Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Exercise of the Week: 21's




21's: 21's can be done with any muscle exercise. It is commonly done with the bicep curl. To do this exercise, grab a dumbbell weight that is medium heavy. If you use a resistance band, make sure to allow yourself room for full range of movement but tight enough that you will feel the burn! With knees slightly bent, feet shoulder-width apart and abs tight, take the weight in your hand with your elbows in to your side and palms facing forward. Curl the weight up to mid-way - your elbows should be at a 90 degree angle. Lower the weight and repeat for 7 reps. At the 7th rep, keep the weight at mid-way and curl the weight all the way up to your chest/shoulders. Lower the weight back down only to MID-WAY. Repeart for 7 reps. At the 7th rep, lower the weight all the way down again and perform a bicep curl with full range of movement for another 7 reps. You bicep should be feeling the burn by the time you get to this last set and you should have completed 21 reps all in succession.

Simple Salad

Salads don't have to be difficult. Sure, it's great when you can add plenty of powerful veggies, nuts/seeds, sprouted legumes and so forth. But the other day I wasn't in the mood to cut up a hundred different vegetables and just wanted something light and easy.


This is what I came up with:



Fresh mozzarella and roma tomato, sliced on top of a bed of sweet baby lettuce mix and drizzled with a light balsamic vinagraitte (no the dressing wasn't homemade but I intend to try that out soon!). It was delish!