With BodyGym, Exercise CAN Fit Into Your Life!

Why is BODYGYM my go-to workout? Because it fits seamlessly into my life.

If I have a few minutes in the morning I love to do a little stretching with the bar.  Standing stretches help me loosen up as I start my day.

If I find myself having five minutes between changing laundry, watering flowers, errand, emails or picking a few weeds I can squeeze in five sticker exercises from the bar for one minute each.  

In the evening I love laying on the floor stretching with the BodyGym band as we’re watching something or talking together in our tv room.

Today I found myself in the kitchen talking with my daughters on a FaceTime call so I went through the exercises on the front side of the bar.  9 minutes is all it took while I was in regular clothes—fitting it into my day.

Exercise doesn’t need to look like a 30 or 60 minute workout done to a DVD or in an exercise class. (Although, I love participating in movement this way when that fits my schedule.)

I love doing BodyGym with others and I’m grateful for those opportunities when I get to teach—especially groups of women and teenage girls.

How are YOU doing on YOUR movement?  Where can you squeeze in 5-10 minutes throughout the day? 

Where do you keep your BodyGym?  Is it in a room where you rarely see it?

Is it still in the box? Don’t feel guilty—sometimes we do that!

If the only thing you did today was put that BODYGYM in a place where you see it, I promise you’ll use it more.  

You can find cute baskets or leather boxes that blend into your living space so you see your BodyGym, but it doesn’t look messy or out of place.

As a trainer, I encourage people to schedule workout time and stick to it the way they would any important appointment. If this isn’t happening in your busy life right now, challenge yourself to do just 5 to 10 minutes of BodyGym wherever you can in your day.  There’s no need to even change into workout clothes if you don’t have time.

Every minute of exercise contributes to your well-being, health and progress. Make it fit into your life, especially during these busy summer days.  Every and any minute counts!!!

Tag me on Instagram if you accept this challenge because I plan to share a little BodyGym joy for those posts showing us just how DOABLE BodyGym can be!  Just use #thebodygym so I can find you as I’ll be announcing the winners throughout the week.

Here’s to health and happiness as you simply incorporate more movement this week!  

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Stepping into the Second Half of 2020

This week we step into the second half of 2020. Life is different. We didn’t plan for any of these events we’ve experienced together.  Meme’s fill social media about the gained “Corona 15”, constant baking and comfort eating, not fitting into clothes, etc. Let’s guarantee these last 6 months of 2020 are noticeably better by taking action with those things you CAN control.

YOU have control over

-getting outside in nature

-daily workouts

-filling your pantry and fridge with real food

I bet you know what to do to be at your best, right!?!?  We all do.  The problem isn’t knowledge.  The problem is lack of action and accountability.

I’m inspired daily with those in my 4-week online BodyGym Challenge.  We’ve been holding each other accountable to getting in 5 workouts a week with 3 of those specially designated to fun, BodyGym strength sessions. We’re sharing recipes, photos and hacks for real-food based meals (that are simple) and we’re tracking just a few additional habits that make or break success so we can do more than just survive these interesting times.

Now is a time to assess.  

Are you where you wanted to be when you set your intentions in January?  Are you doing the daily actions to transform yourself into the person you’d like to become?

If you’d like a little help getting out of that rut I ‘d love to have you participate in the July BodyGym Challenge.

My program guidelines meet you where you’re at.  They’re doable even with summer in full swing.  

Give me 4 weeks and you’ll see that daily coaching has been the only thing needed to kick start your success.  

Registration for the challenge is open until Friday, July 3 since we begin Monday, July 6.  Register online at www.mindybuxton.com.  

Here’s to making the second half of 2020 great together!

Mindy’s Mango Cardamom Smoothie

People don’t think to add spices or herbs to smoothies but they can add a great flavor alongside of their anti-inflammatory & health benefits!

1-2 cups water

1-2 cups greens (or 1 cup greens, 1 handful fresh basil)

1 Tsp chia seeds

½ - 1 tsp Cardamom spice

1 cup mangos (or ½ cup pineapple ½ cup mangos)

Handful Ice

1 scoop of your favorite vanilla protein powder

Add water, chia seeds and greens to blender. Blend until liquefied. Add frozen mangos and ice, blend until thick. Add protein powder and cardamom, blend until desired consistency. Click to sign up for my free 8 simple recipes.

3 Proven Tips for Inch Loss

I read an excellent article on the importance of environment, awareness & action over knowledge. 

I’m sharing 3 important take-away’s that could lead to your own inch loss! 

1. Knowledge doesn’t always transfer into action.  We can be schooled on nutrition, health and fitness, but if we’re not taking action to do the work required to see results to improve our health and fitness, that knowledge isn’t helping our situation.  The article stated sometimes people mistake knowledge as the most important indicator of success.  Take-away:  ACTION is the more important indicator of reaching results!

2.  Environment plays a larger factor than willpower & knowledge.  You can have the most determined person in the world, but if that person is in an environment that doesn’t support your goal, that you’ll have a hard time succeeding.

Examples:  

Plate size matters.  You mean to eat less, but you want to fill your plate so it looks like you’re getting a good amount of food.  Fact: By having smaller plates, you can fill your plate and consume less calories without even thinking about it!  Establish which plate you can begin using to help you hit your goal!  If you don’t have one in your home, buy one this week!

Dish out and prep serving sizes.  Fact: When you portion out your food, you’re less likely to mindlessly consume more than you mean to eat.  

Portion out everything that you can!  Get out snack-size baggies to fill with your chips , pretzels, cookies, crackers, popcorn, etc. Even do this with your healthier foods such as carrots, celery, grape tomatoes, raw almonds, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, etc. 

3.  Awareness is more important than knowledge. You can know every nutrient in food, know how many calories are in foods, but if you’re not aware of the amounts you’re actually eating, that knowledge can’t help you reach your goal.  

How can you have awareness? 

In my BodyGym Challenge we track points for 7 simple strategies and our point total is based on how well we do them.  This gives us the AWARENESS of where we need to do better or why we’re doing so great.  

Tracking our actions and daily accountability through my online private Facebook challenge leads to weekly results! Who doesn’t want to see success on a weekly basis?!?!?

Implement these three concepts to create your own success. Better yet, let me help take some of the guess work out of it and join me THIS WEEKEND in the next BodyGym Challenge to start experiencing results!

I’m offering a $10 discount to anyone who signs up before Saturday, June 6.  Message me if you’d like that discount vs. signing up on my website!  

I’m excited to make June a month of progress & success!

You can read more details at www.mindybuxton.com.

A Week of Celebration!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

How fun is it that we get to celebrate twice in one week? Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day, does it get any better?!?!?!

I just wanted to share my favorite Mexican themed recipe that’s fresh, healthy and delicious.

Mindy’s Ceviche Recipe
Preparation time: 15 minutes to prepare, let soak all day or overnight in fridge. 
 
INGREDIENTS
            1 lb. of raw shrimp chopped (you can also use mahi-mahi or halibut)
            2 fresh squeezed limes (use juice)
            1/2 red onion, finely diced
            ½ cucumber diced
            1 chopped fresh tomato
             Fresh cilantro to taste
             ½ avocado diced
             5 Tbsp. fresh salsa
             Tortillas or tortilla chips or romaine lettuce leaves
 
METHOD
In a glass casserole dish, either Pyrex or ceramic, place the fish, onion, tomatoes, salsa, cucumber and cilantro. Squeeze in lime juice. Stir well, making sure the fish gets exposed to the acidic lime juice. Let sit for several hours in the fridge, giving time for the flavors to blend.  (My daughter adds a splash of Tabasco sauce!) ALSO, if you leave the avocado pit in, the mix it won’t turn brown.
 
Serving Options
Serve with chopped cilantro and slices of avocado with heated tortillas
Serve in romaine lettuce leaves or over a bed of green for salad style
Serve in hard shells for ceviche tacos
Serve on a tostada shell
Serve nacho style with tortilla chips
Use as your veggie dip or chip dip
 
Serves 8. Approx. 80 calories per serving of the fish ceviche mix.

Honoring The Ladies…

If you need an idea for that fabulous lady in your life, my next 28 Day BodyGym challenge begins on Monday!

I’m giving a $10 discount to all females between now and Friday, May 8.

I’m honored to have both mother & daughter and sister groups starting next week. I love how the BodyGym and these strategies create a supportive atmosphere fostering positive change. This group of women truly band together as they improve their health and fitness in addition to the health and fitness of those around them.

Message me to register at the discounted rate or for a gift certificate to give this Sunday!

Here’s to a week of celebration and expressing gratitude for the many women who give, love and support us!