I tried to do the criss cross trick while jumping rope and I tripped and fell in the gym. Not a pretty sight, but now I know that I can’t do that :-). No need to get a fancy jump rope if you are unsure if this will be something you will do frequently. Check out Amazon and find a simple jump rope or if you are like me and are super short then the kids jump ropes in the toy section work perfectly! Hope everyone enjoys the last day of February! Crazy!


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Valentine’s Day Date Night Look

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I know normally it is Fitness Tuesday here on Just Jodi Style, but today I will be making an exception. With tonight being Valentine’s Day I know some of you will probably wait until the weekend to celebrate with work and everything, but for those of you who are going out tonight I wanted to share with you my perfect Valentine’s date night look. I know that everyone feels like they need to wear something red or pink or colorful because it’s a holiday. I am here to tell you that you don’t need to do that. I always wear something that I feel the most comfortable in and what makes me feel sexy. This look is a simple grey top i purchased from Vince back in college and is flowy which is great especially if you are going somewhere that is a pre fix menu with multiple courses so your stomach can breathe :-). I spiced up the outfit with a sparkly shoe and earring just to give it a little something. For those of us living in the cold weather just throw on a great coat that has a little faux or real fur to keep you warm through the night. This jacket from Annabelle New  York is quickly becoming one of my favorites this season. You don’t need much when you are going out with someone or people that you love. The most important thing is to make sure that you feel good about yourself and what you are wearing. I hope everyone has a great holiday today and for those of you who don’t have a special someone it is okay! I personally treated myself and saw 50 Shades Darker at Ipic and had a few glasses of wine and there is nothing wrong with that <3.


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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

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Fitness Tuesday – Stairs or Stairmaster?

Happy Fitness Tuesday everyone! Since I started working out years ago especially these past 7 ½ months when I have been working out more than I ever have in my life one of the machines I rarely used in the gym was the stairmaster. My mom always told me she was taking the stairs at her office building just like Cary Grant :-). If you don’t know who that is please google him right now! Anyways so I thought I’d do my own experiment deciding between the actual stairs vs the stairmaster. I did the stairmaster twice a week for 2 weeks for about 20 minutes or and then after that I took one week off then for 2 weeks I used the actual stairs twice a week for about 20 minutes as well. While on the stairmaster it was helpful that there was a tv in front of me, but I noticed that I was actually climbing more flights of stairs then I realized. On a stairmaster the stairs are all pretty average height and distance from each other vs say my buildings stairs where they are a bit larger than normal. When I took the stairs in my building (Don’t worry I didn’t too many) I felt more out of breathe and just overall more exhausted after doing them. I also didn’t do as many as I did when I was in the gym, but I did notice a change in my legs and other places more so after I was using the actual stairs vs when I was using the stairmaster. I also noticed that I was more concerned about my form while using the actual stairs vs when I was on the stairmaster. After doing all of this I decided that I prefer doing the actual stairs even if I wasn’t doing as my flights of stairs in my actual stairwell to my building I just feel like I am getting a better work out by doing that vs the stairmaster. Have any of you noticed this as well? Comment in the comments section below and let me know!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!


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Fitness Tuesday – The Perfect Sock

Happy Fitness Tuesday everyone! Now I love my KB socks from Costco more than the next person, but when it came to working out I realized that I needed to get a more supportive sock. I tried at first to double up my KB socks because I am going to be honest I didn’t want to have to buy all new socks. However, when I ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon back in the spring of 2014 I was told by multiple people who ran a lot and also worked out way more than I have ever still to this day recommended that I get something different. Now some socks I have learned even though they say prevent blisters doesn’t mean you still won’t get one. If you get a sock and you hate it don’t write off the company automatically. For example I am obsessed with are the Fitsok CF2 cushion low cut sock and I swear to you it is honestly the greatest pair of socks I have ever owned. Now I have tried other types of socks from the same company and I wasn’t that thrilled with them when it came to working out. This style of Fitsoks are not too thick that your shoes then stretch out, but aren’t too thin that you get blisters every time you work out and wear them. I bought my first pair of these back when I ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon and personally now my entire sock drawer is only them. They are also great for during the winter when you are walking around in those winter booties and want a thicker sock and also want to prevent potential blisters. These are truly my go to all year round socks for any activity.  I will say that I still do have some of my KB socks left that I just wear around my apartment from time to time, but only for when I am at home. They sell the Fitsoks on Amazon in a 3 pack and you can also find them at your local running stores. Hope everyone has a great rest of their Tuesday! <3

 

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Fitness Tuesday: Vitamins

Happy Fitness Tuesday! Now anyone that knows me knows that my Mom is a licensed nurse, but doesn’t practice anymore. My brother and I have been known to call her the pez dispenser of vitamin C. She always has some on her and she takes it every single day multiple times a day. Something that people don’t realize is certain vitamins you can take as much as you want of with no true effect on you. For example Vitamin C you can take ideally as much as you want and whatever your body doesn’t utilize you will just go to the bathroom. I personally take 2 to 3,000 MG of vitamin C everyday. On top of this I also take a Vitamin D3 pill. I started taking this pill after I moved to New York. Growing up in Florida and then going to school in Arizona where I was always tan 365 days out of the year I didn’t need it. Depending on the time of the year determines how much I take of my Vitamin D pill, but we are all a little deficient in Vitamin D so it doesn’t hurt to take one small pill of it daily. On top of all of that I take a Magnesium pill everyday. This is highly suggested for all of you who work out frequently. This helps with your muscles and just in general. After I took this one cross training class for the first time I was so sore for about a week it hurt to even sit down on a chair. My Mom and brother then said to go and get some Magnesium pills and it will help with my muscles. Sure enough it helped overnight. Now everyone is different and some people don’t like taking vitamins, but as I have gotten older I have learned that whether I liked it or not I had to take them. I know that it is important to take care of your body and the sooner your start the better. I purchase a lot of my vitamins from Amazon and the brands that I like are Nature Made and Nature’s Bounty. You can also get a lot of these vitamins in bulk at Costco! Hope everyone has a great day <3


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Fitness Tuesday – To Stretch Or Not To Stretch?

Happy New Year everyone and happy first fitness Tuesday of 2017!! I am finally recovering from this weekend and getting back into the swing of things. I started January 1st with a 90 minute SoulCycle class and when you hear people say it is hard that is an understatement even for me who does spinning at least 4 times a week. When I used to do spinning I would always leave before the stretch part because I would just want to get out of the class and shower. Even when I was younger I would always just do the bare minimum of stretching not until I played JV basketball in High School did I start to take it more seriously. I didn’t want to injure myself because I wasn’t stretching properly, but with spinning didn’t think that I needed to stretch more than I normally did. One thing that I have learned since starting to work out more is that stretching is more important than you think. Even if you don’t really stretch fully before any type of workout after you should always stretch every muscle you have. There are times I would think oh I don’t need to stretch out my arms because I barely did any arm work, but that doesn’t mean you didn’t use your arms in a way you didn’t realize. As I have previously stated a foam roller is great for stretching, but you can use anything in your house. I personally use a towel to stretch out my legs by using wrapping it around my feet and holding either end of the towel and then pointing and flexing my toes in the process. It may sound silly, but think about all the stretches you did in your middle school PE classes and do those today. They are more helpful than you think and they will prevent you from getting stiff muscles and possibly hurting yourself in the long run. Hope everyone had a great weekend and for those of you in New York City are staying dry on the cold rainy day. <3


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Fitness Tuesday: Fitness Resolutions

Happy Fitness Tuesday everyone! It is the final Tuesday of 2016 and it’s time to finish this year out strong. Now I know everyone makes and breaks their new year’s resolutions, but this year I am also making a fitness resolution. Over the past 6 ½ months I have committed myself to working out more and having a healthier diet. I have noticed a transformation not only in my body, but in how I feel in my everyday life. Khloe Kardashian had it right when she said her new body isn’t a revenge body. She said it was a reset body in order to reset her body to a better place than it was before. Numbers on a scale don’t mean anything as we have also seen in so many articles you can be the same weight, but your body can look totally different. All that matters is how you feel about yourself and how you feel while wearing your clothes. In 2017 my fitness resolution is to continue to hit the gym as I have been at like 5 – 6 days a week. If I need to have more of a rest and only do 4 days one week that is okay too! You should rest and allow your body to recover after intense work outs. Part of my fitness resolution I want to continue to cook at least 2 out of my 3 meals a day at home. I know that I eat better when I cook at home because I know what is going into my food and I can better portion out my meals. If you are trying to start 2017 with being better about your fitness my biggest suggestion for all of you is to start out slow. I used to work out 6 days a week my final semester in college and I lost that once I started graduate school. This past summer when I wanted to get back into better shape and needed something to do during the day I took it slow. I started with 3 classes a week at different places and found what worked best for me not only for my body, but for my schedule. I know in 2017 I will switch up my workouts a bit because you don’t want to continue to do the same thing every week because then you won’t see the results you are seeking. Remember it doesn’t matter what everyone in the class is doing or what others at the gym are doing it matters what works for you and your body. Hope everyone has a great final Tuesday of 2016 and look forward to Fitness Tuesday in 2017!


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