Thursday Thoughts

Some quick thoughts for Thursday.... first of all, if you don't already, be sure to subscribe and follow my photography blog at: http://www.mandyleonards.wordpress.com or by clicking here MANDY LEONARDS PHOTOGRAPHY

Secondly.... someone asked me yesterday how often I workout myself, and I realized that I get this question a lot. So I thought I'd post up here for all to see. You've seen me post my workouts most days. The truth is that my workout schedule changes each month to help me from getting bored. This month I am doing an upper/lower split, so I am doing 4 days of weight training and 4 days of cardio. My 4 days of cardio are split up into 1 30 minute elliptical session, 2 TurboKick sessions (45-60 minutes) and 1 30 minute session doing intervals on the treadmill. I am doing 2 upper body training days and 2 lower body training days. I work my workouts in during the week however I can. Sometimes its all at once (training + cardio) and somedays (most of the time) it is more split up. I rarely workout longer than 1 hour because honestly I just don't have the time!

So there you have it folks... thats what my current training schedule looks like. And its been going very well this month. I'm feeling stronger, a bit leaner even and healthy (not overtrained). If I workout more than 5 days a week, my body usually starts to yell at me. I've learned that the hard way so I just try not to overdo it.

Body Life Works GIVEAWAY!!!

Whooooaa nelly! This is a huge giveaway for me :) In celebration of my new blog layout and Summer Shape-Up plans available on Body Life Works, I am offering 1 free 12-week summer shape-up plan to one very LUCKY Fitness & Family reader! All U.S. and international residents are eligible to win, **excluding any of my current clients at PUSH Fitness** (if you a current PUSH client of mine, you are already in the middle of a giveaway there from me:)). To enter, you must do the following: Go to the Body Life Works website and tell me why you deserve this plan and how you plan and how you will stick to it. Then come back here to this blog and comment, make sure to leave your email address in the comment. Additional entries may be entered by doing the following:

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This giveaway has a $99 value and a winner will be selected via random.org on June 4th at 9am EST. Just in time for the winner to begin their summer shape-up on June 1st! 

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PUSH! Fitness Open House

Mark your calendars! May 30th from 8am-3pm, we will be hosting an open house at PUSH! Fitness. This means lots of door prizes, sales, vendors and FREE personal training sessions. I will be offering free 30 minute sessions myself that day, so get on my schedule now! If you have never trained at PUSH! with me before, you are eligible so just let me know if you want a spot :) Also lots of fun vendors will be there so feel free to stop by! Last time we had one in January, there were vendors for purses, shoes and clothes. Door prizes included free training sessions, massages, a Beijo purse and some other fun things... no strings attached either:) You do NOT need to be a member of PUSH! to come in that day, so bring a guest and come by! And remember to let me know if you want a free session so I can get you on my schedule. The spots WILL fill up soon and I will be there from 9am-2pm.

You can learn more about PUSH! at www.push-fitness.com