Fitness Blast Forum

It's cuddle season, your bed is calling, and your work life balance is off.  With less sleep and less time as your challenge it's easy to loose the motivation to continue with your workout regimen.  Maybe it's time to HIIT something different.   

💪🏾Barbell Bombshell says, that workout motivation hits different when you add a little High Intensity Interval Training to continue conquering your fitness goals for the rest of the year.🏋🏾‍♂️

🎧Listen to the 2nd Monday Motivation episode of Season 2: “Need Motivation this week? Let's HIIT it!” where Barbell Bombshell shares the maximum health benefits of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to maintain your motivation and achieve your new year health and wellness goals.

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Happy New Year!  Your goals are in place.  You've been on track with your daily workouts.  Now it's time to get some rest.  "Whatchu talking about Barbell Bombshell?"      

Barbell Bombshell suggests that you get some rest, not a nap, a rest day, in order to avoid to hitting the workout plateau.   You know that time around mid February when we loose the excitement and momentum of the new year.   Allowing your body and mind some time to recover from training can help you to return to your exercise regimen, renewed, refocused and ready to continue conquering your fitness goals for the rest of the year.   

🎧Listen to the 1st Monday Motivation episode of Season 2: “Lost Your Motivation, Sleep on It! "  where Barbell Bombshell shares the physical and mental benefits of rest days to maintain your motivation and achieve your new year health and wellness goals.

💪🏾You can join us on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Music and Google Podcasts! Just click on the 🔗 in the bio, tune in and love! ⠀

🎤Be a part of the Forum! Share your health and wellness questions and/or concerns with us via DM, in the comments or leave a voice message https://anchor.fm/lakeda-williams/message and become the next featured forum episode! #fitnessmotivation  #mondaymotivation #healthandwellnessforlife #fitness #healthandfitness #fitnesspodcast #fitlife #barbellbombshell

Have you ever come to a point when you are exercising and your body says, "I'm Done!",  and your mind listens?  Yes!  It happens to all of us! Unfortunately, it can make your workout more of a chore than a stress reliever.  No worries!  Barbell Bombshell suggests adding mindfulness to your exercise regimen.   Keeping your mind focused, and present in the moment when you are working out will help you to feel better doing it and more satisfied when you are finished.  

🎧Listen to the 8th Monday Motivation episode: “Mind your Moment when you Exercise!"  where Barbell Bombshell shares 5 great benefits of practicing mindfulness during your exercise regimen to get the most out of your workouts.  

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🤔 So you say that your boss wants you to return to work even though Covid 19 numbers are back on the rise. 😱 Feeling anxious yet?😰 You are not the only one.  No worries, Barbell Bombshell is back to address your concerns with advice from experts, Nicole,  Stacy and Mosi to help alleviate the stress!

🎧Listen to the 5th Fitness Blast Forum episode: "Stretching out the Stress: Finding Wellness Returning to Work during a Pandemic! "  where Barbell Bombshell is joined with psychologist, Nicole Cammack (Black Mental Wellness), and the dynamic duo, Stacy J (The Fitlife Squad) and Mosi (Believe and Achieve Wellness) to discuss ways to find mental/emotional and physical peace in the workplace whether you are at home or you have to leave your home to go into work.  

🎤Be a part of the Forum! Share your health and wellness questions and/or concerns with us via DM, in the comments or leave a voice message (https://anchor.fm/lakeda-williams/message) and become the next featured forum episode! #fitnessmotivation #mondaymotivation #healthandwellnessforlife #fitness #healthandfitness  #fitnesspodcast #Staysafestayfit 

🏋🏾‍♀️Workout: @fitsquadfitlife @iambawellness

🔗Links for our Expert guests:

Nicole Cammack: Black Mental Wellness

www.blackmentalwellness.com

IG: @BlackMentalWellness

Stacy Julien: The Fit Life Squad

http://www.stacyjulien.com/

IG: @fitsquadfitlife

FB: @fitlifesquad

Mosi Tomlison - Believe and Achieve Wellness

IG: @iambawellness

Uh oh, Covid-19 numbers are back on the rise and it's time to mask up everywhere.😱.  Awww man, that gym workout sure hits different with a mask on!   Don't worry,  you don't have to cancel your gym membership yet.  Barbell Bombshell has new information to help you get your workout in while continuing to protect yourself and others.  

🎧Listen to the 6th Monday Motivation episode: “Mask up and Get It In: You CAN workout with a Mask on!"  where Barbell Bombshell discusses how to adjust to being a masked exerciser and how to select a "just right" mask.  

🎤Be a part of the Forum! Share your health and wellness questions and/or concerns with us via DM, in the comments or leave a voice message  https://anchor.fm/lakeda-williams/message and become the next featured forum episode!

🤔Ok, now, let's see: you have been quarantined for over 3 months now🦠; you have to suit up to go outside (mask, check, 😷✅ hand sanitizer, check✅); and now, your boss wants you to return to work even though COVID 19 numbers are back on the rise. 😱 Feeling anxious yet?  You are not the only one.  No worries, Barbell Bombshell is here to help alleviate the stress!

🎧Listen to the 5th Monday Motivation episode: "Get Up, Get Out and Get Physical!  Working Out is a Stress Reliever! "  where Barbell Bombshell discusses why it is important to get moving when you are feeling stressed.  

🎤Be a part of the Forum! Share your health and wellness questions and/or concerns with us via DM, in the comments or leave a voice message (anchor.fm/fitnessblastforum/message) and become the next featured forum episode! #fitnessmotivation #mondaymotivation #healthandwellnessforlife #fitness #healthandfitness  #fitnesspodcast 

The coronavirus pandemic dampened all of our 2020 fitness plans, whether we were just beginning or in the midst of our exercise program.  Let's see if a little inspiration from the Barbell Bombshell can start off our week with encouragement.  

🎧Listen to the 4th Monday Motivation episode: "Get your Mind Right!  What's your Fitness Motivation?"  where Barbell Bombshell discusses how to set fitness goals, find your fitness squad, and discover your fitness "why" to help you find your motivation mojo!

Gyms: Hey everyone we are open!  Welcome back! 

Barbell Bombshell: Hmmmmm...

The gyms are reopening and I am just starting to feel comfortable with my home and outside workouts.  So, I'm feeling kind of lukewarm about it.  I'm sure some of you feel the same way.   Let's talk about it and see if we can inspire each other to come to a personal conclusion about whether our next steps are leading back to the gym.   

Listen to the 3rd Monday Motivation episode: "The Gyms are Reopening!  Yaay or Naay!"  where Barbell Bombshell shares information that you should consider if you are going back to the gym or if you are undecided and need some information to determine if your safety comfort level is in the gym or out of it.  

 It's Woman Crush Wednesday, and the Fitness Blast Forum is crushing on all women again in Episode 6 "The Sisterhood is back: Sisterly Advice to Inspire your Fitness Journey, Part 2"!  Our squad is here for you!   

Listen as our expert fitness sisters,  Stacy Julien (The Fit Life Squad) and Rebecca Broadwater (National Figure Competitor) discuss how to find time in your life to exercise, and they share information about exercise programs like Barre and Kickboxing to inspire you to try something new!  

Links for our Expert guests:

Rebecca Broadwater: National Figure Competitor/Fitness Model

IG - @rebeccabroadwater

FB - @rebecca.broadwater

Stacy Julien: The Fit Life Squad

http://www.stacyjulien.com/

IG: @fitsquadfitlife

FB: @fitlifesquad