So yesterday I saw several bloggers post for the Blog Every Day in May challenge. I’m always up for a challenge 🙂 Now I probably won’t blog every day but I’ll stick to my Monday through Friday and chime in every once in a while with the specific topic! Today I’m going to wrap together Days 1 & 2 into a post!
Day 1: The Story of my life in 250 words or less
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| Baby Amy – 3 months old Christmas 1987 – Yes, I was born with that much hair. And yes, my hair is naturally blond now. |
I was born on September 28, 1987 on an army base in Ft. Stewart, GA to Jim & Donna Timmer. I traveled around a bit as a young child before we “settled” in Centerville, VA when I was two. There I began to develop my love for gymnastics and dance, and my sister Emily and brother Ben were born.
In 1996, we moved to Plano, TX where we lived for only a year and a half. Just before the move to Houston, my youngest brother Matt was born! In Houston, I came in the middle of 5th grade as a tiny girl with glasses. I was bullied quite a bit which made the transition tough for me. In middle school, I started cheerleading and while still a bit awkward, I began to blossom. I continued to do competitive and school cheer through high school where I was also active in theater and broadcast journalism.
I attended Texas A&M University where I met the love of my life JP! In December 2009, I graduated and was married in April 2010. We moved to Pittsburgh, PA where we adopted our pup Maggie and back to Houston in just a year! I have a B.S. in Industrial Distribution and work in corporate America as a Sales Operations Associate. My love and passion is for fitness and hope to one day be a certified personal trainer. I also love to run and completed my first marathon this past January with plans to run it again in 2014!
250 Words exactly…BAM!
Day 2: Educate us on something you’re good at.
Well I’m not exactly sure what I’m good enough at to tell y’all about. I mean, I’m good at tailgating, lounging on the couch asking my husband to do things for me, pretending I’m a Disney Princess, going on vacation, running and I guess fitness.
Okay well go with the fitness bit because I think I have something I can share with y’all! I have a love and passion for fitness. I love coming up with new ways to sneak in a workout with my busy schedule. Here’s a quick workout that’s sure to make you sweat that I came up with this Tuesday!
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| Don’t know what some of these are? Take a look at this post or OR just ask me 🙂 |
After each set, I did 100 jumping jacks to add in some cardio and raise my heart rate. With the added jack and going through the entire workout twice {hence the repeat} I finished in roughly 30 minutes. If you only have a few, just go through it once!
The key to a well rounded workout is to include these 3 elements:
- Aerobic fitness {Cardio}
- Strength training
- Core
- Aerobic fitness {Cardio} – Jumping jacks, burpees & frong jumps
- Strength training – majority of the exercises
- Core – Push ups and keeping your core engaged during each movement
Hope y’all have wonderful Thursday! Friday is finally in sight!
Until next time…
With love and God bless,
Disclaimer: I am a certified group exercise instructor not a doctor or nutritionist. Be sure to check with your doctor before attempting workouts posted here if you have any medical conditions.
