Merry Christmas to ALL!!

Christmas Day 2009! Wow! What a year! I'm sorry that I have not been updating you daily, I've been really busy getting ready for the new year. It's going to be the best year of my life and I look forward to sharing it with YOU! Hopefully in the process I will inspire you to have your best year too! Starting with making time for yourself everyday, no more excuses, it's your time!

I'm so thankful for my family, my friends and awesome clients. In 2010, I will be entering my third year of being in business: Danielle's Daily Fitness. I have huge goals and dreams for 2010 and I feel that I have all the tools to create success daily! Plagued by computer viruses and frustration, I now own a new shiny Mac. (Thanks to my husband) I promise to learn more and help more people with my new found skills.....WATCH OUT WORLD!

Have a fabulous Christmas Day and look for my New Year's Resolution Tips, which I will be sharing with you from now until New Year's Day.

Holiday Workout Routines
The holidays are here! More and more I'm hearing, "I'm just too busy and don't have time to workout." I don't buy that for a second! When I'm busy and have added stress, my workout is the LAST thing I will let go. If you have time to sit down and watch a 30 minute TV show, you have time to exercise. You may not be able to get your full workout in, but don't forget that even 20 minutes is better than nothing! Here are a couple of quick and easy workouts you can do at home to stay on track through the holidays. You will need dumbbells, a bench or sturdy chair and a jump rope. Read Full Article >>

No-Fail Holiday Survival Guide

No-Fail Holiday Survival Guide

By Erin Monday December 21, 2009

It’s here! Yes, I mean the holidays! The stress, the parties, the crazy final shopping days, the late nights wrapping presents. Don’t forget about all of that food. Will this be another year of uncontrollable eating and feeling guilty about it afterwards? Will those jeans still zip up on January 1st?

This year, it will be different. This year there will be no crazy fasting, then later binging. No ridiculous promises of staying away from the goodies, only to end up eating the whole plate.

We have for you a 2-week, no fail holiday survival guide. This specially designed eating and exercsie plan will keep your hunger at bay, your blood sugar level balanced and your energy level high.

This plan is different than any of those diet plans you can find on any website. On other websites, it’s a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all diet plan. Really? Are we all the same? I don’t think so.

We have found that people fall into one of three metabolic types. These types express unique patterns of energy - particular blends of physical, mental, and emotional characteristics.

Your best health is defined as the balance between body, mind, and environment. Once you know your metabolic type, then you can follow the nutrition and exercise plan that is best suited for you.

Get started by clicking on the BODY TYPE QUIZ and find out your metabolic type. Then click on the food and exercise plan that matches your type. Get started right away and you will have a happy and healthy holiday season!

Stress less

By Kasia Kurek 1. You’ll feel more confident. Hitting the gym can improve your body image, University of Florida researchers say. And you’ll experience the benefits even if you’re just starting out with your workout routine – researchers found that individuals who exercised felt better about themselves regardless of their fitness levels or goals. 2. You’ll be a healthier mom. Aerobic and resistance exercise can help new mothers who are breastfeeding combat temporary bone loss caused by calcium depletion, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. Researchers found that the women who didn’t exercise lost seven percent of their lower-spine bone density in just 20 weeks. Pick up the January 2010 issue of Oxygen for more!

Five ways to shed fat and have fun!

By Sandy Braz Spend time with Fido Sure, having to walk your four-legged friend will get you moving and burning calories, but there’s more to it than that. Studies show that having a pet helps relieve stress, a major contributor to your expanding waistline due to cortisol – the hormone released into your bloodstream in response to a fight-or-flight situation. Getting out with your furry companion is a great way to get a double dose of fat-fighting activity. Sign up for a fundraiser Committing to participate in an event that supports a worthy cause is a great way to get you training, fundraising and shedding fat all at once. Try a national event like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the world’s largest 5K run/walk. This event, which runs locally in various cities across the US, raises funds for breast cancer research. Enter a fitness event It's all about setting goals. Consider training for a fitness competition in your city; that extra push could help you keep your eye on the prize. It could be just the motivation you need to shed those last 10 pounds. Check out local gyms or community centers for events in your area. Have a potluck makeover Host a potluck dinner and invite friends over to reinvent high-fat entrées into clean, nutritious versions. Need a little inspiration? Check out Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Cookbook (Robert Kennedy Publishing, 2009). The latest edition – in hardcover – is loaded with nutritious takes on classic favorites like burgers, chili, fajitas, pasta dishes and dessert (yes, even crème brûlée!). Test a new fitness class Most gyms include group fitness classes as part of your membership fee, so take advantage of what’s available to you. Experts say trying new forms of exercise and varying your workouts will help keep you motivated to reach your weight-loss goals. Just one aerobics class can burn up to 350 calories per hour*! *Based on a 130-pound woman

Do you like our Fat Loss section? What would you like to see more of? Write us at webeditorial@oxygenmag.com and give us your two cents. We want to build a great website, just for you!

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Shopping For Healthy Foods
Do you know that there is a strategy to how grocery stores are designed? The periphery, or outside areas of the store, contain perishable food items, like the dairy, meat, and produce departments. The inside aisles house canned foods, paper goods, cleaning supplies, breads and cereals. Since these items don't require refrigeration, I recommend you start shopping in these aisles first. The longer your perishable items are in your grocery cart and are not properly cooled, the more at risk they are for bacterial growth. Read Full Article >>

Makeover Challenge - The Eat-Clean Diet

Makeover Challenge - The Eat-Clean Diet

'Tis the season to be active!

The holiday season is in full swing! Only 11 days until Christmas and 17 until New Year’s Eve! Have you been able to stay on track with your workouts and keep up with the demands of the holidays? It’s not easy but here are some tips that will help you through the remaining days of the year. After all, we want to end the year on a high note and fit into that fancy New Year’s Eve dress we’ve got hanging in the closet!


1. Kick it up at the gym. Condense your time at the gym by adapting your workout routine. Make each exercise more intense by increasing the weight and reps and decreasing rest time between sets. You can also cut down on time and add intensity to your workout by adding supersets throughout your routine. The idea of supersetting is to alternate two different weight-training exercises in succession without resting in between for your desired quantity of sets. Be careful not to do too many in a given workout, as supersets are intense and can lead you to become overtrained. Learn more about supersetting in The Eat-Clean Diet® Workout.

2. Diversify. Add new moves or forms of exercise into your routine. Maybe you can’t make it onto the treadmill during the holidays, but you can definitely make a family activity of Nordic skiing, skating, tobogganing, hiking, jogging and more. If you do have time for the treadmill you can get more benefit in less time with interval training. Speed up the treadmill for 30 seconds and then slow it down for 90 seconds. Do this ten times after a warm up and followed by a cool down for maximum effect.

3. Take it easy. This may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes the best workout is one that helps relax the body and gives it a rest from your regular routine. Being active doesn’t have to always equal intense cardio and strength-training sessions; it can be as simple as a long walk with your family, a yoga class or a game played with your kids on the Nintendo Wii. There are certainly times when gearing down my workout improves my mental wellbeing, particularly when the activity I chose doubles as quality time with my family. Listen to your body and decide if this is the right decision for you.

4. Eat Clean. If you’re indulging in too many holiday treats, you will feel lethargic and tired. When you’re following The Eat-Clean Diet® you are eating foods that will not only keep you energized for your workouts and your last-minute shopping, these foods also keep your brain in tip-top shape to handle every circumstance that comes your way this holiday season. Keep yourself accountable by journaling your meals in The Eat-Clean Diet® Companion.

Keep it tight!



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5 Reasons To Kick Your Sugar Habit
So you consider yourself a pretty healthy person? You exercise regularly. You don't smoke and keep drinking to a minimum. You have cut down on fried foods, but have you tried kicking sugar to the curb? As you might have already found out, saying good-bye to that pesky carbohydrate is a difficult union to break. Not only is sugar addictive, with its users suffering from headaches, anxiety, depression and mood swings - similar to the effects smokers, caffeine addicts and narcotics users experience - but it also lurks in unexpected places. Read Full Article >>

Keep on track.....

Got MUSCLES? When you don't use them, they shrink! FAT happily takes over the excess space - GROSS! We were not made to be weighed down by pounds and pounds of body fat. Every person should be visibly toned. (Meaning that you can see your muscles through your skin.) NOT ripped, toned. FAT takes up three times the space as lean muscle. FAT is soft, yellow (like chicken fat) and squishy. Muscle is firm, necessary and fat-burning fuel!

For those of you still refusing to use weights regularly, quit complaining and start doing something to change your physique. YOU can do it, it's not MAGIC - it's the way we maintain our physical being. Go for it! Change is good....

I'm BACK!!!

Happy Fantastic, Fitness FRIDAY! I guess you could say I've been on vacation for the last week or so. This is the time of year when I really need to be creative. Trying to pry people off of their couches and into action is can be exhausting. Most people have already shut-down for the winter. Shame, shame - "Holidays" to blame? Na, Thanksgiving was only one day. Did you resume your usual fitness routine the day after? You will feel a lot better going into the new year, not having gained extra weight in November/December. If you are keeping your daily fitness a priority, YOU will be feeling in your Christmas attire. Good for you! Our bodies do not condition themselves, WE have to perform daily maintenance. Get moving and sweating today.....