Working Out At Home

Hey everyone i have another health/fitness related post today. Look at me being all healthy and stuff... just to let you know i'm writing this after eating half a tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream haha my bad. I have done my workout for today though!!

I don't know if any of you guys know that i am a big fan of the Sacconejolys, i have been watching their videos for a while and after seeing them working out and being healthy it got me thinking, i never really work out much apart from the gym two days a week. But since watching them they have introduced me to Lucy who is their personal trainer. I have then gone on to watch Lucy's videos (work out videos) and they are brilliant because they are quick but effective workouts.

So every Monday and Friday i go to the gym with my mum and sister, and the rest of the week i am working out at home with 1 day off a week. So on the days i do my workouts at home i follow Lucy's workouts. She makes them look so easy! But trust me, being a beginner it is hard. This morning i did a 3 minuet ab workout Click here to watch She makes it look so easy but i find it hard, you can feel it working straight away! I also followed one of Anna's workouts, she does say she does it 3 times around but i could only handle 1 and that killed me off haha! This is the video that she posted!

If you guys find it hard to think of moves or do what i used to do, use Instagram or Pinterest, watching Lucy's videos are so much easier to follow. Sometimes in the videos she does she gives an easier option if you find the move too difficult. Most of the time i end up using the easier option haha.

Let me know if you watch these videos or if there is anyone else that you follow on youtube for workout vids! Thanks for reading :)

Danielle

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Foundation Friday

Hey guys its that time of week again where i give you a review on one of my foundations that i own. This week it is one by Collection and it is their lasting perfection foundation. I use their concealer whenever i put makeup on and i love it so i thought why not buy the matching foundation to see what that is like. 

Let's get a sweat on :)

Hey guys, another fitness/ health post for you all today! So as i said in a previous post about me buying a nutribullet to try get healthier, well i haven't been using it as much as i though i would. Don't get me wrong it is a brilliant product and with the weather lately being warmer im making fresh ice lollies instead of smoothies, I'v been mixing up my fresh fruit and putting into one of the ice lolly holders you can buy for around one pound, it is a lot better than the one full of sugar! Anyway's lets get on with this post!

A few months back my mum got told about a service that Leeds City Council provide. Now you all must of heard of the Change 4 Life? The little Play Doh figures changing their fizzy drinks for better drinks? 

Well there is a new service called Leeds Let's Get Active. It is a programme to encourage people to get active, most people like me don't go to the gym because it is too expensive for the membership, especially when you go one week and then give up the next because you lost all motivation. Well it is a FREE offer that lets you use the gyms and swimming pools in all of Leeds City Councils leisure centres. 

I think this is a brilliant way for us to tackle the majority of the issues these days! Most people are getting really lazy, including me and this is great for people who cannot afford to pay to go to gyms or pay for equipment in their home. Now i have spoke with my friends about this and they just say well you don't need equipment, just go jog around your area for 30 minuets. But to me its not the same, i always think someone is watching me and i feel uncomfortable and the weather! it just puts me off. Where as in a gym everyone is there for the same reason, to get fit, healthy and have a better and longer life!

There is more info on the website and if you also live in leeds join the programme! http://www.leedsletsgetactive.co.uk/ 

It is specific times and days but, personally i have 3 different leisure centers around my area which are no more than a 5 minuet drive from my house and they are all different times and there is a lot to choose from. Anyway that is enough of me rambling on today! But if you are in the leeds area check it out!

Danielle

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Foundation Friday

Hey guys, so im going to be carrying on my foundation Friday with you and this week i am reviewing the L'Oreal Paris true match foundation. A couple of years ago i used to swear by this product it was the first foundation that i ever used and i loved it. It used to blend really well and give a nice flawless finish. Then i started to try out other foundations so i ended up forgetting about this product. A couple of months ago i saw it in the drugstore so i thought i would re-purchase it as i used to love it.

Foundation Friday

Hey guys this weeks foundation review is another drugstore product and this one is the NYC All Day Long smooth skin foundation. I bought this quite a while ago and my skin colour has now changed as this product i got in the shade soft beige and i am now normally wearing ivory shades. 

Changes I'm Making For The Better

Hey guys, bit of a different type of post today, I'm going to be telling you about a change i am making to my lifestyle and why i am doing it. So I went on holiday at the end of April this year, baring in mind the last time i went abroad was in September 2015. It was a family holiday that i was going on for just a week. It came to looking through my holiday clothes when i got really stressed out. I mean what female doesn't get stressed out when picking outfits and having to pack for a holiday??

So, going through my clothes i realised hardly any of the clothes that i purchased for my previous holiday fit me anymore. You know how that feels right? So that meant me having to go out any buy a load more clothes for the week which i wasn't happy with and i hated because, not only was it more money i was spending but i felt horrible within myself. It wasn't like a weight thing or anything because i am the average weight for my height. I had put on a extra few pounds but not that much, but it all went onto my stomach area, annoying i know.

Anyway, i went on holiday and had a lovely time. Whilst i was there i was talking to my family about it, now my mum tries every diet going and she gets no where but i didn't want to be on any strict diet. I just need to eat healthy and cut the junk food out, Working at KFC trust me it is hard, doing 12 hour shifts its so easy to just eat the fried chicken everyday.

I decided i was going to cut the crap and eat healthy, make meals to take with me to work and healthy snacks. But that got me thinking, i never eat fruit like never! I was looking online and saw a lot of posts about smoothies with fresh fruit in. Now i love drinking smoothies so i thought well i may as well do that!

When i got home i was looking around in the shops near me and ended up buying a Nutribullet. It was expensive but seeing as i have paid a lot it will help me stick to using it! It came with a recipe book and a 6 week plan. After reading through the plan i thought it was way too strict for me to stick to. 

What i am going to try do is have one of the smoothies a day, either replacing my breakfast or my lunch (not both) and then eat healthier meals. Also, instead of snacking on crisps, chocolate, sweets or biscuits i have changed these for fruit or healthy bars or seeds and nuts. I will update you guys on my progress and see how it works. I just need to start exercising as well but that's not going to plan yet haha, i'm too lazy!

If any of you have any good recipes that i can try please please let me know them! Or if you have your own blog post on this please link it so you can help me on this change! I will be posting 1 smoothie a day on my Instagram with what i used ( danielle_blogs ) if you want to keep up to date :)
Thanks for reading, love to hear from you.

Danielle

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