Hanging Shoulders

Hi all,

So i've been training for 7 months now and one thing I noticed is that my shoulders hang to the front. That's probably from bad posture over the years I know. I don't like the look of it if I watch in the mirror.

If I don't wear a shirt, I pull back my shoulders and push my chest out without thinking twice because it just looks way better. But the problem is, the day after I walked with my shoulders back, I get inflammation on my shoulders/neck/arm etc. I've tried excerices to pull back my shoulders but everytime I tried that after a week or so i had to quite because everyday I felt like shit with all the inflammation going on because of it.

It seems like my body isn't used to having my shoulders pushed back or something, it feels so unnaterual and forced.

It's hard to push through because I never have pain or inflammation if I just let my shoulders 'hang' like I did all these years before. So it's like, maybe I should just let it be, or should I push through with the excercises and be in ''pain'' for a couple of weeks before things get better? How does this work? Any of you that had this problem as well?

Thanks in advance!

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Full body workouts

Looking for full body workout plan, that can be done every second day. I'm aware most people shy away from this style training but it's what seems to work best for my body so just wondering if anyone else has any experience or plans that could help

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Is there any value in moderate-intensity cardio?

For the past 3-4 months, I've been jogging 5 km about 5 days a week, at a fairly high intensity (though of course not as high as the explosive bursts that interval training requires, hence "moderate"). I'm pretty wiped by the end. As far as I can tell, my times haven't improved -- though it's a bit hard to know, since the weather has been getting progressively hotter. That's a bit discouraging.

Supposedly the right way to go about this is lots of low-intensity cardio (70% max HR) with occasional HIIT. But is there any benefit to the kinds of workouts I've been doing?

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Weekend recap and Nani’s bday

Hi friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had a great one because we celebrated my nana’s birthday!

More on all of that fun below.

Friday was a pretty relaxing day. I caught up on some chores and had eggplant parm leftovers for lunch (one of the magic foods that tastes better the next day),

and Liv and I watched some of The Babysitter’s Club on Netflix. Thank you to those of you who let me know that it was a good choice! It kind of flew over P’s head, but Liv was into it. I ordered some of the novels for her with pictures to see what she thinks. BBS was such a huge part of my childhood, so it’s fun to share this with her. (I always wanted Claudia’s outfits.)

Friday night was our weekly “dinner at the pool” party. I look forward to this ALL WEEK because it means I get a margarita and I don’t have to cook. Wins all around.

I also watched some Zac Efron… I mean Down to Earth. 

Saturday morning, Liv and I cranked through her summer packet while P practiced her letters, and we spent the afternoon at my dad’s house swimming. The girls love going over there – they built the kids the most gorgeous playroom and my stepmom always has fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies – and I love getting to sit in the backyard and chat with them. It’s been extremely hot and muggy lately, so we take any chance we can get to be in the water.

Snapped a quick pic of my lunch because it was so satisfying:

(Siete tortillas with hummus, leftover roasted eggplant, Violife feta, kalamata olives, and spinach with a side of strawberries)

Dinner was turkey lentil loaf, white sweet potatoes with butter and cinnamon, and salad.

(Not the most appetizing picture but it was so good.)

Sunday was nana’s birthday! I put the call out on Instagram for ideas on how to make it special during such a weird time and received so many thoughtful suggestions. From getting sporadic deliveries, to yard signs, to a family video message montage, mariachis (we did this one a couple of years ago and truthfully I really wanted to do it again), the girls creating a choreographed dance for her, etc. SO many great suggestions! In the end, donut party in the yard won. The girls and I brought a couple dozen donuts from Dunkin’ and madre brought a carafe of coffee. The kiddos played hide and seek in the driveway and looked for seashells while the adults sat under the carport and talked. It was low-key and perfect.

Afterwards, we came home to hang out for a bit, I caught a quick workout and put the meal plan together for the week. We spent the evening at my mom’s house, eating dinner in the backyard and swimming.

(We brought the best pasta salad ever, the cake from Nadine’s bakery, and a bottle of wine. Madre made amazing salmon, grilled veggies, cheesy potatoes, and chicken meatballs in the slow cooker. It was a feast!)

While things are absolutely different this year, we’re still finding ways to be together outside. I’m so ready for all of this to be over, ya know?

Happiest birthday to someone we’re so lucky to have. <3

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, too!

I’m off to record a podcast interview and catch a Peloton class before the day’s adventures. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!
xo

Gina

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