The ideas behind my cLEANmomma™ Routine are simple and with proper technique you can  sculpt a lean body, while you cLEAN!

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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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-

I get it! I used to hate the back flabby part of my arms! My daughter would wiggle them and sing wiggle waggle, jiggle jaggle… ( no joke!)

I started doing these little exercises that I want to share with you and I swear my arms have never been so toned! No weights, no gym… ( I DON”T HAVE TIME…lol)

Try this exercise everytime you get clean your counter tops, or every other time…

I swear it totally works! Just by taking an extra 30-60 seconds each time. It really adds up at the end of the day! Who needs the gym, when you can do little tricks to tone up…you’re doing your task any way… It’s a win win!

Try this exercises below! It totally works.

Check out my DVD, http://www.cleanmomma.com/store/. I teach you step by step, 10 simple exercises that you can sneak into your everyday life! I go over the proper form and tecnique that if done correctly, can truely transform your body!

I was talking to my Pediatrition, and she was asking me how my arms are so toned… So I told her a few things and she laughed. But then, when we shut the door… I showed her, made her do them, and she was like.. omg… this is really hard, but good!

This is what she shared-

Dr. Cathy Marshal- ( pediatrician and mother of three).” Carolyn’s program has taught me a unique way of getting a work out in. I’m with patients all day and rarely have time to go to the gym. By doing her routine, I was able to incorporate little tricks through out my day and really I really see a difference. I would hghly recommend this to any of my Patient’s mothers. - Dr. Cathy Marshal “

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Wax On Wax Off

• Get into a plie position (great for the tush FYI).

• Engage your tummy while standing up tall, with your shoulders down.  The more you engage your abs the more of an ab work out you’ll get.

• Pick an arm to start with and as you clean your countertops press down hard to create a resistance. Think about isolating the muscles.

• Do ten circles on each side really getting the crap off your countertops!

• Do this through out your day on each counter top and it really adds up!

Make sure you don’t wiggle your hips and really pay attention to your posture (don’t forget to plie)!

Let me know how it works for ya!

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Would you love to feel great in your  favorite jeans ?

Do you wish your tush were a bit perkier?  Would you like toned arms and abs??!

Let’s be honest, who has time to always go to the gym and work out your tush all the time?

That being said…. I’m constantly doing laundry, folding towels, pairing up my kids socks…. I find this mind numbing and I HATE! ewwww… But it has to get done. I figured ” What a perfect time to work my butt!

So I came up with a routine that totally works! I posted it below with a step by step on how to tone and lift your but, and tighten core!

This is totally Doable and you can truley change your body while just doing simple things around my house.

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I give you step by step tecniques and tricks to really sculpt and tone your body while you are simply doing the stuff around your house anyway! It’s all about your form and posture while you do the exercises. Thats what makes the differance!

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Here is my cLEAN Laundry Routine:

• After I take the clothes out of the dryer, I put them on a table (time to crank up the TV or some tunes!).
• While sorting out the clothes,  engage your core muscles and pull up, then balance on one leg lift your other leg and flex your foot. Bring leg up and down slowly. balancing works your core, and the leg lifts to side and back will work your quats, and tush!- try to do at least 15 -20 on each leg 3x while you fold your towels.
• Throw in some squats as you fold the towels or clothes, and lunge your way into your kids rooms or hall closets to put your clothes away!
• you can take advantage of my empty detergent bottles by filling them with 3 lbs. of water and using them as weights.

For the flabby back part of your arm

• Keep your arm next to your side and kick it back 10 times on each side – do 3 sets of 10.

Remember your posture. Stand tall, pull up, and engage your tummy.

 Let me know how it works for ya!

• Learn How to Maximize Your Time While Getting a Full Body Workout!

• Strengthen and Tighten Your Abs and Lower Back!

• Get Rid of Your Jiggly Thighs!
  

• Do It All While You Multitask and Get Things Done!!!!

I want to share a fun sample from my program that I call “The Rag Drag™“.

This is the main cardio part of my routine that will really strengthen, tighten, and tone the inner and outer parts of your thighs while elevating your heart rate as you work around your house. If you are going to clean – YUCK – you might as well get something more out of it!

I came up with “The Rag Drag™“ while wiping up orange juice off the floor with my foot on a rag. I thought to myself, “Oooh, I really felt a good burn in the tush!” and that was the beginning of a routine I could use not only while I’m cleaning floors, but even while I’m doing dishes or folding laundry (I know I’m insane)!!

Here’s what you do:

Step 2: Plié position. Shoulders relaxed, spine straight, tummy tight.

Step 1. Take two damp rags (or your husband’s old shirt that’s been sitting under the couch for a month) and place one under each foot. If you are cleaning your floors, add a little bit of soap to the water and ring out. For hardwoods, use whatever oil you like, but not too much (I don’t want you to slip and fall).

Step 2. Get into a plié position (it’s a ballet term defined as a bending of the knees outward with the back held straight) with your rags under each foot and your feet faced forward, knees slightly bent, and tummy muscles engaged.

Step 3: Slide your left foot out and bring it back to the right five times

Step 3. Slide your left foot out and bring it back to the right five times.

Step 4. Now slide your right foot out and bring it back to the left five times.

Note: A huge part of this routine is learning how to keep your upper body limber and relaxed with loose arms so that you can create working hands that can cook, wash dishes or fold laundry while you are burning off those love handles and thunder thighs.

Step 4: Now slide your right foot out and bring it back to the left five times.

If you are just doing your floors, you can either put your hands on your hips or extend them and do tight circles for an extra burn.

What About Carpets?

Well what about them? If you have carpet somewhere that you want to do this routine, simply put two grocery bags over your feet just like they’re a pair of manolos and slide back and forth easily while you fold your laundry or multitask!

When I’ve been out of the house all day, and I missed the opportunity to get in a work out, I found a way to shove one in.

I came up with “Cardio Cooking.”

Cardio Cooking allows me to really maximize my time and multi – task while chopping vegetables or slicing chicken. I know sounds crazy, but it works. Wouldn’t  you want to burn off calories before you eat them?

Some might call me insane…. but for those of you on board with this, I came up with a bunch of recipes and a way to chop till you drop.

Recipe for:  Sophie’s “Candy Chickie” (“Apricot Chicken” if you don’t have a Sophie.)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
2 pounds chicken tenderloins – cut in small pieces (the smaller the better according to my kids)
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons cider or white wine vinegar (optional)
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup apricot all fruit spread or apricot preserves

Serve with brown rice (if you can get away with it… otherwise, mix half white rice half brown rice, till your kids dig it!) Also, lemon juice and butter helps!

Directions
Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium high heat. Add oil and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly brown the chicken a few minutes on each side. Add the stock and vinegar (if you’re using it) and cook five minutes. When stock comes to a bubble, add preserves and stir to combine. Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.

Your Workout!

1. Start your “Rag Drag”.
   
   
2. Engage your tummy muscles and create a loose upper body and controlled lower body.
3. Then, with your right leg, bring it in and out 5 -7 times alternating with the left 5-7 times. Do this while you dice your chicken and prep your food. You will elevate your heart rate and burn your butt and work your oblique’s quite a bit.
4. Next, while browning your chicken do several sets of leg lifts to the back and side. Lift your leg straight out to the side or back until your foot is 6 to 12 inches off the floor keeping your tummy tight.
5. While you are cooking at the counter top, take this opportunity to do 15 – 20 presses, like counter top push ups.
6. If you have anything to nuke in the microwave…always seize the opportunity to do something active. Instead of just standing around waiting for the beep, throw in 10-15  pushups at the counter top. What else are ya gonna do?