No Gym Required! Jamie Oliver Fighting Child Obesity!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Before I start, don't forget my book giveaway, What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life. Winner will receive a SIGNED copy of the book. It is such an inspirational read!!!!
I know many of you do not have access to a gym or just prefer to do your workout at home. Well, on the Today show, I saw this great segment called: No Gym Required with the author of the book by this name, Jennifer Cohen. It is a workout anywhere, anytime type of workout. She claims that you can do this circuit in 15 minutes!
I have not read the book BUT I loved the exercises shown on the show & had to share the video! Hey, you can do these at home & why not try to do each one during every commercial break of your fav TV show & see how many circuits you can complete! The exercises are:
1. 1 arm slide planks with furniture sliders or towels. They show the furniture sliders.
2. Glutes and hamstrings plus core with the same furniture sliders.
3. Mountain climbers with paper plates or dish towels. They show the paper plates.
4. Abductors/Adductors also known as the outer/inner thighs along with core with the same paper plates.
5. Weighted jump roping that will work cardio & upper body at the same time.
6. Plie squat with a twist and plie squat with a twist on the toes using a ball/dumbbell OR empty bleach/detergent bottle filled with water. Works the legs, glutes, calves, upper body, core.
7. Step out squat with an elastic band.
This video of all these exercises is only 4 minutes to watch. I think it is a great addition to your home workout OR take the moves to the gym with you!
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution - Helping us fight the child obesity crisis!
If you have not heard, "Jamie Oliver is here to start a revolution. The impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author is determined to take on the high statistics of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in this country, where our nation's children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Oliver is inviting viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in our home kitchens, schools and workplaces."
The sneak preview show is tomorrow, Friday, at 10pm on ABC. The 2 hour premiere is Friday, March 26th at 8pm.
I know many of you do not have access to a gym or just prefer to do your workout at home. Well, on the Today show, I saw this great segment called: No Gym Required with the author of the book by this name, Jennifer Cohen. It is a workout anywhere, anytime type of workout. She claims that you can do this circuit in 15 minutes!I have not read the book BUT I loved the exercises shown on the show & had to share the video! Hey, you can do these at home & why not try to do each one during every commercial break of your fav TV show & see how many circuits you can complete! The exercises are:
1. 1 arm slide planks with furniture sliders or towels. They show the furniture sliders.
2. Glutes and hamstrings plus core with the same furniture sliders.
3. Mountain climbers with paper plates or dish towels. They show the paper plates.
4. Abductors/Adductors also known as the outer/inner thighs along with core with the same paper plates.
5. Weighted jump roping that will work cardio & upper body at the same time.
6. Plie squat with a twist and plie squat with a twist on the toes using a ball/dumbbell OR empty bleach/detergent bottle filled with water. Works the legs, glutes, calves, upper body, core.
7. Step out squat with an elastic band.
This video of all these exercises is only 4 minutes to watch. I think it is a great addition to your home workout OR take the moves to the gym with you!
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution - Helping us fight the child obesity crisis!
If you have not heard, "Jamie Oliver is here to start a revolution. The impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author is determined to take on the high statistics of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in this country, where our nation's children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Oliver is inviting viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in our home kitchens, schools and workplaces."
The sneak preview show is tomorrow, Friday, at 10pm on ABC. The 2 hour premiere is Friday, March 26th at 8pm.
Childhood Obesity - From National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years increased from 5.0% to 18.1%.1,2
Obesity is the result of caloric imbalance (too few calories expended for the amount of calories consumed) and is mediated by genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.3,4 Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term health impacts:
- Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. In a population-based sample of 5- to 17-year-olds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.5
- Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem.3,6
- Obese youth are more likely than youth of normal weight to become overweight or obese adults, and therefore more at risk for associated adult health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.6
Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and developing related diseases.3
What do you think of no gym required? Have you done any of these before? Will you be adding them to your routine? This a great circuit. Do as many of each exercise as you can do before moving on. If you are brave & feel advanced enough, keep going for 20 minutes or so repeating the circuit starting first with 5 minutes of warm up and ending 5 minutes of cool down! Stretch after.
How about Jamie Oliver! I applaud him! Let's help spread the word on your blogs!!! I hope the show turns out as good as it looks!
How about Jamie Oliver! I applaud him! Let's help spread the word on your blogs!!! I hope the show turns out as good as it looks!
Posted by truth2beingfit at 3/18/2010 12:01 AM 
Categories: Challenges,Health,Child obesity,Weight Loss,Exercise,Dieting,workout
Tags: glutes Weight Loss challenges food Exercise core workout workouts health childhood obesity family
Categories: Challenges,Health,Child obesity,Weight Loss,Exercise,Dieting,workout
Tags: glutes Weight Loss challenges food Exercise core workout workouts health childhood obesity family
Thanks for the post on Jamie Oliver. It is OUTSTANDING what he's doing. If we all extend his voice by spreading the word, his (and our) impact will be even greater. The TED award video should be viewed by all.
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I hope we can get everyone to share! I know lots are out of town for Fitbloggin so I will repost next week!
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I can't wait for the Food Revolution show...I hope it makes a huge impact on the world!
I do love new ideas for home-based workouts. Great for adding extras into your training program & for those times when you just can't get to the gym. Good stuff!
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Joanna, spread the word!
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I saw that episode of the Today show. As a matter of fact, my scheduled post for tomorrow is on the same subject. I liked the way that Jennifer Cohen illustrated the use of items you might have around the house rather than purchasing expensive equipment. My designer had me do mountain climbers and pikes with the furniture movers like demonstrated on Today-very challenging!
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I agree! I have more coming next week!
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Thanks for the link to the workout! Considering my gym and I are having a spat, I've got my eyes open for new opportunities in home workouts. I already do some variation on most of these, but the adductor/abductor was a new twist.
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Yesterday I heard Michelle Obama's brother, head basketball coach at Oregon St. talking about how Pizza Hut was so wonderful and supportive of sports, all the while pushing the pizza! Meanwhile his sister, Michelle is "fighting" childhood obesity?? Where is the logic in this,. or the really giving a damn?
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Dr. J, I had not heard this..
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standing ovation to jamie oliver! i hope he gets a wave of followers so that the tide changes for the better of our kids and our country.
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I so agree. We need to stop this obesity epidemic!
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He deserves more than an applaud! It is such a great thing that Jamie Oliver is doing, I really hope it opens the eyes of everyone out there and a change does take place!
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Amanda, me too. Spread the word!
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I think it's so great when shows teach people how to exercise and move using what they already own! Thanks for pointing this out Jody.
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Diane, more coming next week!
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I can't wait to watch Jamie Oliver's new show! I am going to check out the No Gym Required. I don't belong to a gym at the moment and need all the home workout advice I can get. Thank you!
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Kat, I have more home stuff coming next week!
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I'll definitley have to check this out. I know programs like Insanity and P90X work on this concept of using the body and only the body.
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Cher, the body is a great tool!
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