EXERCISE 2 Chest... push ups are hard but if you do them on your desk almost everyone can do them.  You can start out sitting in your chair.  Sit on the edge of your chair.  Put your hands on your desk shoulder width apart.  Bend at the elbows, lowering your body to the desk then push back up to straight arm.  Be careful not to lock your elbows.  Arms are straight but not locked.  You don't want to hyper extend your elbow.  Do as many as you can even if you can only do one.  When your ready, stand with your feet away from your desk.  Do the above instructions as you stand.  The farther away the feet the harder the exercise is and will work the check a little different.  Remember to check with your Dr. before doing a new exercise.

I'm a little sore from going to the gym yesterday. I did 35 push up today on my bathroom sink and some stretches.  I like the bathroom sink for push ups because the wall behind is perfect so my feet don't slide back as I am doing the push ups.  If you keep your heels down you will get a good calf stretch.  If you go on your toes it will be harder to do the push ups.

I had some fruit for breakfast today.  I don't like eating breakfast but I know I should so I have something small.  I usually eat lunch by noon.  Training yourself to not eat when your not hungry is the key and if you are always hungry, its hard at first but you can train yourself to need less food to feel hungry.  Count the cal. at first so you know how much you are eating.  You need a better way to think about food.  Mindless picking is your worst enemy

My strength over the years made me a very proud mom of Private First Class Brian Bird.  He went through boot camp over a year ago then he went to Afghanistan for a year.  He got pinned with a purple heart in March 2012.  He lost men...friends in his platoon but is still the caring, giving happy person I loved when he left.  He is the strongest 23 year old I know.  When I need insperation I look at him.  I think of him and I get out of bed in the morning... go to the gym... push myself to be a better person.  He went jogging just now.  I'm going to do some pushups!

Goodness...fitness..health... I spent an hour looking for a name that wasn't used.  I'm a personal trainer...I'm very healthy, I live a very healthy life and spent a lot of years learning and becoming an expert on health. Well everyone can learn more.  I hope to keep learning and helping people. I don't personal train anymore because I got multiple sclerosis [MS] 11 years ago.  I worked in corporate fitness for 16 years as well as personal training.  Now I am on disability but I have MS it does not have me.  I go to the gym, I eat the right food and the right amount of food so looking at me you would never believe I have a disease.  I do believe if I can do it you can do it.  I am an insperation for many people and I hope I can be for you also...anyone that takes the time to read this.  I came up with something we called FITNESS @ YOUR DESK at my corporate fitness job.  It was an exercise you can do at your desk.  Every week I posted a new exercise you can do at your desk while you are working.  I would like to do that on this blog.  This way before you know it you will have an hour worth of exercises that you added on slowly...weekly...so you are not doing too much too fast.  I hope to answer your questions or maybe answer a question you didn't even know you had just by chatting with me.  Just reading my experiences might help you to get healthy, lose weight, get out of a rut you are in etc. 

I was very much into sports when I was in school. I started learning sports nutrition early and how to be faster and stronger.  I decided I wanted to make money doing what I love so I became an aerobic instructor, then a personal trainer.  I took callage classes on health and fitness.  I was training to run a marathon when I started falling.... drop foot... it took a year to figure out I have MS.  I stopped running and skiing... I stopped a lot of things.  It took some time, maybe 3 years, for me to decide I can get up and still do things.  I started skiing again and running.  I had to find something that didn't give me as much pain so I used the stepmill instead of running.  Over the years I tried different things that would give me a workout without putting me in a lot of pain... But I never stopped.  After getting Lyme disease 7 years after having MS, it took me some time to build my strength back up.  I took a wheelchair into work instead of going out on disability.  I did my job but I was in a wheelchair so they pushed me out in their own way instead of firing me.  I am stronger now that I can take care of myself without the stress of work. 
I workout an help people.  I inspire people to take a look at what they are doing and eating, I enjoy it.  That's why I started this blog.

I went to the gym yesterday.  Take my wheelchair out of my trunk and roll in.  I lose my balance so after using a lot of energy on an exercise I don't want to have someone pick me up off the floor.  No excuses.  I can't walk so I will roll and have the best looking upper body I can have.  I had a muscle building drink for breakfast and a salad for lunch.  I don't eat a lot of food.  I try to keep it healthy food but I like fried foods...moderation...moderation...moderation.  I'm having wings and fried veggies tonight.  My husband is the best cook.

Exercise of the week... lets start with a stretch.  This way if your not exercising anyone can do this.  Sit in your chair...reach your arms up and stretch back, looking up to stretch your neck... circle your arms down and to the front of you... lean forward.  Repeat this as many times as you can.  This is an easy stretch but all new exercises you should consalt your Dr. before starting.