Showing posts with label fit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fit. Show all posts

Monday, 30 March 2015

Maybelline Fit Me Liquid Foundation & Pressed Powder

A foundation with a natural and breathable texture, that perfectly fits your skin and does not look like you're wearing a mask. That is what Maybelline promises us with their Fit Me foundation, concealer and powder line. Look natural and fresh, with the Fit Me line that perfectly fits your skin. Well, let's see if I agree with Maybelline in this capacious review.

Maybelline Fit Me Liquid Foundation & Pressed Powder - BelieveBeauty

Monday, 3 March 2014

Jump roping: The best exercise for calorie burning


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Want to burn a lot of calories as quickly as possible, but don't feel like running? Well I have a quick tip for you: Get your jump rope and get moving! Not only is skipping a lot of fun, but it also burns more calories than running does! Jump roping burns approximately 800 calories an hour. If that isn't motivation then I don't know what is. Some more benefits are:
  • It's fun. It might bring back child hood memories and if you have kids you could skip together.
  • It's cheap You could buy a good jump robe for 10 euros, which is nothing in comparison to some other fitness equipment.
  • You can do it practically anywhere Some of you might not be able to skip inside because of low ceilings. You can do it in your garden, in the park or even on the patio.
  • It's small and light Jump ropes are the perfect equipment to take with you. They're light weight and easily fit into a brief case.
  • You can use the jump rope to improve strength, agility, coordination or endurance. You can improve strength if you use a weighted jump rope and agility with a speed rope.
Now that we've established that jump roping is amazing, let's make it into a little challenge. As said before, 1 hour of jump roping burns approximately 800 calories, so 10 minutes burns approx. 130 calories. Skip for 10 minutes a day for an entire month and you burn 3900 calories, which is more that 1 pound burned! This will make a perfect addition to your workouts. So:

Skip 10 minutes a day for a month and burn more than 1 pound. Good luck!

Love, Vivian



Sunday, 16 February 2014

Back To Fit



Something you might not know about me: I really, really like sports. I'm rubbish at most sports, but I like being active and I was very fit in 2013. I was able to do 10K's and I started to try more and more sports. Being active made me a very happy girl. But since life always has up and downs, there came a problem: My back. I've had had scoliosis surgery back in 2011 and I still have problems with it. My back was to weak for the distances I was running, my form got bad and eventually I started getting serious knee and shin problems because of my bad running problems. I was told to cut back.

 Since it was December, I decided that I could take two weeks off of all of my workouts and focus on the holidays. But two weeks turned into four weeks and that eventually turned into eight weeks. I started to get less and less happy at that time. I had used running as an anti-depressant because I was afraid of real anti-depressant medicine. My grades got worse and my relationships as well.

I could never have imagined that quitting excersize would make such an impact on the way I feel. But now, to make a long story short: Two of my friends noticed that I wasn't feeling well and being the good friends that they are, they signed me up for the Electric Run. Meaning that I have to be able to do a 5K at the end of March. I'm a little scared, but also confident that I don't have to run a good race. It's a fun-run and that's exactly what we're going for: having fun.

I'm writing this post because I want you to know what I've been up to and I want to try and inspire people to get fit as well. I will keep you up to date on my fitness journey. Even though I have to be very carefull with my exercise. I want to continue doing it because it means so much to me and it makes me feel alive. No more quitting exercise for me.

For now, I'll be focussing on the 5K and I'll be doing the 7-minute workout everyday for the next month. Wish me luck...

Do you like to exercise?

Love, Vivian.