Victoria,
I am doing great on your Quick Start Energy Program and I need to add more cardio. I am burning out on the treadmill. What else could I do for cardio to mix it up?
Bridgette


HI Bridgette, I feel you. I was getting ready for a photo shoot in LA for a new dance collection and I almost lost it.

I was rehearsing for the commercial and I did this wild hip hop move in a pair of short shorts and I caught a glimpse of my A** in the mirror and FREAKED TOTALLY OUT!! I swear that it was still moving a few seconds after I had stopped.

I only had two weeks to tighten up and build some holy (high and lifted up) buns!

SO I did some research on fat burning exercises that targeted my butt and legs. I found it! The elliptical. I had passed by them in the gym for years, but never really had gotten on one until I personally needed an emergency backside tune up!

Here’s some fantastic information about elipiticals and the training benefits.

If you are not familiar with what it looks like it is an exerciser that is a combination stair climber/cross-country-ski machines. Your feet are on pedals, which move in an oval shaped motion. Your hands grasp handlebars that are moved back and forth with your arms. The machine resists the motion of your arms and legs.

The home machines designed for in home use provide resistance with a band around the flywheel's rim. Comparatively, most health-club elliptical machines use magnetic resistance, which allows for smoother pedaling.

Elipitcal trainers provide the following benefits as compared to other forms of exercise:

*They have oval-shaped pedaling motion, which is much easier on joints than running on a treadmill.

*Provide a weight-bearing workout, which helps protect bones against osteoporosis. Pedaling an exercise bike, swimming or using a rowing machine are not weight-bearing exercises.

*Burns a similar number of calories to treadmill exercise with the same amount of effort.

Additionally, elliptical exercise provides:

• 40 percent more gluteal (tight buns) involvement than traditional machines
  
• Excellent knee range of motion, hip flexion and extension – easier on joints
• A body position that minimizes the aggravation of knee injuries
  
• A reverse motion that emphasizes hamstrings
  
• A forward motion that emphasizes gluteal involvement
  

Although studies have found that elliptical machines in health-clubs tend to be superior to home machines, home users can still get a good workout from the elliptical machine.

An Elliptical Fat Burning Bun Shaping Workout will help you to achieve the greatest rate of fat burning in the 65% to 75% range of your target heart rate. Keep your resistance level at level 1 or 2 for thirty minutes. Put your favorite music on your ipod and go for it. Make sure you make compete strides and contract your glutes as you exercise.

This will keep you in an aerobic state, guaranteeing adequate oxygen is supplied to your muscles and allowing your body to burn fat. Stored body fat will continue to be used as energy, allowing you to reach new fitness and health goals.

If your body fat is over 30% you should adjust the time and intensity according to your ability level.

You could do the elliptical four days a week and the treadmill two days a week without risking repetitive motion injuries.

Remember when you are in a fat loss mode, you want to do some form of cardio five to six times per week until you reach your goal. It will be worth the sacrifice and investment. You will love the way you look!

Before You Begin
Always Warm-up by stretching your lower body for 5 minutes before working out. Stretch out after you are done. Make sure you do your abs four times a week and keep dancing to stay flexible and graceful.

Bridgette, it took me about three workouts before I felt smooth with my strides, but it worked so well and was working my shorts during my commercial!!

Keep up the good work on my program and you will build your best body ever.

God Bless and make it the Best Week Ever!


Your Celebrity Personal Trainer!

PS.. Go to my blog and read about a hot baby mama workout!!