This is my goal for 2019, to be the best version of “me” yet. While that encompasses quite a few things, I truly think that there are small changes I can make in various areas of my life to better myself, my business, and how I interact with those around me. I feel like we are bombarded with the idea of “New Year, New You” every turn of the calendar…and the thing is, I like me already. I like who I am now. I’m not trying to reinvent myself or become someone that I’m not. But can I be a better version of me? You bet.

For starters, I’ve been wanting to get back to this blog forever. It’s gotten pushed to the backburner time after time. I mean…I was planning to do THIS post in January…and here we are. But part of working on being my best self is to give myself grace when needed. Which is something I don’t do nearly enough of. I’m always trying to do allll the things (and I tend to have this perception that I have to be the best at all of those things). So taking care of ME in all aspects is a top priority this year. If you’ve read my previous posts, you know that taking care of my health is very important to me. I’ve grown to absolutely love fitness over the years, and have really been working on taking that to a higher level in the past year or so. Workouts that get your heart rate up and challenge your muscles are known to have all sorts of health benefits. I wanted to show you all a few of my favorite workout moves that really sculpt the muscles!

This first move is a burpee on sliders. Form is more important than speed on this one, but use some power in your legs to come back up to standing from your plank position. Repeat 15x.

This next move is a lunge with a bicep curl. You do the curl using a medium resistance band and just curl up to 90 degrees. At the same time, make sure both legs are at 90 degrees in your lunge. Repeat 15x on each leg.

The third move is a bent over row with a step back. You do a narrow row up using your triceps, and at the same time, you step one leg back keeping all your weight in the heel of your front leg. You’ll feel this one work both the arms and the booty! Repeat 15x on each leg.

The last move I’m showing you today is one of my favorites (variations on sumo squats are SO good at shaping the legs!). This is a sumo squat hold with a hammer curl. Yes, that says hold. So you get into a sumo squat and then do 15 hammer curls (that work the biceps) while you hold the squat position. The quads will burn, but it will be worth it!

I post my workouts via Insta stories often, so you can always check those out. I’ll do another blog post again soon about my fitness and the workouts that I do (the moves shown here are all from the 80 Day Obsession program by Beachbody). I like to mix it up and am learning to train my body the way it needs in the moment…sometimes that’s high intensity, sometimes it’s muscle focused, sometimes it’s light cardio…all part of working on being my best self this year, and every here after!

xo,

Monica