Tone up quickly! Here’s how!

 I know finding time to get to the gym or working out in general  is really hard to find. So we make excuses, go a bit here and there, work out well for a couple months and something stops us from sticking with it….I really get it!

I used to get so frustrated when I would swing from feeling in shape and firm, to feeling like My really cute jeans were too tight!!!

What I basically learned was if I don’t have time to exercise, and I hate feeling flabby and out of shape, I better figure out something!  So I decided to do my work outs while I was getting other things done at the same time.

Little by little I would sneak in my excersises I had learned (from when I was a professional dancer,) and by the end of the day, not  my energy higher, I felt stronger, and slept better.

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 LOSE WEIGHT! Sculpt and tone your body with just 10 simple exercises!

-Do you wish your body would easily firm up?    - Do you feel frustrated that you never have time to go to the gym or exercise? -     

-Are you frustrated cause you fluctuate from firm to flab every other month??    

Try my simple yet incredibly effective work out program!  Tone, and firm your entire body, while getting things done around your house!   

 

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Hey there! I’m Carolyn Barnes, former professional dancer, certified pilates instructor and full time MOM! After the birth of my second child Jack, I gained 60 lbs and I wanted it off!!    

If I’m being completely honest, I would have killed to go to the gym or for a run outside, but I didn’t and still don’t have time!!! So, I developed a ‘Cardio-Barre’ type work out all while doing things around the house.  I not only lost all my weight from the birth of my second child, ( 60 LBS!) but after two children, my body feels stronger and more fit than I did before I had kids.   

What  you will learn is really quite simple, but when done correctly, (with the proper form and tecnique that I teach,)  The results are AMAZING!    

You truley will sculpt, tone have more energy, lose weight and FEEL BETTER!     

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 Although hard to believe, THE RESULTS ARE TRUELY AMAZING!   

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The cLEANmomma Work-Out DVD teaches you amazing tricks to get you toned and sculpted while doing your tasks!      

    

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Carolyn, the Clean Momma, is so funny, upbeat, and clever that I wish I could invite her over! Her entertaining and quirky explanations are really motivating. Basically she shows you how to fit in spurts of cardio, strength training, and stretches throughout your day if you have a tough time setting aside an hour for a full workout.

What I love most about this cleaning routine is that it’s realistic and easy to translate to your life, since we all have to clean. It may seem crazy at first, but a little goes a long way, and doing some calves raises while putting your dishes away is better than doing no calf raises at all.

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Mothering is all about multi-tasking and this time of year has us juggling to the nth degree. One combo we haven’t tried, till recently however, involves exercising while cleaning.

The Clean Momma Lifestyle Program is the product of Los Angeles-based momma and exercise guru Carolyn Barnes who created a fab exercise routine that you can do while tending to your house! The program teaches you how to incorporate a fitness routine into your already hectic day: whether you have a sink full of dirty Christmas dinner dishes or a living room strewn with gift wrap and popcorn kernels, you can learn how to whip through chores while toning your tummy, thighs, and tush simultaneously.

Get Lean As You Clean With cLEAN Momma

Monday, January 11th, 2010 @ 12:00pm

cLEAN Momma Workout: Get Lean While You Clean

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If you’ve ever spent time cleaning your home, you know that you end up working your muscles and maybe even breaking a sweat. That’s the idea behind the cLEAN Momma Workout ($15). This isn’t your basic DVD that you follow along like Simon Says from start to finish. The founder, Carolyn Barnes, shows you how to do strength training moves while incorporating your cleaning duties. You’ll learn how to work your quads while scrubbing the floors, sculpt your arms while wiping your counter tops, and tone your tush while loading the dishwasher. This is multitasking at its best, and once you learn all the moves, you can construct your own workout routine based on your household chores.

Carolyn, the Clean Momma, is so funny, upbeat, and clever that I wish I could invite her over! Her entertaining and quirky explanations are really motivating. Basically she shows you how to fit in spurts of cardio, strength training, and stretches throughout your day if you have a tough time setting aside an hour for a full workout.

What I love most about this cleaning routine is that it’s realistic and easy to translate to your life, since we all have to clean. It may seem crazy at first, but a little goes a long way, and doing some calves raises while putting your dishes away is better than doing no calf raises at all.

To see a video clip of the DVD read more.

Women can do workout in daily routine

KEEPING FIT

Cardio Cooking: Make a low fat brisket, while you burn calories with “Bubbie”!

My mother in law, “Bubbie” has once again, taken on the cLEANmomma challenge. Aside from the 5 lbs, she recently lost, (Go Laney!), she recently gained a new way of  cooking. Watch how “Bubbie” cooks a fab brisket, cLEANmomma style!

I must say… watching Bubbie do her butt lifts while braising beef is as educational as it is entertaining!

Watch video! Then follow recipe and work out by reading below.

Now that you watched the video, lets get down to brass tax and learn how to truly tone up and burn your muscles with out burning your meal!

Take a peek at my family recipe, listed below. Its delicious as well as low in fat, (For a brisket that is!)

Ingredients

• 1 3 to 4 pound beef brisket
• 1 envelope dry Lipton onion soup mix (feel free to use onion and mushroom soup mix if you like)
• 1/ 2 ( or a dash more) cup of ketchup
• 1/4-1/2  cup of regular Coca Cola ( you don’t need a lot of this, but the sugar and the carbonation helps tenderize the meat)
• One large peeled potato
• carrots
• 1/4 cup chicken soup
• Golden raisins, (optional but it really sweetens it.)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Trim meat of as much fat as possible. This is KEY! ( I like to trim before I cook and after.)
3. Place the brisket in a 9 x 13 shallow baking pan and sprinkle with the dry onion soup mix.
4. Shmeer the ketchup over the top.
5. Pour the 1/4 cup of chicken broth
6. Add diced potato, (not too small), raisins, carrots into pot.
7. Pour 1/4 cup the Coca-Cola over top.
8. make sure the ingredients are not only on sides of pan, but on top of the brisket.
9. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven 3 to 4 hours or until brisket is fork tender.
10. Important: Remove the brisket from the oven, and let it rest for at least 20 minutes. This will give the meat time for the juices to re-distribute.
11. Slice thinly against the grain.
12. Put meat back into oven, sliced with juice and slow cook for an hour more. (optional, but it makes it that much yummier!)

The work out.

Note: This is all about form and technique, and the movements are quite subtle. Remember to breathe through them. If done correctly, they are amazingly effective!

As you are mixing your ingredients together, chopping your potato or slicing the brisket, take this opportunity to “TASKERSIZE” Here are some simple core and lower body movements that will really tighten and tone your muscles.

NOTE: There is plenty of idle time while your meat is slow cooking so throw in a few more work out moves while you wait for the timer to BEEP! ( You can pull additional moves by clicking the category, “Down and dirty quick tips” , or scroll down.

Mixing your ingredients. – Works core, tush, quads and back of thighs.

While  standing in front of mixing bowel and your ingredients:

Make sure that you are standing tall, abs are engaged, (tight but where you can breathe)

Make sure your shoulders are down and relaxed to create “Working arms”

Your legs are shoulder width apart. Keep your hips square to your counter.

Get into a squat position.

As you mix your ingredients your body will naturally want to wiggle. (By keeping your hips square to the counter top, and your abs tight, you will isolate the muscles in your core and really feel the burn.)

Maintaining a squat position will work the thighs and tush. The deeper the squat, the more advanced. It’s very subtle but if your form is correct, it is amazingly effective!

Do this for 30 seconds, rest and repeat.

Chopping and cutting your ingredients- Works core, tush, quads and back of thighs.

Try this to strengthen and tone the back part of the thighs, quads, tush  and core while chopping your potato, and slicing your brisket.

Note: It is very much the same as above, but instead of holding the squat, you pulse in your squat, as you cut or chop.

(Be careful, you are holding a knife. If this is too tricky for ya, obviously, don’t hurt yourself by doing it.)

Make sure that you are standing tall, abs are engaged, (tight but where you can breathe) and your legs are shoulder width apart.

Keep your hips square to your counter.

Get into a squat position. Instead of holding the squat this time, pulse up and down keeping your hands level while cutting.

By keeping your hips square to the counter top, and your abs tight, you will isolate the muscles in your core and really feel the burn.

Get in 2 sets of 10 -12 of pulsing slowly and 2 sets of 10 -12 while pulsing double time.

Releve/ Calf raises- Works your core, calves and thighs. You can do this at any point while you are in your kitchen while holding your counter top for support.

Get in 2 sets of 10 -12

Face your counter top

Make sure that you are standing tall, abs are engaged, (tight but where you can breathe)

Make sure your shoulders are down and relaxed as on the counter top. The less you hold the counter, the more of a core work out you will gain, (balancing is great for strengthening your abs.)

Your feet should be hip distance apart.

Keep your hips square to your counter.

Now that you are in correct form, bring your heels off the ground and hold for 1 count.

Do this 10-12 times, for two sets!

Thrown in your own sets of something, you can always mix it up a bit in your own kitchen.

THE KEY TO “TASKERCISING “IS YOUR FORM!

Happy cooking!

P.S. Would love to hear any of your questions ideas, recipes or comments!

It’s your body, your mind, your life, your CHOICE!

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Tired of feeling out of shape? Try this!

The ideas behind my cLEANmomma™ Routine are simple and with proper technique you can  sculpt a lean body, while you cLEAN! (FYI -That doesn’t mean you get pig out in between washing dishes or folding laundry!)

LOSE WEIGHT! Sculpt and tone your body with just 10 simple exercises!

-Do you wish your body would easily firm up?    - Do you feel frustrated that you never have time to go to the gym or exercise? -     

-Are you frustrated cause you fluctuate from firm to flab every other month??    

Try my simple yet incredibly effective work out program!  Tone, and firm your entire body, while getting things done around your house!   

 
Click now and order t0 get your DVD & FREE E Book! 

Most people truly believe that cleaning up your house is really their work out. Then there are those who believe that throwing in a couple of leg lifts and walking up a flight of stairs is plenty. Hate to break it to ya…..

Those of you whole want to sweat ,pass out and get peeled off the floor…pay attention

I want to be very clear that this is not just about kicking your legs back and forth while you do your dishes, and laundry. But rather, a different approach to exercise that is ballet/ pilates based and if done with purpose, and the proper technique not only can you achieve a dancer’s trim, toned shape. ( working muscles less than you think you have to,) you get a cLEAN, organized home!

 

How it works

Each of my ten basic exercises are ballet/cardio based. They integrate a fat burning format of interval training. By doing these muscle shaping exercises with the proper  technique of isometrics, and applying the elongating principles of dance conditioning, you can truly transform your body while doing your basic household chores.

The cLean Routine takes you through learning the ten basic moves and teaches you how to incorporate them into your life.

More importantly, however, it teaches you where how to do it in a way to realize maximize your results while you fold your laundry or anything else mundane for that matter.

It sounds a little nuts but I promise you it really works!

NO MORE EXCUSES PEOPLE!

Happy cleaning!

“It’s your body, your mind, your life your choice!” Carolyn Barnes/cLEANmomma-

Engage your Abs while you engage with your kids!

My daughter, Sophie,  is at an age where board games are the next best thing since Olvatine mixed with peanut butter, ( don’t ask… you get the picture).  Regardless of what the activity is, board games, puzzles, coloring…. Kids demand and need  “one on one time” with us.

That being said, there’s no harm in completely engaging with our children from the waist up, while engaging with our bodies from the waste down!

Check out my little video and learn the art of “Taskersizing” while playing “Trouble”, (you may substitute this for monopoly, chutes and ladders, whatever

“It’s your body, your mind, your life your choice!” Carolyn Barnes/cLEANmomma-

Are you so over the Jiggly thigh thing!? Try this convinient exersise any time, anywhere!

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Although I am slightly “off the wall” by suggesting you do your leg lifts while fixing the inside of a car… (which by the way, I am clueless about), I am totally serious about doing leg lifts through out your day.

Here is the deal… you can’t just randomly kick your leg up and down and expect major results. It all comes down to technique and form. If you approach your leg kicks as if you were in a ballet class, doing a ballet bar while you wash dishes, and fold laundry, not only will you work your inner and outer thighs, but your core/ tummy muscles as well.

So if you are hanging out around your home with or with out your kids, get a bunch in.

Here is how!

-Start by standing straight and tall, as if a string were pulling you up from the top of your head. Make sure you keep your shoulders down and your tummy engaged, (tight). This will help you with your balance.

- Start with your right leg, ( it doesn’t matter, just pick one), and lift it to the side, (6-7 inches) while flexing your foot. Flexing the foot really helps work the outer part of the thigh.

-Make sure that your hips don’t wiggle and that they are squared off to what you are facing ie. a table, kitchen sink…. To maintain your balance, keep abs tight, and body pulled up.

- Bring your leg down and up 20 times on each side while you go through your day doing what ever.

THE KEY TO RESULTS… YOUR FORM! ( once you get the hang of it, you can really get a bunch in by the end of the day!)

“It’s your body, your mind, your life your choice!” Carolyn Barnes/cLEANmomma-

Is your clutter creating chaos! Do this, it’s amazing!

It is sooooo hard to stay organized, specially when you are managing more than yourself. I can get an aneurysm just from sifting through my kids notes from school, bills, brought home pieces of art and random hair clips stuffed in tiny lunch box pockets. That being said… I stumbled up on this fabulous organizing guru, Debbie. I started following some of her advice and OMG… she’s amazing.

Read her blog below and learn how to makeover your clutter chaos.

P.S.

If you want to take it four steps further… throw in some squats, leg lifts and plies, while shuffling through your papers, hehehe

Post by Debbie:

One of the most frequent requests I get from potential organizing clients is help with the never-ending stream of papers that come and go every day. So this week I will start the first in a series of posts dedicated to helping you create The Ultimate Family Command Center . . .

How many times a week do you answer the same questions about where various papers are in your house?

“Where’s that piece of paper with my friends phone number?”
“What happen to that credit card bill that was due sometime this week?”
“Where’s the take-out menu for the pizza place?”
“Who has the invitation to the party the kids were invited to this weekend?”
”Where’s a pencil and paper to take down a phone message?”

Despite efforts to go paperless, most household are over-run with paper piles. And if the papers aren’t over taking your kitchen counters, they are most likely relegated to that infamous junk drawer.  It may be in the kitchen, or in an office desk.  (Or maybe you have multiple junk drawers.)  Some place where you throw those little bits of miscellaneous papers, clippings, and mail.  We’ve all been guilty at one point or another of this form of organization.  But when it comes time to find these various objects, how easily, and better yet, how quickly, are you able to retrieve them?

My answer to household paper clutter is creating “The Ultimate Command Center.”

Similar to an airplane’s cockpit, which is a place for everything the pilot needs to communicate with those on the ground and simultaneously control the aircraft, the Family Command Center is a central place for managing household communication and running the family’s daily activities.  A Command Center manages: input (papers coming in), processes (what we need to do with those papers), output (papers going out), supplies, and frequent references.  It is the go-to spot for all the things you need to help your house run smoothly. 

When I put a Command Center together for a client, I encourage them to locate it in a central location, preferably near where you most often enter and exit your house.  Since the kitchen is usually the hub of the house, an ideal location is in an upper cabinet in the kitchen near the phone.

But you can also create a space in your home office.  If you use your computer for scheduling or contacts, you might want to locate the Command Center near the computer.  Just make sure it’s a functional space and that the location works best for you.
Find a way to incorporate a cork board or magnetic board.  I usually try to attach a cork board directly to the inside of the cabinet door using wood glue.  This keeps the board out of sight, but very accessible.  Use this board to post a list of frequently called numbers, lunch menus, invitations, grocery list.

Setting up the System

Step 1: An Organized Junk Drawer

The first step is to create an “organized junk drawer” for all those office supplies you’re constantly asked for over the course of a day.  This will be their new “home.”  Each item will have its own space and the major rule here is:

ALL ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THIS SPOT WHEN YOU ARE DONE USING THEM.

The goal here is for everyone to know where these items can always be found.  You can purchase inexpensive containers or you can re-purpose items you may already own:  small bowls, trinket boxes, clean baby food jars, the top of a glass butter dish, an empty mint box.  Have fun with it and make it as creative and attractive as you’d like, that way you’ll be more likely to keep it tidy. Another tip is to consider calling it something other than the “junk” drawer (you don’t want it to become a self-fulfilling prophecy, now do you?). How about “utility drawer” or “office supplies drawer”?

Step 2: Papers In/Papers Out

There are different supplies and products you can use to put your Command Center together, but the basic set-up includes slots or cubbies for each member of the family for papers that come and go on a daily basis:  mail, children’s permission slips, notices, etc.  It is also useful to have a slot for incoming bills, as this will be the place where you sort the mail every day. In the pictured command center, the labeled slots are in the black organizer inside the right half of the cabinet. These don’t have to be expensive, just functional. Most times simple black stackable paper sorters work beautifully.

When you first implement this system it may be hard to get your kids, or even your significant other, into the habit of checking and using their slot.  So I like to place little surprises in the slots occasionally to motivate them to use it.  A piece of candy, a new pencil, love notes . . . just something to create the habit of using the system.

So what will become of all those papers once they make it into the cubbies? Wednesday I’ll post Part 2 of this series, which will focus on creating a family resource binder, so stay tuned for more! In the mean time, if you have any questions about setting up your own Command Center, please leave a comment below.

Simply yours,
Debbie

“It’s your body, your mind, your life your choice!” Carolyn Barnes/cLEANmomma-

Hate the back flabby part of your arms? Try this quick trick, and get fast results!

Many thanks to those who have expressed their love for my arms. Needless to say… my daughter sophie, (age 7) still manages to find that little piece of flab on the back of them. She actually  wrote a song ,”Wiggle, wiggle mommy’s arm jiggle”. ( I swear!).

That being said… I quickly discovered this Fab exercise that is soooo easy to incorporate during bath time, and quickly gives you fast results!

I call this “The Bathtub Bench Press”. I get 2-3 sets of 10 while running the bath water and filling up the tub.

Here’s what you do.

-Face away from the bathtub and place your arms behind you on the tub’s edge, keeping them straight.

- Bend your knees and make sure your legs are shoulder width apart.

- keeping your abs tight, and shoulders down, slowly bend your elbows and bring your tush down , with out toughing the floor.

-Hold for a count of one then come up slowly as you straighten your arms.

-Do this 10 times. If you can do another set, then repeat for an additional count of ten.

Note: Remember to listen to your body. Don’t push yourself.  if you feel pain, stop. If you have neck or lower back problems, consult your doctor before doing this exercise.

Love pasta, hate the calories? Try this!

I have my opinions about past.. I LOVE IT! I also Battle with it!
Here is a fabulous solution to help cure your carb fix!

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The Pasta Question

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know how I feel about starchy, refined carbs–limit, limit, limit! They really contain very little nutritional value for the calories consumed, and they can put weight on you faster than almost any other type of food. Yet I don’t believe in completely eliminating any food from your diet (except for trans fats, which I’ve explained before). So how do you incorporate pasta–a delicious starchy, refined carb–into your diet?

First of all, consider the type of pasta you’re eating. Is it made from 100% refined grains, 100% whole grains or some combination of the two? The more whole grains it contains, the great the fiber and nutrient content and the more healthful it is. This leaves room for a little more pasta indulgence. Second, how much pasta are you eating in a serving? A standard pasta serving is 1/2 cup and weighs in at around 200 calories, which is far, far less than what you’d typically serve yourself for an entree and way less than what a restaurant or takeout place would serve you. It’s very easy to consume large amounts of calories from pasta, particularly if it’s the main course of your meal–and also because it’s so yummy, right?

My solution is, on the infrequent occasions you eat 100% refined pasta, make it your side dish or “tasting” item rather than your main course. Sure, you can add veggies to it and a healthful sauce, but you’re still likely to consume more calories than you think and the type of nutrients your body will store rather than burn. Translation: fat storage! If you make pasta your side dish, you’ll be controlling your portion sizes more easily and leaving room for the stuff your body needs and that will help you shed pounds: lean protein, veggies, fruit, etc.

So be judicious about your pasta intake and you can treat yourself now and then so you won’t feel deprived. Pasta is one of life’s great pleasures, so enjoy–in moderation, of course.

Burn Calories before you eat them: Watch video, and try this!

“Egg in a Mug”

Try this quick, healthy breakfast choice that’s under 100 calories

I would rather take a frying pan and smack it over my head than take the time to fry an egg with it. So… I figured out how to make this fluffy, delicious, breakfast  treat, ( That’s under 100 calories and takes under 100 seconds to make).

You will need:

a mug

2 eggs (one whole egg, one egg white)

a splash of low fat milk

half a teaspoon of light cream cheese

salt and pepper to taste

(NOTE: you can also add mushrooms, or spinach)

Here’s how:

Whip ingredients together in your mug. As you do this, get into a deep squat position, and make sure your abs are engaged, (tummy tight). The deeper the squat, the more you will work your tush. Whip your egg for 30-45 seconds as you hold this position. The longer you whip, the fluffier the egg, and the better the burn.

Then stick your mug in the microwave for 1 minute.

While you wait for the beep, take this opportunity to do your counter top presses. Make sure your arms are shoulder width apart on the counter, and that your back and your neck are a straight line. As you bring your chest down to the counter, keep your tummy  and tush tight.Do this until you hear the beep. If that’s too difficult, try getting in at least 10-12Not only will you burn calories before you eat them, but you only have a mug to clean, when you are done!

Enjoy!

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